The girls had a field trip after school today and so we went to the orphanage at 4pm instead of our regular 2:15pm. This gave us a bit more time in the morning and with nicer weather we made a great trip to the open air market. The first photo is of the entrance and the second is of a striking cat who seemed to be the magistrate of the market as he sat on his post at the front of the market. Nothing seemed to phase him, including David's interest in photographing him. As David remarked "They say a cat can look at a King and not blink" and this cat was all over it.
With the warmth, more people and vendors were out today, and we had fun stocking up our larder with fresh fruits and vegetables. We love the fresh bread and think it's great that we can buy 1/2 a loaf at a time. We're still quite new at the numbers and often have to bring out paper and pencil so that the merchants can write the price down for us before we settle up. We also were able to find the roasted "Chicken Shack" for the first time, and thanks to Roger and Kelley's fine advice, totally enjoyed a delicious lunch as soon as we got home!!
The girls were glad to see us and we so glad to see them. We had fun as always and today added the special treat of sharing the photo album created by the six grade girls from Wyoming!! They were thrilled to see the pictures and loved reading the Russian quotes as well as the English ones. They were very impressed with the stickers and colorful drawings, and laughed in recognition when they saw Scooby Doo!!
Roger and I really loved going to the market every day. Dont forget to try the delicious nuts in the jars honey. I would spread it over a grilled piece of that wonderful heavy bread - heaven.
ReplyDeleteHow great it will be if you can get your court date soon, you will be home before you know it with you beautiful new family. Just remember how valuble this time you have in Sevastopol is to your girls. It will strengthen your bond and their trust in you, before they board that plane to their new life.
Kelley