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| The local furniture market on Gabba Road. Got my stuff from this guy. |
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| James Dickens Mbayo - who who provided transportation in his open truck! |
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| Here's the open truck! I wanted to sit on the back. |
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| The balcony to my apartment getting some finishing treatment. |
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| Fred, my landlord, supervising the carpenter in the kitchen. |
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| Sunday, the gardener, who provided the pot, soil, and palms for me balcony. |
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| And the work is also done by women! On my balcony, putting finishing touches. |
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| Hamis, in the middle, a carpenter who installed some papyrus screening on the balcony to give some privacy. |
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| Proscovia, showing off the new mosquito net she picked up from the market. |
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| Stylish Proscovia posing in the upscale bathroom. |
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| 17-year-old Kamya, the orphaned goafer, helping me clean my new balcony protection gate. |
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| George, the boda rider who took me to the market to buy my fruit bowl and some fruit. |
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| Feisty Hamide, who expected me to buy before taking pictures - naturally! Then she wanted to know if I would take her back to Canada! |
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| After the purchase of some mangoes. |
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| The new bowl and some fruit on my dining table. Notice the Georgian icon of Saint Michael gracing my wall! |
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| My living room with the happy addition of my kilim from Azerbaijan. |
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| My little dining nook |
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| The master bedroom! |
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| The ensuite bathroom |
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| My spare room for laundry and my office space. Need a desk! |
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| The main bathroom |
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| The passageway to the bedrooms. Perfect for my Iranian runner! |
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| The new aluminum gate to the balcony |
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| A view through the gate, looking into the balcony and living room |
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| My kitchen with cupboards that are too high - and an empty wine rack. |
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| Some fresh chanterelle mushrooms! Purchased for fifty cents! |
Cedric ! It looks LOVELY there. So clean ! Very much a reminder of Turkey. Your people there are absolutely beautiful. You can see their spirits through their smiles. I'm smiling as I scan your pics.
ReplyDeleteI have this afternoon off ! I've been working so much and a couple weeks ago played four different shows! As in The Wiz, *your kids would love that* Music Man, Jersey Boys and rehearsals for Footloose.
Kate is in Scotland and I'm joining her in Paris come August 27th. We'll be playing until Sept. 9th. It might be not a good choice financially but who cares ! Proclaim your wealth !
Today I am vacuuming and doing some laundry. Will organize receipts and things like that. I've been too busy to do much and with a computer crash- and a run to Pittsburgh - it's been a tad bit busy.
Love you very much ! Love reading your blogs.
xxx mer