Last weekend my friend Kathi and I hosted a small Gift sale here at the villa. We met this lady a couple of weeks ago at the Doha Mums Bazaar, where she had a table with beautiful hand made crafts and items displayed. After striking up a conversation with her, we found out that she was discouraged as many of the Holiday bazaars this year have been cancelled in Doha and she will not have many opportunities to sell her things. She and her husband are distributors for many families in Palestine who make these items and sell them in other places to... well....survive. She is a beautiful lady with a compassionate heart and limitless energy! Kathi and I were happy to help with a home sale and we were excited to have at least 30 ladies pop in to shop! It's always fun to have my neighbors come over. For some of them it was their first time in my home.
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| Kathi and Jeni playing Vanna White |
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| Sejal and Sandra. My new friend Suha is on the left in the back. |
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| Checking out the Arabic calendars and handmade educational toys. |
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| Sarah and Jen, done shopping ..time to chat! |
On the subject of gifts, we received a very special one last week. Our terrific driver Sadiq had his cousin bring us something from Bangladesh. He brought us pickles and limes. We tried them. Our mouths caught on fire. Wednesday night I very carefully explained to Sadiq that we could not eat them. He laughed and laughed." Madam. To us they have no spicy. " Sadiq, "to us ...they were like fire". He loved it. I gave them back and said to enjoy them but we were very honored that he thought of us. He smiled and said ok. :) The limes, by the way, are tasty.
