Today, I wore a shalwaar to church
The pink one with aqua and purple embroidery that Fahim’s mom gave to me. And I got many compliments on…
Sri Lanka
Lou and Ike!
Lou, my niece – 15 – and Ike, my nephew – 5 – arrived today from the Maldives where their…
My first shalwaar fitting
Fahim, his mom, and I head back to the shalwaar place around the corner from Rasi Silk. Fahim’s mom had…
Fittings and frustration
So today was Fahim’s day off. Fahim’s mom, back in January, gave me the material for two shalwaars – one…
Borax and Sugar and Ants, Oh My!
Borax and sugar kills the ants so incredibly well, it’s delightful! Except that the big brown ants don’t like it,…
The Siege of the Monitor Lizard
A lizard fell off the roof of our house. What was it doing on our roof? Living there, along with…
Do hummingbirds hum?
I have no idea, but I’m wondering. I haven’t noticed any actual humming, but then, I’m partially deaf, so they…
Hummingbirds
The hummingbirds are dancing all over the jasmine and curry leaf trees in the backyard right now, five feet away…
Hummingbirds were busy today
So were a few other types of birds, but since I don’t know what they are, I can’t really mention…
Forest Kittens
The only reason they’re here? Because I like them. 😀 The little fuzzy ones are so cute! (Fahim, can’t we…
So we have hummingbirds
Not us, personally, but around our house. There’s a tree in front of the house on the other side of…
How does ones internet “run out”?
If, like me, you live in Sri Lanka, it could be caused by a ship dropping anchor on the undersea…
It’s my birthday and I’ll shop if I want to . . .
This was certifiably my best birthday ever. Ever. Fahim is one terrific guy. A couple of days ago, we got…
No firecrackers
It was oddly quiet here last night. Usually, at any major events, you can hear firecrackers going off for hours….
Ramadan and NaNoWriMo just don’t mix
Granted, it wasn’t me going through Ramadan, it was my husband. But still, given that he’s a man and therefore…
The Continuing Saga . . .
Back to the saga of no internet in Sri Lanka. They finally found the other end of the cable last…
No internet
The update on the whole undersea cable thing and no Internet in Sri Lanka is pretty interesting. I’ll be working…
Welcome to my freak show!
I live in Sri Lanka, which is off the south east coast of India. The locals here are as brown…
homemaking – compassionate service project
We, along with Colombo 2nd Branch, put together 300 newborn kits for destitute mothers at the DeSoysa Hospital. In each…
And yet ANOTHER example of the types of vehicles that shouldn’t be driving down our road. . .
You’d think they’d learn. Eventually. Evidently, they have not. It’s a truck carrying a load of scrap metal. They took…
More on Vesak Poya Day
I mentioned in previous entries (May 2nd and May 4th) that Vesak Poya Day was a big deal. I even…