Friday, December 13

Last night during Christmas dance practice, one of the dads returned from catching squid and fish for his family. When he pulled up on shore, he asked Olivia if she ate squid. Olivia knew that what he was really asking was “Would you like some squid?” and that it would have been rude to refuse. So at 10:30 p.m., she came up to our house with three fresh squid in a pot, changed containers (yay for a fridge!), and returned his pot with several onions inside as a thank you.

She delighted in shoving squid under our still sleepy eyes this morning and telling her story. Whenever we’ve received the gift of squid in the past, it’s already been cleaned. So we needed a tutorial. Thankfully, today was a community cleanup, and our friend, Dawa, was cutting grass on the path just a few feet from our house.

He was happy to share his knowledge and skills with us, and we were happy to share some squid with him. Add a little soy sauce, onion, garlic, and butter, and lunch was delicious today!