Collage/ Memory

Such fun making this collage:

Top Row. Left to Right: A painting by Motisi whose little shop is up by the Mellah Market, an urn at the Jardin Majorelle, hats in an Englishman's Hall, wall of the villa at the Jardin Majorelle

2nd Row. Left to Right: fishing boats at Moulay Boukerktoun, pavilion and bamboo at the Jardin Majorelle, gray door in the medina, our fountain in the courtyard

3rd Row. L to R: Donkey in derb djedid, the barrage outside Marrakesh, getting on the bus at djemma elfna, the beach at Moulay Boukerktoun

4th Row L to R: pomegranates on the roof, more Jardin Majorelle, kittens sleeping rue riad zitoune l'kadim, Ismail's mom's chicken and olive tagine.

More Essouira

A Snack for the Birds

Before we had Mimi and all the cats, Robert used to feed
the little birds on the roof.........
note the really traditional color of the paint.

Pavillion/Jardin Majorelle

Such amazing shadows cast by the bamboo on this little pavilion in the Jardin Majorelle.

A Peaceful Nap

How wonderfully color coordinated these friends are!

And here are Blinky, Ollie, Mondo -- and their mother's tail.
Nothing so much fun as jumping in and out of a basket!

Blue Doors/Essouira

Moulay Bouzerktoun is a small village about 25km north of Essouira.

Unlike in Marrakesh where the walls are pinkish, on the coast here the houses

are mostly white and the doors are blue. 

 In Essouira itself.

More of the same......

and even more....

When School Gets Out /Essouira

 

Jamie Oliver and the Famous Butcher

I was recently staying with my daughter who often visited us in Marrakesh.
She said I must watch the English chef  Jamie Oliver's programme on Channel 4
"Jamie Oliver does Marrakesh"  (April 10th 2010)
There, lo and behold, was our friendly butcher from the Mellah market.
It was such fun seeing such a cheery and upbeat program celebrating Moroccan food.
Do watch it if you can and if you enjoy eating...........

Madrassa Ben Youseff

     photo by Robert Schmid

The central courtyard seen from two different angles.

What a wonderful place this must have been to study and meditate.

Just outside our Door

Musicians often wander playing music in the derb.  Here is one right outside our house.

His music is haunting and lovely.

This shot was taken very early in the morning when few people are about. 

I think this man is on his way to the mosque.