Christmas on the porch
Dec 29, 08:13 AM
Our neighbors and friends are just super! They agreed to have a combined Christmas dinner for 2-3 families with me and a few guests included. I don’t know exactly what their home celebrations or dinners would have been like, but this one, food served around 3:30pm, was grand! Although without Lori, we did have a nice time, and everyone knows when she returns there will be a couple more rounds of dinners to celebrate her return.
The meal consisted of 6 fried chickens, regular and spiced (pilau) rice, cooked cabbage, cooked mixed vegetables in sauce, sliced cucumbers, a fish for Todd, bananas, soda, water and one cookie per person for dessert. The women provided the work, I provided some dishes, glasses, soda, water, chicken, tables and chairs and the front porch.
Most of us attended a worship service earlier in the morning and the food preparation was done by the women (outdoor cooking) from 11am – 3pm. One family could not be in attendance as father was in a truck accident returning from Arusha the day before and lay in the hospital on Christmas Day.
