Friday, July 17, 2009

Settling in



Marmela has found her favourite place to sit and watch the world/patio (which you will see if I can get a picture to load).

Despite Elvis going missing for 36 hours (there were tears) and Honey being awol for a time this morning ..... the cats are all very settled and happy here. Though I realised the other day that Elvis has stopped shouting at us - which is a bit sad as I miss our conversations.

Elvis: Raalph
Me: What's that Elvis?
Elvis: Rawaaalph
Me: Really Elvis?
Elvis: Let me out you idiot or I will spray all over the house (ralph)!




I have had a really miserable week - you will have to forgive me in advance for feeling sorry for myself.

I overdid the moving boxes and strained my back, which was aggravated by all the water drawing and bending over that is required in this house.... so sore back. Then I ate or drank something (I think I might have got the drinking water mixed with the washing water) and came down with a seemingly never-ending (though it felt terminal at times) bout of diarrhoea - and of course we have a squat toilet.

As you dry your eyes (from sympathy and not from laughing I hope) you will be pleased to know that I am feeling much better.

On Wednesday I had to go to Taroudannt to get my Carte Sejour temporary form stamped for another month. This turned out to be good timing as Mohamed's sister Khadija had just had her baby. She is in Ait Iazza for the summer as usual but had complications so had to go in to Taroudannt to have the baby, I think they thought she might need a caesarean. She ended up delivering a normal healthy little girl all by herself!

As I drove home in the evening it felt nice to be coming back here. I passed a herd of camels grazing the argan woods around us and the village looked really peaceful from the road as the sun set behind the hills.

Of course I had forgotten to take my camera with me so I can't share those images with you.

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