Originally Posted by
Geri B
Ziplock type bags sounds the most practical way for you right now, in my thinking. Your pillow covers are so busy with pattern, even just reach into box and take whatever wouldn't make much difference......have you condidered adding solids occasionally?
Oh, tell us about the Congo!! Why are you there, how long, doing what, etc.......
I really hadn't thought of adding solids! You think it would look good?
It's my first foray into patchworking.
Congo is the love of my life. I'm 40 and my parents moved here when I was 4, so it's all I've ever known except for studies and stints that were pretty miserable in both France and the US. The people were never as warm and funny and the weather was never as good and I was never as happy as when I was in Congo so five years ago I moved back permanently.
My parents for the last 25 years have had a private school and I love working in education instead of oil, which is the only industry here. It's sick. So much money and corruption, and so many vices going along with it. I'm so shielded from all that dark stuff because I"m around kids all day.
I speak the language, Munukutuba, which is beautiful and sounds singsongy, no hard consonants, no r's just works like maboko (hand) nguba (peanut) mankondi (banana) ndeke (bird) yimbwa (dog) niao (cat) which is basically an onomatopeia of meow! Lol.
I take pictures:
https://www.instagram.com/congostylephotography/
That's about it!
BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL!!!!!