Crazy life

This is a snap from my recent home country visit. The pink sunset was being reflected in the water coming up on the beach. I tried to capture some of the amazing color in this photo. I'm not sure if I was very successful.

Well, crazy stuff. In a certain place in this region of the world because of the imminent visit of a world leader (guess who), an entire city is being shut down for a day. A government holiday has been declared. All major roads will be closed. All schools will be closed and MANY businesses closed as well. I am sure there was much cheering from the school children who get an unexpected holiday. Personally, I'm grateful for things like a full fridge and pantry.

And...to make things even more unusual....in this same place, it has been pouring rain. It's cold and raining - in the desert. Wow. Makes me just wanna curl up with a cup of hot tea, a blankie and a long book (and I have a NEW copy of my favorite collection of books in the whole world from the home country - can ya guess the title? My old one is so loaded with notes in the margins...well....I'm breaking in a new copy. Great fun!).

Well, Daisy Rat is here in my lap and enjoying life. My mum is visiting, and we're having great fun. I'm SO enjoying taking her shopping. Haggling over prices (serious business - makes buying a used auto look quaint and easy) is a new game for her. Really, great fun. And, I just bought a hippopotamus as living room decor (yeah, I know. I'm a bit odd.). The starting price was 150 AED, and I haggled it down to 35 AED (plus they cleaned it up - it was rather dusty/dirty). That's like going from $41 to $9.50. Oh yeah, great fun. The husband says I get a thrill from verbally beating up folks when I haggle. Not true! It's just the thrill of seeing just how low I can get them to go!

FYI: Because of recent rains, we didn't get to take my mum to Oman. Sigh...oh well. But, it was just not worth the risk of flooded roads. We've still had fun anyway.

Peace everyone.