tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75340252377633836972024-03-19T00:04:47.868-04:00Journey Toward SanctityYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-32791756242275596782015-11-19T15:41:00.000-05:002015-11-19T15:41:21.572-05:00Not LostOr forgotten. Life, as it turns out makes some wild turn when we let it happen!<br />
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New house, new job, learning how to be a wife to an ex-pat husband working out of West Africa. Adult children becoming more adult by the moment. New (first of many, we hope) grandson. <br />
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And time still marches on, steady and without slowing when I want it to, nor halting when I could use more time. All of us are moving at the same pace to our personal end. <br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-55745111158093928312014-05-11T11:44:00.002-04:002014-05-11T11:58:19.691-04:00In a Holding PatternSilence .. nice to have. However, I have neglected this blog (sorry blog friends.)<br />
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Here is a smattering of what has kept us busy:<br />
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The end of March Tom resigned from KCM, giving them their requested 90 day notice.<br />
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Via our <a href="http://americansinchingola.blogspot.com/">Monkeys on the Roof</a> blog we launched our cyber yard sale on April 1. As items sold, I removed them, so only one post about real monkeys on our roof remains. By the time we left Chingola on April 10 we had sold most items, including our Nissan Patrol. Crazy way to hold a "house sale" but it worked. Tom had a busy week after he returned selling most of the remaining high price items.<br />
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We drove to Lusaka on Friday, Mary took her ACT on Saturday, then Tom dropped both of us off early at the Lusaka airport. He drove home solo and got to Chingola before we took off to Nairobi.<br />
Our flights home were long, but uneventful until we approached Houston. Tom only had one close call on his drive.<br />
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We arrived at the beginning of Holy Week and experienced a wonderful Triduum and Easter Vigil!<br />
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Mary took a small role in "The Children's Hour" along with Kate who has a lead role. Her first rehearsal with the cast was the same day we arrived home. The show is still running one more weekend. Friday night Meghan, Peter and I attended. It is a compelling play. They have only one more weekend of a 3 weekend run.<br />
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Meghan started her new job at Lone Star College .. beginning in the same capacity that Kate did at the testing center. The shorter commute and regular hours are a welcome change for her.<br />
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Peter celebrated a low key 21st birthday by helping make funnel cakes for the Knights of Columbus at the CTR Parish Festival. <br />
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Last weekend we celebrated Mother's Day with brunch at Local Pour. A week early, but no waiting in long lines .. it was quiet and much more special.<br />
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This past week Mary continues to work hard on her American and British Literature classes (final two for her diploma). She officially registered with LoneStar and we continue to go out driving.<br />
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Peter's spring semester concluded with his Environmental Science final on Thursday. He interviewed with Target, but hasn't received the 2nd interview, yet. He is still hopeful, but is continuing to apply for work at other places.<br />
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Best news? Tom will be coming back to Houston before his June 28 completion date. The company agreed to pay to the end of the 90 days, and let him take vacation without returning. <br />
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And, provided several things out of our control (as always) fall into place Tom and I will be relocating later this summer.<br />
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I realize these are only the highlights .. Thought you might enjoy seeing both Josephine and Richard. Both pictures were taken our final day in Chingola!<br />
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Mary with Josephine, our trusted housekeeper.</div>
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-21999961754463696952014-03-27T03:30:00.000-04:002014-03-27T03:31:49.088-04:00A Thursday in MarchOutside, early this morning we had a nice, gentle rainfall. The typical (if there is such a thing) rainy season is about to come to an end. This time last year Mary and I were back in the States so we missed seeing the faucet turned off. <br />
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With less than 3 weeks until our departure I decided to capture the scene from our front door. Soon all this green will turn to brown, at least on the ground. Trees won't begin losing their leaves until September, with the advent of spring. <br />
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Is this mic on? Can anyone hear me?<br />
