Outfits for Father's Day and Cards, too… from Africa!

Tim and Sue and girls finally returned after almost a week 

in Tanzania on a Safari and camping in the Serengeti!

They had a marvelous time and many memories to take

back to California with them. 

But today..  was the day to head back to the Market 

and get the skirts and shirts that were being made for them! 

Here is the first look and Tim already has his shirt on! 

The seamtresses and the results!

Smiles all around!  Not sure if they will wear these once they are home… but they sure look great on each of them here in Rwanda.

Then we were off to Cards from Africa!  
This is a portable water buffalo… quite clever!
During the dry season they must use these or they would
never have enough water to make the paper! 

The first step in the process is to actually make the paper
that the cards will be made from.  Lots of people donate scrap
paper and cardboard in Kigali and these guys turn it into gold… 

With a blender!!

Then they spread the new mixture on forms that will create the paper sheets!

After they dry they are stacked in racks…
of all different colors…
They use a dry dye to color them. 

Once they are dyed.. they are hung out to dry!
Well, in the rainy season they are hung "in" to dry!

Then once the paper is all done the workers design each card and start to cut out all the little pieces.  They make beautiful cards!
Many of you have probably received one from me. 

After Cards from Africa we headed back to the art studio to
pick up 2 metal animal structures that were to be ready for shipment back to America to the Chou residence but they weren't quite done properly!
On our way down the street….we looked up and saw the back of Telecom house where Bruce office is located.  

We called him and told him we were out back… and he came out on the "porch" with Suzanne and gave her a big hug for the camera.  Is he blushing?

These 2 dolls were watching me take pictures and thrilled we talked with them!

And THESE two packages were wrapped so tightly that i think they could have been
dropped out of the airplane and still arrived safely.
These were the two art objects that Tim and Sue bought…
and even though we all wondered if they would really arrive in
America…  They almost beat Tim and Sue home….
SkyNet was great! 

But it isn't time for them to leave yet…. 
Thank goodness!  

love,
margie