These are beautiful haitian-made baskets, they are selling for $12 each plus shipping. Place your fresh baked goods in these baskets and serve to your guests, or display in the Fall with gourds or hedge apples. Be creative!
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One of the beautiful flowers here in this country is a hibiscus. They bloom all year-round here and you see many different colors. I especially liked this one against this pale blue wall. So many times in our lives things don't look or are not how we want them to be. When we put our trust in Him and believe in Him, "He makes everything beautiful in His time". This print is available for mat board or canvas, check our photo price list.
As you drive thru the beautiful mountainside of Haiti, on the otherside lies a quaint little town called "Jacmel". There is so much character in these neat old buildings. You could step in these side doors and find some very neat shops inside with many handmade items by Haitians-very fascinating! yes, this is in Haiti. I just wonder what all used to happen here, before this country turned into a place of poverty. In Jacmel they have a beautiful hotel along the beach called "Hotel Cyvadier". We got to experience a little of this awesome place as we sat in the hammock and looked up at the swaying palm trees. Enjoyed some of the delicious, in season fruit with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. What a wonderful little get-away place, to get refreshed and ready to serve for Him again.
Here is a some new handbags I am selling. Slightly smaller than the ones before but with adjustable twine like straps and twine pieces made to tie shut. Handmade by Haitians, these would make a chic casual handbag for any occasion. These are sell
Look at the size of these cabbages! Big and beautiful cabbages are grown here in the mountains of Haiti, most of them without any pesticides or fertilizer. Cabbages are grown year-around here and I am learning to use them more in cooking because of their availability. It is excellent in stir-fry, soup, salads and many other things!
"Petit Plateau" little tin trayHaitian Mangoes are displayed on this beautiful tin tray with handles wrapped with woven banana leaves. this tray measures 10.5'' wide x 15.5"long. $19 plus shipping
Here in the land of Haiti among the mountains is a place where beauty is everywhere and yet, these places is where alot of hardships lie among the people. Life is hard when they lose their crops to hurricanes and droughts, and when sickness comes and there is no way to get to the doctor and so they have to watch their loved ones die. The only way at this time to get to this place called " Pays-Pourri " is to hike up the mountains. For me, a strenuous 3 hrs. This place is by far the most favorite of all the places in Haiti though. There way of life is so interesting and look at the cute little huts some of them live in........the rolling hills with their beautiful gardens and the people are so friendly, they offer a great deal of hospitality that would put me to shame. They give of everything they have to share with us and to help others. How willing am I to do the same in my own life?
Here is some really cool tin art they make here in Haiti. One of my favorite spots to take tourists is the Tin Market. They have alot of merchants that sell a large variety of beautiful works of art such as serving platters, scriptural sayings, bowls, and many neat wall hangings. They take a piece of tin and you can watch them cut out and tap out something beautiful out of tin art. I have 2 pieces to sell, there will be more coming later.......
Here in the mountains of Haiti is very lush farm ground. All year-round they can grow crops of beautiful produce. Above, is a photo of some cultivating. Below, is a photo of what we could call sugar snap peas. When you taste them they would taste the same. But they let them mature until they are dry and then cook them with their rice.
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Wendy LavyThis blog was inspired by the creativity of the Haitian people. The ideas of how they "Go Green" is because they have to save and make do with what they have. Unlike the American people with too much, that they don't think about waste. Their gardening and produce is grown mostly without pesticides, because they don't have it or they cannot afford it. In 2012-2014 our family had the opportunity to serve as missionaries in Haiti. We learned a lot and made many new friends there. Although we are now back to our home in America, we left a piece of our hearts there and try to visit and help where we can. Archives
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