mango tree

in 2013 I wrote while sitting under a mango tree,
well this year the tree had no leaves when I came and it was thought to be dead now (I do not know the life expectancy of these trees).
yesterday and today there was this hacking noise, and then a big boom the tree was down,
                                         the root as you see is nearly four feet in diameter
                                all the work done with an axe, no chain saw in sight, no guide ropes

   and like some trees that fall, it took out part of the wall, the roof and the roof edge trim    oooopsy

                                 my day ended well when three wise people into to visit

Caleb the middle wise person was introducing me to the visiting boy I wonder if he hoped that I would bring out my bag of suckers (no such luck as it was supper time)
                                                     a wise thought though Caleb !!!
                                                      kids are still in school uniform

KEEPING BUSY

-Yesterday I was assigned knitting instead of crocheting by Sr. Mavis, YES! thank goodness, so now there is a search at the market for knitting needles, 22 of the students want to learn knitting, easier for me
- inputting some data for Sr. Mavis and gathering info for the Bishop's first quarter newsletter, enough to fill the day
-ants are frequent visitors on my counter so I have developed a solution and system they do not seem to like; I combined dish soap and bleach in a squeeze bottle and wipe the counter....no ants, sounds good to me as I did not invite the anyway :)
visitors to the blog...the highest numbers are from Italy like 5x from Canada  I still don't understand how come

Good Day

 success with the renewal of my visa for 3 months, smooth system now, go to office, fill out form, give required money and one photo, 10 days later renewed visa (no sweat), now I am good until June 1, 2018 and I will be in Canada on that day

Bishop is on leave and travelling so my work is greatly reduced. I will be going to the women's Centre that Sr. Mavis of the Order of the Holy Paraclete runs to teach crocheting, now the funny part is that I knit but crocheting is a big challenge for me. so google easy patterns and persevere most of this afternoon and HERE ARE MY RESULTS,  a rose and a simple flower, samples for the students ..... not perfect but look pretty ok to me I still like knitting better but necessity is the mother of invention so they say

HAND DESIGNED FABRIC

Daniell and Jemma came to visit, this is the couple whose wedding I attended last time

                                                         April 2016

Jemma made a dish of Jollif rice ...still warm and so good

1. Daniel brought hand designed fabric for me to bring back to Canada, see below, 
2. one of a kind, you will not meet yourself on the street

this one I claimed and Jenna is making an outfit with a  skirt with two tops, 

one a clerical shirt and the other a blouse

carrots

I just pickled carrots, quite tasty and the plantain arrived still warm

plantain mmmmgood

getting some fried plantain made for me today, 

water came on just before bed,,,, thank goodness.

I am taking a certificate course on International Health Care on line. Started last time I was here and finishing it up this trip

tried to find some apples yesterday but alas none to be found, I guess not the season I suppose

the market is one lane with sorta parking on the left side and items from each stall spill onto the road, many folks walking in and out, the inner market has only walkers and the alleys are maybe 10 feet wide with goods staked up in neat fashion, carrying parcel on the head leaves the hands free to further shop, FYI; there is rolled up fabric in a circle between the head and the parcel

 

- at the cathedral they do the stations of the cross every Wednesday and Friday, it is done in but local language and English using a book I got in Jerusalem A WALK IN JERUSALEM, by John Peterson. I am trying to find another copy to leave here, wrote to St. Georges College in Jerusalem to see if they have one, if anyone has one they would like to send, please do, just let me now so I can look for the mail., address below.

water...where are you?

no water all day so went and got a pail of water for the night  ugh . hope to have water tomorrow