Sunday we took a second road trip, this time to Los Cumbrecita, another German Alpine village on the edge of the Sierras in central Argentina. When you get to the village, it is deep in a ravine, down a bumpy cobblestone street. You have to park and walk across a bridge into the small town—… Continue reading of Spanish and sauerkraut
Author: wally metts
Wally Metts is the daysman. He is a professor of English and communication at Spring Arbor University and co-pastors Falling Waters Bible Church. The father of four adult children, he and his wife Katie raise barn cats on 20 acres in Horton, Michigan. His grandchildren call him Santa.
trouble in paradise (AA5a)
There was a road rally here in Santa Rosa on Saturday and it was crazy everywhere (see video here, from the street where we're staying). It seemed like every field nearby had been turned into a parking lot and people were walking by the house all morning toward the event. We got out of town… Continue reading trouble in paradise (AA5a)
a perfect day (AA4d)
Sometimes every thing turns out just right. I had a productive week, making real progress on a couple of creative projects. Words seemed to flow, sometimes late at night, but I was very happy with what I got done. Creative work has its own exhilaration. And its own exhaustion. So we decided to take the… Continue reading a perfect day (AA4d)
the fountain of youth
Mate is the national drink of Argentina. (it's pronounced in two syllables, with a short e.) They put it in a gourd with hot water and pass it around, sipping it out of the same filtered straw, called a bombilla. When it’s gone they pour some more hot water out of a thermos into the… Continue reading the fountain of youth
they eat parrots, don’t they? (AA4c)
I’ve referred to the parrots here, as a trope for the slightly exotic character of our surroundings. But I wouldn’t want to leave the wrong impression. I get a sense that the parrots are a nuisance bird. I got that impression when Ivan bought me a sling-shot the second day we were here and wanted… Continue reading they eat parrots, don’t they? (AA4c)
the daysman 