IDA, OUR FRIEND ENJOYING OUR photo book. She had invited us over for supper along with her mother, and Carol, another friend. It was a fun evening of getting caught up on recent events in our lives, reminiscing about the good times we had together in years past, and of course a good cup of coffee.
BIRDS OF OHIO, U.S.A. These are some of the birds I see on our morning walks through the back roads of Holmes, Co. Birdwatchers please send me any corrections needed to the identification of these birds! Thanks
SPARROW
BABY ROBIN?
SPARROW? – Which variety?
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
GOLDFINCH – Iowa State Bird
ALICE AND DUSTIN TAKING AN EARLY morning jaunt through Amish country near Mt. Hope, Ohio, U.S.A
REUNION WITH OUR GOOD FRIEND Carol Hochstetler
Not a good day for the U.S. soccer team as they lost in overtime to Ghana. Maybe in 2014?
MOM AND I REUNITED AFTER three years. She arrived on the bus at Noon today!
AFTER 39 HOURS OF FLYING (KL-Malaysia/Taipei-Taiwan/Los Angeles/Columbus) we were greeted by our friends Craig and Rosanna Mullet and Jessica Yoder. Here is a shot with Alice, Rosanna, and Jessica.
ALICE ENJOYING A CUP OF COFFEE AT the Old Town Coffee shop in the KL airport in Malaysia.
I HAD A NICE BREAKFAST with my friend, Charles at this hotel (restaurant). Alice and I headed for the Dhaka airport at 10 pm, for our 1:20 flight with Malaysia Airlines.
PRUITT, MY MEJHO (middle in Bangla) grandson playing games on my cellphone. He is wearing the Fatuwa which was a farewell gift for him from the MCC Sacred Mark project staff.
ALICE AND I ARE CELEBRATING OUR 41st WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY! Up at 4:30 AM for a 50 min walk and back by 5:30 AM. No sense wasting a good day by sleeping! 🙂
I had a great bean and cheese burrito for breakfast. We are trying to empty our freezer before we leave, and I think the last trip to the market I bought too many beans! If and when I run out of beans I’ll head for the local hotel (little local restaurant) for some dal, bhaji, and nan ruti!
We’re whacking away at our to-do lists in preparation for heading to America. We were hoping to be done yesterday but didn’t quite make it. Pulled out some cupboards, the fridge, etc. so Shaheen, our house helper could clean behind them. We want things “spic and span” when Lewis’ arrive. They will be staying in our apartment upon their return to Bangladesh, until they find a permanent place to locate. I just finished off some mango juice, which we will miss while in the U.S. After another bean & cheese burrito I think it may be nap time. I see Alice is on the couch fast asleep compensating for the early morning. This morning she had cooked up the rest of the veggies that were in the freezer into a nicy spicy veggie/potato mixture, which I will be enjoying for several days. It’s almost 4 am in the U.S. so I think I’ll post this since the 14th of June (our anniversary) has arrived in the U.S. as well!
This photo was taken last year as we celebrated with the Friday and Saturday morning footballers I play with. They gave us a beautiful red trimmed crystal vase.
A BIG DAY TODAY FOR US and for the FOOTBALL (SOCCER) LOVING FANS. This morning my son, Austin, and his family left for America after 2 1/2 years working with MCC. Also tonight is the opening of the WORLD CUP 2010 tournament. The flags are waving high here in Bangladesh as Bengalis are showing their loyal support for either Brazil or Argentina. There are a few that would support other countries but they are few.
Yesterday, I took my grandsons to the barber and here they are on the rickshaw that brought us to our apartment.
Pruitt drinking his MoJo, Jensen gazing at the playing field, and Riley grabbing his chin! Oh, also the rickshaw walla with the perfect pose! 🙂 I would have brightened up the photo more, but I would have lost the walla’s tupi!
MYSELF WITH AUSTIN’S FAMILY just before good-byes are said. They are leaving at 3 in the morning for the airport heading home to Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. It was nice to have them here the last 29 months. It will be different when we return in the fall and they won’t be here. Alice was the photographer so she couldn’t be in the photo. Alice had fixed a great breakfast casserole for our supper along with her special grape-nut pudding.
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