almost-IMMEDIATE-ly i felt invigorated
revived
good to good
refreshed
like new (somewhat)

so,
i scurried over to the soup man

got a nice big cup of DELICIOUS chicken soup

:-)

felt better-er

saw the jelly coconut man
...not my regular man
......another one
........saw my regular-man earlier but he sell-off all his coconuts

new-guy gave me a HUGH jelly
HAD-to have been 2-gallons of water inside
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm
*maybe* 1-1/2 gallons

bottom-line::::>> i'm tip-top
getting perky-er by the minute, as we *speak*

oh
oh
oh:::>> while sitting there minding my bizness eating my soup

this lady,
whom i KNOW i don't know from Adam or Eve
...smiles *that*-smile
.....and walks up to me ----- like she knew me

* sigh *

here we go again

* sigh *

no biggie
i'm feeling my oats

"..Hi... haven't seen you in a long time...."
"..Good to see you too.....the reason you hadn't seen me is because i've been in jail in Kingston ... just released..."

she not sure whether to belive me or not

"..Buy me a soup.."

"..no can do... no money ... 'member i just got of prison.... but when i find a job, i'll buy you a soup, 'cause i wanna see your pretty-smile even prettier when you eat that soup.."

then i reach down
..patted the two gigantic black plastic bags she was totting
.....chock-full of food stuffs.

mi-SAY::::>> "..ummmmmmm.. those bags tell me you're doing really well for yourself.."

she walks away

so it set

oh
oh:::::>>> i forgot to go to the hardware store
..to get some ".Stop Leak."

'cause it rained hard this afternoon
:-(
in FACT, it' been raining a lot
according to the reports i've been getting from multiple sources

So::>> you coming down soon..??..
betta do like i'm doing RIGHT NOW::::>> wearing my water boots

you gotta see the video i shot today...this afternoon
...of the rain storm in-country
....this ".liquid sunshine." video is for all you's rain lovers

got some good shots of the mud & deep potholes for ya

been raining so hard
that it's not unusual for Lucea-town to flood so bad that cars & some vans/buses can't get thru town to Negril or to airport
...they gotta take a detour

ummmmmmmmmmm...
*wonder* why nobodys posted trip reports on that-FACT

oh well

new subject

earlier
at the house
in country
had hunger pangs

Landlord had cooked earlier
so,
we *shared* the meal::::>>>> dumplings & yams, with a kingfish sauce

"..what is this..??.." i asked
"..called 'flash-up.' ..... 'cause it's so easy (and quick) to cook.." <<<<:: he said

oh
oh
oh::::>>> the weather::>> Hot..and..Humid
air is damp

it's late
i should get back to country
and work on some pics

opps..!!!..
'bout the Stop Leak
....when it rained, the roof leaked in a spot, over my bed
:-(
yep
we gonna fix that

landlord explained that one of the nail-heads that holds down the zinc was worn, and the StopLeak will fix things

i'm gonna try
but Friday landlord & I 'spose to link-up with his son
...who lives in Canada
....with his *wife* and twins (boy girl)

son is on-island visiting for month
and i wanna see the babies (now toddlers)

i remember when this boy/man hadn't even started high school

* sigh *

he's come a long way

grew-up in Jamaica
got scooped up by a Canadian lady
went to college
graduated in not four, but 3-years
getting ready to work on his masters-degree

anyhoooo

should be a fun-trip/visit to another commnity i've not been to

oh
oh:::>> 'member mi-SAY::>> "..no plans.. not gonna do nuting.."
well,
my Ja-play-dawta sent me an email the other day
...she now lives in Portmore
...opened a computer/internet bizness
....wants me to come visit

* sigh *

SEE what i gotta deal wit


good night you-all

oh
oh
oh:::>> you-all GOTTA see my two new pairs of dress pants
dem soooooooooo nice
hand made

it took my tailor TWO-years to get 'em to me, but but but...that's another long story
details soon come
..and pics too
...maybe within in a couple days ...
.......the back-story is *interesting*

p.s.... i'm looking for a new tailor
any recommendations