Today we went to Embu with our friends Shawn & Nancy. Embu is known as an artistic town and is about 30 minutes away. The local artisans offer their wares at the outdoor market on Sundays. Today, Saturday, there are still plenty of vendors on the streets and lots of stores. There are many furniture stores with beautiful woodwork and lots of stores with artwork. Shawn and Nancy bought two paintings today. We might buy some but decided to wait until another trip. Now that we've seen most of the stores we have a better idea of what is available. Here are some photos from our trip to Embu:
When we got back I told Shawn and Nancy that they had to come up to our apartment for a few minutes. They did (without question, thankfully) and oooh'd and aaah'd over Charlie for a few minutes. Of course, he was acting totally adorable! Then we gave Nancy a present - peanut butter!!! She had mentioned previously that she can't get peanut butter here and she really misses it. Well, we found Skippy peanut butter at Casa Santa Luzia on Thursday so we bought a jar for her. She was so surprised and happy. Sometimes it's the little things in life!!!
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