Sunday

So...some of us didn't make it to the church on the hill today in time to attend services. We were held up at the carpenter's house for an interview and it was a lot of fun. I could tell that he was holding back from telling us everything since the convo was so political, but he was really generous, let us play with his cat & dog, he picked daffodils and white lilacs from the garden, and gave us plum brandy (which is a drink you give to guests, who have to partake). Since I'm totally recovered from the last run-in with the plum brandy, it was totally fine. He also cut us a fresh stalk of rhubarb! For the rest of the day I guess we'll be talking about our interviews thus far and I will probably bring up the whole "lack-of-internets" thing, so wish me luck on that one. In the meantime, the weather is beautifully sunny and I'm wishing my mother a happy mother's day. Our tour guide: "no, mother's day is in march, it's an international holiday. Why do you celebrate it today?" Guy in group: "in case you haven't noticed, the US doesn't follow international laws." True dat.