I am on Shutterfly. If you'd like to see my pictures, you can log on using my email address (chagnesinsyria@yahoo.com) with a password seechannin. My friend, Megan, was kind enough to forward some photos she's taken in the neighborhood, so there's some pictures taken here, even though I don't have a digi cam yet!
Today I bought a rug! Carol, a teacher who has been here 15 years, took a few of us to a wonderful rug dealer, Elias, down in the Christian Quarter of Old Damscus. He had some of the most beautiful rugs, so if someone could lend me $5,000, I'll get the one I really wanted. I got a nice, big, beautiful rug with white and blue. It makes the house feel much warmer since all the floors are marble. I have been working hard in my "garden" to get the fountain and lights cleaned. They turn the main water supply off at 4 pm, (which I didn't know) so I haven't filled my fountain yet. I thought the lights were all tin, but when I started cleaning them, I realized there ware glass panels that were just filthy. The one I finished actually looks really nice. Any advice on growing jasmine?
Today we are going to the commisary at the Embassy. I don't know if I'll join since we can get most everything in the Souke or at the shopping center. I would like to get oatmeal and Slenda! Not sure if it's work $100 membership fee.
