Today we planned a potluck party, inviting people who know Witchner. Early in the day we drove to Hadley to the international market to buy dried shrimp for the rice. On the way to Hadley we drove under the Market St. trestle where a train was passing overhead. Witchner was startled by the sight and had no idea what it was, turning back to look at it as is continued along the rail.
I described what trains were and how they were similar, but different, than subways in cities. (This discussion on "subways" comes into play on Sunday.)
We also had a discussion about bears - I was telling him about how it was just about time to get rid of the bird-feeders so that they wouldn't attract the bears. I went on YouTube to show his what black bears looked like and how large they were. He was completely amazed and asked if we had ever seen them. He was a little taken aback when I told them we sometimes have them in the neighborhood.
About 20 people came to the party. Witchner made luscious rice and beans with a shrimp sauce. He guided me through making the beet and potato salad; all of the blans at the party were surprised by how much they liked the beet salad! It was a really fun party because many of our friends from church got to meet our extended family (The Boufs) and some of our Haiti team as well. We had a great time! There were pockets of people everywhere in the house, including a fiddling session with hymns in the music room, and a Jumping Wald1r session in the living room, not to mention a Haiti slideshow on the computer. Paul later told me they played "Danny Boy" on the violins and piano and Witchner sang along, only he knew it as the melody to a hymn!
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