Thank you, Kingsburg buddies!!!

Oh what fun!!  Paulette organized for alot of our Kingsburg friends to come share supper and gave us the opportunity to hear alot of news about the 3 years’ just gone by!  Stories about grandkids and trips and of course …

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The fruit enthusiast

Since 3 out of 4 of us can’t eat grapefruit, Roy enjoyed this huge ruby red all by himself!  We were envious, I can tell you.  He added some cherries and raspberries and a banana, a feast for fruit freak!  …

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Mom’s paintings

Since we’re driving from California to Indiana rather than flying, we chose a few, well maybe more than a few, like, 12 or so?!, paintings by Mom to take with us to decorate our rental home for the year.  She …

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If a friend suggests…

Okay, the next time a friend suggests that you place a damp, cool, well and of course never been used tea bag on your stitched up gums where you just had a tooth pulled and a bone graft placed, DON’T …

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Twinsies!

We had an interesting and crazy visit to our favorite dentists’ office.  Roy & I had both lost the crown on the same tooth, and come to find out, we both need implants for that tooth.  So now we have …

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An important stop along the road to Yaounde

 

 

We were on our way to the capital, and had expected to visit friends in a little town near one of the big refugee camps.  These friends had fled CAR last year, and have kept together through many …

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New palm oil press for the CEFA farm

This is exciting!  Usually the palm nuts are processed by hand, yes, our friends rub the boiling hot nuts together with bare hands to get the flesh off and now CEFA has a press to make light work of a …

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Last times before we left!

Last time to repair that cuh-razy internet system.  This repair job meant cutting off the plastic shield on the feed horn receiver BECAUSE sunbirds had seen their reflections and pecked holes in the plastic, thinking they were fighting off their …

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Backtracking – last goodbyes at the CEFA farm

Goodbyes are never easy, but we tried for some smiles and lots of good food to help ease the going!  These are the families of our two helpers; Antonio the gardener and Sylvie the chief cook and bottle washer!  We …

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Leaving them on the edge of their seats!

 

Roy and I have been watching a couple of different TV series, given to us by dear friends in the name of member care.  I’m not sure that I’m made for being patient waiting for the next show, especially …

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