Category Archives: Wednesday photo

Wednesday photo: Potjie

Posted on August 2, 2017 by elliewick

What is a potjie, you might be asking. Or maybe you want to know how to pronounce this strange combination of letters.  A potjie (pronounced poi-key), more or less, is a stew cooked on the fire in a cast iron … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Spring has sprung 

Posted on July 26, 2017 by elliewick

Not only is my garden revived by the ever-increasing moments of sunshine, but flowers are blooming on many of the trees.  The coral trees were my unexpected favorite when I saw them in bloom last year. Their striking, red flowers … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Spoiled baby chick

Posted on July 19, 2017 by elliewick

Remember that baby chick I had in my pocket a few weeks ago?  All of us watch out for her and she’s quite the spoiled chick. Phetsile has named her Luthando, isiZulu for love.  She really loves hanging out on … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Food in Durban

Posted on July 12, 2017 by elliewick

Nothing sounded that exciting about Durban except for the food. Durban has the largest population of Indians outside of India, which means there are plenty of traditional Indian restaurants along with South African versions of curry a la bunny chow. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Lost baby chick

Posted on June 28, 2017 by elliewick

A few days ago I heard a chick crying in the yard. I headed outside and found a fresh baby wandering the front yard. I assumed it belonged to the group of babies that just hatched and would eventually be … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Handmade photo booth props

Posted on June 21, 2017 by elliewick

I have spent the last week in Christmas party preparation mode.  Christmas in June, you ask? Apparently it’s a Peace Corps thing, and it makes some sense in Swaziland with June having colder weather than December.  I’m in charge of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Letters from America

Posted on June 14, 2017 by elliewick

Mail is a wonderful thing. I invited my English club students to be pen pals with the students of one of my high school teachers. They were excited, but ultimately only four wrote letters for me to mail to America. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Sunflower

Posted on June 8, 2017 by elliewick

I love watching and tending my plants in my garden perhaps more than I enjoy eating them.  Watching this sunflower has been very exciting as it grew so tall so fast. It opened its flowers to the world this week, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Sands

Posted on May 31, 2017 by elliewick

I bought a ticket to the Bushfire music festival in Swaziland only because Sands was performing. I was convinced I would not have a good time, but I had been trying to see Sands since his hit song Tigi hit … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Fall wild flowers 

Posted on May 24, 2017 by elliewick

All of a sudden last week I noticed these flowers were blooming alongside the main road.     Cool weather flowering plants are still so strange to me when I’m used to a thick layer of snow on the ground, especially … Continue reading →

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