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Okay, guess I need to do some 'splainin' .. as to why this blog has been silent since before we made our return to Chingola.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">For one thing, we arrived here to find out the house internet was toast. As in, apparently the system sustained a lightening strike close enough to fry several critical pieces of equipment. And since we are not at the top of the food chain at KCM, it took over 2 months to get us reconnected.</span><br />
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In the interim, we used an MTN dongle, but it was touchy .. not especially liking my little MacBook Air. And the other two laptops it did work on .. one is Mary's (on it's last legs) and Tom's borrowed one (sloowww as molasses) don't have our photos.<br />
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So, that said, I'm back online. And have been for a little bit. The other sniggling thing that has kept me busy is helping Mary make the final slog through her American School courses. Yippee!! I am happy to announce that she has only the two literature courses to complete, a final Algebra II exam, and one more to finish World Geography! Fortunately, Mary is a sharp cookie, and Physics and Geometry moved fairly quick after we returned here.<br />
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The plan was to have plenty more finished while we were home in Houston between Thanksgiving Day and New Years. We both ended up very, very ill, as I've told more people than care to hear about it. The bottom line is that absolutely no schoolwork was accomplished, but once we recovered we had a very enjoyable time with Kate, Meghan and Peter. Tom arrived, flew to Denver and brought Ray back with him, we had a relaxing, fun Christmas celebration, then Tom flew with Ray back to Denver. He got back to Houston in time to help out a friend do some home repairs, we celebrated New Years at home, then flew back to Zambia 3 days later. Whoo!!<br />
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Okay, some snapshots since we've been home:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a nice treat midweek (March 12) which was Youth Day, and a holiday, we drove about 65 kilometers and visited Nsobe Game Park. Another blog with more of those photos later.</td></tr>
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And what is our blog without monkey stories and pictures!<br />
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You can see these guys have absolutely no fear of us. They have crossed the iron gate at the front door, eaten most of the rose buds (they prefer white), and one made it into the house! Fortunately, as Mary says, my "mom" voice was sufficient for it to exit as I was busy trying to figure out how to shoo it out. I just said "Out! Now!" and the monkey left. All it's friends stayed on the back patio, and spent a lot of time looking in at the zoo!<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-29913020389005912742014-01-03T11:34:00.003-05:002014-01-03T11:34:41.678-05:00Going to Our Other Home!We leave our Houston house in a little over 3 hours, and should be back in our Zambian house by Sunday afternoon.<br />
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More when we get back …Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-78379290749935668412014-01-01T18:12:00.004-05:002014-01-01T18:27:45.978-05:00Ringing in 2014 (a day early)Happy New Year!<br />
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We have a lot to be thankful for as 2014 begins. Foremost in our own minds is that Elizabeth (our oldest daughter) is out of the hospital in Germany, and healing after a root canal gone bad. <br />
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Monday happened to be a day all of us (me, Tom, Peter, Kate, Mary and Meghan) could be together in Houston. So we visited a friend's home, helped with a few small home improvement projects, then on the way home stopped at <a href="http://www.babinsseafood.com/">Babbins</a> for delicious food, great wine and fun conversations.<br />
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Afterward we went to the theater and watched <a href="http://www.thehobbit.com/">"The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug"</a><br />
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Last night consisted of small snacks, some football, a movie (Monsters University) and toasting with champagne at midnight while our neighbors were outside setting off a lot of fireworks! Today we celebrated the New Year with Mass at <a href="http://ctrcc.com/">CTR</a> in honor of "Mary Mother of God." It likely is the last Mass we get to enjoy for 6 months! We will definitely miss our Houston faith family!!! <br />
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Both the University of Arizona and the Aggies won their respective Bowl games. Tom has enjoyed being able to watch college football with Peter, as well as a few pro teams playing since he's been home. Sunday before Christmas Tom, his dad Ray and Peter went to watch the Texans get trounced by Denver!<br />
