Archive for culture collection
Culture Collection “Construction”
Have you seen the carpenters pants replete with loops, pockets and crannies for all sort of tools? Those are the pants I am wearing today. All the crevices are filled with my stone collection; my culture stone collection that is. Today I am pulling out a rough rock that has many cracks and forced holes [...]
Culture Collection “The Devil’s Playground”
My pockets bulge with a odd collection of stones. Some are tiny and smooth. Others are bulky and awkward. I have made a point of collecting bits and pieces of the Bolivian culture. They are tucked away in my life. Every once in a while I pull one out for display.
Today the piece I have [...]
Culture Collection "Household Names"
These are some household products that we use here in the Washington house in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Click the image for a closer look and a witty little description (well, not all of them are witty, but some are).
Culture Collection "Last Names"
My Culture Collection is like a pocket full of interesting pebbles found along the way. Geology is part of the reason we are in Bolivia now, but that is a story for another time. In a geology class scientific terms for specific rocks are taught. A familiar one would be fossil. A not so familiar [...]
Culture Collection "Sunday Afternoons"
My culture collection is like a pocket full of interesting stones I have picked up along the way going about my life in Bolivia. The stone I want to show you today is as a bedrock for the people of this country.
The daily siesta is ingrained in the existence of every Bolivian man, woman and [...]
Culture Collection "Urgency"
In my pocket I have a stone collection from my journey. Each rock is a bit of the culture that I have attained. Some of these bits have been searched out with great care and paid for at a high price. Others I have stumbled upon and have surprised me with their beauty. The one [...]
Culture Collection "Just Another Day in Bolivia"
One by one the stones have been carefully selected and pulled out of my pocket so that you can enjoy the look and feel of the tiny little bits of the culture I live in. For the stones that have been displayed already you can read my past “Culture Collection” posts. The stone that I [...]
Culture Collection "Fashion Statement"
Arriving fashionably late is the Bolivian lady’s permanent accessory draped haphazardly across heaving shoulders as she enters rushed, appearing as though it was simply unavoidable. The charming smile and friendly kiss on the cheek is penance enough to pardon any tardiness. Be it a tea, a party or a wedding, unimportant is the nature of [...]
Culture Collection "Memorabilia"
It was way back in March that I posted my first Culture Collection.
So now I am digging around in my pocket and feeling the well worn stones once again. Ah ha, I found it. Just by feeling it in my hands I know that this is the one I want to display. I pull it [...]
Oil
So while a sweet gal from the church watches my kids and cleans the bathrooms for me this afternoon I head out to get the oil changed on the truck. Little errands like these are fun for me. Mainly because I get out of the house and see new things.
As I am driving up to [...]
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 