And now that my computer is once again connecting properly to the internet, I will be catching up on all the wonderful things that have been happening in the village since we began having computer problems. And to start ...
In January, Rose Lord (left) and Marta Luz Atkinson (right) returned for the 4th time since beginning their program of Food for Peace with the women of the village last January. This time, they were accompanied on their 2 week journey by Marta Luz's husband David Atkinson, and their friend Joel Riley. 
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Global Coalition for Peace
Saturday, February 11, 2006
A Medical, Educational and Construction Journey
Our last few days have been very busy. On February 4th, a group of (mostly) Calgarians arrived on a Medical, Educational and Construction Journey. They have been accomplishing a lot of things that I am now going to be able to blog about, thanks to the hard work of Tomas Limon (bottom row left), a computer technician who has, in the one short week that he was able to be with us, performed miracles with my computer, which is once again able to enter the internet, and repairing/rebuilding the ones in the computer center so that they, too, are functioning optimally. We have even been able to offer computer classes again this week!
Bryan Visits for New Years
Bryan and I had a great visit together over the New Year's vacation. He was able to come home to the jungles for the first time in 4 years. One of the highlites of our time together was a beautiful sunny afternoon that we spent in Tikal, walking, talking, hiking and climbing. Here he is on top of the main Mundo Perdido temple, looking out towards Temple IV, the largest temple in the Mayan world, in the far distance, from where we had just come.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Four New Pups
Luna had four new pups ... 2 males and 2 females ... that are almost ready to give away. We picked up the vaccine for parvo virus and the other dog diseases yesterday, and at the end of the upcoming week, Enrique will inject them all and they will be ready to go.
Monday, January 16, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
SnowFlake's Baby
Yesterday when I went to feed SnowFlake, and she just picked at her bowl of corn and went off to tramp and clean a patch of earth, I had a feeling that the time had come. Sure enough, by noon she was cleaning off her newborn, who has settled right in and is now prancing all around the pasture.
Friday, December 23, 2005
Activation Maya 2005 - Consecration of Staffs of Activation
Activation Maya began with the consecration of the three Staffs of Activation. Aum-Rak, with Balaam and Stephanie, called forth the energies to lead us forth into this work of Integration and Activation.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Activation Maya 2005 - Ceremony of Union
After the Staffs of Activation were consecrated, we participated in a ceremony of UNION in front of the main temple of Topoxte, in which Chris Carlson and John Guilbeault were united through a traditional Mayan wedding ceremony performed by Tata Pedro.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Tzolkin and Walker
Tzolkin and Walker hanging out by the front gate. At 5 months, Tzolkin is already about the size of the other dogs.
Monday, December 05, 2005
Thanks to a donation by Tom Grote of Ohio, the Women's Group was able to buy their dance costumes in time to perform at Gringo Perdido the other night for a large group that included the son of the President of Guatemala, and his family. The group of women have been preparing to dance the Punta and the Meringue for Activation Maya 2005.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Mayan Folk Dance Class
The Women's Group are enjoying every moment of their classes with Caite. Here is the group that is learning traditional Mayan folk dances to perform at Activation Maya 2005 (www.activationmaya.com). There is also a ballet class and a youth dance class, as well as the huge drama group that have, as a group, written and are producing a play about the lives of the campesino women of the jungles
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Kite Flying Follow-Up
The follow up to kite-flying in the jungle (see "Waiting for the Hurricane" on October 21). Until recently, this was not a problem!!
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Sunday, November 06, 2005
All-Soul's Day Celebration in Guatemala
A couple of days ago we decided to do a post-All-Soul's Day visit to the Santa Elena graveyard to appreciate the customs of the area.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Computer Classes During School Holidays
Silvia, one of the young women from here in the neighborhood, has just begun teaching computer classes to several local children for the duration of the 3 month school holiday. She is starting with classes from 9 to 12 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. She is being paid through funding collected by Jackie Lewis in Calgary.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Drama and Dance in the Jungle
Caite Mathis has returned to share her talents with the women of the El Remate Women's Group. Caite, who has a long list of dance and drama credits to her name, was here in June to teach for 5 days, and decided to return to prepare the women to be able to present a complete production. Their first presentation will be as an evenings entertainment for the Activation Maya 2005 event in December (www.activationmaya.com).
Monday, October 31, 2005
Happy Halowe'en or The Black Cats of Gringo Perdido
Recently I took our two black female kittens to Gringo Perdido to provide company for the big black male, and to help him with the mousing. He adopted them immediately, and has been both a mother and a father to them ever since.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
The Women's Center of El Remate
Dona Juana went with me yesterday to see the final steps of the process of building the thatched roof that will be the new Women's Center of El Remate.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Waiting for the Hurricane
Like kids in all countries, the minute the breeze picks up the kites appear. Here are Meri and her brother playing down on the futbal field in front of the Cerro Cahui (Crocodile Hill) while the wind picks up as one of the many recent hurricanes went up the coast. Of course, there was no damage here ... we hardly even got any rain!
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Saturday, October 15, 2005
A Natural Pesticide
The women lost most of their last crop from their Square Foot Gardens in this last season from the caterpillars and crickets. We tried several different natural pesticides like tobacco and garlic, with no success. Just recently, we discovered that the chiltepes (tiny wild hot peppers) can be boiled for 10 minutes and let to stand for 3 days to produce a very smelly but very effective natural pesticide.
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