Missionary 'n Monkeys

No white shirt or tie.  Are you sure this is a missionary?No white shirt or tie here either.  Definitely not missionaries.  Neighbor built this fence to keep the monkeys out.  Maybe if he had posted a sign saying, "KEEP OUT" they would! 

One old missionary was trying to capture the beauty of the sunrise one morning when one passed the gate.  But by the time the missionary could react all that was visible was his t'other end. 

COCONUT TREE & FAN PALM

Nature is soooooooooo interesting!  Thought you may want to see what looks like perfect loosely-woven burlap is not burlap at all but part of a coconut tree. 

And, how a new leaf (probably not what they're called at all, but oh, well,) grows in the middle, unrolls and becomes the pinnacle on a fan palm. 

Or, perhaps you're more interested in the animal kingdom.    Some day we'll have the camera ready when this neighbor walks by so you can see his face instead of just his back end! 

RS Pizza Party

OK, so I don't know how to post pictures now the blog has updated nor do I know how to get text in the right place!  Be patient while I learn. This post begins at the end where Sister Hanley (St Kitts Branch President's pregnant wife, standing) and Sister Huggins were winning prizes and having fun!  On the other hand, Sister Allred on the back row............
Party hostess made enough pizza dough for everyone and planned games and brought prizes!   Go, Sister Harris!

Nabila Stapleton helped get Shannie's hair out of the way so she could get to work with the rolling pin.  Naby returned from  her mission in the Netherlands last fall.  Shannie Gohagen was very recently baptized.

Sister Maynard (ball cap) serves with the Young Women.  Sister Jarvis (doorway) is Relief Society president.

In 'n around Heliconia House, Plot 21, Half Moon Heights, St Kitts

This is Heliconia House as you can see above.    Heliconia is pleasing to the eye.    This one ......

........... is about the same shade of red as the Toyota Corolla we drive.   We live in the downstairs "flat."   To the left of the Corolla is our bedroom window that overlooks the sea.

The color of some Helconia leaves may resemble the color of the house next door to Plot 21.    Or, maybe not, it's pretty bright!

Nothing about a Helconia is blue but perhaps you might like to see what we see from our bedroom window.........

.............. or the veranda...............

............ or the driveway where coconuts are in various stages of development.

Or, perhaps you'd be interested in seeing cashew nuts, which Kittians consider the throw-away part of "monkey cherries."    They picked these from a tree in the meeting house yard, ............

...... which is behind and out of sight from this side view of the St. Kitts Branch in Basseterre.

Inside the building Young Women of the St. Kitts Branch are in the process of making Family Home Evening assignment boards Tuesday evenings.    Some of the Young Men like to participate as well.    Last week there were twice as many of each--YW and YM, that is!    Angela Brauchie, a vet student, and her husband Shane, are blessings for the St. Kitts Branch!    It will be a great loss when Angela finishes school in August and they return to Wyoming, or wherever they decide to go, and Shane won't be available to teach early-morning seminary or shepherd the Young Men!