Our Biking Trip

 On Sunday, July 4th we went both biking and had the road almost to ourselves...

Did use Relive for capturing the area to see it from above!

This yellow marking below gives you also a good idea about the hilly area we live in.

There are two rather steep hills with first a 9.6% grade, followed by a 10.9% grade...

The picture from a large field with green plants, is one of Georgia peanut plants. Plenty for harvest later around December!

On Strava, my maximum speed was 54.4 km per hour and on Relive it shows 58 km per hour...

Guess the video below from Relive does slightly exaggerate on speed... 😉

We have enjoyed quite a showcase of Hydrangeas this summer!

So far we have enjoyed a very fertile spring and summer with LOTS of rain and thunder.

Perfect for a garden but not so great if you would love to bike...!

On our bay windowsill in the kitchen, inside a Wedgwood Cream Color on Cream Color (Plain Edge) bowl from Replacements Ltd.

Detail of the beautiful Hydrangea flowers...

On the left is a purple Mophead  Hydrangea and a Hydrangea Macrophylla Ayesha to the right. 

Colors are so intense this summer!

Have you enjoyed Hydrangeas this summer?

Previous post:

{Our 2016 Hydrangeas} | My earlier Hydrangea post and more links below it

Delivering Funds to Dena Upakara in Wonosobo, Indonesia where Foster Daughter Anita hails from

 On June 17 of 1995, we did hand deliver the donations from our local Rotary Club of Dublin, Georgia, USA

Delivering the Rotary Club of Dublin, Georgia, USA money to the Dena Upakara boarding school for girls with a hearing impediment.

Pieter handing the US $ 500.00 that we both hand carried to Indonesia when traveling for our consulting work.

A sure way for having 100% of the funds being delivered, and used for the cause!

Happy smiles!

We again delivered the US $ 500 from Rotary Club of Dublin, Georgia, USA on July 2, 1996.

Sister Antonie was very pleased with this gift!

Several of the girls from the boarding school were present as we came to deliver the funds.

Remember, that we used to have about 16 of these girls, come to our home while living and working in Indonesia.

We became their substitute Papa & Mama, as they only ONCE got to see their real Parents during their vacation, as most did not have the means for coming to Central Java to visit them.

On December 15, 1990, when living in Wonosobo we visited Dena Upakara and got to talk to Sister Henricia van Vijfeijke in Dutch! 

Sister Henricia was from the Congregation Daughters of Mary and Joseph, who have a commitment to the deaf, blind and disabled. Founded in 1820 and they went to Brazil, Congo, China and Indonesia.

Surprise to us that she also happened to be a first cousin of Padre Juan Janssen who married us, in Chile; he sure blessed our blissful relationship!

We did present her after our work on December 18, with an article about her first cousin in Chile.

Small world! 

Things happen for a reason...

We have our foster daughter Anita from this very boarding school!

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{Anita Anggraeni our Foster Daughter} | previous post by me 

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{25-Year Anniversary of our Church Wedding in Chile quietly passed by} | previous post by me