Rockin' Lencois (a guest post)
The Serrano, which is just outside of town, is our most frequently visited waterfall. It's about a 20-minute hike, up smooth eroded rock....
medical record keeping, brazilian style
A page from the records of Dona Bela, a traditional midwife in Lencois who died about 10 years ago. According to the hash marks, she...
schooled
Monday was supposed to be the first day of kindergarten for J. He put on his backpack with colored pencils and a notebook, and we headed...
bebezinho
The boys' Portuguese is progressing apace. J's vocabulary right now, though, consists primarily of "para" (stop), "desce" (get off of...
no hot water
No hot water for the past couple of days. When I asked the owner of the house, he said, philosophically, it must be broken. But Brazil is...
the food question
It's always in the forefront when you've got a bunch of kids to feed. Especially when you're blessed/cursed with children who eat as much...
a bit of history
The Internet is soooo slow here! I keep waiting to post pictures--we have a ton of incredible ones--but if I do that I may end waiting...
