We had been in Jerusalem for awhile. The rhythm of our days alternated between working one day and doing something fun the next. The days were hot but dry. We walked everywhere. It was fun to visit the neighborhood where DH grew up – see his grade school, his high school, the people and places he knew.
One morning DH said he had a surprise for me. He had made an appointment for me at the King David Hotel. In fact, it was an appointment for a pedicure! Truthfully, my poor feet really needed it after so much walking in the dry, hot climate. But the King David Hotel? That was pretty extravagant!
And so it was. DH dropped me off early in the afternoon and said we would go for tea up on the veranda of the hotel afterward. The view from the shaded veranda overlooked the Old City. It was soothing coolness in the heat of the late afternoon.
Sometimes we just need to be able to receive whatever the universe has to give us – even unexpected pampering. I remember . . .
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