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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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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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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GuateVision Films Women’s Group Meeting
Rose and Martha Luz have been sitting with the Women’s Group for the last couple of days to discuss the contents of a set of by-laws that meets their needs.…
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A Goat’s-Eye View
SnowFlake looks over Project Ix-canaan while out for her luncheon walk. The clinic building is straight ahead, and the almost-finished library/computer center is on the right.
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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…
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The Polia Fly Again
Last night the polia flew. This happens every so often, I haven’t figured out if there is a pattern, but I presume there is. They take to the air in…
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Snowflake
I couldn’t resist the opportunity. A woman here in the village sent word that she had a pregnant goat for sale. For ages, I have thought how handy a goat…