Jaffa List

  • 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)