6/24/12

June 24,2012Greetings from the Queen Mother and the Lady of the Manor,We are a day late and a dollar short with this blog. We woke on Sunday with sunshine. After breakfast we treked up the hill in Berlin for services at Parriquia San Jose de Berlin. Father Candido led the services and the dedication of a baby. We had great contemperary music. The Father also allowed us to partake of communion. Also it was good to see friends we had met at Casa de Zinc. There was also a dog there in the aisle and we did not know if he was Catholic or Protestant but since he acted so comfortable we think he was Catholic. Following mass we walked over to the toasteria where they roast Don Justo coffee. No one was there so we had free roam of the place. From there we walked to Valley West and Merle Hay Mall where there was meat hanging from hooks and they were making sausage. There were as many flies as there were people, vegetables with carrots the size of zucchinis. From there walked to the overlook which was lovely but covered by clouds so we looked over the clouds and then went home to lunch. We had scalloped potatoes, hamburgers and salad. We do not have salt and pepper at the table, butter or any salad dressing. They have not been missed. We also have pop or orange juice which are warm and are left on the table until the next meal. After a change of clothes we rode to the FINCA where they grow Don Justo coffee. We visited the nursery and the baby coffee trees. They are there for one year and then planted in the field and it will take another three years for them to produce beans. See Maurice and Betty Dyer for questions on Don Justo Coffee orders. While there we saw puppies on the patio and two male dogs so we aren't certain where the puppies came from. Leaving the FINCA we made our way to the lagoon which is in a crater of a once active volcano. The water still full of sulfur so it is a green color and does not support life. We had to drag Nancy along with us as she wanted to ride the zip line across the lagoon. However we could only find the end of the zip line and not the beginning. Riding back from the lagoon we drove by Jordan Creek Mall but unfortunately it was already closed. Once home we rested while the Companeros meet with the pastoral house team and then we had supper. We will not discuss what happened at supper. The day ended with devotions by Dave and then we ladies climbed ten two foot risers to the penthouse for sleep.Sharon & Dru