Around the Homestead

Michele sent these to be posted.  She is recovering from a sore throat and laryngitis, so keep her in your thoughts and prayers. I'm sure she would appreciate emails as well.

Laundry day is a family affair

Even the school kids wash their own clothes.
From left to right, Nomila, Beketela and Siyabonga

Play doh is a big hit with these two beautiful young ladies.
They are going to break some hearts when they get older.
Nomile and Beke

 

Kids are kids are kids. Amazing what they can do with a little play doh... Beke is about to discover it will stick to the struts of what would be a chair back; they are using the seat as a table. Perfect height!

 

My bhuti, Linda, is trying to fix the roof for me before it rains again. The workmanship was so shoddy he couldn't make it stop leaking. Fortunately the next day was a scheduled visit from Peace Corps staff, who were appalled at the 'worst job they had ever seen'. The vendors who did the work will be asked to make it right. Hope it happens before the next storm <smile>.

  

And last, but not least, some days I opt for a "bucket bath" rather than a solar shower. I can bathe in about 2 1/2 liters of water (not washing hair). No water at the tap again for most of the week, so I'm being very careful. The method is to pour hot water from the kettle into the blue bowl, then add enough cool water from the bucket to make it comfortable. Wash face and neck. Dump the water into the big tub, refill and do upper half of body. Dump again and do lower half while standing in the big tub so my feet can get wet enough to get clean. Then either empty the bath water into the thunder bucket to clean it, or use the water to mop the floor (which I do when there's not water at the tap).