Thanksgiving Update

Yes, it is a little before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday; but, I'm writing from Tangier, so it is okay to update early as we are always thankful. (<:

Dear friends Rima, Nabil, Mustafa, Kenneth, Carol and numerous others have done so much for us this past year. I'll have to add more later, sorry, as I must go for now.

On War & Peace - pt.1

Drawing from Quaker Ways (1933) by A. Ruth Fry:

The idea of war -- calculated barbarity and maximum destruction -- is absolutely incompatible with man's positive relation to each other and to God. War is the extreme expression of a spirit which negates the Christ-idea in life. No compulsion by force can effect inner change.

[to be substantially expanded later]

Hania, Greece

I created this Jing presentation for family and friends in February of 2009 while we were living in Hania, Greece. Start the video, and give it a short time to begin. Then, if you mouse-over the screen, you will see stop and play controls. If you click on the icon at the lower right, the presentation will open in full screen view.

Gran Cafe de Paris

This is a great place to drink mint tea, watch the world go by, and meet all sorts of interesting people.

This picture is from http://www.paulbowles.org/. A tip of the hat and thanks to Kenneth Lisenbee for the great website.

Grand Socco

This is an area we really like. It is a 20 minute walk north from where we live on the Boulevard de Paris.

The main entrance to the souks (shops) is through the large gate on the left side of the picture.