★☆ I've fallen in love with Marrakech

a special birthday treat 

 spent in a 12th Century storytellers Riad

 in the Medina

close enough to walk to the square

but far enough to hear the distant calls to prayer

an oasis in the bustling old city

the sights, sounds and smells of the Souks

stay with you

then four nights in an olive grove

in the Atlas Mountains

 amazing food and a few drinks

relaxation

5 star

☯ the circle doesn't end

these are the hands of my birth Father, Michael

the name of my Mother tattoo'ed on both

they were only married for a short time

he was a heavy smoker

and it was to be the death of him this year

about 4 years before he died

we found each other again

I'm pleased I was able to meet him

what he leaves behind are all my other family

his widow, aunts, uncles, cousins,

second cousins and my half brother

I've found all of them too 

☯