3/13/2008

Life Around the Mission

I see this "spontaneous conversation" happen all over the mission. Two missionaries stop to talk to each other and in the process put an arm around each other. Pretty soon another missionaries joins the group and then another. I love to see their love and concern for each other.
We have "mold issues" here in warm southern Italy. Here you see Anziano Allen with an invention to help with the situation. He taped a spray bottle (with a bleach solution) to PVC pipe and attached strings to the "squirter" part of the sprayer. Then he simply points the spray bottle in the right direction and pulls on the strings. Amazing--now he doesn't have to get out the ladder to tackle the problem!! It is a science project in the making!
Directly outside our driveway there has been a dead palm tree in the middle of the road--until yesterday. Yesterday the "tree crew" from the city came and cut the tree off and then proceeded to cut it into pieces to hopefully be carted off at some future time. It has been in a problem spot because it makes it difficult to back the car out of the driveway. Now the tree is gone, but the stump is still sticking up about 18 inches out of the ground. So we will still have to be careful about backing up--but at least the tree won't fall on us in some wind storm!!
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jenna said...

you updated and i'm so proud! dad looks SMASHING in that purple tie and i'm so happy you got rid of the accident waiting to happen {the palm tree!}