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Two days and we might be on a plane back to Zambia. Not certain whether we actually will get to leave that day, but we'll keep you all posted! Our schedules never seem to completely align with reality. Mainly we just don't want to get stuck overnighting along the route, getting our baggage lost, or having to sit on a plane on the tarmac waiting for repairs!!! But, we'll see. Whatever happens it most certainly will add to our store of stories.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-1706052060736445272013-12-18T14:03:00.001-05:002013-12-18T14:14:01.804-05:00Advent TimeAn entire 6 week "while I'm in Houston" plan, shattered-to-pieces.<br />
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I had not counted on extra time getting home - lost luggage - getting ill! Or rather, probably still not really over whatever it was I got while in Zambia. As of this writing (Dec 18) I am down to only 2 more doses of antibiotic treatment, and feeling far more human than I was a week ago! Simply another vivid reminder that I really am not in charge, and glad I'm not. I am very thankful for our family doctor, capable kiddos, and a loving husband!<br />
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But, Advent marches on, despite any protestations to the contrary. Here are some of the decorating, some pets and a "new friend" who moved in. Enjoy!!!<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-2805566023556899712013-12-18T13:53:00.003-05:002013-12-18T13:55:40.553-05:00Thanksgiving DayA year ago we were here for Thanksgiving supper, meeting and making new friends in Zambia!<br />
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This year Tom was working in Chingola, and we sat down to a wonderful dinner in our Houston house. <br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-60637433399893474692013-12-18T13:45:00.000-05:002013-12-18T13:46:54.150-05:00Moving On, and On, and On...We got to spend extra time at the Lusaka airport. And as a result, got to stand in line at the Addis Ababa airport beginning at 1:00 am .. until 5:00 am. Missed our flight to Frankfurt and got to spend the day (as the night was long gone by the time we arrived at the accommodation the airline arranged) here:<br />
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Mary and I were completely exhausted, and so happy we had nice comfy beds to sleep in. She is still asleep, but this is the extent of what I could do to explore .. take photos out our window. The front desk at the <a href="http://www.churchillhoteladdis.com/">Churchill Hotel</a> kept one passport as insurance that we couldn't try to stay in the country as we only had transfer status visas. (Now, why would we want to stay? We were trying to leave!!) And apparently we were not even allowed to step one foot outside the hotel until the time our shuttle was due to return us to the airport that evening.</div>
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Our impressions, compared to Zambia .. far cleaner city. Nice mountains! Interesting alphabet/lettering style. Food at the hotel was quite a pleasant surprise. So for having to stay an extra day, not a bad place to cool our toes, and they were cold!</div>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-69594367095930237582013-11-04T05:03:00.002-05:002013-11-04T05:03:49.528-05:00She No Work No More!!And that means our night guard has extra duty these days.<br />
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The heavy metal doors for the garage have been getting progressively difficult to open and shut. A year ago we pointed this out, and the solution was to "shave" the metal at the top of both doors. <br />
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Well, it took a year, but here is how we had to leave the door last evening ... And in order to even open it this far on Sunday morning Tom and I were both shoving, trying to lift, pulling and forcing it to drag open just enough to drive the Trol out!<br />
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And ending with a very pretty lily in the front yard. Everything isn't bad here, just a bit of a struggle.</div>
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First one is a beautiful butterfly near the backyard (actually called the front yard here ??) patio resting on some frilled coreopsis:<br />
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Early on Sunday morning, while we were loading up the Trol for a shopping excursion to Kitwe Tom nearly stepped on this little guy. It was quite patiently watching small ants. Since we have plenty to share, it was welcome to any and all it would eat.</div>
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The final new creature greeted us when we returned from Kitwe. He (she?) was waiting near the front door on the entryway. Fortunately it simply skittered in and stayed put outside. Beautiful lizard, though I am grateful we found it outside, and not inside. We are fine with the inside lizards as they only range from 1" to no more than 4" long.</div>
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-23573809839313835302013-11-04T04:43:00.002-05:002013-11-04T04:44:14.010-05:00Proof!Our efforts with the pool have paid off. And we've been in the water a few times the past week and weekends. However the rainy season is gearing up, so it is a fight between having enough solar radiation to warm the water, enough chlorine to temper the algae growth, time for the pool robot to clean the bottom and rainfall!<br />
