Today was an especially crazy day:
Alex injured his hand somehow a few days ago and ignored it and now it is very stiff and he has to rest it, Thomas injured 3 of his fingers badly when a log rolled off a dolly and onto his hand.
Straw and alfalfa was delivered
We had a visitor from Cangas who helped to brush the donkeys and might volunteer in the future.
The welder came to fix the stove in the cabana
A TV reporter came to interview Marleen about Pablo, a mule who she took from "a gypsy who rode him drunk." Pablo has been in the news several times. (Arobes is now AKA El Pablo Del Burro-The town of the donkeys)
Peter and Lynn come every Monday to brush the donkeys and volunteer with side jobs.
Alex and I were in charge of lunch for 6 people and picked a recipe that was missing essential items that we couldn't find: black pepper, coconut milk, ravioli, cheddar cheese, corn bread mix, green onions. There was a lot of improvising, and cursing (Thomas advises us that cursing makes things come out better) it came out pretty good!
I had my first experience driving in another country. Alex, Morro (the little Spanial) and I drove for about a half hour into Nava Spain to see the vet and get Morro his shots. I drove a gigantic, stickshift, deisel fuel VW van- I didn't recognize a single dial, traffic light, traffic sign- Except the stop sign which is exactly the same as it is at home. It was very difficult to drive and navigate, but we made it.
We met the vet at her car in a gas station where she gave vaccinations to 8 puppies before Morro. Then we went to have coffee with Anjo who works with Animales de Oriente where we will be staying as of the 17th until the end of March.
It was a very long and good day and I think tomorrow will be as well. Marleen and I are installing a new fence because both the boys are injured.
-Renee
Way to go Renee! Parking all of those cars for the hospital has paid off. Good luck with the fence. Learn well 'cause Oma's fence is falling down. As fence expert you'll get the job of foreman when you return home. You'll be able to boss us all around as we make repairs.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about my fence,Ney. Alex's wrist will be all better by then. Love your blog, you must have a good teacher. The pictures are fun to see. Can't believe you drove that BIG thing. You are good. Tell us about the carnival. Was that fun?
ReplyDeleteLove you lots.
you're much braver than me, i would've refused to drive haha
ReplyDelete"Pablo, a mule who she took from 'a gypsy who rode him drunk.'"
ReplyDeleteI just fell in love with Pablo so much more.
Also did I tell you guys I almost rented a studio apartment from a gypsy family in Ipswich? Apparently it is the "bad" part of town where a lotta heroin is dealt. Yeah. IPSWICH! Of all places.
PS: Sorry you got injured AJ! The driving sounded like an adventure Renee! At least the steering wheel is on the left, right? That is one more similarity!
ReplyDeleteAww, well sounds exciting despite the injury!
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