Today has been one of those simply scrumptious Sundays - lovely service at church, delicious lunch at the Baileys' house, great fellowship and fun with friends, and sunshine!
It has been such a blessing to have Joanne with me in Lima. Yesterday we went to Miraflores (a really nice part of the city) and walked through some shops and a park and went to see the sea. Unfortunately, there was a lot of mist, so the sea could not be seen very well. What made us laugh was the poor tourguide-phototaking-person who was standing at the viewpoint at the coast and trying to get people to pay to have their beautiful photo taken with the beautiful scenery behind them! Ummm....what scenery? He couldn't fool us! Anyway, we ate pollo a la brasa, and we bought a lovely Anne of Green Gables-style sunhat each (no, it's not a sombrero). We really fancied these hats, though we hadn't seen many people wearing them. At the risk of sticking out even more (as if bright white legs, curly light brown hair and blue eyes weren't enough), we purchased our hats. After that, we started noticing more people wearing them...all older ladies...haHA....but we're determined that we will be the means of starting the latest fashion among young Peruvian ladies!
Today we had a good service and the Lord's Supper at church, though it was just roasting in the half-inside/half-outside building. The Baileys had Joanne, myself, MC, Erick, MC's mum Mairi, and the newest addition to the family, little Ruth Miriam, to their house for lunch. What a spread! Does anyone else think that mashed tatties are one of the best things in the world?!
Little Ruth is two weeks old now and is GORGEOUS! She was the centre of attention most of the afternoon. She has dark hair, but her skin is not too dark. MC is doing really well, and it's just so lovely to see them as a family of three now! Enjoy the photos. :-)
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| our Anne of Green Gables hats :-) |
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| If photos had accompanying music, this one's would be 'The Flower Duet'. |
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| Mother and daughter :-) |
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| Looking so so cute in the hammock! |
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| Myself, Mairi, Joanne, Clive, Ruth, MC and little Ruth, Erick |
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| The Rios Martin family |
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| I got a cuddle too! |
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