The Economy… Our corner-shop grocer this morning: “Every day I have to write out a new price list. When my father looks after the shop he has to have the prices written down, and every time anyone comes to deliver me anything all the prices have gone up. Yesterday I took a delivery of cold meats and the new wholesale price to me was more than I was charging for retail yesterday. So now I´m writing the list out again. And later on today someone else will come by with the dairy products and then I’ll probably have to write it out all over again again…”.
Inflation is officially 8% here. In reality it is estimated to be around 30% and rising. As The Economist columnist observes, better to use an accurate unofficial source than condone the fiction of the official version.
Fledgling Faith… Joni was delighted by the notion of a God who answers prayers: “Remember the other night when we were sick and we asked God to make us better so that we would be OK to take our trip to Ecuador, and then no-one got sick anymore…?” Big grin.
My resolve… It took an hour to set the sewing machine up, followed by twenty minutes to do the sewing. If I used it more often I would probably figure out how to set it up in five minutes. But the experience of doing battle is what causes me to hide it in a corner of the office and avoid it for months on end. I could sell it, but I’m blowed if I’m going to be beaten by a stupid sewing machine. Although I’m pretty sure it won that round.
Race against time… We’re going to Ecuador tonight. We didn’t start packing yet. It’ll be fine…