Fotos of food, flowers, fruit, friends, family, furniture, footprints, flatbeds, fennel, fall foliage and felines
Tuesday, 5. June 2007, 00:15:57
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WEDNESDAY, May 30, 2007
This morning Euripedes stopped by with a friend to make arrangements for the six stools he’ll make for Gringolândia.
Bob and I walked to Anápolis City to see Walter at his plant nursery.
We placed an order for 4 large pots, each with a variety of plants, to be placed on the veranda at Gringolândia.
You can tell it's a good nursery, because it has a cat.
On our way to Gringolândia, Bob and I stopped at another nursery to have a look around.
The nurseries weren't the only places to find fall foliage. Even the weeds here are beautiful.
We ran into our friend Divino, who used to be our tangerine purveyor.
Bob and I decided not to go downtown for lunch... Because it seemed far away.
Instead, we decided to have lunch across the street from Gringolândia at Tempero Goiano.
We somehow ended up at the ice cream place after lunch.
We thought someone was coming by with a bid for a sign for Gringolândia, but we got tired of waiting and walked home. I stopped to buy three pineapples from the back of a flatbed truck.
At one real each, they were about 50 cents US, each.
I came home to find that Brasil Telecom had gotten our internet working again, after a two-day interruption in service, so I was able to send off the blog.
Everything in this country comes in "fennel", including wine. Bob had to try it out.
THURSDAY, May 31, 2007
This morning Brian stopped by, accompanied by our friend Ricardo. Brian and I tried to figure out internet banking... and we ended up going to the bank to talk to a representative. I left my camera at home, since I don’t like to drag it through bank security. So I took pictures in the garden upstairs.
This one plant bears white, pink, and purple flowers.
Brian, Ricardo, Bob and I went to the Chinese restaurant for the inauguration of their lunch service... but there was nothing vegetarian, so Bob and I said goodbye to Brian and Ricardo, and we ended up going to the billiard hall place for lunch.
From there we went to Dr. Jobson’s office so I could make an appointment. We kept walking, and ended up at the barber that was convenient when we lived by the airport.
We went home, stopping along the way to buy mangoes and cornbread. In the afternoon I worked some more on editing, while Bob walked to Rio Vermelho to buy groceries. In the evening we watched a video.
The other news item of the day was that the lab said my MRI results weren’t good enough. Could I redo the exam today? NO! Not today, maybe never.
FRIDAY, June 1, 2007
Bob and I had lunch downtown at Chão Cerrado.
We went across the street to Lojas Americanas, where Festa Junina costumes are for sale.
We walked
to Gringolândia to meet a potential student. At Gringolândia we inspected the new TV support... will it really hold the weight of the TV?
We walked by Sirlene’s place, knowing that Lexy would be there... something about her parents being at a tattoo convention in Goiânia.
Lexy performed using yogurt cups and a large spoon as props.
Lexy gets the biggest spoon she can find, and uses the handle to scoop yogurt out of the tiny container.
Bob and I returned home, where I worked on projects on the computer.
Wolney sent us this proposal for a logo for Gringolândia... the torch from the Statue of Liberty.
SATURDAY, June 2, 2007
Here's a variation of the MAD DOG warning:
Anti-Social Dog.
Bob and I walked downtown for lunch at Ferreirinha today.
Afterwards we walked past the Catholic gift store...
to the ice cream place, where we met Edilson.
After sampling some exotic tropical flavors, we walked to a nearby park to sit in the shade and talk.
The roving band of youths wanted me to take their picture.
Even the rowdy teenage boys are friendly here.
Edilson has a motorcycle.
Bob posed on the motorcycle.
Bob and I walked past the São Francisco Church
Past the signs people hang up thanking Saint Expedite for favors granted...
Past the video store, where we got videos... Finally arriving
at home.
SUNDAY, June 3, 2007
Bob and I walked to Ferreirinha for lunch today.
We walked to Lojas Americanas and Carrefour before heading home.
If you believe everything you read on signs, the city council members have reserved parking in the trees.
I love the color combinations I see in buildings around town.
I snapped a photo of the Kevin Wood memorial... The footprint I left in the wet concrete a week or so back.
It wasn’t the first time I had stepped in wet cement that someone had forgotten to rope off.
I made a fruit salad and worked on editing in the afternoon.
Around 5:30 Brian, Sônia, and Lorena stopped by with a big huge box of passion fruit-lemon-mango ice cream, which went nicely with the cake and fruit salad.
Our guests had to go, so Bob and I watched a video... Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”.
I keep finding strange plants in our house that I had never noticed before. What's this thing with pink bubbles growing on it?
MONDAY, June 4, 2007
Bob and I had lunch at Chão Cerrado.
In order to bring you a fuller picture of what my lunch looks like, I’m taking pictures from the bottom of the glass plate.
Today we had star fruit salad.
Brian stopped by the restaurant long enough to pick up the keys to Gringolândia so he could tutor there tomorrow.
The officers’ housing for the Air Force is near Gringolândia, so Brian’s technical English skills will be in demand.
Bob and I walked
to Gringolândia after lunch, and took a look at the latest version of the logo that Rodrigo has been working on.
Bob and I ran some errands on the way home. We stopped at one of the Lebanese delis to get baba ghanouj and eggplant-raisin salad, with pita bread. At Tend Tudo I bought a 20-pound watermelon for about two dollars.
In the afternoon we watched the video, “A Beautiful Country”.
