Henna After a Spicy Lunch
Thursday, September 8, 2005 
After our spicy lunch, some of our group headed back into Stonetown to visit the bank because we are heading for the north of the island tomorrow and there will probably be little access to bank machines.
But a few of us (including me and Jeff, and Jen) stayed behind to watch Evelyn and Heather have a black henna pattern painted on their arm by a young woman in a gold and white headscarf who seemed to be related to our h
ostess.
Jen had the henna painted in a bracelet around her wrist and a small medallion on three fingers. Jeff's mom chose a long pattern that stretched from her thumb almost to her elbow.
Our hostess (who was quiet but friendly and a very good cook) sat on her living-room's floor (covered with many small carpets) and combed her three year old daughter Khaimat's hair. I know her daughter's name from seeing her "Happy Baby Nursery School" identity card which was lying on the low table. On her card, Khaimat wore a white headscarf as all female schoolchildren seem to do here.
(We saw crowds of school children on our way back into Stonetown today!)
After our spicy lunch, some of our group headed back into Stonetown to visit the bank because we are heading for the north of the island tomorrow and there will probably be little access to bank machines.
But a few of us (including me and Jeff, and Jen) stayed behind to watch Evelyn and Heather have a black henna pattern painted on their arm by a young woman in a gold and white headscarf who seemed to be related to our h
ostess.Jen had the henna painted in a bracelet around her wrist and a small medallion on three fingers. Jeff's mom chose a long pattern that stretched from her thumb almost to her elbow.
Our hostess (who was quiet but friendly and a very good cook) sat on her living-room's floor (covered with many small carpets) and combed her three year old daughter Khaimat's hair. I know her daughter's name from seeing her "Happy Baby Nursery School" identity card which was lying on the low table. On her card, Khaimat wore a white headscarf as all female schoolchildren seem to do here.
(We saw crowds of school children on our way back into Stonetown today!)
posted by Spider Girl | 8:12 PM
1 Comments:
So this is where the idea came from...their tattoos lok nicer (and less painful) than the photos I've seen of yours...cheers
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