Sunday, April 15, 2007



These are a few photos that I couldn't post on saturday due to bad internet connections. In the first photo Brynnie is trying to jajan - that's the word Indonesians use to describe when a child goes to a warung (little shop) to buy snacks. She was pointing at everything and saying "mau!" Mau rhymes with cow and means "want" in Indonesian. The warung she is standing in front of is the one that we buy our water and gas from. The second photo is of our neighbour Ibu Umi making gado-gado for me. Gado-gado basically means a hodge-podge of things making up a salad. Her gado-gado is made with a peanut sauce and lime juice and hot peppers and garlic and shalots which she grinds up in with the mortar and pestle. Then she mixes the sauce with cabbage, potato, bean sprouts, some kind of dark green healthy veggie and cucumbers. If you want tofu with it you can, but we really don't like tofu. One portion costs 3,500 rupiahs, about .50 Cents. It is quite tasty, but because it is a cold dish, I find it a bit hard to eat a lot of. The third photo is of Brynnie sitting at Ibu Umi's picnic table for customers with Ibu Umi's granddaughter Asila. They love it when I bring Brynnie up there for visits and Brynnie loves hanging around there too. She's gotten a lot calmer and doesn't run onto the road where there is constant motorbike traffic.



2 comments:

Mary said...

What a cutie pie that little Brynie is!!! She looks like the sort of little one that you can just pick up and snoof with. Looks like interesting shopping??? I don't care for it at the best of times...but the digging sounds interesting:) You know I love to DIG!!!!
All the best and good to hear that all is well with you all. Amanda just LOVED it!!! It was sooo good to hear your voice as well..over. LOL

Anonymous said...

Nice pictures of cutie petutie Brynnie.What a doll!!!!!!Tante Mar used to make gado-gado too.Her neighbours were Indonesian and Tante Mar always got recipes from that lady.I liked it .Glad to hear that Brynnie is learning not to run out on the street.Heard youse phoned Amanda for her birthday.That was special indeed.Well here the snow is disappearing even though there is still quite abit to go yet but we are patient.The weather has been nice the last few days--mild and sunny--+15degrees.Was at Karen's on Sat.for lunch which I always enjoy.Her two girlies are sooooooo cute.Iris was waiting for me.Karen had told her I was coming.Had a nice time there.Had a beautiful Sunday today--two wonderful sermons.We are so blessed with a GOOD Rev.Hope this finds you all in good health and spirits.God Bless and lots of luv xoxoxoxoxo
Aunt Frieda