We met Tabo and his new bride in town and took some pictures next to his shop before heading out. Unfortunately I didn’t get any good pictures of them in their matching ‘Seshoeshoes’.
There was a procession to the house and Tabo and his bride were all smiles. The youths in the procession were singing quite loudly.
This is Tabo’s Ma. She had a perpetual smile and a tight sweater.
Nicole was taking pictures like crazy. There were a lot of great scenes to catch.
This kid was eating his shoe.
There was a kind of square dancing going on. Mike got right into it.
These guys wanted pictures taken. I gladly relented.
Mel and I headed back to her place and explored around her village the next day. She did a grant that was funded by the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that is earmarked for volunteers. The grant is paying for land, seedlings, a water pump, etc, and the school is going to be growing vegetables for the school, over half of which are orphans due to HIV/AIDS.
This is Mel pointing to the school’s plot.
Here Mel is showing some affection for the cabbage seedlings
The plot is right next to the river, which is gorgeous right now.
I was astounded by the height of this corn and made Mel stand in front of it to give some perspective. She rolled her eyes heavily at this.
This is the view off of Mel’s front porch. She lives next to the school now.
There was a lot more craziness that went into the week, but I’ve lost my blogging motivation. I’ll add more this weekend.
5 comments:
Hi Bud,
What a great weekend. I remember Tabo and his photography store. He is very sweet; I'm very glad for him and his bride.
Wishes for a Happy Easter and a great week. Love, Mom
your illinois relatives would be proud of the corn crop, too. you know all those little hairs that stick out as a tassel? they're connected to the kernels, one per. we learned that from chuck hummel, the rich farmer cousin. good corn crops; good kid crops. so it goes.
El V
was there trout in that river? I miss you!
Hi Phil. I spent last Thursday night at your folks ---- really enjoyed hearing about your Mom and Amanda's trip to see you. Then I went to Bellingham and got to see your niece ------ what a cutie. Also saw where their new house is. I am going to see Ollie the first of June. I am flying to Anchorage and John will pick me up there and we will go to see his "Perfect Grandson" and then to Valdez and when he takes me back to Anchorage we'll take the ferry from Valdez to Whittier which is a neat trip. I leave on May 31st and come back on June 7th. Love, Aunt Ruth
I want that mom's sweater.
i'll send u $20 for it.
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