Setting the table…

A An Invitation

For Doha

The first time we meet

Some occasions deserve more than a message sent in passing.
This one, I believe, deserves an invitation.

&

Break the seal

To Doha,

I will not pretend this is an ordinary message, because it is not. I have thought about it longer than I would comfortably admit, and I have decided that the honest thing — the proper thing — is to say it plainly and to say it well.

So I leave the decisions where they belong — with you. Choose the day. Choose the hour. Choose the place. I will simply be there, on time, and rather pleased about it.

With every respect,
Ahmad Badawi

I

Choose the day

Any day that suits you. I will arrange the rest around it.

II

Choose the hour

Morning light or evening calm — whichever version of the day you prefer.

III

Choose the place

Five tables I would be proud to hold for you — or one of your own choosing. One or the other; the choice is entirely yours.

Tap a card to step inside — then choose it if it feels right.

Name the place yourself

If there is somewhere you already love, I would much rather go there. Write it below and consider it booked.

The list above is set aside the moment you write here.

IV

And your word on it

Everything you have chosen, gathered in one place.

The arrangement

The day not yet chosen
The hour not yet chosen
The place not yet chosen

Choose a day, an hour and a place to seal it.