Today is the Day!!!

We have been told that our shipment is going to be delivered today!!  We are so excited.  Of course we are also a bit apprehensive because we sent so much stuff here......and that is how our house is going to be......stuffed, I'm afraid.  I'm just waiting to see when they will arrive and Bryan has a meeting so cannot help with the accepting of the goods.  One of the other ladies, Kris, has offered to come and help keep track of things.  The roads here in Kimbumba are not strong enough to have a large truck traverse them so they will have to open the container.....off load the goods onto either a smaller truck or forklift and then bring it to the back of our home and drop it off.......all 191 pieces.......What were we thinking?  I'll let you know how this goes......

I want to send you some pictures of the garden as I have had people asking for a photo update.  I love the fact that I have been compelled to give away a lot of Spinach because it is growing amazingly well.  I also appreciate the fact that the gardener has put corn stalks in among the spinach plants to allow them to climb because since he harvests the outer leaves then the plants have become really tall and appear like they will fasten on to the corn stalks.  I don't think they will but we will see.

We found that the bell peppers are really Jalapeno peppers and I think I mentioned that the parsley has morphed into carrots.  Not many but at least they have grown.  This is my first garden ever so I am really excited about what it has produced and will be bringing more seeds back when we come home around the holidays.




One last photo of the garden....the lettuce....not much but some and I'm not sure what the other green is next to it but will find out from someone here who has had a garden before.


In order to prepare for the months of rain when the roads are impassable from Luanda and vegetables become very scarce and the ones we find are moldy, we bought a chest freezer to put some of the harvest in.  This also allows us to freeze flour and other grains that will become buggy over time.




We have to put the freezer on our back porch but it is covered with a plastic layer and I think will remain in working order......I'll just need to protect during the rains.







We are very happy that several new couples are moving in.  One is from Spain and the other two are Americans, I believe.  It is always enjoyable to expand the expatriate community.  It is also really nice the way the families reach out to help each other here.....makes for such a great feeling of unity.

Ms Kitty will be thrilled when her condo arrives today.  She spends a lot of time looking out the windows at the birds and lizards that are in the yard.  I think she will be pleased to not have to stretch herself to keep occupied.