- Still keeping the salmon in the freezer 'for special';
- roof beams in hut are rotten (hence wildlife) and roof will probably have to come off;
- Phiri's sister has died, poor man is clearly very upset and won't be at work for a while;
- we've gone in with Davina and bought P a bike to help with his commute to Ndirande (were planning this before his bereavement) – A now wants one too;
- brother of the gardener at the house next door was waiting for me to come home one day to say his brother had told him we were living here now and did we need a housekeeper, he had references and would do anything (!);
- Rex wants extortionate price for picnic bench – need a plan B;
- older boys are back & filling in the pot holes again – I've paid them;
- Vimto, the little geko who hung out on the outside of our bathroom window every night, has moved on (I think since we put poison in the roof);
- we've got stroppy with Ecobank and they now say they've tracked down our money and we'll probably get it at some point this week....Halifax tell me there is no guarantee we'll see it again, though they'll keep trying (!);
- weather has turned and we now have 'Chiperoni' – grey, drizzle, colder. Making the homesickness really bite;
- tried Nsema – not bad actually, very much like mashed potato; and
- unexpectedly found ourselves at an 11 year old birthday's party Sat night – Roman theme, all fruit, whole chickens and an ice cream Colosseum cake! 'Grown ups' house party tomorrow night - BYOB, need to find a local taxi company....
Status: Fine, bit homesick.
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