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Susan Attermeier wrote back to me today. She said:

Jake-

I'm starting to dig into my memory bank! I think I'll just email you as things come back. But here's one thing - Linda's no-boundries cosmic generosity. One of my favorite possessions is a black scarf from the belly-dancers' warehouse in Cairo. As you know Linda was a scarf person, and I am too. She had regaled me with the description of a pink building filled with belly-dancer supplies and had several items she'd gotten there. On her next trip she brought back a scarf for me. It is the most sensuous thing. It not only falls around my shoulders but caresses them. It is bordered with shiny black bangle bead fringe so the scarf stays put however you put it and can be worn in lots of different ways. I put it on for special events and let people try it on. They always get this "oh my god" look on their face when they feel it!

To me it is symbolic of her.

More later

Susan

Oh yes- she was the only person I know who could grow hollyhocks around here.

I referred Susan to the story about El-Hagg Mahmoud. El-Hagg Mahmoud owns the "belly-dancers' warehouse" that the scarf came from. Click here for the story.