Yesterday we woke up early and set up to make more patterns for dolls for the little kids. Once they had finished with the actual sewing of their dolls they would go on to make clothes like skirts and shirts for them. We also made a pattern for small bags that the younger kids could make. For the more experienced sewers many finished the bags that they had already started and some went on to create their own designs for bags.
After a long sewing morning we brought out the bubble wand for the kids to play with. They were so excited and they ran around the yard kicking and chasing the bubbles. They also rolled down the steep hills and got themselves and their dolls covered in soap and grass. They were very sad when it was time to go.
After they left we built a frame that we are planning to use on Monday to stretch a quilt top over so that they can fancy stitch on it. A woman from the village named Rosalie came to make a Haitian lunch for us called Mais Moulou avec pois rouge. It was very delicious and contained beans and cow corn, which is a very hard corn that takes a long time to cook. After lunch it poured for the first time since we’ve been here. Once the rain stopped we went for a long slippery walk to a neighboring village called Godet. We slipped down the hills and got very muddy while we laughed along with the villagers at our funny show. We walked along a beautiful path looking over a valley that could have been in Bali, then back up the very steep hill home.
Once we got back we saw that Janet had cut her finger badly and we were all very worried. The next day Janet’s finger was hurting a lot and she felt woozy so we decided to call off sewing for the morning. Instead we went down into Petionville for a little bit of shopping to give Janet some rest and time to heal. We went to two different stores and saw many interesting Haitian made items. After shopping we were pretty hot so we decided to stop at a little restaurant and get ice cream. They had many different flavors that were in between gelato and American ice cream. Yum! After our treat we drove back to the Currelly’ house and went for a beautiful walk up to Zombie Mountain. It was good to have a day of rest.
After they left we built a frame that we are planning to use on Monday to stretch a quilt top over so that they can fancy stitch on it. A woman from the village named Rosalie came to make a Haitian lunch for us called Mais Moulou avec pois rouge. It was very delicious and contained beans and cow corn, which is a very hard corn that takes a long time to cook. After lunch it poured for the first time since we’ve been here. Once the rain stopped we went for a long slippery walk to a neighboring village called Godet. We slipped down the hills and got very muddy while we laughed along with the villagers at our funny show. We walked along a beautiful path looking over a valley that could have been in Bali, then back up the very steep hill home.
Once we got back we saw that Janet had cut her finger badly and we were all very worried. The next day Janet’s finger was hurting a lot and she felt woozy so we decided to call off sewing for the morning. Instead we went down into Petionville for a little bit of shopping to give Janet some rest and time to heal. We went to two different stores and saw many interesting Haitian made items. After shopping we were pretty hot so we decided to stop at a little restaurant and get ice cream. They had many different flavors that were in between gelato and American ice cream. Yum! After our treat we drove back to the Currelly’ house and went for a beautiful walk up to Zombie Mountain. It was good to have a day of rest.
Sophie, your blog is great! Hope many people are reading it. Bob
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