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But, here we are enjoying the water and sunshine on Saturday.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-75296097559769724702013-10-23T05:12:00.003-04:002013-10-23T05:16:33.639-04:00Latest MigrationLast night, upon locking up the front doors, we discovered the inside hallway walls covered with teeny, tiny flying insects. They jumped around, and I was worried that somehow fleas had invaded us.<br />
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If anyone (does anyone read this??) can identify, let me know. They are about 1/2 cm. long, without the antennae.<br />
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Here is a picture of the dead carcasses on the back doorstep:<br />
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Here is a close-up, taken through our magnifying tweezer lens:<br />
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And here is an idea of scale:<br />
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The latest emerging insect seems to be moths. These range in size from about 1/4" across the wingspan to about 2" across. Each morning, outside the kitchen and under the security light the wall is covered. This photo was taken about 4 days ago.<br />
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Other than being annoying, dead moths also attract the ants! Nature's clean-up crew is always ready to haul away the debris. Not so bad, unless of course, the moths fall in the house! Fortunately our housekeeper is diligent about keeping the floors clean and we've been spared any ants coming in (so far). Josephine also needed extra money for her daughters' tuition (school is not free here). Rather than give a loan (which only increases poverty) she offered to come in 1 1/2 hours earlier than usual and keep the backyard cleaned.<br />
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The other insects that never really go away are mosquitos. I never thought I'd welcome insect spray inside our home. Living here makes spraying a daily necessity. Each night, right after the sun goes down we spray all the curtains. Then about 1 hour prior to bedtime we switch to the "low odor" spray, and do it again. That, along with our Peaceful Sleep plug-ins usually keeps us mosquito free at night. And sometimes not. This morning there was one pesky one buzzing around our ears, and I found two fresh bites on my face.<br />
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Our nighttime guard has been bailing out the water since Tuesday and should be done by tomorrow. He stays about 2 hours after his shift. The pool is almost ready to scrape and refill! That should help abate our mosquito population, and hopefully provide a nice respite from the heat in the afternoons.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-13849936293179202172013-09-30T04:50:00.005-04:002013-10-05T01:57:47.901-04:00The Africa HouseI am currently reading a good book that Mike Dobbins loaned. If you would like to have a terrific story, based on good, solid research, dive into The Africa House by Christina Lamb.<br />
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I am glad I didn't read it prior to our Kapishya Springs visit. For myself, it would have felt too much like I was peering into the personal stories of the Harvey family. It was more enjoyable to listen to Mark Harvey's stories and philosophy without having the "background."<br />
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But now that we have been visitors, it is great to now learn the history of not just Shiwa Ng'andu, but Northern Rhodesia (present day Zambia.) I realize that many of the frustrations we encounter today were magnified same back. At least today we have internet and phones to keep us connected to the outside world, and many native Zambians are educated and no longer simply subsisting on the land. <br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-87370698319880933482013-09-30T04:39:00.001-04:002013-10-05T01:49:27.889-04:00Getting the Rain Gauge ReadyActually, we had been given hope through out June, July and August that we would have a swimming pool to enjoy when the weather turned from cold to hot. Unfortunately, we were snookered by the famous Zambian custom of giving hope (false hope, that is.)<br />
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After all the effort to get the pool emptied, scrubbed cleaned and refilled it was discovered that not only was the pump out of order, there wasn't even electricity to the pool. (in June)<br />
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The result is more loosed ceiling access inside the house, filthy foot and hand prints on those access areas, electricity restored to the pool, and a new pump. (in August)<br />
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Then the waiting game began. Final verdict .. we aren't high enough up on the feeding chain to "deserve" pool maintenance. And so, in the meantime the organics blowing into the pool continued to accumulate. (first of September)<br />
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Mary and I were back in the US, and because Tom's work schedule is long days, and very little time off on the weekends, there was nobody to keep it cleaned, nor to direct domestic help to do so.<br />
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And so, returning to find out KCM would not take care of it, and after turning down the generous offer from the local pool company to take care of it (generous only to them, btw) we opted to try to treat the water ourselves.<br />
