- The shouk this morning in Jaffa, and all the stuff it had out for sale:
- several top halves of mannequins
- huge copper pots, pre-tarnished for your convenience
- damp, mildewy looking rugs stacked like a cord of wood
- third-hand furniture, in the same condition but unstacked
- hubbly-bubblies
- swarm upon swarm of cats, who seem to travel in packs that revolve around the local dumpster
- the Afloka restaurant across the street, without which I’d have starved by now
- settling down for a good read in the lobby of the TV studio where M is taping some shows
- flowers blooming everywhere
- learning how to say te with nana because every café and restaurant serves that (tea with mint) (fresh mint)