Fabric Obsession

I cannot stop buying cloth souvenirs. It is awesome and terrible. I make it sound like I have bought a lot, which I haven't, but what I have purchased has been cloth of some sort.

I was hoping to buy a painting for our home, some carvings, and maybe some other interesting things, but I haven't. 

Cloth packs well and it is nice to have things that pack well when you are carrying everything on your back. 

Another factor is that African artwork is my favourite. I am not a huge fan of the paintings I have seen in both South America and South East Asia -- they just aren't my style. And I haven't loved any of the wood carvings we have happened upon. 

In Peru I purchased a tablecloth. Same with Ecuador where I also picked up some yarn, a hammock, and a Christmas ornament. In Scotland I bought a blanket. In Laos I got a small cloth ornament. In Cambodia a scarf. And I have now bought a blanket and a scarf in Indonesia. Oh, and I finally found some fabric!

All fabric! 

We saw this awesome mirror I wanted to buy, but who wants to carry a mirror around the world with them? Same goes for pottery etc. 

It is true, we have sent boxes of things home on two separate occasions, but they were when we left South America and when we arrived in Bangkok so we had been carrying whatever we sent home for a while. 

We have three weeks left and then I have three in Australia. Here is to hoping I find something out of the fabric family to take home with me. 

PS. Friends and family back home -- I haven't bought gifts for anybody. Sorry! I was thinking about it but it got way too stressful.