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another sari!
Sweet Lilly surprised me with a sari for New Year’s! It was hard to accept her spending money on me, but generosity is a big part of this culture, and she was so excited to give it to me. I was very touched, especially because she learned my tastes and bought something I would have chosen for myself! It’s gorgeous. And of course it came with lots of bling. Now that’s not so much my taste, but I have to admit it’s fun. (she refused to let David take her photo with me, so he snuck one in)
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the sari, part two.
So here are a couple of pictures of the sari. My across-the-hall neighbor, Sarah, and her college-aged daughter, Amara, came over to help me with it last night. I didn’t find out until after I asked for their help that they almost never wear saris and had trouble figuring out mine. So we asked our next-door neighbor Mary to come rescue us. She is probably close to seventy, and whipped me into shape so fast that we all stood in awe. It’s hard to explain exactly what’s so complicated about wrapping a sari. It involves lots of tucking, pleating, and pinning. Then there’s trying to keep it in place, which,…
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the sari.
I apologize that things have been a little sparse on the blog this week. I have been sick with bronchitis, and, let’s just face it, everyday life just isn’t nearly as exciting as living it up with the G’s. We miss you, Grandpa and Mum-Mum! Remember when I said I’m not wearing a sari anytime soon? Well, now I have to eat my words. We are spending Christmas with two of the churches we are here working with. They are in more rural, traditional areas, and the plain truth is that all of the women there will be wearing sari’s for Christmas, and it would be a way to honor them…