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,…
Month: October 2005
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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.
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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…
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Tamales – A Group Venture
Making them …. Selling them …
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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…
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Celebration and House Blessings
On Sunday, October 9th, the Women’s Group gathered around the circle they have created in a grove of trees on their property at the top of the hill to celebrate…
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Mayan Temple Activation Tour
For the last two days, Gringo Perdido has been home for a fantastic group of people, 12 of them, “The Companions of Destiny”, who were on a Mayan Temple Activation…
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Doña Nikolasa and Janet
Here are two of the beautiful women of the Women’s Group as we gathered tonight to participate in a “Ground-Breaking Ceremony” for their new Women’s Center. They have just received…
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Building and Teaching Gardening in Jobem Piche
Today, once again, Lino from Pro-Peten came in his pick-up truck to pick up Rose, Martha Luz, and about a dozen of the women of the women’s group, to go…
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Weeding the Garden
We are in a period of “goat exploration” in these days … today I learned (amongst other things) that they don’t like marigolds … or maybe it is just not…