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Weekend with Friends

Friday I spent an hour on the porch with my friend Ulyana, sipping tea. It was wonderful. I love my friend and I love my porch and I love tea. How good can that get?

Then I lucked out and got some time with my friend April across the street, and her daughter Isabel. I’m so lucky to live near someone I love. We were friends before she moved here, and I feel totally spoiled knowing she is there, waving hello and watching one anothers’ homes when we are away.

Saturday I spent with Altu, at the Caribbean Festival at LCC. Her friend Beverly (now also my friend after many years helping Altu together) was there, and we worked together as we often do. We work together well.

It was funny, both Beverly and I took turns going around to the vendors. I got a pair of earrings, a dress/caftan (from Senegal), and a shirt for Brian from Equador.

Beverly got a pair of earrings and a dress/caftan. Her dress was exactly the same style as mine, but hers is red and mine is purple! Too funny. With all those vendors, and all the choices, what is the chance we’d buy the same thing? We look different as night and day but we like the same things. I figure we have the same taste in friends (Altu) so why not clothing as well?

We figure that all three of us girls (Altu, Beverly and me) will go on a little date, maybe to our friend Zane’s restaurant, all wearing our African clothing. I think that would be fun!

Sunday, I recently realized, I have a conflict. I told my friend Deb (Scarlet Zebra) that I’d meet her at Threadbear (she will be in Lansing anyway, with her hubby who is taking a class close by for several hours).

Then I somehow only put it on my computer calendar at home and it didn’t show up on my palm pilot. So when Brian asked me if I wanted to go to a music festival in Kalamazoo tomorrow I said yes. So now I’ve promised myself to two people I really love. I’m not sure what I’ll end up doing.

But any way this goes, I’ll spend time all weekend long with people I love. It doesn’t get better than that.

The photo here is a caftan I bought in Kenya. The cut and embroidery are similar to the one I bought today. The new one has different dye patterns and a very nice neckline, and is in purple and light magenta.

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