Thursday, June 21, 2012
Harvesting Maize in Botswana
The following post is from my friend Pai (aka Lynne) who joined the Peace Corp and was sent to work in a town called Mmathethe.
I’m visiting the town of Kanye in Botswana today, so I’m taking this
opportunity to send you these pics of what I saw on my walk the other
night. It’s harvesting time for the maize, and unfortunately, people did
not do well because of the lack of rains this year, but I thought this
was really cool. These people are spending the next several days carving
off every little piece of maize to sell to the other villagers. I
tasted it last week at my host mom’s house, but it is not sweet like our
corn. In fact, it tastes so very bland. But the people in Botswana
enjoy it.
Yes, that is a big watermelon you see in there. The water melon is
more watery than we know, and filled with huge pits, but they eat it all
day long this time of year.
On Monday, I am going to harvest my first lettuce from my own garden. I think it looks big enough to eat!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
SIMBA 6 WAUWAWA KENYA
Lions generate tourist income for Kenya's
safari industry but about 100 of the animals are thought to die in the
country each year
Six lions have been killed on the outskirts of Nairobi after they strayed into a residential area of the Kenyan capital and were hunted down by locals.
Six lions have been killed on the outskirts of Nairobi after they strayed into a residential area of the Kenyan capital and were hunted down by locals.
Locals, apparently angry and anxious after the lions had killed a number of domestic goats, speared them to death.
The animals, who were killed at night, strayed from Nairobi's national park.
About 2,000 lions remain in the country and the Kenya
Wildlife Service (KWS) says it is losing the animals at a rate of around
100 each year.
Some are dying due to destruction of habitat and others have been killed by disease.
Conflict caused by an encroaching human population has also contributed to Kenya's decreasing lion population.
In the case of the Nairobi
killings, KWS said it had tried unsuccessfully to catch the animals and
dissuade locals from taking matters into their own hands.
The service, the country's wildlife custodians, despatched
rangers and vets in a bid to capture the two adult lionesses, two
juveniles and two cubs.
However, local residents apparently gathered after the lions
killed four goats in a small farmstead on the outskirts of the capital.
Livestock keeper Francis Kasha told the Reuters news agency the lions had come in the early hours of Wednesday.
"We gathered as we waited for KWS officials to come and catch the lions.
"We tried to surround the animals as we waited for the
officials but some people became too rowdy and it was impossible to stop
them from killing the lions."
Mr Kasha, who said the killing of some of his own goats had
left him feeling bitter, went on: "I did not kill any lions then, but
right now we have been forced to kill the lions and we are feeling very
bad because this is national heritage and a source of income for our
country."
Reuters described the residents involved as being mainly Maasai pastoralists.
Nairobi's national park, from which the animals strayed, is surrounded on three sides by Kenya's capital city.
In May, rangers were forced to shoot a lioness after it stalked an upmarket Nairobi neighbourhood for months.
Source BBC News
KAMA UNA MUDA ANDAA HII..........
Prawn Cocktail
Course Appetizers and Starters, Cuisine European, Serves 4, Cooking-Time 0hrs 0 mins
Ingredients
- 250g cooked small peeled prawns
- 1 avocado
- 1 lemon
- 200g mayonnaise
- 2-3 tbsps tomato ketchup
- pinch cayenne pepper
- dash tabasco
- dash worcestershire sauce
- splash brandy
- ½ iceberg lettuce
Method
1. Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and carefully score each half using a small knife to create a criss-cross pattern. 2. Squeeze each half generously with lemon juice to prevent it from dis-colouring.
3. To make the Marie Rose sauce mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, cayenne pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice together in a large bowl.
4. Season to taste with Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, and a splash of brandy. Stir to combine.
5. Place a spoonful of Marie Rose sauce into the bottom of 4 serving glasses. Shred the lettuce and divide equally among the glasses. Scrape out the flesh from the avocado using a spoon and scatter over the lettuce. Spoon another layer of sauce on top.
6. Arrange the prawns on top and finish with a final spoonful of sauce (reserving any remaining sauce for future use). Sprinkle with a touch of cayenne pepper and garnish with a lemon wedge in each glass to serve.
This prawn cocktail recipe is a real 1970's classic
By Eilidhj
NYUMBA YANGU THAMANI YAKE HAIZIDI ELFU 5
Hapa ndo ninapoishi...hapa ni Makurunge-Bagamoyo.....mkazi wa hapa akielezea...nilipajenga mwenyeweeeeee
Na hapa ni Bafu/Maliwato
Pia kilimo cha pili pili Mbuzi kama hivi..miwa kidogo...na mapapai pia
Zimestawi sana, karibuni mnunue
Oxygen ya nguvu...hakuna kunyang'anyana hewa...wageni wakija nazunguka nao huku nikiulizwa maswali mawili ...matatu
Pia Jongoo kama hivi hawakosekani.....wanasaidia kufanya udongo uwe active...hahahahhaha
MARA YA MWISHO UMEENDA LINI KWENYE MASHINE YA KUKOBOA NA KUSAGA???
Mashine ya kusaga, ipo maeneo ya Kinondoni A mtaa wa Togo
Mimi mara ya mwisho nilienda jumatatu ya wiki hii nilienda...ila nilikuwa na muda mrefuu kidogo sijavisit maeneo ya mashine hizi
Hii ni mashine ya kukoboa
Kama mahindi yana vumbi sana yanachekechwa eneo hili
Shughuli ya kuyachekecha mahindi ikiendelea
Mashine ya kukoboa mahindi na inayapepeta pia, yakitoka hapo ni kusaga tu kama huendi kuyaloeka...maana wengine yakishakobolewa anayaloweka kwa siku kadhaa ndo akasage yanakuwa meupeeeee
Unga ukijaa kwenye mfuko, kilo moja kukoboa ni 150/- :Tshs na kusaga kilo moja ni 150/- Tshs
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