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Simple Woman's Daybook Sept. 28

Outside my window it's a nice late-summer day.I am thinking when to get some rest.I am thankful for persistence. Despite what I've been hearing. See below.From the kitchen there are leftover and my mother-in-law's homema…
South Sudan in the Sudanese Trouser Flogging Story

It's been widely reported that a Muslim journalist is on trial in Sudan for wearing trousers. But it's not as well known that she was arrested with other trouser-wearing women and girls. As the UK' s Telegraph reports: …
Simple Woman's Daybook, June 22

Outside my window it is cool and gray and rainy. What is so rare as a day in June? A day with June weather. I am thinking about working through some of that to-do list. Have made some progress this morning. I am thankf…
Simple Woman's Daybook, June 1

Outside my window it has turned into a lovely June day. I am thinking about priorities. I am thankful for having Ross and Rebecca home together for a few days. From the kitchen there are leftovers from Thai food, but…
The Simple Woman's Daybook, May 18

Outside my window it is colder and grayer than it should be for mid-May.I am thinking about catching up. But I am doing this first.I am thankful for the chance to catch up.From the kitchen it will be the microwave's turn…
Simple Woman Daybook, May 11

The Simple Woman's Daybook, May 11Outside my window it is night. Dark as dark.I am thinking about unwinding and sleeping well.There should be a learning room, someplace, sometime, where I learn to put in a zipper. The ti…
I Can Sew a Kanzu

Well, not the hand-sewn white-with-sport-coat kanzu of traditional Uganda weddings and introduction ceremonies, but fortunately the on-line dictionary definitions say this long robe worn by East African men is "usually …
Village Help for South Sudan has a YouTube channel

I had posted one video from Wunlang School, the first project of Village Help for South Sudan, and treasurer Ron Moulton had posted some on his personal account, but now there's a new WunlangSchool channel. (YouTube does…
Eventful Events

Three public events are coming up: Village Help for South Sudan's fundraiser on Sept. 13 and Community Awareness Night on Human Trafficking at Arlington's Trinity Baptist Church on Sept. 27. In between in Arlington's Tow…
China is supplying armed trucks to Sudan

The BBC has an article, with photos, that Chinese armed trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns have been supplied to the government of Sudan in Khartoum after the arms embargo. I am a late-arriving fan of Nicholas Kristo…