Jo’s Jovial Jolly Jocular Journal

What are your top 3 best books of 2009?
Mine are:
Gilead- Marilynne Robinson
The History of Love- Nicole Krauss
East of Eden- John Steinbeck

Three weeks today until we leave for Australia.
(It is also 3 weeks until Christmas Day)
Whoop!

I have been wanting to add to the discussion about books that have had an impact on me. I have loved reading everyone´s responses, so have been thinking about it. I have found it hard to pin it down to five, so haven´t.
Long Walk to Freedom- Nelson Mandela
This book took me two intents to […]

Or at least not going to take the time to re-learn right now…
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5A234J20091103

Cultural Difference #2: Guatemalans can dance
Last night there was a birthday party of one of Victor’s cousins. At 11pm on the dot, we heard a trumpet sound, and in through the front gate walked a mariachi band in a line. The 7 mariachis gathered around the people at the party and played and sung, the […]

Victor and I are going into business- cards and jewellrey will be on sale in Sydney from 28th December 2009, so get ready to buy, buy, buy.
Place your orders now, various colours and styles available.
(Discounts available for missionaries and the unemployed)

Cultural Difference #1: Guatemalans drink coffee, Australians drink tea*
Guatemalans drink coffee at every meal, especially breakfast and dinner. They have people over for coffee to their house. They make awesome coffee. They drink it a lot. Unfortunately for me, the fact that I did not get given coffee since I was 3 years old, as […]

I want to write. I do. But I can’t find inspiration. It has been so long.
What I need is some community participation.
Please write a question or topic in the comments and I will try to make a post for each one.
That should get me going again!

I love mail.
I love it so much. I can’t explain how much joy it gives me to get and send letters. (If you want to write to me, please, please do). However my most regular correspondent is one that I do not get very excited about. Since I changed my address to Guatemala, St George […]

As Mil commented, blogging is like exercise, and I have been intimidated to start again, especially since such momentous things have happened in my life since I last blogged. But no need to repeat what others have already talked about. Let’s start with some things from the week past.
Victor and I went for a little […]