Ponies, Pigs and a Pink Pau Pau

Some of the things I saw at Easter on Savaii

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  1. MakeminemidcenturyApril 23, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    Love the family of pigs!

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    1. Boulevard BumpsApril 24, 2012 at 12:40 PM

      They are troublesome here, always running across the road and we have been told by police and locals not to stop if we hit one with our car. The villagers can get upset!

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  2. annieApril 23, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    Now what would the Pig family be doing at the Lumber and Hardware store? Buying bricks, sticks and straw for their children of course!

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    1. Boulevard BumpsApril 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM

      They were heading in the direction of the market.

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  3. LisaApril 24, 2012 at 3:28 AM

    beautiful water!!! It must be great living there. How did you decide to live there? I am new to your blog and I was just wondering. I live in New York and love to read blogs and look at pictures from different parts of the world.

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    1. Boulevard BumpsApril 24, 2012 at 12:48 PM

      Yes it is very beautiful, unfortunately where we live in Apia is not at the beach. My husband has work here teaching plumbers from all over the Pacific, it is an Australian Aid funded project and he loves it. It must be cool to live in New York.

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  4. paulaApril 25, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    Hi Julie,
    I am a friend of Annies and just have to compliment you on my favourite gift which would have to be " I have a lovely pair of coconuts" I have been meaning to check out your blog for a while. It's great. Hope the crew are enjoying their contemporary dance classes.
    You are oviously another gifted artist as your rainbow toe photos are soooo much more professional than mine.
    Paula
    I hope all is well in Samoa.

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  5. Boulevard BumpsApril 25, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    Hi Paula, thanks for looking in and for your positive comments. Annie is definitely the talented one and inspires me to have a go basically. I was hoping the coconuts would be appreciated and thought with Annie's sense of humour that they would be taken in the spirit they were intended. Life in Samoa is good at the moment and my husband has joined the dance crew which is a little worrying. Nice to meet you.

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