Piano lessons, Spanish lessons, and Home Repairs

Elder Stott is giving piano lessons to a lady (in her late 30s or so) in the Radimadi branch.  In Spanish!  He is very patient.  The student is good; she actually practices. But rr than using a, b, c, d, e, f, and g names for notes, the Chileans use do (middle c), re, me, fa, so, la, ti, and do and it is frustrating Dad to have to convert the way he plays.

While Elder Stott is giving the piano lessons, the Radimadi hermanas are giving me Spanish lessons.  But this week there was no Spanish lesson as the hermanas were waiting for their lena (wood for the wood stove).  Friday was the 4th day they have been staying home waiting for the wood. Chile is a little loose in its time for appointments.  The wood came during piano lessons, all 5 meters of it.  Now they just have to have the pieces of wood which are 3 feet long, cut into 3 or 4 pieces that will fit into the stove and stacked in the back yard.

Hermana Castillo, Hermana Stott, Hermana Clark

outside The Radimade hermanas' tiny house

Radimadi wood - 5 meters to last the winter

Elder Stott did some repairs around the house at Radimadi hermanas' home.  He has always been handy around the house with repairs, and it is coming in handy now.  He even has two toolboxes and an electric drill.  But the missionaries love him when he comes to fix things.  He is getting expert on leaky faucets and toilets.  (Sorry I have not yet figured out how to turn photos in the blog.  Turn you head or your computer!)