LAUNDRY OF THE WEEK
The laundry of the week was visible from Galeria Mato Grosso, home to Gringolândia.
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WEDNESDAY, May 30, 2007
This morning Euripedes stopped by with a friend to make arrangements for the six stools he’ll make for Gringolândia.
Bob and I walked to Anápolis City to see Walter at his plant nursery.
We placed an order for 4 large pots, each with a variety of plants, to be placed on the veranda at Gringolândia.
You can tell it's a good nursery, because it has a cat.
On our way to Gringolândia, Bob and I stopped at another nursery to have a look around.
The nurseries weren't the only places to find fall foliage. Even the weeds here are beautiful.
We ran into our friend Divino, who used to be our tangerine purveyor.
Bob and I decided not to go downtown for lunch... Because it seemed far away.
Instead, we decided to have lunch across the street from Gringolândia at Tempero Goiano.
We somehow ended up at the ice cream place after lunch.
We thought someone was coming by with a bid for a sign for Gringolândia, but we got tired of waiting and walked home. I stopped to buy three pineapples from the back of a flatbed truck.
At one real each, they were about 50 cents US, each.
I came home to find that Brasil Telecom had gotten our internet working again, after a two-day interruption in service, so I was able to send off the blog.
Everything in this country comes in "fennel", including wine. Bob had to try it out.
THURSDAY, May 31, 2007
This morning Brian stopped by, accompanied by our friend Ricardo. Brian and I tried to figure out internet banking... and we ended up going to the bank to talk to a representative. I left my camera at home, since I don’t like to drag it through bank security. So I took pictures in the garden upstairs.
This one plant bears white, pink, and purple flowers.
Brian, Ricardo, Bob and I went to the Chinese restaurant for the inauguration of their lunch service... but there was nothing vegetarian, so Bob and I said goodbye to Brian and Ricardo, and we ended up going to the billiard hall place for lunch.
From there we went to Dr. Jobson’s office so I could make an appointment. We kept walking, and ended up at the barber that was convenient when we lived by the airport.
We went home, stopping along the way to buy mangoes and cornbread. In the afternoon I worked some more on editing, while Bob walked to Rio Vermelho to buy groceries. In the evening we watched a video.
The other news item of the day was that the lab said my MRI results weren’t good enough. Could I redo the exam today? NO! Not today, maybe never.
FRIDAY, June 1, 2007
Bob and I had lunch downtown at Chão Cerrado.
We went across the street to Lojas Americanas, where Festa Junina costumes are for sale.
We walked
to Gringolândia to meet a potential student. At Gringolândia we inspected the new TV support... will it really hold the weight of the TV?
We walked by Sirlene’s place, knowing that Lexy would be there... something about her parents being at a tattoo convention in Goiânia.
Lexy performed using yogurt cups and a large spoon as props.
Lexy gets the biggest spoon she can find, and uses the handle to scoop yogurt out of the tiny container.
Bob and I returned home, where I worked on projects on the computer.
Wolney sent us this proposal for a logo for Gringolândia... the torch from the Statue of Liberty.
SATURDAY, June 2, 2007
Here's a variation of the MAD DOG warning:
Anti-Social Dog.
Bob and I walked downtown for lunch at Ferreirinha today.
Afterwards we walked past the Catholic gift store...
to the ice cream place, where we met Edilson.
After sampling some exotic tropical flavors, we walked to a nearby park to sit in the shade and talk.
The roving band of youths wanted me to take their picture.
Even the rowdy teenage boys are friendly here.
Edilson has a motorcycle.
Bob posed on the motorcycle.
Bob and I walked past the São Francisco Church
Past the signs people hang up thanking Saint Expedite for favors granted...
Past the video store, where we got videos... Finally arriving
at home.
SUNDAY, June 3, 2007
Bob and I walked to Ferreirinha for lunch today.
We walked to Lojas Americanas and Carrefour before heading home.
If you believe everything you read on signs, the city council members have reserved parking in the trees.
I love the color combinations I see in buildings around town.
I snapped a photo of the Kevin Wood memorial... The footprint I left in the wet concrete a week or so back.
It wasn’t the first time I had stepped in wet cement that someone had forgotten to rope off.
I made a fruit salad and worked on editing in the afternoon.
Around 5:30 Brian, Sônia, and Lorena stopped by with a big huge box of passion fruit-lemon-mango ice cream, which went nicely with the cake and fruit salad. Our guests had to go, so Bob and I watched a video... Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”.
I keep finding strange plants in our house that I had never noticed before. What's this thing with pink bubbles growing on it?
MONDAY, June 4, 2007
Bob and I had lunch at Chão Cerrado.
In order to bring you a fuller picture of what my lunch looks like, I’m taking pictures from the bottom of the glass plate.
Today we had star fruit salad.
Brian stopped by the restaurant long enough to pick up the keys to Gringolândia so he could tutor there tomorrow.
The officers’ housing for the Air Force is near Gringolândia, so Brian’s technical English skills will be in demand.
Bob and I walked
to Gringolândia after lunch, and took a look at the latest version of the logo that Rodrigo has been working on.
Bob and I ran some errands on the way home. We stopped at one of the Lebanese delis to get baba ghanouj and eggplant-raisin salad, with pita bread. At Tend Tudo I bought a 20-pound watermelon for about two dollars.
In the afternoon we watched the video, “A Beautiful Country”.
LAUNDRY OF THE WEEK
The laundry of the week was visible from Galeria Mato Grosso, home to Gringolândia.
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