Vision is a Good Thing
Today was a mostly uneventful day. About the only thing worth mentioning is that Fahim picked up…
Bad Chicken. Bad Bad Chicken.
From the local chicken stall, we got a bad batch of chicken. And yes, this is another…
We Had Glass Doors on our Kitchen Cupboards
Another one that really belongs somewhen else, but I don’t know when that when is. So here…
Sewage Systems in Sri Lanka
There aren’t any. That’s the first thing you should know. Now let’s be clear about this. I’m…
Red Rice . . . Red Rice . . .
Is that like Red Rum? (Think Jack Nickolson, my least favorite actor, and The Shining, my least…
No More False Alarms
Today, I really DO get to meet my sister-in-law. Um, gulp, but yes, of course I knew…
Fathima and Zara came to visit
And Fathima brought along a friend of hers who also flew down with her from Dubai. Their…
Ramadan starts today.
How many of you know what Ramadan is? That’s about what I expected. Okay, here we are….
Opticians and Eye Exams and Glasses and Contacts, Oh My.
Yeah, it doesn’t quite work. Oh well. After that, he and I went to the optician. See,…
Newspaper Lady
First things first. Fahim has been approached twice now in the last week by two women he…
Brekkie cake
After unpacking and unloading everything, I made a breakfast cake. Fahim’s fast is supposed to start any…
I Get to Meet an In-Law – But Not Today. And I am, apparently, Japanese.
Fathima, Fahim’s sister who lives in Dubai, called and said she was coming to Sri Lanka and…
While I was at church, Fahim went to work to play on the computers and download email…
Rabid Rabid Raggedy Squirrels
There’s a lot of wildlife here. It’s what comes from being a tropical island having lots of…
Cooking with a scale?
We went to the department store today to pick up cooking stuff. You know, cake pans, a…
Mongolian Food
We receive flyers on occasion. I’ve mocked many of them right alongside Fahim as we peruse the…
Cows, Baby, Cows
Remember me saying, oh about a half dozen times now, that cows wander the streets and they’re…
Odel’s Day
Marlene is off work for a week and a half on holidays. Her mother and three other…
Cargill’s Day
Food City is owned by a company called Cargills, and today they decided to have Cargills Day….
Purple frogs?
Seriously? It’s bright purple, bloated and scientists say it’s been around since the dinosaurs. The 3-inch long,…
Home Breaking
Well, it’s not called that. It used to be called Homemaking, and some of us mocked it…
Oberon Is a Sickie
I’ve already told you about the hole in Oberon’s butt. Well, I had one interesting response about…
Buddhist Holidays
I think I’ve mentioned that Buddhists tend to have holidays on every full moon. This time, this…
Today Really Was a Boring Day
Honestly, it was. You can even skip reading this today if you want – I won’t be…