mango-jango...

Speaking of mangoes...

Wally mentioned that we are coming to the last mango of the year, but he didn't say that our season began in May! This has been the best and the longest season we've ever had for mangoes. Unfortunately, it was a poor year for all our neighbors who complained that their trees didn't bear. This may sound odd, but it is true: our neighbor's trees had branches that hung over our side of the fence and they had mangoes on them and the rest of the tree was bare! This is a mystery. Folks shake their heads and say maybe it's our soil, or our organic methods, maybe it was the time of year that we pruned... For us, it is nothing short of grace. I don't need to understand the science. I'm still caught up in awe and wonder and thankfulness.

For lunch: mango-coconut curry with yam and black beans.