Taking Tea in the Kasbah



Dear Tami, Because you asked for it – and only because you asked – I’m providing the link to the ad I did for Jaguar. No, I didn’t say “aluminium” in this one and yes, the Jag was fun to … Read the rest→



Despite the interest we both had in seeing Marrakesh, my daughter and I departed Rabat and the Cross-Cultural Solutions program feeling a little down. (You can read more about our volunteer week in Rabat with CCS here, here, here, and here.) Our time with … Read the rest→



I have not yet taken the opportunity to get up on my soap box here in the kasbah, but recent articles and events are pushing me to dig it out of the closet, dust if off, and step up on … Read the rest→



Dear Tami, I’m thankful that you did not ask me to go on any adventures this past week. I am still recovering from weequashing. Also, I still do not have the foggiest idea what was in Prickly Pete’s “juice”, but I … Read the rest→



I hadn’t expected the city of Rabat to have such a wealth of historic sites to see. surprisingly, it is home to some Roman ruins. One place we visited while there was the Chellah Necropolis and Kasbah which was originally … Read the rest→



Recently, I’ve had the good fortune to be introduced to Kat Evangelista, a fellow YA author and blogger whose new book, Taste, is coming out in May 2012. Kate sent me the low down on her book to share with … Read the rest→



Dear Tami, I must say that when you first suggested I should try out the art of weequashing, I was a bit skeptical. Actually, VERY skeptical. Spearing eel from a canoe by torchlight did not sound like something I would … Read the rest→



I had an epiphany tonight. It won’t really be all that profound to many of you. It might even sound a bit silly that I feel the need to write about it here. But to me, it’s the end to … Read the rest→



During the week that we spent with Cross-Cultural Solutions, our mornings were spent volunteering at the children’s hospital (which you can read more about here) and our afternoons were left open to either participate in the cultural activities that CCS … Read the rest→



Dear Tami, I’ve been forlorn thinking of you in that writing cave/secret lair of yours feeling all sad and down. The dark place hasn’t lightened up yet, has it? I’m sad to hear that, my friend. My offer to whisk … Read the rest→


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