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Monthly Archives: May 2020
Plantains!!!
Cooking bananas, plantains, makemba, whatever you want to call them, we call them yummy. Roy was given this plantain plant about a year ago; banana family plants produce quickly, nothing like the mangosteen that typically takes about 8 years to …
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Be still and know that I am God
In songs, new to me and shared by friends, and in conversations and sermons, I am learning anew to be thankful for today, to live in this moment that God has given us. I don’t need to worry about the …
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Happy 48 years of being a couple
I mentioned in passing, on May 18, that Roy and I became an official couple on May 18, 1972. The kids picked up on that and we had a special meal, with french silk pie for dessert. Boy was it …
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Monkey business
Our grandkids and their pal, Connor (on Thursdays and Fridays), are very good about keeping up with their online schooling, and not getting in to too much monkey business. Sawyer is actually done with 8th grade, with an overall grade …
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H is much better
My dear friend, H, was suffering from heart problems for the past few months. It turns out that the medication she was taking was outdated and not helping her. She’s now on still full strength meds and we talked and …
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Roy’s getting the Back 2 Eden nursery and farm in order
Though we are disappointed that our June 2nd flights to the U.S. are being postponed, Roy, for one, is delighted to have more time to get everything set up to continue during our absence. We hope to return, as independent …
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Walks at the beach
Under level 4 of South Africa lockdown, we’re allowed to take walks within 5 kilometers of home, only between 6-9 am. We’ve recently had some lovely walks along the coast, the Indian ocean stretching out to the horizon. I’ve been …
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And her children rise up and call her blessed
Roy’s mom is 92 and still the sweet, loving woman we have always known, in spite of her Alzheimer’s. Roy’s sister and hubby, Tim and Lynn, are taking care of her at home and we recently had a great facetime …
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Rules and regulations
Back in CAR, we were told that, in order to walk in to the airport snack bar, we had to wear proper clothing, which did NOT include flip flops, shorts, or tank tops, nor machetes and guns. An interesting combination …
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Using Covid19 time being thankful
It is cool to be able to use lockdown time constructively. Making masks, helping our granddaughters with their patchwork quilts, and just being a part of our grandkids and kids’ lives is an amazing gift. I am thankful to have …
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