{"id":1937,"date":"2016-05-06T13:03:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T18:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2016-05-07T17:53:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T22:53:58","slug":"monday-may-2-friday-may-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=1937","title":{"rendered":"Monday, May 2 – Friday, May 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, May 2, was a day off for Workers Day, which is celebrated May 1.\u00a0 Since it was a holiday, Larry was able to rest a bit more after being so sick.\u00a0 Besides resting, he was also able\u00a0 to do work on the antenna upgrade from home and then in the evening, we visited with some of our ‘old’ friends in their home before they left the next morning.\u00a0 A blessing to have the time to fellowship!<\/p>\n

\"#P1120473Building\"

New building across from Mormond Electric. Mall, Offices, Parking,<\/p><\/div>\n

Tuesday, Larry went to the transmitter site to work.\u00a0\u00a0 I went to town with Ingrid Clarke.\u00a0 She was working in our office, so I walked from there to some shops to pick up a few things I needed.\u00a0 While I was out, I decided to stop by King Pie for something to eat.\u00a0 I was purchasing a pie and the young man asked me if I were Mrs. Hynd.\u00a0 Mrs. Hynd has been in heaven for quite a few years, but I am probably about the age she was when this young man last saw her. I explained that I was not Mrs. Hynd and that she had been gone for quite a few years. But he still thought I looked like her. \u00a0 So, as we were talking, he asked how old I was and when I told him, the girl working there, acted surprised and said that I looked 50 or even 40 (I thought that maybe they wanted me to buy more food and were giving me compliments)\u00a0 and then they wanted to know if I worked out.\u00a0 Ha!\u00a0 Then they asked if my children were here and if my husband was here.\u00a0 When I explained that all our five sons , who were all born in Swaziland, were in the United States, their response was, “Hauw, so many children!\u00a0 You people only have two!”<\/p>\n

\"Mormond

Mormond Electric<\/p><\/div>\n

Then they wanted to know who was taking care of us, if all our children were in America,\u00a0 who was doing the cooking and washing and cleaning. When I explained that I did my own, they were quite surprised,\u00a0 and didn’t look as though they believed me.\u00a0 It’s not unusual to have these types of conversations with people here in Swaziland.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, we moved to another house. \u00a0 We had packed most of our things Tuesday evening and\u00a0 then were up at 5:00 a.m., Wednesday morning instead of our usual 5:30 a.m. to get most of our things moved over to the other house. Larry made several trips early that morning and after he left for work, I finished up and washed the sheets and towels and did a quick cleaning of the house we were leaving.<\/p>\n

Thursday, was another holiday, Ascension Day.\u00a0 The church we are attending, combined with<\/p>\n

\"#P1120498woman\"

Wash day<\/p><\/div>\n

another church met together at a farm.\u00a0 We had a service in the morning, which included the dedication of the farm to be used in a way pleasing to our Saviour.\u00a0 \"#P1120479foodAfter the service, the children played games, the ladies prepared the food and the men moved the tables to the shade and we were ready to eat.\u00a0 After the most<\/p>\n

\"Ladies

Beautiful scenery<\/p><\/div>\n

delicious meal with all kinds of food (my favorites are the curries), we had a nice walk down to the river where the young ones and the young at heart played in the water.<\/p>\n

We headed home around 2:00.\u00a0 On the way home we stopped by the Luke Commission, a mobile medical mission, and had a brief tour.<\/p>\n

We found out on Wednesday that we were going to have a house guest for the night on Thursday. We were<\/p>\n

\"Braai

Braai Food<\/p><\/div>\n

surprised, but I just made up the spare bed and made sure there were towels and we were ready.\u00a0 She was traveling with an international group of six people from our Cary,\u00a0 South Carolina headquarters. I did not have to plan meals.\u00a0 The Schillers put on a braai for all of us, twelve adults and five children.\u00a0 It was wonderful. Besides all the meat, we had mealie pop which is a white corn mush, a spinach sauce and a tomato sauce to eat with it plus a baked bean, banana and mayonnaise dish that was quite tasty, salad and\u00a0 dessert of two types of cake and custard to pour over it. I am probably forgetting something, but we did enjoy it all even after the huge picnic fare.<\/p>\n

Friday – We enjoyed our house guest.\u00a0 After breakfast we walked around the compound. enjoyed the view and the beautiful weather.\u00a0 We picked a little tangerine type orange from a tree, which she enjoyed and picked up some granadilla\u00a0 and took pictures.<\/p>\n

\"#P1120486

Tree by the river at picnic<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Four

Four tables of food<\/p><\/div>\n

When we came back to the house, she got to taste and enjoy her first granadilla and eat some fresh Swazi avocado. They were off to Malotja Game Reserve, where they will spend the night before heading back to Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

More picnic photos\u00a0 <\/strong>(Will post more later)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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