I was reading an advice letter in the NY Times - the article has moved since I read it and I cannot find it again. But generally here was the problem.
A couple from the West Coast was invited to a small wedding for a niece on the East Coast. They didn't want to fly back east for a wedding that would happen on a weekday and was designed to be intimate. They thought they would only speak to their niece they would only talk to for a few minutes (their words). The couple asked if they sent a present and then offered to host them at dinner at a later date. Would that be okay?
To which the advice columnist first said "An invitation is not a summons." he went on about their plans, but I am stuck with that first comment.
Hence the new quote.
Random images: The painted Mosque from Tovovo, North Macedonia.
I took these a few years ago when I visited North Macedonia. The mosque was originally built in 1438 and later rebuilt in 1833 by Abdurrahman Pasha. It is crazy intricate on the inside and contemplative on the outside.
Parking, on the other hand, was a pain in the behind. Tovovo is built around the main street, which gets thinner and thinner as you approach the mosque, hemmed in by houses and no parking. So I parked about a 1/2 mile away. But the street was full of life and had a nice little restaurant I used after my visit.
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| Outside the Mosque |
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| Inside the courtyard. That is my squint to see if the selfie is right. |
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Most Mosques will have an inner sanctuary to slow you down from the hubbub of day, a place to set your shoes and wash your feet before entering.
Unlike some Mosques with different areas for men and women, the Painted Mosque has different hours of prayer for the genders. But any others times, visitors are invited in - sans, shoes, short shorts, and bare shoulders
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