What kind of present can you get a traveler? That is the question Mary and I asked ourselves when thinking of our landlord, David.
Of course we too are travelers and knew the answer is, not much. Chinese plastic won't do, or anything that takes up space in a bag for that matter. Dave is a master of regifting. A gift barely sits still before it belongs to someone else. Just the other day he brought over a box of chocolates but forgot to remove one that was bitten and replaced.
How tacky Dave.
When you understand that Dave just doesn’t have an attachment to stuff, you take his antics with a grain of salt. To Dave, gifts are to be given; he never mastered the part that gifts are also to be received.
So what is the answer to what do you give a traveler?
For Dave I painted the above mural in a dummy doorway. It demonstrated our appreciation for him without taking up space in his luggage.
“Now that is a perfect gift.” he declared.
I have a few more pictures at our picture blog, click here.
Dave is here through Christmas day and will be taking off for Mexico, after that he is not sure, but may not return for another year. We will miss him, but wish him well in his travels.
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