A season of festivity and travel...
Sugar cookies for everyone!
Duck a l'orange and pork roast for Christmas...
With 14 guests in the house.
Opio and Ocen are happy to have their cousin Arthur around.
Gift giving and receiving.
My friend JJ came and provided lots of entertainment.
Opio and Ocen are growing up so much - 8.5 years.They don't remember a time when I wasn't a part of their family.
Ceremonial cake cutting with the Engulu kids.
Boxing Day found 5 of us ladies from Sunday Bible study traveling to Ibanda, western Uganda, to visit Jesca's village for a few days.
Grace, Vanessa, Jesca and I at the equator!
Who says you can't be in two places at once?
I loved driving on the western roads!! So fast and smooth.
Hiking the hills of Ibanda town... hoping to find Lake George or the foothills of the Rwenzori's...
Leaving the home, we first had to visit a coffee factory.
Then we began our assent.
We had to stop occasionally for rest... and to few the breathtaking scenery. Our God is such an awesome creator... and we praised Him for even making the tiny country of Uganda so diverse.
Oh Vanessa...
The rolling hills were so beautiful. I climbed 3 hills that day and got nicely sunned.
Ibanda town down below.
Jesca wanted to show us her church and school
The region is known for the long-horned Ankole cows.
Bones was curious why the Shepherd boy needed a helmet?!
These ladies are such cool juniors for me.
We went to see the grave sight of Harry George Galt... a maddening story for me really. Click HERE to get the history.
Birds in the garden.
This millet sorghum is almost ready for harvest.
A dove
Another beauty...
Teddy harvested some purple maize
and we roasted it for supper.
Jesca is giving us a tour of her home town - Ibanda
It rained on Saturday morning, so I introduced the girls to adult colouring books... they call it painting.
On our final evening we decided to cook for our hosts... enjoying the outdoor kitchen.
Goat stew, chapati, rice, matoke, a real treat.
A vegetable was found in the market... and I wanted to make it for everyone... to introduce them to new foods. I ended up carrying a sack of Chayote back to Soroti to enjoy.
I was so happy to see my Sikh friends in Mbarara - I haven't seen them since 2012... and next month they are moving to North America... so I'm glad God enabled our paths to cross again.
Vanessa, Grace, and Teddy loved meeting the Singh family too!!
We also went to visit Auntie Oliver who lives amidst bananas!!
On the way back we followed this dangerous load for a while.
Bones wanted to see and experience the equator as well.
New Year's Day was another feast. Pork and pizza!!
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