Marrakech

Welcome to Morocco

It had been three and a half years since I last saw my father

he has been writing his memoirs

with Sandra’s help

She keeps him fit

eating healthy food

cooked by Salwa

We venture out

the medina is being repaired

refurbished

though much remains the same

simple

elegant

practical

I can’t resist a pair of new babouches

and mint tea with my old friend Nadia

her home

in the Palmeraie

her brother Sadek owns a nursery

with palm trees ready to go

and many other tropical plants

Some are less fortunate

though happy

in simple quarters

far from the splendor of pashas

Simple beauty is there for all

with the Atlas in the distance

It has been a treat to spend this time together

in a land we fell in love with many years ago