4.30 pm Jamestown BWA. 4 ladies came. We chatted in general about being the kind of wives that God wants us to be. There was quite a bit of ribbing and laughter as we discussed the “do’s” and “don’ts” around this subject.
I am receiving various items for the Coffee Morning. Pam Garnett gave me a few hand made cards – some of them had a lovely paper folding technique, and 2 had cross stitching attached as an insert. They were lovely. She even gave me some patterns and instructions so that we can try making some for ourselves once she has left the island.
The Deadwood Bible study was cancelled as everyone had something else on. One person showed up for Graeme’s study at Half Tree Hollow. Graeme brought him home, and we watched one of Wayne Grudem’s lectures on DVD.
A good number of the passengers came ashore for the day, and Jamestown was as abuzz as I have ever seen it. I heard a number of languages being spoken as I walked down Market Street. Dutch, German, Afrikaans, English and Saint.
I must confess that I was initially a little irritated by being told that we should cut the study short - and for the sake of a birthday party. Well, the Lord sure put me in my place. No study would have conveyed love to this lady, like that cake did.
In the evening Graeme and I watched the 2 short videos that our daughter, Brenda, had put together and sent to us to cheer us up. When she was last in Durban with us, she videoed the dogs "singing" when Graeme played the trumpet, as well as a session in the swimming pool. She used to have such fun with the 3 of them.
Lucky for me, Maureen told me that the previous ship (not the usual one) had brought mail from the UK and Ascension. I hurried off to the post office to find a number of parcels!! Whooppee! Gifts from our daughter who lives in London, as well as from 2 different friends in the USA.
People wearing Easter bonnets, children dressed up as bunnies, etc. One of the ladies from the Deadwood Bible study (Winnie) was in the parade with the autistic boy (Keenan) that she cares for. 
It has been raining on and off for the past 2 days. Usually I don’t take any notice of the rain, as it is just a soft drizzle. This time, however, I got a bit wet walking home. It was refreshing and cool after the hot days that we have had.
Another quick visit to Wanda. She is an excellent teacher. Who would have thought that this tom boy, whose happiest times were helping her dad in his workshop, would one day be making frilly lace and doing embroidery.
Graeme spent the afternoon taking books from the pile in the passage, and transferring them onto the new book cases that were made for him. They look rather nice. 
Problem is that we STILL need more shelving before all our books can be packed away.
they wanted to stay and watch while I tried to coax him to “perform”… . How do I know that Clawed has grown? The Saint children first of all told me that "He looks like one mouse." Now they tell me that "He looks like one rat."
Had a lovely long “chat” over gmail with my son, John :)
I can only assume that one of the “craft ladies” knocked while I was enjoying my African music, gave up waiting for me to answer, and just left the rental for their use of our schoolroom, which is 5 pounds. Oh dear.
A close up of the pretty flowers.
Another quick lace making lesson from Wanda. She was happy with the section that I had done, and then showed me how to do the more complicated section that followed. I was encouraged when I could understand what she was doing – I now have to try and do it myself.
We attended a Science and Technology morning at the Prince Andrew High School. There were some very interesting displays showing how we have progressed over the years. An old fashioned toilet and bath, with detailed notes (not legible in the photo) explaining how they were used... Note the torn up magazines tied to the handle of the commode with an explanation of why they were there.
Lolly standing next to an old water geyser where wood chips were used to heat the bath water. She tells me that there are still a few in use on St Helena. 
Graeme went to visit Melvyn and Cardinal while I cleaned house. He got back too late for us to visit our dogs. Sad.
Did ironing in the afternoon, and went to a lace making class in the evening. Wanda has decided that she will give me a private lace making lesson on Tuesdays, and that she wants ne to join in her embroidery group… So I got a quick instruction on how to carry on with my lace book mark, and then had to join the embroidery group. I thought I knew what to do – until one of the ladies pointed out that I would never get my tension right unless I changed the way I was holding my fabric. With her kind instruction, I got the new basic stitch to look better. See Wanda (lady in floral orange blouse) teaching 2 ladies. 
but sometimes He just grows them. Because the soil is so poor, it is difficult to grow anything in Jamestown - even weeds have difficulty growing. This pumpkin plant germinated in the spot where there is a constant drip from the water geyser’s overflow – not only did it germinate "spontaneously", but it is also watered regularly independent of me.
4.30 pm The Jamestown BWA went a bit better this week. Most of the ladies that attended had something that they were working on for the up-coming coffee morning.
The shop from the outside. 
The shop from the inside. 
The toilet facilities, shielded by a fig tree. 
No one wants to take over Thursday, my kitten. I am stuck with him. And he is growing on me. (see photos before and after feeding).
Graeme walked into the kitchen while I was feeding him, and just shook his head and said. “If anyone had told me 3 months ago, that I would see this scene, I would never have believed them”. You see, all my life, I have had a strong aversion to cats. I suppose leopards do change their spots, after all…
Visited our pugs. They are now half way through their quarantine. It will be a great day when we can finally bring them home.