Jenn and I have been together a lot the last month, and now we are
feeling more comfortable striking out on our own. So this morning, I
took a piki out to the home around 9:30, while Jenn went into town to
meet Dalton. After greeting the kids, talking to the cook and Lily,
walking around the grounds, I then served tea to the 12 women we'd hired
to work in the garden today. Then I went to help. Goodness! Have you
ever tried to take a medieval hoe to a cornstalk?! It's blinkin
impossible!! And then a grandmother who's probably about 70 comes over,
sticks her hoe in and yanks the thing out. I was done with that! So I
went to learn slashing.
Slashing is essentially pruning with
this machete type thing. We were pruning death bushes, which is Jenn and
my name for these evil bushes with one inch thorns that some people use
instead of barbed wire. Twas a good way of letting out all of your
pent- up aggression.
Jenn, meanwhile was off doing heaven knows
what.. probably ordering cakes and just chilling around town whilst I
broke my back doing manuel labour.
When they were trying to
shove tea down my throat, I decided it was time to go. I had Jenn call
Elisha for me, and I headed back into town. We grabbed some lunch, hit
up the white butcher, and off we went. Jenn and Dalton back to Kiungani
for Ladies' Fellowship, and I stuck around town, hoping to be able to go
home and take a shower. However, I ran into the lovely Mama Tina and
one thing led to another, and 2 hours later I hadn't accomplished much.
But I'm okay with it. Twas worth the time spent!! Poor Ashley was
getting her hair done too. They take no mercy when they are pulling your
head in every which way!
Ah well, I headed back to the lodge,
got changed quickly and grabbed Jenn a change of clothes and headed to
Pinewood Hotel for dinner with Elvis, Stella, Momma Catherine, Pastor
Festis, his wife Susan, and Jenn. We had a lovely time, probably about
four hours of talking, laughing, etc. A wonderful time to relax. Jimmy
and Newton stopped by to find out why we were ignoring their million
calls during dinner. Apparently they just missed us that much. Whackos.
After
we said goodbye to the troupe, Jimmy returned to pick us up and we went
back to his place to watch a movie with the German musicians that are
staying at his guesthouse.
After a not-so-quick check- in call
from Newton and Jimmy when we got home at 11:30 tonight, we are finally
ready for lala. Sweet dreams!
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