She very much liked Marrakech, its easy feel, the quality of its light, its pinkish earth and rose-coloured walls. In Fez life seemed concentrated and intense, contained beneath and within the jagged mountains enclosing the city. The mountains seems to turn Fez in on itself...
Extract from Larabi's Ox, by Tony Ardizzone
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Guess what came in the mail the other day? The boys' member's pass and 2012 season tickets to the Brumbies rubgy team matches and a post card from Morocco! Every-one was doing cartwheels. Me especially. The card was from the 'awesome' (as we say around here, or 'epic'), and peripatetic, Jeanne from
Collage of Life. Frankly the post card easily pipped the Brumbies. Every-one ooh-ed and ahh-ed and marvelled that this virtual friend from across the oceans should send something tangible in the mail. Thanks a bunch Jeanne *waving*. I can hear the soundtrack to
The Sheltering Sky in the background; it's a wonderful piano piece by
Ryuichi Sakamoto. It also reminds me that I must read the book.
Yeah! It arrived, you are very welcome Deb...a pleasure as always! :) xx
ReplyDeleteThat kind of connection is pretty awesome. I've had my family scratching their heads at it too.
ReplyDeleteTa for your comment on my blog. I hope your daughter is having a hoot of a time in it and will be heading to the Jamboree in April. I'll be pottering down your way for the event and may have to book myself a few days of recovery in a noice Canberra Hotel afterwards.