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The "pool maid" cleaner was pulling up a lot, but the water was so murky we did not realize how much had actually settled on the bottom. Tom made the executive decision that if we wanted any chance to get it ready we would need to drain the pool.<br />
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So, we reversed the pump, which managed to pull out only 12" of depth. Then the undersized pump could overcome the head required, and we went switched to siphoning with garden hoses. They are now at the maximum. Next step is to pay our night guard to get it bailed out, and the organics scooped. <br />
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Then, time to refill with city water, and learn how to get the water safe to swim in. Less than 50 days until Mary and I return to the States. Maybe we'll get in a few weekends of swimming, or maybe not. There isn't much to keep us occupied here beyond school work. <br />
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I used to say our years in Austin, Nevada served as purgatory. Was I ever wrong.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-25926829899170769442013-09-30T04:22:00.000-04:002013-10-05T01:49:55.267-04:00Morning MonkeysFirst day of Spring here, and monkeys in the front yard let me photograph babies and moms.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-74327134265591161462013-09-30T04:14:00.003-04:002013-10-05T01:50:26.430-04:00Celebration in SeptemberCelebrated Tom's birthday last week...<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-53399500123094578262013-09-19T02:31:00.003-04:002013-10-05T01:51:29.132-04:00Mother MonkeysMary and I were back in Houston for 6 weeks, through August and into September. About 2 weeks before we came home Tom spied a monkey that appeared to be misshapen. At first, repelled, he looked closer and realized that a little, tiny monkey was clinging to mama with all he had, and what looked like an odd growth from her underside was the little baby's tail wrapped around mama's tail.<br />
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I caught these photos as the mothers, babies attached, were moving past a bedroom on the side of the house. These mamas spook quite easily, so I feel fortunate to have even taken these. So, accept my apologies for the poor quality. <br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-8146222870504944552013-09-19T02:19:00.003-04:002013-10-05T01:51:53.898-04:00Moonrise in ChingolaOne of the rare days when the electricity is not browned down, and the internet speed is up.<br />
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Last night Tom came home from work, grabbed the camera and me. I followed him out to the back yard, where he pointed out an awesome moon. Here is the best photo, taken in the front yard.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I also managed to find a bog that sucked in my foot, thoroughly soaking one shoe with mud. All that was going through my mind was attempting to find stable ground. When I told Tom, he said he found the same place earlier, but how his sandals on. I think I'm glad I had shoes, even though it meant washing and trying to dry them in the sun.</span></div>
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And finally, here is my favorite, final picture. It is amazing at how quickly morning jumps from dark to light in this part of the world.</div>
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-39719443553143197392013-07-06T04:35:00.000-04:002013-10-05T01:59:43.068-04:00Kapishya Sunday Morning WalkAfter a bit of a chilly night, it was hard to stir out from under warm covers. But, we did, dragging Mary with us. We enjoyed breakfast at the Lodge. Unfortunately, we only managed to take one photo of the interior:<br />
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The tables are set up for breakfast, and help has not yet arrived to cook. Beyond in the bar and upstairs is the lounge (complete with television for those who can't leave it behind.) The coffee we enjoyed is entirely grown, harvested, processed and roasted on the estate. Milk and cream is from the farm as well. In fact, other than a very few items, the vast majority of the foods and furnishings are locally produced.<br />
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Our first outing was the shortest, but most strenuous of all our side trips. We walked the road from the Lodge, crossed the river, then off onto a trail and up a steep, rocky outcropping.<br />
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Cactus! And lots of interesting lichen, on both boulder and trees.<br />
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Taking a break about halfway up the hill. Quite a rugged, rocky climb. We were following red spray painted spots, and it was sometimes a guess as to which way to turn.<br />
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Looking down on one of the many villages, this one is the largest.<br />
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Tom's 360 pictures from the highest point on the hill:<br />
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Mary and me at the top of the hill.<br />
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Now to hike down the ridge.<br />
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This is a smaller village with small gardens. The "posts" in the middle to the right side are two women working.<br />
