Week beginning 15th June 2009 Congratulations Dianne on becoming a granny for the eighth time! And to son Leeroy, partner Caroline and baby Katie. Last week we went to Goroka museum where there was displays of mourning jewellery including human finger necklaces. These were from 1960! See photos. Alison went to a graduation for a life-skills programme on healthy eating and hygiene. They taught the village ladies to make American doughnuts among other things- ve...

Week beginning 1st June 2009 We hear that Jenny's 60th birthday do went very well. Shame we couldn't pop over for it. We hope the present arrives soon. We seem to have been adopted by a lovely little two year old who has taken kindly to us. She runs and greets us, throws her arms around us, walks to the market with us, comes in our house on her own and goes through all the drawers and cupboards. Her name is Antonia and she is a real character. (see photo) Simb...

Week Beginning 25.05.09 We finally made it to Doliba High School. On our last attempt we turned back after a few hours so this time we went in the school truck with their experienced driver. The journey was epic. We drove through streams and rivers, across broken bridges, up steep inclines, down ravines. We did 5 point turns on hair pin bends up a mountain path all the time looking at spectacularscenery. After 3 ½ hours we arrived -bruised and battered - to...

Week Beginning 18.05.09 Another week in our very weird and wonderful lives. We often wonder what we are doing here.How did this happen to us? Our lives were fine. But then we feel very fortunate to experience another life. It has been a difficult week for PNG as there has been trouble about the Chinese employed in this country. Groups in many towns turned nasty and shops were looted and there has been widespread unrest. The police were on high alert(!) and ...

Week Beginning 04/05/09 and 11.05.09 It must have been an uneventful week - as we've rolled last week's blog into this week's. But we've had our moments and here are a few of them…………. Alison made a lovely banana cake and but despite numerous wrappings and tying of knots the pesky ants (very tiny ones) managed to find their way into the bread and the banana cake so the dogs (one of which is pregnant) and the cats (one of which is pregnant) and the c...