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Day seven: Dancing time

Posted on October 19, 2017 by elliewick

The day of big dancing started off like every other day – with me unsure of what was going to happen. It turns out that Monday’s activities are a replica of Sunday’s, except that the reeds have already been delivered. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Drying herbs

Posted on October 18, 2017 by elliewick

Most of my herbs in my garden have been growing like crazy. The more I pick, the more they grow, and I am having a hard time keeping up. I have started hanging the herbs to dry in my room, … Continue reading →

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Delivering the reeds in photos

Posted on October 17, 2017 by elliewick

Delivering the reeds was everything I wanted and more. You can read about that day here. I finally got the 1500 photos from day six and day seven, so here are the best ones from delivering the reeds. Please note … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Skipping rope

Posted on October 4, 2017 by elliewick

Today was the third session of my healthy living skipping rope activity at the primary school.  It was the best yet as numbers dropped from 150 to 15. Today’s learners participated and proved they learned something in the first session.  … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Bright bourgainvillea and turquoise water 

Posted on September 27, 2017 by elliewick

We had to backtrack a bit today after a complicated morning and lots of rain yesterday.  It was totally worth it for the blue sky, beautiful flowers, turquoise water, and tortoises. The giant tortoises deserve their own post, so this … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Beet harvest

Posted on September 20, 2017 by elliewick

As spring becomes more and more like summer, my garden is finally producing lots.     These were my pickings on Tuesday, plus two shopping bags full of lettuce leaves, and I successfully gave it all away (except the herbs, which … Continue reading →

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Day six: Delivering reeds to the queen mother

Posted on September 19, 2017 by elliewick

I thought to myself, “I wonder if the king is here,” and then I looked up and made eye contact with him. It was the day of reed delivery to the queen mother, and it only made sense that the … Continue reading →

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What’s cooking: Chakalaka

Posted on September 15, 2017 by elliewick

Sometimes I do not have time to prepare food to the likes of what I write about regularly in the SOJO. There are a few staples that I always have on hand for times like the months of June and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Sibhaca dance

Posted on September 13, 2017 by elliewick

On Monday I attended Swaziland’s trade fair so that I could purchase a new internet package. I have so much more data now!    While I was there, a sibhaca competition was in progress. This is the male version of … Continue reading →

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Late summer and fall gardening in Swaziland

Posted on September 9, 2017 by elliewick

I have been so far behind in updating all of you on my garden; at least I have kept good records. By May, I had quite the garden planted with onions, lettuce, beets, green pepper, hot pepper, paprika pepper, beans, … Continue reading →

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