The home repairs and maintenance program here at Casa da Praia is moving indoors. The Laundry King has been painting all the window and door frames and the painters are due to come in to freshen up the walls. My job is to take down the paintings and wall decorations. One of my favourite pieces is this ceramic dish from Chile. I picked it up at a market in Santiago in 1993 and carried it in my backpack throughout Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay and home via the United States. The effort was worth it. Do you have a favourite souvenir?
Meg says
An absurd and beautifully expressive little fibre sheep I bought in Windemere, UK in 2005, as we were literally running for our train! All of about 2GBP and still sits on my bedside table.