1. After a hectic few days, some resting time. I love the multi-coloured water containers, not kettles as I first thought as they could not stand heat underneath. I’ve brought two home to use for watering window boxes etc!
Multi-coloured kettle
2. Meals are served in one very big dish for all to share. Should anyone arrive while the family are eating, they will always be invited to join in the meal. Senegalese hospitality is all-embracing.
Rice and beans with fried fish
3. We Skyped home to KJ and family and Jake said ‘ Bonjour’ to Ndeye Marie and ‘You are my cousin!” That was a beautiful moment that was appreciated by all.
Tags: community, Dad, Daniel, food, French, Jake, kettle, Multi-coloured, Senegal, Senegalese hospitality, Skype, travel, vacation
1 Beautiful balmy breeze met us at almost midnight as we arrived in Dakar, Senegal.
2 I love walking along the moving walkways in the airports especially when the lovely Mr S makes me laugh by walking alongside, apparently at ease, but keeping up all the way.
3 Meeting Ami in person at last, taller and even more beautiful than Skype has allowed us to see. What a handsome and happy pair she and Daniel make. Hugs, kisses and tears (of happiness) all round.
Daniel and Ami at Breakfast 5th April
Tags: Dakar, Daniel and Ami, Mr S, relationships, Senegal, Skype, travel
1 The train journey through English countryside: The Somerset Levels, The White Horse, springy little lambs, a Thelwell pony, flowers-in-a-boat on the station platform at Saltash, and above all, the vibrant green of the fields.
English countryside from the train
2 Coming home, beautiful bluebells and primroses in the front garden and coming into our house.
Bluebells
3 A very simple and very tasty supper of two poached eggs on toast!
and I’ll start writing about the beautiful things of Senegal tomorrow.
Tags: bluebells, English countryside, lambs, little lambs, Saltash, Senegal, simple supper, Spring, The Somerset Levels, The White Horse, Thelwell pony, train journey, travel, two poached eggs, vibrant green
1 Part of Mikki’s birthday weekend was to walk along the beach at Perranporth. The tide was going out and there really were 3 miles of golden, almost untouched sand to walk on. We went right to the far end and it was wonderful!
2 On our way back we walked at the high tide line noticing so many beautiful things and I collected lots more little treasures for my ‘washed up’ collection.
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3 My turn to host the Treggies’ Sunday singing session – it was a good one. The neighbours loved hearing us through the walls!
Tags: birthday weekend, golden sand, high tide, little treasures, Mikki, nature, outdoors, Perranporth, The Treggies, tide line, travel
1 The Gogos (Grannies) of Mapoch in South Africa do the most amazing beading which we discovered when voluntouring in the village. Today I have posted off 236 balls from roll-on deodorants collected from friends (Thank you all!) and 86 small plastic tubes to be made into beautiful beaded objects. Thanks again to P&H for the postage. See post of 9th January for photos.
2 The sun-trap patch at the end of the garden is now paved and looks lovely. Now comes the fun part, choosing what to plant in the wall…….
Paved sun-trap
3 Tonight’s singing session with Claire Ingleheart was a fabulous joyful affair!
Tags: beauty, Claire Ingleheart, Gogos of Mapoch, Joy of Singing, nature, outdoors, plants, singing, South Africa, Sun Trap, travel, vacation, Voluntouring
1 Replacement bus, underground trains, main line train, replacement coach, another mainline train – 9 hours travelling North Finchley to Redruth! Some of this came into the pleasing things category!
2 Beautiful banks of primroses lining the A38.
3 Home!
Tags: cars, nature, north finchley, plants, transportation, travel
