Another short post tonight. Now that we've been here as long as we have (more than 6 weeks) it seems like much of what we might write would be a repeat story but I guess that's what happens when you're "living" in a place for as long as we'll be in Bali. (No complaints from this end!!)
Today we learned that umbrellas are good for much more than rain. Lynda used hers to shield her from the sun this afternoon when she went in search of a hotel she'd borrowed a book from a few weeks ago and that she couldn't remember where it was. Actually that is not the first time we've been faced with not being able to find places we're sure we can find again! I lost the shop that I put a deposit on a little bag they were putting a longer strap on. I'm pretty sure they must have moved it because it couldn't be that I simply can't find it!! LOL. But back to the umbrellas....so Lynda used hers for sun and tonight I used mine as a shield to protect us from spider webs across the lane as we walked home. Last evening as we walked past the monkey forest and there were sooo many monkeys everywhere on the road (raiding the many offerings that had been put out because it was the special day for recognizing the goddess of money and business.) I had my umbrella at the ready to use as a weapon in case one of the little buggers decided to make a grab for either of us! See....umbrellas are a handy tool! :-)
Lynda went on another little shopping spree today and came home with a couple more new outfits....she is having fun in the 'more than you can imagine' number of shops here! While she was out spending a little money I got a start on some online courses I've been wanting to do for a long time. They are courses for my role as a Director with the Credit Union and today I made my way through 2 modules with a score of 100%. Wahoo! Next on my list are some of the financial focused ones so those scores might not be as worthy of sharing. Not to worry....I'll do just fine with them.
I can also tell you that tonight we had chocolate for dinner and it was good. We've been thinking about a dessert that we saw delivered to a table next to us at a restaurant a few nights ago and decided that tonight would be the night. So instead of dinner we had a very late (and very healthy) lunch and then it was "Death By Chocolate" for supper. YUMMY! Super sweet icing but the cake was not sweet at all so overall we enjoyed every bite.
After our dinner of chocolate we headed off to Paradiso where we saw the documentary "Drop Box" and decided popcorn would be perfect for dessert. Yep...I guess the biggest story of today is all about the food. Drop Box was a moving documentary about a pastor in South Korea who has dedicated his life to receiving abandoned babies anonymously through this drop box in the wall of his church. At the time of the documentary he was at 345 and counting. I guess there are these Drop Boxes set up in many countries the world over and they are very controversial as some say they encourage irresponsible parenting. Personally I think that it may be the most responsible decision someone can make when they move to action to give their baby up so it can have a better life than they can provide for it. I also think it is unfortunate that they have to do it anonymously. Bottom line is that it was a moving documentary and worth watching.
I may have told you this before but in case not I will mention here that it costs $5 to get into a show at Paradiso and that ticket entitles you to $5 worth of food off their menu so tonight our dessert of popcorn was absolutely free. BONUS!
This week when I was at my reflexology appointment my therapist once again hit some pretty tender spots at the area of my foot that is somehow magically connected to my stomach. As a result, I've committed to drinking Kombucha every day. I'm starting to get used to it and am thinking that it might be something I could get to like so for those of you who have never had it.....you might be getting it when you come to my house for coffee once I'm home again. :-). Tonight I had a bottle of mango kombucha with my popcorn and I'm pretty sure that someone else paid for it on their bill because as I type this I'm thinking it didn't show up on ours. Another BONUS. :-).
So other than this little bit of trivia I can tell you that we did a little laundry, played a lot of cards, spent some time on facetime and facebook catching up with family and friends, and well....we sort of did a lot of what we do most days....just stay present in the moment and breathe it all in.
Well, this post turned out to be a little longer than I thought it would! I guess I am a bit verbose. :-). Lynda always asks...."how can you type so much for what we did today?" She says that her blog would look like this: "got up, did some stuff, went to a show, home again...oh ya....had chocolate for dinner." Now aren't you glad it's me typing this and not her?
Till next time,
L & L
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