Back from the Migrant Trail

Hello friends and family,

Our trek ended on Sunday, and I'm still tired but am so glad I did it. Here are a couple of photos;
I'll write a more extensive blog about the experience sometime soon...

This large banner above was carried the entire time. 

This church in Sásabe, on the Mexican side of the border, is only visited once a month. We heard a moving speech by a priest and were fed a meal by Catholic sisters and other church members, from a town two hours away.


 Two women my age, sisters by the name of Natividad and Lupita, grew up in Sásabe when it was a friendly little town where the men made adobe bricks for a living, and crossed over the border to work on nearby US ranches. "They used to just wave us across," Natividad said.

Starting out:

The Walk was very well-organized, with different teams for food, logistics, safety, "environmental" (latrines) etc. The group was very inspiring, more than three quarters of them regularly participate in volunteering on border issues.

Here is a photo of me on the last day, with Ann.

Tired but happy, our smiles say it all.

Love,
Grace (Lennie)

 



 

Hi all,

We had a pizza party when our daughter Lyssa, her husband Mike and their five-month-old baby Waylon came down for a visit. Here are a few photos. (Lyssa has asked that photos of the baby be kept off of Facebook and off of blogs, but trust me, he is a cutie!)

Dale Sr. has been working on building the pizza oven and smoker for almost a month, with the help of his bricklayer friend John Ducette. The custom metal work doors and smoker lid were made by a guy who lives down the street.

Here's a photo of Mike and Dale Sr. rolling out dough:

 Patting the dough into rounds:

Around 4 PM, the oven was hot enough, so they made the first trial pizza and it was pronounced delicious.

It was a great party! About 40 people attended, including all of our kids and their families.

I'll end with a photo of Dale Jr. playing guitar and singing, accompanied by his dad's best buddy, Jerry Gargalione:

Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of the pizzas actually being cooked in the oven...

Love,
Lennie