Several weeks ago, as we were driving past street vendors who stand in the road and sell you things through the window, I suddenly shouted in Richard's ear, "I need that!" His response, appropriately, was, "No you don't," and drove on. (He didn't mention anything about Napolean Dynamite. Strange.)
Anyway, in my defense, I had been trying to figure out how to untangle my mess of jewelry and keep it that way for weeks. When I saw the small wire tree, I knew I found my thing. Aaahhhh.
So after explaining my "need," Richard drove me down the same street today to see if they had any more. I bargained for the only one and came home with my prize. It was kind of like decorating a Christmas tree! It has lots of twisty branches perfect for hanging necklaces, earrings and bangles.
Women in Kenya wear jewelry all the time and they wear it well. I have really enjoyed adding pieces of Kenya to my collection and showing my friends that I'm happy to be here and I like their stuff. These banana leaf earrings were made by ladies in our widow's program. It doesn't get better than that!
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