It is officially cold.

Call me a simpleton, but I will never cease to be highly amused by non-Anglophones singing "Hotel California" to me by way of introduction.

Happy Thanksgiving

I have been informed that it is time to post again.

I am currently living at 6 Derb Jamaa, in the Akbet Ben Soual quarter of the Fez Medina. If you looked on a map, you would be at a total loss to find my street. If you asked 90% of the Fassi population, they too would be unable to tell you where to go. Welcome to Fez.

Our house is of the type known as a "Mesriyya." Not as grand in scale as a riad, it has two indoor floors, in addition to a rooftop terrace and a basement-kitchen. It has been under significant construction for the past two years, but is quite liveable at the moment. The only signs left are small piles of home-improvement debris in the living room and kitchen, but they aren't in the way, the rooftop has a magnificent view, and there is a small, cheerful fountain on the ground floor.

Life has recently been improved by the purchase of a classy set of speakers.

I will try to post more frequently in the future. I know how the public thirsts for my edifying vignettes of Moroccan life.