R's rue

A lovely family photo in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. That's Jean Simson Desanclos with his wife Josette Fils Desanclos. I read about them on the BBC News website. They are pictured with their beautiful daughters Sarhadjie and Sherwood Sondje. Their father often proudly referred to them as his "princesses". Jean Simson Desanclos is a lawyer and human rights activist. His daughters also qualified as lawyers. However, everything changed on August 20th. He came home to find that Josette, Sarhadjie and Sherwood had been shot dead in a failed kidnap attempt. Their burnt bodies were found in the family car. It seems that Port-au-Prince has become a haven for brutal gangs and kidnappers. The authorities appear powerless to control them. They shoot, they pillage, they rape and they take revenge. No one is safe, not even the country's leading politicians with their contingents of armed security guards. The worst times for kidnapping are during the morning ...

 It’s me Regine God what’s my instructions For today In the hot shower It came to me That water Is enough to be Grateful for The simple  Is so prophetic from R's rue https://ift.tt/ghkzI6y

 I wrote this post, yesterday. I’m sat in an empty waiting room.  There is a tv but it’s switched off and thanks to covid there’s no magazines to read. There is a small selection of wooden toys in a box in the corner, the sort no children ever want to play with. I’ve been here for two hours, so far. The vet and his colleague have been treating Roger for the duration. The surgery is seventeen miles from Trelawnyd and so I’ve resisted the vet’s suggestion of going home . I think they’ve forgotten about me. I feel scruffy. I’m wearing my big blue winter jumper, the one with the hole in the sleeve.  I’ve poked my thumb through it now which makes a sort of glove and it feels good as the waiting room heating isn’t on.  The other dogs are curled up in the car. They are asleep. The vet appears, a fresh faced boy of a professional .  He’s articulate and doesn’t treat me as though I’m dense, which I like.  Roger is still somewhat “ jittery’ and need...