Off to the Tailor's

I'm fighting a cold and still have some jet lag so I appreciate prayers.  They do have zinc tablets around here so I've been using those and getting naps in the afternoon....which have been much longer than my usual 15 minute power naps!  Even then, I feel jet lag hitting me 8-9pm in the evening where I can fall asleep in the middle of any conversation!
The power went out twice yesterday.  Morgan says it usually goes out around 10am so it's good to get computer work and laundry done before then.  It can be out for hours.  People on campus usually run minimal electronics on battery power.  The power went out a second time around dusk last night as we were fixing supper.  There is a bulb in the DR run by battery which gave a little light for Morgan to finish cutting the veggies...and the stovetop is run by gas so we kept on cooking!  Morgan has been doing so well and her strength is steadily returning.  Today they go to get her stitches out.  Today, they are also resuming language classes!  Their instructor is eager to not let them lose their edge so she and some helpers are volunteering to come to the home and do lessons here for the time being.
You remember the cloth vendor came to our house.  YES, I bought some fabric!  I got red with embroidered flowers on it to make a 'suit'.  That would be a knee length tunic with pants underneath.  Morgan bought one and others from the states had requested one so we ended up with fabric for five!  Now, we needed  to find a tailor.  Andrew called for a driver, and we took off into town on a search.

 Here's Justice scouting out the territory!!  Below is a basket of onions being transported by bicycle.  Apparently, they can plant numerous times throughout the year.  Then there is a narrow strip of land along the road which is a designated trash drop off.  You notice there are several cows taking advantage of the opportunity for a snack.  The storefront here is where we found the tailor.  You enter the store, and you see it actually has stores lining the hallway through the middle.  The tailor was in one of those booths.  Then out in the hallway, he had two sewing machines set out with a young man at each one.  He took all our measurements and said the suits would be done by the 28th.  I leave on the 2nd so that should work great if it goes as planned!  The cost to have 5 suits made??  A grand total of 1250.00 rupees!!  Twenty dollars - or $4 a piece.  My mother was very pleased that we didn't ask her to make them.... :-)