The Haitians have a great word - degaje. It means "to make do, to get by". It's the term for creative problem solving, "red-neck engineering", etc.
We have recently experienced a bit of excellent degaje and found it to be a wonderfully effective descriptive!
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Larry has now finished the hot water system for our apartment! YEA!
The heated water travels into the house through the bathroom window and.....
VOILA!
That garden hose knob on the right is the welcome addition to our shower, providing steaming hot water to mix into our typically COLD shower experience!
Ahhhhhhhh........
THANKS, LARRY!
(.....and you, too, Leo!)
Oh my goodness!!! You have hot water! I'm so happy for you, and so impressed with Larry's skills at degaje-ing.
ReplyDeleteI prayed for you guys this morning as I drove the golf cart over the root-humped driveway down to the office. (Memories of the drive to Pigme!) I know you must be enjoying having your granddaughter there with you. What an experience this will be for her!
Blessings,
Joan
Good Job, Larry. But then, I knew anyone who could cook a Thanksgiving turkey on a beer can inside a trash can could do anything. Larry's middle name is really, McGyver!
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