I snapped the photo above as we were driving around town yesterday – it’s a typical example of the architecture in Georgetown and I think it’s beautiful. John and I found a new dry cleaners to try – the last one pressed out the crease in his dress pants. Afterward we went to the butcher shop. You have to get there pretty early because things get “finished” quickly — but not too early because not everything is out yet. The boneless chicken breasts disappeared before our eyes, but we snagged a fresh-from-the-fire rotisserie chicken as a treat.
When we lived in DC, I was a regional consular officer and covered 13 posts, including Guyana. This week, the guy who has that job now was in town (Matt), along with his boss from Frankfurt (Pauline), so we had them over for dinner on Wednesday. I loved getting to talk shop with fellow consular officers! We enjoyed getting to know them.
Thursday morning, I went with Natalie and her nanny (and baby) to the Bourda fruit and vegetable market. I was impressed overall. I had gone to another local market shortly after arriving here, but there was too much meat hanging in the open air stalls, so I’ve been avoiding going back. I was happy to just see fruits and vegetables at Bourda, at least in the section where we were. It was a cool morning, so it was pleasant to walk through the stalls and it didn’t feel claustrophobic. Parking is very difficult but I might attempt it on my own sometime. It’s a bit cheaper than the supermarket, but much fresher.
John and I have been enjoying “The Night Manager” and we also picked up a new season of “Tehran.” We also started a new Star Trek series with Holly Hunter, I think called “Star Fleet Academy.” I finished reading two books: “The Art of Spending Money,” by Morgan Housel and “Awake” by Jen Hatmaker.