Foiling or being foiled
The telephone switchboard at Santa Fe University answers with a recorded message which (in Spanish) says thank you for your call (at least it doesn’t pretend that my call is important to it like many...
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Mud glorious mud
We have been pretty spoilt for camping weather around here. I normally throw in a jumper each as an insurance policy, and waterproofs have only recently been added to the packing list. So this...
View ArticleHeroine of the Faith
We just heard yesterday of the passing of one of our long-standing supporters. We are fortunate/blessed (choose your terminology) to have truly amazing people standing with us, and Elizabeth...
View ArticlePassing of an adversary
Some have asked whether the news of Thatcher’s passing has met with much rejoicing in Argentina. Questions of “where are you from and what are you doing here?” are part of our daily lives here, and...
View ArticleWrite a reading scheme
Here’s something for you to have a go at during the long evenings while you’re waiting for the snow to melt (some time in July possibly) in the UK. Take two sheets of plain A4 paper. Fold and cut...
View ArticleMulticoloured Tuesday
When I was seventeen and taking A Levels there came a day when my best friend and I both had exam clashes, which meant that we had to sit one three hour exam in the morning, spend an hour looked in...
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Taking the goat
A Hungarian urban legend goes like this; A man in Budapest goes to his doctor and says “Doctor doctor, I’m going mad, my wife and I and our seven children and my mother in law are living in a one...
View ArticleOut to play
Martin spent half of last week in Buenos Aires at the expense of his English conversation student who has decided that his favourite way of practising his English is by taking Martin on trips with him....
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Atamisqui
Been trying to find time to post this all week. These are photos from our trip to Santiago del Estero last weekend. The project is called Am Tena, which I think is a phrase in Wichi, although I might...
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Free Morning
Today I had a nearly free morning because my English student cancelled, and the car is in the workshop, so I can’t get out to the village either. So after a mums’ meeting at school (I have to dress up...
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O-oh I’m an alien
I’m a legal alien. I’m an English-woman in the 25th of May parade. 25th May 1810 was the event known as “la Revolución de Mayo” (the May Revolution) in Buenos Aires, which was part of a series of...
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Is this a bus?
Ministry opportunities are a bit like catching a bus… Wait out in the rain for years on end (especially where I come from in small-town UK) and then three show up at once. But it’s difficult to figure...
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Our rich cultural heritage
I have put my reflection on Rahab the prostitute up under the sermons tab for those who read Spanish (or who like to have a laugh at your favourite online translator.)For various reasons the weekend...
View ArticleThe mug and the president
Someone stole my mug from the plaza where I was playing with the children. She picked it up from near the swings where I’d left it, wrapped it in a child’s blanket and hid it under her arm. I asked...
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Foam Implant
Yours for a couple of pesos from our local supermarket, any prizes for guessing what this item might be?It is a bath sponge. Or possibly a cash-strapped alternative to silicone implants?
View Article“Grace like Coffee”
Unashamedly plagiarising… uh I mean drawing your attention to someone else’s work… Maybe I need to do something about my caffeine addiction, but I am right with this guy;I have heard several Christian...
View ArticleMore on language
A family of mice were out for a walk when they were ambushed by a cat. Quick as a flash, father mouse jumped up and bellowed, "Bow-wow!" The cat ran away. "What was that about Dad?" asked the baby...
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A close walk isn’t a cosy one
“In our haste for a cosy walk with Jesus, we turn him into a soft toy”. This week’s quote from our friend Ben, (someone whose spiritual common sense I most admire.)
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A Joni eye view
Every so often Joni hijacks my camera for a little sojourn. These are a selection of the shots that I found on my data-card after his circuit of the house today. There were several of Danny from...
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School winter break survived
I’ve just put up my latest sermon on John 10 11-18 from a couple of weeks ago. Short and simple but it seemed to work out OK. It’s in Spanish and you can find it under the sermons tab. I’m just...
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