Travel Stories
170 Decorative Container – Day 170 – Daily Content Challenge
Decorative Container – Bedouins and Camels Decorative Container – Day 170 – Daily Content Challenge My little container is decorated with a scene showing some camels. I included two photos so you can see the scene painted on the cover of this adorable little box. This container reminds me of the Bedouins who were known…
Read More169 Camels on a Wooden Bowl – Day 169 – Daily Content Challenge
Camels on a Wooden Bowl Camels on a Wooden Bowl – Day 169 – Daily Content Challenge I have a lovely Wooden Bowl. There are camels and a few palm trees carved around the sides of the bowl. I also can see a small tag with the price listed in KD. KD is Kuwaiti Dinar…
Read More168 Dowels for Wall Hangings – Day 168 – Daily Content Challenge
Dowels with Camel Heads – Holding up Cartouches Dowels with Camel Heads – Day 168 – Daily Content Challenge Camels are called Beasts of Burden but I bet they didn’t expect to be holding a wall hanging of an Egyptian Cartouche. I ordered these wall hangings while on a visit to see my sister in…
Read More167 Camel Road Sign – Day 167 – Daily Content Challenge
Camel Road Sign Camel Road Sign – Day 167 – Daily Content Challenge Where in the world would you see a road sign with a picture of a camel? Well, I have seen them in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE (United Arab Emirates). But they are also common in other places of the…
Read More166 African Necklace – Day 166 – Daily Content Challenge
African Necklace African Necklace – Day 166 – Daily Content Challenge My photo today shows a necklace I received as a gift from my sister when she had a posting in Harare, Zimbabwe. This necklace has six animals carved from wood and yes there is an elephant amongst them.  While visiting Ruth in Zimbabwe I…
Read More165 Quilted Placemats – Day 165 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephants on the Handles Quilted Placemats – Day 165 – Daily Content Challenge The third elephant item I found in my kitchen cupboards was a set of placemats. I have a set of 8 placemats which I can use when having guests in for dinner. If I want to decorate with an elephant theme these…
Read More164 Elephants 0n Handles – Day 164 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephants on the Handles Elephants on the Handles – Day 164 – Daily Content Challenge While looking in my kitchen drawer I found two more elephants! These are African hand carved wooden salad servers with elephants on the handle. Traditionally carvers crafted beautiful pieces from ironwood which is a very heavy and dense wood. These…
Read More163 Elephants 0n Oven Mitts – Day 163 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephants On Oven Mitts Oven Mitts – Day 163 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s picture shows some oven mitts decorated with an elephant design.  The tag attached to this item says:  S.E.E.D. Singisi Exclusive Ethnic Designs Hand Embroidered by the members of Family Aids Caring Trust (FACT) Chiredzi and the Singisi African woman’s club. Designs…
Read More162 Elephant Tusks – Day 162 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephant Tusks – Uses for Ivory Elephant Tusks – Day 162 – Daily Content Challenge I found some more elephant items while looking for some things in my kitchen.  Today’s picture shows two elephants guarding a toothpick holder. I wonder if they think the toothpicks are their missing tusks. An elephant’s tusks are actually its teeth. …
Read More161 St. Patrick’s Day – Day 161 – Daily Content Challenge
St. Patrick’s Day March 17th St. Patrick’s Day – March 17th – Day 161 – Daily Content Challenge ☘ ☘ ☘ Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone. Are you wearing something green today? They say everyone claims to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. ☘ ☘ ☘ St. Patrick’s Day was originally celebrated in Ireland with…
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