Ice Cream Party

Who would imagine throwing an ice cream party on a Saturday afternoon?  Our Canuk friends!!

Barbara gave Don an ice cream maker for Christmas.   I think he’s been practicing because his craft has been perfected.  He spent this past week making a different variety of ice cream each day.  He used no mix or imitation ingredients, just sugar, cream, whole milk, and real fruit and nut flavorings.  Of course, he made the big three standards:  vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.  He went over the top though when he added delicious batches of real pistachio, coconut, roasted cherry with goat cheese, and banana with caramel.

Nearly twenty of us, all regulars at LifeBridge International church here in Panama, devoured bowls and bowls of his frozen magic stuff.  Some of us even added toppings like toasted coconut, pineapple, chopped pecans, candies, shaved chocolate, and more. 

Then . . . they announced that three of today’s guests had birthdays this month.  Out came the chocolate birthday cake!

Stan and I consumed more sugar today than we have in total in all our time here.  My belly feels a little weird and I think I have a sugar high going on.  I’d vacuum but I don’t have a vacuum cleaner.  Maybe I will just dance or bug Stan.

Thank you to Don and Barbara for hosting us all.  Thank you for the rich treats we rarely have.  Thank you for making us your friends.  And thank you, LifeBridge International Church for bringing us all together.  You have been an important part of the love we feel for Panama. We will miss you. 

Miss you.