Cordona Video (2/26/18)

This is the best video we have so far showing the first, second and third generations of our cordona project. I sure hope our family likes cordona eggs and meat. We could grow a lot of cordonas in our basement!

Beco de Batman Pictures (2/24/18)

Beco de Batman. Everyone knows who this guy is! 

Lots of people come to mingle and stroll through the paintings. Paintings change every 3 months. 

Huh?

Bright colors abound!

Loving the hummingbird!  “Beja Flor” (Flower Kisser) in Portuguese.

Remember “Petey the Peacock?  He is famous in Beco de Batman!

Have you ever seen a Gma Peacock?  She’s beautiful!

See.  Peacock’s are nice! They (the painted ones at least) don’t bite!

Beco=alley. Is that Batman flying?

“Beija-Flor” 

This is a Gma “Parrot-Kisser.”

Notice “Mamão” (Papaya) tree in background.  They grow like delicious weeds!

Yes there is green space in SP: Praça de Por do Sol - Sunset Park (aptly named). 

Nice place to stroll on a late-summer eve. 

Carnival (2/21/18)

This was an interesting week with things shut down for Carnival!  We took advantage of the time to get together with the other senior missionaries.  Every night this week we got together... lots of dinners and watching of movies in our apartments.  One night we had a great game night with lots of treats!  Many of the women and some of the men here are great cooks, so we get lots of tasty goodies.

This past Friday we were able to visit Ribeirão Pires to see our new garden project. They were so excited to show us how well their garden is growing.  They love their plants and are so thrilled with what is happening there.  The special needs students love working on the garden and take pride in their work.  They kept giving us gifts... a little "tree" that will become a beautiful yellow flowering tree in 30 years, a small palm heart tree and a tree of friendship!  Fun to have them in our apartment for now, and we will find them a good home when we leave in 11 months.  We were given lots of seeds... one tree´s seeds they rub together to make a stain they rub on themselves for an instant tan!!  I got a lot of those .... they must think I am a little too white!

Monday night was our turn to do FHE for the senior group. We had fun talking about “companionship survival”.  Fun night!  If you want to watch a great U-tube video, google, It´s not about the nail!  And prepare for a good laugh!

Yesterday I spent the day getting everything in order for our trip to Porto Alegre for a wheelchair project.  Porto Alegre is in the region furthest south in Brazil and our next trip, after that should be to Macapa, way up north.  We have just scheduled another 2 week wheelchair training there.  Our wheelchair specialists and 2 trainers from the states will join us for that one.  

Lots of birthdays to celebrate in Feb.!!  Happy partying to Emilee, Miles and Jason!! We´ll eat cake in your honor!  We are looking forward to seeing Ryan on Saturday!  

Have a great week everyone….you are loved!

Papa and Grandma

“The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced you are unemployed!”

Green is good!

Leo (She is a biologist and one of the four siblings who run the school) with Kauan, the garden manager. The bins are full of seeds to plant. 

The garden crew!

Elder Anderson teaching how to double dig a "French intensive method" garden!

Cordonas, Yum! (2/11/18)

Wow, what a week! We left São Paulo Wednesday at midnight for Petrolina. It was time to check on our codorna project there! Thumbs up for codornas! They are alive, well and I vote that the project has been a success so far. We'll see. When the feed is no longer provided... codornas might become just dinner! Elder A. was treated to a codorna lunch one day while we were there.... he loved it! I'll stick to chicken!

Our hotel this trip was a lot nicer than our last one! It just happened to be next to the shopping mall! When Papa was out visiting families,I enjoyed some shopping time. It was way too hot for me there!

Sunday, the Stake President invited us to his humble home for dinner. We had a great visit and enjoyed being in their home with their 3 young kids. We miss our grandkids!

We returned to São Paulo Monday... 6 am flight, so we were
exhausted when we got home. We did make it in, in time for FHE. I had to help with the dinner so I went and bought a lot of fruit and made a fruit salad. It was funny--everyone was thinking like me and we mostly had fruit for dinner!

The rest of the week was a blur of meetings, trip reports and saying goodbye to senior friends heading home. Two couples went home this past week, but 5 new couples are coming in the next few weeks, and we are excited for them to get here.

Big hugs to all!

Papa and Gma

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves!"

Beautiful “Codorna” owner family.  Oldest daughter just received an impressive scholarship to college!  She will be the first in the family to ever attend college.

Codorna lunch!

Visiting codornas ... and their families 

They don’t have much, but they have tv.

Flying back into São Paulo!  Buildings go on forever!

Goodbye dinner for the Andersons--19 of us!  President and Sister Thomas are the first couple.

Short week (1/30/18)

Hi Family!

Short week to report on!  Heading to take care of the codornas in Petrolina tonight... doubt if we'll have internet until next Monday. 

This first picture is of Nilza.  The Church provided her with materials for a garden. She wanted us to see her new growing plants and to join her for dinner.  She's a great cook and sent us home with lots of extras! By the way... Nilza is short, but not as short as she looks... I'm on a step!!

Here is my quote for the week: "It's good to be seen and not viewed!!  - Elder Kim Passey

Nilza

Papa was in charge of games at our High Priest Group social.. he taught them how to play Pickleball! They loved it! We also played handicap soccer (women won, of course), and some get to know you games before a pizza dinner. Everyone had a blast!

APRRAESI had a surprise birthday celebration for Papa's 69th birthday

That's a big flame on the cake!

We love our APRAESPI friends in Riberone Pires!