Tea and Slippers

Forever ago my friend Joy came for a visit. Actually it was not quite 3 months ago, but it seems like an eternity has passed since then. I took her down to the habous, an area where shopkeepers sell all sorts of artisinal objects - pottery, paintings, home decorations, djallabas, carpets and (of course!) slippers. Slippers are what I bring home for my grandmother when I make my trips back. She is the person I've gotten the most exciting reactions from about my gifts. So, I told her I'd post a picture of our slipper shopkeeper serving us tea. I go often enough that he remembers my name (and the fact that I keep bringing him business), so he always offers me a delicious cup of mint tea. We didn't mind stopping to smell the mint leaves :)