Hello, Fes!

What a busy day! Following a breakfast of fresh figs, homemade breads dipped in olive oil, and mint tea, I marveled at the food. EVERYTHING here is organic and fresh - usually made or brought in from the farm today.. No canned food, no preservatives. For example, we went to the local
Market for chicken and chose our chicken, our LIVE chicken, which was then taken behind a door, killed, feathered, and cut into pieces for us while we chatted with the store owner, a friend of the family.

Khadija had a class here at the house because she wanted to feed the 11 VMI students here to live with local families to study Arabic for 6 weeks. Because it's the Ramadan month, no food is eaten in the houses where they are staying from sunrise to sunset. K doesn't fast because she has diabetes. She invited me to join the class as it was on Moslem History and Culture. Very interesting & enjoyable! I will post photos of the communal dish dinner, couscous served in a huge bowl mixed veggies & chicken.

Friends came over for the evening meal (breaking their fast at sundown) and, again, it was delicious: hardy veggie soup with many kinds of breads. I should say something about the cook, who is K's niece, Munia, who is living with them during the summer to help them, and what luck, because she's an unbelievable cook! The kitchen is spacious but lacks counter space, so when she needs more space, she spreads a large clean cloth on the floor and places her food and utensils there!

I'm trying to arrange a private tour to Chefchauuen, a small mountain town which is called "the blue city" because all the buildings are painted blue. Of course, I need to see that!


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