Pumpkin on the Ceiling

This fall I decided to enjoy autumn even though it doesn't exist here. One way I did that was by carving pumpkins as seen in an earlier post. Another way I thought I should create an atmosphere of autumn, was by buying a 15 lb. pumpkin and processing it for pies, etc. So I did. I ended up with tons of beautiful bright orange pumpkin flesh to freeze and use in pies etc. all year 'round. After dividing my spoils into several jars to freeze, I put all of the remaining pumpkin into a large plastic tub, and turned to carry it across the kitchen and to my deep-freeze.

I hit an uneven tile on the way. I went down. The tub went up. Pumpkin went everywhere.








I told the story to John when he came home from work. I had cleaned my face, clothes, the floor and the walls, so there was very little evidence let of my disaster. He felt bad and hugged me in sympathy. As I reached up to receive the sympathetic hug I got a look at the ceiling. Unfortunately I did photograph it. It was covered in bright orange spatter. It looked like a Jackson Pollock work. I had to sponge mop my ceiling.

Shots from the Car

These are a few random shots from the car window. Just a glimpse of life here.



We can see the pyramids without going too far from home. This is while we were driving in Giza.





This is a typical street in Cairo.






This lady is pretty talented. As are most women here. They work hard and balance many things on their heads!

Anafora Weekend.

Early November we had a long weekend. John and I and Heather and Kelvin decided to take the opportunity to get out of Cairo and breathe fresh air for a while. Heather, Kelvin and I all love Anafora, but John had never been, so we thought this was a great chance to take him.


When we got there John and I found that one of the stained glass skylights in our room had broken. Kelvin went up to try to fix it, and of course John couldn't let Kelvin have all the fun up there by himself.



So the boys decided to play on the roof.





And soon we all ended up on the roof.










The view from above was lovely. I love the date palms, they remind me what an exotic place I live in. They are so beautiful.













We spent the weekend resting, eating amazing Egyptian food fresh from the farm, walking among the greenery, and just spending time together. It was really nice. Before we left the four of us had a chance to share and pray together. It was a time that all of us needed.





















And way too quickly the weekend came to and end, and we had to say good bye to the farm once again.

Intro to the Catch-up

Ok, so I'm on Christmas holiday, and I finally have time to get on the computer and catch up on all of this stuff without the feeling of guilt that I get while school's in session because I should be doing a million other things. That was a huge run-on and I teach English. Anyway, I am going to try to catch up in chronological order. One blog after another. This may take me a couple of days, since the internet is pretty slow in the region right now, but I'll do my best.