Peace Corps Honduras"The blog continues": Donald Trump's biggest fan is the man himself

Yes, the Donald is flying high, praising himself as the greatest president ever and a man who never, ever has made even one tiny mistake! Wow! Ipso facto, everything he has ever done is totally perfect, perfect marriage and then perfect divorce, both excellent choices. No regrets now or in the future. How lucky we Americans are to have him as our president! We'll probably have him for almost 4 more years.

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Am having some problems updating this recent posting, so thanks for your. understanding. Maybe my interet service in W Va. is somehow different.

Back in Washington, DC, from where I recently moved,

Susan Sarfati

and

Joel Sarfati

were my neighbors for many years. On the last day spent in my DC home, I left the front doot unlocked and asked neighbors to just come in to say farewell. Susan and Joel, both my own age, climbed up the stairs to the 3rd floor to say goodbye in person.

Thanks, Susan and Joel

A good friend in Vermont sent me this message:

Hi Barbara, I did read your blog and I understand that the shock of moving after 56 years was just too great for your system. I think that

you are living for the short term with your son in W. Virginia. I hope that you heal fast. Your illness shows that our whole body/mind/spirit is

ONE and any and every part can be affected by such a major event.. Sending love and healing thoughts to you Love, Carol

[Excuse the space below. My internet services seem different now.]

Here's the very first Mother's Day greeting that I received in my new home in West Virginia:

Bárbara que pases FELIZ DIA DE LAS MADRES junto a tu familia

Here I was in the emergency room of a W Va. hospital with a painfully swollen right arm, a psychologically induced injury as there was nothing whatsoever wrong with my arm.

The shock of moving from my DC home of 56 years, where I'd raised 4 kids and a Cuban foster son, was more than I could bear. I am still recovering from the emotional shock and finality of that move. I'd made volunteer medical and humanitarian missions to some 40 countries over the years and circumvented the globe several times, but for 56 years, Washington, DC, was always "home." Now Berkeley Springs, W Va. is my final home.

Mother's Day brunch in W Va. after my recent partial recovery.

May 8, 2025 --Leo XIV elected as first American pope. I was raised Catholic, though no longer observant, but I never expected to live to see the day when the pope would be an American. I've heard him speaking Spanish and he does an excellent job. He has an almost undecernable accent. I'm told I don't have a gringo accent in Spanish, but that's because I learned both Spanish and English when I was just learning to talk.

CBS News, First group of White South Africans granted refugee status ...

So white South African pals of Elon Musk are now being welcomed as refugees into the US while actual refugees are being shut out. These are the only immigrants being admitted to our country now.

Meanwhile, working-age people really needed in the US to staff restaurants and other businesses are being summarily deported. It will be a while before white South African children are old enough to work.