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At the bottom of the hill, and now walking through a small grove.<br />
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This is a tree ant "hill." Mark Harvey (our host) told us the ants create the nest, then a bird will come along, break into and eat the ants. Then continue hollowing it out, and using it for a nest.<br />
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Along the estate fenceline, and walking on sand.<br />
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Mary wanted to just relax in our chalet, so after lunch Tom and I headed out for a much longer walk to see the mini-hydro and <a href="http://www.northerncircuit.gov.zm/index.php/investment-opportunities/tourism/historical-a-heritage-sites/muchinga-province/chusa-falls">Chusa Falls</a>. The hydro project meant that the lodge went "on the grid" about 7 months ago. We learned from the guard who escorted us (silly us, we didn't know we needed a "pass" to enter the project) told us it was a huge savings for his family since they no longer needed to purchase fuel for their generator. Just wonder how whether they can afford the electric rates. :-/<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-47133715237487338252013-07-06T04:29:00.000-04:002013-10-05T02:00:39.630-04:00Shiwa Ng'andu Manor House Tour<br />
Monday morning we toured the <a href="http://www.shiwangandu.com/">Shiwa Ng'andu</a> manor house, then drove through their private game preserve. The book "The Africa House" by Christina Lamb has a good historical background for more information. The house fell into disrepair, but Charlie Harvey (Mark's brother) has been restoring it, and that is not a simple task out this far from everything.<br />
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This is at the "clock" tower, and serves as the entry into the estate. These signs are quite old, and where we thought there would be a person to screen entry, there were simply deserted rooms.<br />
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Beyond the clock tower was a lane leading up to the house. It was lined with enormous eucalyptus trees and agave plants. Lady Gore-Browne had them planted to produce essential oils.</div>
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Looking back toward the clock tower, from the estate side.<br />
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This archway and stairs help form what must have, at one time, been an impressive avenue leading to the manor house.<br />
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The metal sculptures, both here (lion and rhino) and grazing animals at the Hot Springs, were quite impressive.<br />
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Looking at the manor house. All the bricks were formed and fired using local materials. I believe Tom told me at the end they had created well over 12,000,000 bricks!<br />
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Sir Stewart Gore-Browne was retired from the British Army, having been posted in colonial India, and also fighting in the First World War. He was nicknamed black rhinoceros by the local Bemba, according to our guide, because of his short, rotund stature and quick, razor sharp temper.<br />
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This marks the beginning of the building in 1928. The L is for his wife Lorna, and S for Stewart.<br />
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And when the manor was completed, 1932. Building on the estate continued well into the 1940s.<br />
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Sir Gore-Browne traveled extensively, and from one such trip brought back this hand carved Chinese chest. It is kept in a darkened place, and the beautiful detail was not revealed until Tom took this photo.<br />
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Some of the many more leather travel cases used by the family in their travels.<br />
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Looking out from the front balcony area from the library. The dog in the foreground is a Rhodesian Ridgeback, such huge and friendly animals.<br />
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The library is filled to capacity with classics. Included here is a trophy bestowed on one of Sir Stewart's uncle, who was president of New Zealand that was presented in thanks from New Zealand at his retirement. If I have conveyed any inaccuracies, just realize this is based on what our guide informed us about. Having been mislead on many of our other visits to other historic places we have learned to take most of what is relayed by docents with a huge grain of salt. Though, this was genuinely from New Zealand.<br />
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One of many, many fireplaces used to keep the home warm during the dry season.<br />
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Another set of treasures, ancient artifacts collected from Africa and China. Some dated back to well over 1000 years old.<br />
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The manor house also offers 4 suites that can be rented out. This was one of the larger ones, with it's own bathroom. The bathroom was huge, including a "couch", I suppose so the person taking a bath wouldn't be lonely. The furniture was all original, and most of the pieces were actually built in the house in each room, and will never be able to be removed unless destroyed. The joke about a man building a boat in the basement flashed through my mind when the guide relating this fact.<br />
