El Mundo es un Pañuelo

May 16, 2007

In Carrion de los Condes, I went shopping for a handkerchief. (Tissues are annoying for hiking.) The sales woman pulled down five flat boxes and showed me the selection. I chose a lovely white one with pink flowers. It was a satisfying little purchase. Later Brook siad she should have bought one too, so we can do this shopping again.

El Mundo es un pañuelo means "the world is a handkerchief¨;" the world is small. There is a sense of that here, especially the world of Europe, North, and South American. The other day there were five Americans in the refugio, a record number.