Life is difficult here in Bondeau, no doubt about it! But there are so many pleasures and joys, so I'll share some of those with you now.
Breakfast this morning: Freshly made hot chocolate with real chocolate, add milk and sugar. Freshly baked Haitian peasant bread spread with peanut butter that was made with peanuts roasted on charcoal fire, and then hand ground into thick delicious peanut butter, topped with fruity confiture (a type of marmalade) Carole cleaned and sliced one whole pineapple just for me!
Roadside markets: Everything you could ever want in organic fruits and vegetables; our own "Whole Foods Market". Women tend to their business selling vegetables and fruit neatly arranged by the side of the road. Every town has a street market.
Children singing "Jesi Savoir". Our children's choir sings beautifully.
Mother hen carefully tending to her chicks. Love that maternal instinct that we females have!
Watching the garden grow. Watching my neighbor's garden grow.
Feeling the cool breeze just before a rainfall.
Watching the rain water our garden. Mesi Bondye! (Thank you, God.)
Mangos just off the tree. Eat them while they're fresh and sweet!
Hearing the brass band practice Mozart. (Twinkle twinkle little star.)
Watching the kids create art with color pencils, crayons, and color paper. The winners get displayed on the refrigerator.
Teaching Benjamy a new computer game.
Sitting with the kids as they learn English with Rosetta Stone.
The smell of sheets on my bed that have been hanging on the clothes line all day.
Ending the day reading a good novel.
"Facebook" friends.
Emails from my grandsons.
These are a few of my favorite things.
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