Yes, here is the confession:
I didn’t write a blog post last week.
It’s not that I was too busy or too lazy or too anything except not creative
enough to think of something that might be interesting. AND that’s really the case for today as well
but I can at least talk about the weather.
And that is very disappointing. We haven’t had rain now for too long a time
and the corn is all looking very unhappy.
Most of it was tasselling and starting to form cobs but that process has
really stopped now and very soon it will be only food for cows. A lot of people were really excited about the
prospects for a good crop this year but then the vagaries of Dodoma weather
clicked in and that’s the end of the excitement. Even most of the peanuts haven’t set their fruit
yet so the food situation in the area isn’t looking too good for the coming
year. Hopefully there will be areas of
the country that will get a harvest so that people will at least eat, even
though it will be costly.
If you were at all impressed with my cement sack garden and
the greens growing so nicely, you should see them now. They were invaded by some insects which have
left only lacy remnants between the ribs of the leaves. Looks terrible and I’ve given up trying to
find the little critters and drowning them.
I must say those leaves, when they were in good shape, were delicious
and tender. Good while they lasted.
Next week is a safari to Arusha and a Maryknoll Sisters
meeting and workshop. It will be nice to
have a change and to see the Sisters, have some good discussions and learn
something new. The car is serviced and
ready to roll so we hope and pray we'll have a good and safe trip.
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