Xmas gifts

Surprise! Here’s my Christmas gifts for the women in my family (Clockwise from top right- Elizabeth and Ava, Grandmas (silk tablecloths), Mom, and Anna and Jenni). Tucked away in my bedroom because I’m too cheap to pay the shipping charges, they’ll hopefully be delivered to you after my parent’s visit. I bought these in August at an artisan fair sponsored by some peace corps volunteers, a place where I knew I wouldn’t get tarred and feathered haggling over 10 dhms. Note, often the best I hope for when buying non-essentials from a tourist medina in Fes, Marrakech, etc is that both of us, the seller and me the buyer will leave the deal resentful. He’ll be angry that he didn’t fleece me more and I’ll be upset because I’m not a tourist, but I didn’t get the local rate.

For whatever reason, I didn’t get gifts yet for the men. And I don’t have gifts for extended family and friends, although you all are not forgotten. I’ll have something for you in the end.