Author: LMAshton
I read my first newspaper . . . ever!!!
In Sri Lanka. I bet that got your attention! Yeah, Fahim got me a copy of last…
Blog is bare
Between the severe back problems I’ve had dating back over a month ago, and the cold I’ve…
Tellulah is Gone
She’s been gone since Sunday, she hasn’t come back, and when I call out her name, there…
5 Reports of Pre-Election Violence
What kind? How serious? I have no idea. Fahim says it’s the usual thing, and it’s probably…
Tellulah, the Great Disappearer
We saw her last on Sunday evening. She hasn’t been back for food, affection, or anything else….
The Frozen North
One person’s comment about Ice Highways in the frozen north of Canada and the US: I think…
Cows Stampeding
It’s true, I lived a mere two or three hours from the annual Calgary Stampede, and yet,…
Chicken Tagrine
We had our first taste of it today, and Fahim’s comments were that it was okay. Drat!…
Sinhalese lessons continue
With the books we got, and with Fahim mercilessly correctly my pronunciation, I’m learning more words. I…
Short Asian Guys Arrive With Bed
The Damro delivery guys show up with the bed and put it together in the bedroom. I’ll…
Back to Pres Sunil. And then on to the Hussains. . .
Oh, and Wednesday, we’re meeting with the Hussian’s – short version of the story is that they’re…
Chicken Tagrine
I made Chicken Tagrine – Modified tonight. Look in the poultry recipes – it’s there. While making…
Damro’s. It’s time to buy a bed.
Mervyn’s waiting for me, so I hop in the trishaw and we head to Damro’s. I SMSed…
I’m a computer geek, yes I am!
I received a call yesterday from Sister Griffiths to see if I could come over to their…
Id-Ul-Alha (Haj Festival Day)
It showed up on the calendar yesterday, but because of new moon issues, it was actually celebrated…
It’s my birthday!!!
Yay!!! After we played on the internet – and I tried fixing my srilanka site – this…
Water Outage Today
And it lasted until 10 pm. Oh my goodness!!!! And we had no advance warning, except for…
My back is better, but . . .
It’s still having problems. Nowhere near as bad, thank heavens. Oh well.
Elders Lawrence and Woo came over tonight
When Fahim was at church last Sunday, Elder Woo asked Fahim if they could come over, and…
Holidays in Sri Lanka ARe . . . WEll, COOl.
Next week, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday are holidays. Cool! I’ll fill in the details for you later,…
No Staples or Office Depot here, man!
On the way home, I tell Mervyn I need to stop off at a bookshop. I need…
Uh, OOOOPS!!!!
I got an email from Leena today asking what happened because my blog was no longer on…
Back pain.
I saw the acupuncturist again this morning, and while I’m still stiff and the soft tissue is…