Oriental Guest House Family Puja
Oriental Family Puja & Oriental Stuff
I love being back with the Oriental Guest House Family, they are so caring and fun to sit and hang out with. One of the very nice events they involved me in was a family puja (Buddhist ceremony). They usually celebrate this particular one in the winter for good health but they have a few family health problems so the puja was celebrated now. I was very touched to be there and they allowed me to take some pictures.
Kester and Karin were there as well – I felt glowing by the end. Kester is from Great Britain and Karin is from Germany.
The family has made many changes to the guest house this spring before I got here. My friend Meg found it to disturbing so she checked out of the Oriental, Tamara’s room, and moved to a quieter and less expensive guest house. By the time I arrived everything was in place and Tamara’s Room had plumbing that worked (sorry Meg, I love that room). Here’s a chance to say my Pigeon couple is still here – when I arrived there was a dead baby in the nest – the next day they had removed the baby and were tidying up the nest. The following day they did the egg thing and they are taking turns sitting on the egg. They work so hard and deserve to have this baby live.
Soooo, back to changes. The family removed the old dirt floor kitchen and replaced it with a large stainless steel kitchen with marble floors and the works. They have a new cook who is fabulous so most evenings I eat right at the guest house. Dinner costs 95 Rs which is about $2.50 USD on any given day. I’ve eaten out four times so far to have a little protein from chicken and mutton. I’m also snacking on yak cheese and sometimes (yikes) coke and Lays potato chips however I like Phuntsog’s homemade chips better here at the guest house.
They’ve also enlarged the front garden and made a nice new walkway to the C building & dining room. It gives ama leh lots of space to grow green leafy veggies (cabbage, lettuce, etc.). Out back they have more gardens for herbs, mint, cilantro, tomatoes, potatoes, ladies fingers which we call okra, etc. They also have several cows.
Please note there are three members of the International Single Women's Choir in this picture
I love being back with the Oriental Guest House Family, they are so caring and fun to sit and hang out with. One of the very nice events they involved me in was a family puja (Buddhist ceremony). They usually celebrate this particular one in the winter for good health but they have a few family health problems so the puja was celebrated now. I was very touched to be there and they allowed me to take some pictures.
Kester and Karin were there as well – I felt glowing by the end. Kester is from Great Britain and Karin is from Germany.
The family has made many changes to the guest house this spring before I got here. My friend Meg found it to disturbing so she checked out of the Oriental, Tamara’s room, and moved to a quieter and less expensive guest house. By the time I arrived everything was in place and Tamara’s Room had plumbing that worked (sorry Meg, I love that room). Here’s a chance to say my Pigeon couple is still here – when I arrived there was a dead baby in the nest – the next day they had removed the baby and were tidying up the nest. The following day they did the egg thing and they are taking turns sitting on the egg. They work so hard and deserve to have this baby live.
Soooo, back to changes. The family removed the old dirt floor kitchen and replaced it with a large stainless steel kitchen with marble floors and the works. They have a new cook who is fabulous so most evenings I eat right at the guest house. Dinner costs 95 Rs which is about $2.50 USD on any given day. I’ve eaten out four times so far to have a little protein from chicken and mutton. I’m also snacking on yak cheese and sometimes (yikes) coke and Lays potato chips however I like Phuntsog’s homemade chips better here at the guest house.
They’ve also enlarged the front garden and made a nice new walkway to the C building & dining room. It gives ama leh lots of space to grow green leafy veggies (cabbage, lettuce, etc.). Out back they have more gardens for herbs, mint, cilantro, tomatoes, potatoes, ladies fingers which we call okra, etc. They also have several cows.
Please note there are three members of the International Single Women's Choir in this picture
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