Today is a special day --our granddaughter, Reagan's first birthday!
Another week has flown by and though we didn't do any traveling around--there's always something happening around here! Here's just a few things that made us smile:
Listening to 2 1/2 year old Hannah pray "God Bless all the babies." (she's the youngest baby here!)
Being awaken most mornings by our daily visiting black, ibis squawking and dancing. We've named them Jeckel and Heckel.
Learning how to make charcoal by starting an old tree stump on fire then covering it with a mound of dirt and occasionally watering it. Its moldered for several days. Uncover and presto, you have charcoal.
Eating white scrabbled eggs. . . yolks are white
Making kids crack up when we call them honey . . .
Listening to the way the kids pronounce words and put sentences together which incorporates their kiswahili language with a British accent
Learning the difference between black hair (can't be braided) and brown hair (can be braided)--and to think we thought they were the same
After reading a story aloud to the first graders, they say in unison, Thank you and May God Bless You Mrs. Boyce
Having our own 'Erkle' (Andrew) who loves to get us laughing. We even showed him how to wear his pants hiked up to truly fit the role.
Noting Roger's appetite, Mama Mary told us that in her tribe there's a saying--He who eats a lot knows how to find food.
Having picked out my watermelon seeds and left them in my dish, the young girl next to me asked me, "Are you going to eat them?" When I said no, her eyes lit up. I asked if she wanted them and her quick reply was "Yes, they are so sweet." She quickly dumped them on top of her ugali and gobbled them down.
And finally--here's the recipe (as best as I understood) for what's called"African Food" and is the staple for some tribes located in central Kenya: Boil potatoes and mash them. Cook in vegetable oil: green corn (similar to field corn before its dried), peas (about twice the size of USA peas) and pumpkin leaves. Stir into mashed potatoes and cooked a bit longer. Stores for 3 - 4 days without refrigeration. Good for breakfast-even without heating--especially good if milk is poured on top.(Maybe we'll be able to sell pumpkins and their leaves next fall if we can convince the local restaurants to add African Food to their menus!)
Well, closing shop for the night. Hope all is well with you and keep intouch. We feel a long ways from home!
God Bless,Roger and Jane
