June 23, 2013
Happy Birthday Dad!
I wish I could have been there to celebrate with you, but rest assured,
I’ll be there for the next one J
I love and miss you so much!
Today I accompanied Helen to the market at Usa
River. I feel like markets in any
country are their own entity of excitement and attending, even if only to look
around, is an event in and of itself. I
was overwhelmed with new sights, sounds, and smells; colors of every shade were
remarkably vibrant. The market was
spread about several side streets and alley ways and if someone had flown an
aircraft overhead, it would have looked something like a “T.” Vendors were selling everything from second
hand shoes to produce, including kongas (colorful and ornate pieces of fabric
that can be tailored into skirts and shirts), clothes, bags, shampoo and
meat. There were booths with heaps of
dried sardines and loads of shoes…so many shoes everywhere! Helen bought a week’s worth of produce
(whatever she can’t grow at home in the garden) and I bought myself a konga,
which we proceeded to drop off with the tailor down the street. She is going to make it into a skirt and
using the leftover fabric, she will craft a hand bag – I’m so excited!
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