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Yupanqui - P1260526
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Abuelita in her outdoor kitchen - P1260547
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My favorite pig - P1260555
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Antonio hooking up plumbing for the washing machine - P1260560
This afternoon, Antonio and Rosa started the washing machine installation. They chose the location for the machine (a nook under the stairs), and ran some water pipes along the side of the house. Yupanqui helped to dig the trench and remove some rocks. They asked Craig some questions about the water hookup. Antonio needs an additional connector, which he will buy in Quiroga tomorrow morning. While they were looking at the water hookups, 3 little neighbor girls appeared in the yard. These were the owners of the little black piglet who has been mooching off of our piglets' food. He kept evading them, as they chased him around the yard. Their mother appeared with a rope, and also tried to catch him to no avail. Eventually they gave up. It was time for Rosa to feed our pigs, and I knew this would be a good opportunity to catch him. He can never resist food. I stood a little distance away from the food bowl, and Craig alerted me when he was approaching. I was able to grab him. He squealed and wiggled around, trying to get loose. I was having none of it! This guy was going home once and for all. It was raining and he was wet. He was surprisingly heavy, and I held him away from me in case he decided to pee on me. We thought for sure the neighbors would come running when they heard the commotion...but they didn't. We walked up the hill looking for them. Rosa's sister and nieces (the neighbors on the other side) were walking by, and they got a big kick out of seeing me carrying the screaming piglet. We all started to laugh together. We weren't sure which house it belonged to, and nobody seemed home. Rosa came over and led us to the backyard of the house right next door. The mother appeared and didn't even acknowledge me. No hola, no smile, no gracias. She simply took the pig from me by one ankle, turned her back, and walked away. Sheesh! You're welcome, lady! And not 10 minutes later, the piglet was back in our yard eating our piglets' food again! It is apparent that they didn't really want to recover their piglet after all; they would prefer for it to eat our food. I think that since Rosa has (unwillingly) provided food for this piglet since it was born, she should have some claim to it! - P1260564
Toy plane for the kids - P1260572
Giving Achi Taita a hug - P1270358
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