We lost a dear friend…Saying goodbye from afar…
Lane and Peggy and their beloved dog. Yesterday morning, we lost a friend, Lane Barton, a prince of a man. How...
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Tom remains under the weather…We were egged!….Photos follow…96F, 36C and sunny today…
A broken egg that I found yesterday outside the door to our bedroom, most likely one that fell from the top...
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Nurturing…It’s an art form…A year ago…Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain…
These new photos posted yesterday, today, and tomorrow are from Wednesday's unsuccessful search for insect repellent. When posting repeated photos, we always...
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Tom is sick…No repellent anywhere…Two weeks and counting…A scary story from one year ago today…
As mentioned on prior posts, most of the vendors don't allow photos of their wares. All the photos of products in...
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Are we back in Belize or Kenya?…What’s going on?…
In between parts of the souk, there are outdoor areas where many locals may be offering their wares. We've seen boxes...
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Hard realities of a vagabond lifestyle during sorrowful times…
As we walked outside between two souk, we spotted these newly dyed bunches of yarn hanging on this fence to dry. In...
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Drinking alcohol in Morocco…Not readily available in Islamic countries…
Baskets of spices outside a spice shop in the souk. Tom is not a big drinker. On occasion, if readily available, he...
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Observations of gender roles in Marrakech…
Not our photo. Many elaborate beaded dresses such as this are worn during the special occasions by Moroccan women. Often we...
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Time is ticking away…19 days and counting until departure…
Orange trees are often seen growing in the center courtyards of restaurants including where we dined last night, Arabe. As we rapidly...
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More new Marrkech photos…The saga at sea story continues….One year ago today…Recalling an adventure….
A small black cat was cuddled into this massive collection of yarn. It was a year ago that we were traversing the...
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