If the blogmaster's not yet firing on all cylinders, he soon will be with the arrival of that motorbike. Meanwhile, other aspects of the repatriation process take precedence: kitchen duties extending beyond sidewalk latte, cultivating the upper body strength necessary for preparing polenta, not just eating it; wondering what to do with the sunglasses. Actually, that last point isn't true. It's also been glorious here these last days. Something I attribute to the recent influx of Scottish raiders who tell me they've been having an Indian summer north of the border. Amongst them, Martin and Jane, our Perthshire stonemason and ?stonemasonette who've been setting beautifully grained capping stones on the walls outside the guesthouse.
Less refined and lower down, but with the speed and clean lines of an Italian motor, Ajahn Go has been building breeze block boundaries. While even less refined and lower down still, our new caretaker Kosta (also likes coffee), has been making tracings so we can get the right size of toilet seats in the guest house.
Which brings us to Sebastian; the latest German arrival and anagarika-in-the-making, who today is in the kitchen. With Ajahn Munindo heading off to the
- tomatoes
- sunflower oil
- bouillon powder
- sea salt
Whilst in the stores our Italian motor would appreciate the following:
- wood for wood-burning stoves
- high value stamps (£1 and above)
- earplugs (for sleep not work)
- wood/bark chippings
Thanks also but we've plenty of olive oil and onions, juice and toothbrushes, towels and coffee, spices and biscuits, cake and honey.
