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Show and Tell - March 2026 👀


What are you looking at in the banner photo above?  It is one of my favourite pictures from this season. It was the last picture I took on the morning we were leaving Roatan. If you look across the beam on the deck and then up on the roof of the palapa you should be able to count 5 pelicans. Not grackles or roosters. Just happy-go-lucky pelicans.

I wanted to collect some of my favourite pictures here and share them with you if you want to see.  I want to see them and review them again and again.  Mostly this is show - and a bit of tell.

Fun With Friends

Connecting is what we do. We always look forward to these times.

Home Visits

We are frequently invited to come visit. And so, we do! Who do you see? Go around, starting at the left - Jimena, - look at how tall she is ( like her mama); Keliani - that whole family LOVES animals - in and out of their house;  Francis - on my first visit Francis was flat in bed but with the therapy she is receiving and good attention from her family she is able to sit up. She is speaking so much more clearly - both in Spanish and English; and last in the circle is Loli a special friend for many years. 

School Days


(left top) the girls from the clinic who came to our house for English instruction; (left bottom) I visited Bay Island School (the beach school) to see a former student. No, it wasn't costume day. David just chose to dress as a cowboy.  (center) Grade 2 at Sandy Bay Adventist school - teaching conversational English. These are the kids that were in the kindergarten class I assisted with two years ago; (both right photos) grade 1 at the Adventist school. They are just learning to sit in desks - some of the time.

Elisa's Clothing Store


Elisa needed a job to help support her family while at the same time caring for her kids at home. In Roatan, women frequently set up a home clothing shop selling second-hand clothes. Clothing from the clothes dropped in our drop boxes in NA are available in large bales and purchased from a shop at the market. The buyer displays the clothes either in a small tienda or from the home. It is not unusual to see clothing stretched along a barb wire fence, not for laundry but to sell. Neighbours buy clothing at a good price while a good salesperson makes enough to help support her family.
 
Elisa and I travelled to Coxen Hole and bought a bale of clothing. The bale weighed about 100 lbs. A supportive (and strong) bus driver shouldered the bale and swung it into his bus. At our stop, school kids yanked the bale off the bus. Our friend David took it from there to Elisa's house. This is how it works - people step up. In the right hand photo, Elisa's oldest daughter shows some of the clothing hanging outside the side door of their house for sale on the first day. 

A Little Gravel Goes Along Way

It was a long, muddy, rainy season this year. The path going from our beach road up to the main road was horrible. While that was an inconvenience for us (we had our boots), the local people had to slog through that mess day after day. Halfway up the path was Carlita’s pulpería. Carlita's sells snacks, pop, and beer. People gather at Carlita’s most evenings - sort of like a stand-on-the-path pub. With the opportunity to hire a dump truck and get a load of gravel/dirt, Larry became a hero. The gang hanging around the pulpería found shovels and a wheel barrel and spread the load in anticipation of a dry hangout spot. 



The View From Our Deck

Yes, we are homesick. We live on the 3rd floor of our building and have such a good view. Can you see? Photo 1 and 3 show a cruise ship - mornings we see them coming to the island and in the evening we see the lights as the cruisers head to their next port. Photo 2 is early evening with the sunset highlighting the mangos in bloom. Photo 4 - Larry entertains on the deck. 

Out and About - Our Picture Postcards

We have many beach photos over the years. They definitely warm us on these cold March days. But some of what we most love is the views we enjoy of the less inhabited landscape. Top right - a cow pasture on the way to Jonesville. You can’t see the cows - they are in the shade of the trees. 

The Kids - Make Us Smile 

Some of our kid-friends. 💕 (Top left and around) Brothers Victor and Matthew - not twins, but together in all, good and bad - just ask their mom.  Keliani greets the black sheep, Pancho, store pet, for the first time at the store Farm Food.  It was love at first sight. Keliani now has a job in this store; top right - these kids live in the same community and attend the Jonesville Adventist School. One had an avacado pit, and in a spirit of wasting nothing, they have split it and want to find a place to plant the pit (already sprouted); Assad and his t-shirts!! 😄; Ruth, Sulmy, Nazaret and AviMael take lunch to big brother, David everyday. 

Just for Laughs


Larry was challenged by the waiter to eat this in 10 minutes. He thinks he met the challenge. Nothing like a Sandy Buns brisket burger. (Enough to feed a family of 4 we joke.)

Caption?  


It's a dog's life? 
          King of the castle? 
                 My Treasures - Paws off?


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