December 8, 2007
Good morning to everyone,
American Christmas carols now greet us every morning and afternoon in the hotel lobby. This morning it was a version of Jingle bells and Dreaming of a White Christmas. It is a little flavor of home for me and a little glimpse into what is in store for Evie back in the states. She now wants to touch all the ornaments on the tree and it is quite a challenge to keep her from grabbing them.
For those of you hoping I will get a picture of the gecko...it has been quite amusing. I now sneak into the kitchen, turn on the camera and then and only then do I turn on the light. The light and a little noise make him scurry up the wall back to his hiding place. One can only hope I won't have to do this long before I catch him or that no one sees me trying to sneak up on a very tiny little animal.
Not sure if I have described this before, but not only are people usually fishing in our lake thye are also harvesting small plants. Yesterday and the day before, I was shocked to see people very far out in the water holding baskets. The baskets must float on the surface and they must either be excellent swimmers or the baskets are bouyant enuough to support them in the water also??? I am not quite sure how it works. I noticed one of the individuals was actually picked up in the deeper water by a motor boat. I believe what they are harvesting water cress plants, but others may be fishing in this manner. It is an amazing sight. The ingenuity of this culture is amazing. They seem to have developed all types of coping skills to make their lives work without all the material objects and modern technology we are accustomed to. Also yesterday, four men were working on the side of our buidling near our sliding glass door to the outside. THey spent the entire day drilling into the concrete to make a whole for the wiring of a surveilence camera. They climbed up the railing of my balcony, shimmied up onto the awning and then used a scafolding system on top of that. THey were extremely agile and excellent climbers. It took them the better part of the day but by the end they had drilled a 6-7ft length line for the wiring, installed the wires, connected the camera and then cemented up the hole. Evie thought it was great to watch although the noise of the drilling made it impossible for her to have an afternoon nap. So...at 6:00 last night and without any dinner she went to sleep for the night. Of course she woke a few times for a bottle but she never fully woke up to eat.
Not sure what today will bring. I think we will primarily stay around the hotel....maybe travel out for an early dinner??
The weather is funny today. It is sunny one minute and then overcast another. I am not sure if we are expecting rain, but when it does come it can be very heavy. I hate to chance being out in it! I will wait and see.
I hear you are all having snow again. We can't wait to get back to a little NE weather and yes...I do have some warm clothes for Evie to wear when she gets off the plane. I am not sure why, but I brought with me a one piece fleece outfit for her. I guess I thought it might get a little chilly??!! So she is all set. I will just throw that over the clothes she wears on the flight.
Here's to hoping it will be sometime next week!
Ok...I'm off to begin my 14th book! Evie is napping and i am ready for a rest.
American Christmas carols now greet us every morning and afternoon in the hotel lobby. This morning it was a version of Jingle bells and Dreaming of a White Christmas. It is a little flavor of home for me and a little glimpse into what is in store for Evie back in the states. She now wants to touch all the ornaments on the tree and it is quite a challenge to keep her from grabbing them.
For those of you hoping I will get a picture of the gecko...it has been quite amusing. I now sneak into the kitchen, turn on the camera and then and only then do I turn on the light. The light and a little noise make him scurry up the wall back to his hiding place. One can only hope I won't have to do this long before I catch him or that no one sees me trying to sneak up on a very tiny little animal.
Not sure if I have described this before, but not only are people usually fishing in our lake thye are also harvesting small plants. Yesterday and the day before, I was shocked to see people very far out in the water holding baskets. The baskets must float on the surface and they must either be excellent swimmers or the baskets are bouyant enuough to support them in the water also??? I am not quite sure how it works. I noticed one of the individuals was actually picked up in the deeper water by a motor boat. I believe what they are harvesting water cress plants, but others may be fishing in this manner. It is an amazing sight. The ingenuity of this culture is amazing. They seem to have developed all types of coping skills to make their lives work without all the material objects and modern technology we are accustomed to. Also yesterday, four men were working on the side of our buidling near our sliding glass door to the outside. THey spent the entire day drilling into the concrete to make a whole for the wiring of a surveilence camera. They climbed up the railing of my balcony, shimmied up onto the awning and then used a scafolding system on top of that. THey were extremely agile and excellent climbers. It took them the better part of the day but by the end they had drilled a 6-7ft length line for the wiring, installed the wires, connected the camera and then cemented up the hole. Evie thought it was great to watch although the noise of the drilling made it impossible for her to have an afternoon nap. So...at 6:00 last night and without any dinner she went to sleep for the night. Of course she woke a few times for a bottle but she never fully woke up to eat.
Not sure what today will bring. I think we will primarily stay around the hotel....maybe travel out for an early dinner??
The weather is funny today. It is sunny one minute and then overcast another. I am not sure if we are expecting rain, but when it does come it can be very heavy. I hate to chance being out in it! I will wait and see.
I hear you are all having snow again. We can't wait to get back to a little NE weather and yes...I do have some warm clothes for Evie to wear when she gets off the plane. I am not sure why, but I brought with me a one piece fleece outfit for her. I guess I thought it might get a little chilly??!! So she is all set. I will just throw that over the clothes she wears on the flight.
Here's to hoping it will be sometime next week!
Ok...I'm off to begin my 14th book! Evie is napping and i am ready for a rest.
- Jodi (Comment this)