I will be posting “catch-up” photos and comments plus a few stories, on my blog as I wind up my service here in Paraguay. So you’ll receive notification of many postings
I'm not a gardener but I did plant some seeds received in a care package from the states just to see what might happen. I lovingly sprinkled them into the dirt-filled small plastic cups I had prepared, pressing them into
"Another Saturday night an I ain't got nobody, I got some money cuz I just paid. Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to, I'm in an awful way." Those are the lyrics to one of my favorite
A Cultural Event The basics: Two temperatures, 180° and 110° Fahrenheit, are important in making yogurt. But, you can still make yogurt easily without a thermometer, like I do, if you are adventurous. If you have a thermometer, simply heat the milk
It is important to me that I not dwell on the negative, but at times it is inevitable. Difficulties will arise to be faced head on - topics that require focus and attention. They're a challenge to think about, but they
Last weekend I was asked to perform at an outdoor Serenata at the chapel [tooltip text="Capilla San Miguel Arcangel" gravity="nw"]A beautiful, large neighborhood chapel with a church school next door[/tooltip] just up the road from here so I prepared a few
Here's a photo of Michi, my confident little cat. She appeared one day eight months ago, tiny, scrawny and hungry, crying loudly for food. I opened the door so she could come and go, put down a saucer of milk,
MICHI'S MARVELOUS METHODS This week's helpful suggestion: "A good friend is attentive, even when she is bored." MÉTODOS MARAVILLOSAS DE MICHI Útil sugerencia de esta Semana: "Una buena amiga es atento, incluso cuando ella se aburre."
I've been writing quite a bit lately. It's comforting and strengthening both, after a series of heavy work weeks. Writing to you, sharing my thoughts about random topics that seem to push forth, are a real pleasure and they help
What does barrel racing have to do with my adventures in Paraguay? It doesn’t. But, this photo of my friend and hairstylist Rhonda, who lives in Waco, Texas, does. Here in Paraguay, on my bulletin board, is this same photo