Paulette asked if one of the women in the palace who henna the hands of palace folk could come over to our hotel to paint henna for our group. That evening I took advantage of the opportunity to have a temporary souvenir of our trip
I'm a empty-nester mom of 3 and wife to an oil-company executive who is working on a project in Lagos, Nigeria. All many people hear about Lagos is bad stuff -- I'm here looking for the good in Lagos.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The 27th good thing about Northern Nigeria: Memories and pictures last longer than hennaed hands
When we visited the hareem, we admired the henna decoration on the hands and feet of some of the young girls in the palace.
Paulette asked if one of the women in the palace who henna the hands of palace folk could come over to our hotel to paint henna for our group. That evening I took advantage of the opportunity to have a temporary souvenir of our trip
Paulette asked if one of the women in the palace who henna the hands of palace folk could come over to our hotel to paint henna for our group. That evening I took advantage of the opportunity to have a temporary souvenir of our trip
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I have always wanted to get something like that. The designs that she did are really beautiful! I was wondering how long it took them to do it. Just so you know, I changed my blog adress to naokiozzie.blogspot.com
I'm also going to make it private in a few weeks, but I think I have your email address so I'll send you an invite. How much longer are you in Nigeria?
She was amazing -- really steady hands and fast work -- I'd say she spent about 5-7 minutes on each hand or foot. Then you had to not wash them for an hour or two. Keep me on your blog list please. There's a good chance we'll be away from here by next summer, if not sooner. I'm looking forward to being back in Katy for Christmas. Say hi to your mom for me!
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