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The downstairs parlor, directly below the library.<br />
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Outside, this is the rhino sculpture.<br />
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And not to be left out, this mama goat made certain we took her picture, then shooed us off the lawn.<br />
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Looking back down the archway. You can imagine how lush this is during the wetter time of the year, and how impressive it was before the inevitable African decay begins to retake and reclaim ground.<br />
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We enjoyed lunch, poolside, rested a bit then took a ride up to a bridge for a raft trip back down to the Lodge. African humor, but the children we saw swimming loved having the hippo and croc heads to hold onto.<br />
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Believe it or not, this is the "bridge" we launched from, somewhere beyond the tall grass in the foreground.<br />
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On the raft, beginning our intrepid float downstream. Will there be crocs? <br />
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Tom mans one of the oars, our guide manned the other.<br />
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Mary, ready for another adventure. <br />
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So far, fairly tame .. still looking for crocs.<br />
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Oh, no, even more calm water! Paddling time.<br />
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Oh, a bit of turbulence (which is a real stretch on the meaning of the word.)<br />
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Reedy areas, in little calm ponds nearby.<br />
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And water lilies, prime croc territory, no? "No."<br />
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Rocks were rather abundant along the way, this one quite large. Just a little push with the oar and we missed hitting it.<br />
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Surely, here is where a croc would be, right? "No, boss."<br />
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This part turned out to actually be tricky to maneuver through. We turned around and started to float backwards.<br />
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Still no crocs. We were beginning to suspect we were back in Disney World.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069570378164602991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534025237763383697.post-29820271649740758662013-07-06T03:41:00.000-04:002013-10-05T02:10:11.082-04:00Shiwa Ng'andu Game DriveFollowing this map from the manor, we managed to get on the correct road to drive out to the family boat house on Shiwa Ng'andu (the lake) and game drive. And fortunately for us, Charlie Harvey was behind us on the road when we almost took a wrong turn. <br />
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As we approached them from behind a grove of trees this group of zebra surprised us (and we them)<br />
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And here is the group of wildebeests coming along the lake to the side of the grove where the zebra are.<br />
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The "leader" of the zebra kept his eye on us the entire time.<br />
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On the opposite side, way out in the field was another animal. Tom let me get out, and creep closer, trying to get a better photo. These were two lechwe, male and female. The male kept his eye on me. I went as close as I felt comfortable ... and went away with a few battle scars ... long sharp grass, with seeds intent on penetrating skin, clothes and leather boots. They made foxtails appear domesticated.<br />
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These next three were attempts at taking photos of more skittish animals, and try as we might, could not determine is we caught them or not. Can you see anything? They are there, but blend in extremely well.<br />
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And then this group of puku ahead of us on the road. <br />
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They didn't stand around waiting for us. The animals in the beginning photos, across the lake were likely puku and lechwe. Look closely at these photos, and note the black stripes on the rump .. typical of impala.<br />
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Here is Tom's great photo of a lechwe. They have wide spreading horns.<br />
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And as they were entering this small tree grouping this animal popped out the other side. A nice close shot of a puku.<br />
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This boar was attempting to push his way into the pen where a sow was busy with her little nurslings. Quite honestly, we would have felt much more threatened confronting this huge guy in the bush than the animals we did see. What an amazing, completely unexpected treat this morning had been!<br />
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