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| Paintings by Tarek Chemaly |
On November 10, 2015, I revealed the next:
This yr, we put the winter carpets early on with early November already being so wet and chilly the place I’m – trace: not Beirut – however again when instances had been extra outlined by way of 4 seasons, there was a neighborhood expression which went “al sajjad min isteklal la chouhada” – the carpets from independence until martyrs. Independence day falls on November twenty second and Martyrs day on Could sixth. Each had been on the time nationwide holidays which allowed ladies (and males) of the home to do the entire brouhaha related to placing on the carpets and taking them off (which could be very time and labor consuming thoughts you).
Nicely, this yr, the chilly got here ever earlier, which is why at this time – was carpets day. Fortunately somebody helped me with the entire load. Sure, sure, I’m conscious that this weblog is usually about speaking about promoting and communication – and there’s a new marketing campaign on the road which, at greatest, is idiotic and I don’t really feel like speaking about it (trace: It’s a public well being marketing campaign, and sure, I ran it by three different folks and “idiotic” was the kindest comment being stated).
Which brings us to at this time and carpets.
And sure, the world is ablaze, thanks for reminding me. I’m conscious of it. Even when not within the every day grind of Beirut, I can nonetheless really feel how convoluted every thing is. But in addition, life is life. What I imply by that’s merely that effectively – there’s at all times every day chores to be finished, and cooking, and cleansing, and heck – within the tumult of all of this – I managed to purchase mom a winter cardigan and for those who suppose that is easy, please strive once more.
A number of years again pissed off from mending her cardigan – every day – I went on the expedition of discovering a alternative – the primary was too tight (mom is minuscule however even dimension massive – in males’s! – was too tight for her), the second was not thick sufficient, the third was not of the colour palette. So I visited 20 outlets in the identical day and in the midst of Burj Hammoud I discovered what I used to be on the lookout for – shade was appropriate, thickness was appropriate nevertheless it was not XL. It was apparent I used to be deflated, so the person prompt he’d go as much as his store’s attic to see what may very well be finished. And bingo, he manifested precisely the cardigan in query.
So a number of days again, as I used to be scrolling on instagram, a cardigan got here my method on a type of resale websites. I knew it was it. And voila, mom fell in love when it was delivered yesterday. Once more, for those who learn above you may uncover it was actually one thing like stars aligning for this to occur.
So there:
Carpets – finished.
Winter cardigan – finished.
Worrying concerning the battle – additionally finished however life is what it’s.
So we march on bravely.
