He's Off Again.

Malcolm has returned to Kiwoko hospital for a couple of months to help sort out the accounts for the annual audit. This time though, he is on his own as Irene has stayed at home to sort the house out, help with grandchildren etc etc.

Well, not quite on his own. He is living in a shared house with 4 other people. Dr Ray and his wife Jackie who plan to stay here for the next year, Jessie, a yong doctor from England and Lisa who is a primary teacher for Rory and Denise’s son, Gideon. It takes 4 people to keep Malcolm under control when Irene is not around.

 There have been a number of changes at the hospital in the past 2 months. The attendants’ shelter, where patients’ relatives cook food has been completed and a new toilet block is being built.

This week’s African Proverb from the BBC’s website is from Uganda: “Tears are best dried with your own hand”

Another Flight of fancy?

It’s the week before Malcolm returns to Kiwoko for 2 months. It also happened to be Irene’s birthday on Thursday so we went out for a celebratory meal.

 On the last Sunday there was a surprise lunch at our house for the grandchildren to wish Malcolm a safe flight. As is the custom it was Malcolm’s job to make the custard, for which he had the correct uniform and two willing assistants.

 

After lunch we went for a walk to the local park. It so happened that an acrobatic team of aircraft were practicing overhead, which was a fitting farewell. Fortunately for Malcolm he will be going by conventional airplane – after all that food he would not have survived the loop-the-loops!!!

Going Up the Pole

Our grandson, Thomas, is entering a local competition for the best scarecrow (on a pole) based on a children’s story. He chose ‘The Cat in a Hat’.

Our garden has a bird-bath on a stand (a thick pole!) Our youngest grandson, Sammy, took some time in sorting it out and checking the water was warm enough.

 

During the summer the Town has been decorated with the Union Jack Stars and Stripes up flag poles, to remember the close relations with America, particularly the Air Force bases in the area.

Not just a case of Swings and Roundabouts

It’s not often we have all our grandchildren together – but this week we managed it.

Stephen and his family were visiting from Plymouth so we went with our 7 grandchildren to a local park. With 15 of us there are also some who wander off!!!!

Everyone had a great time – especially the boys.

But when it came to a group photo, it was just too exhausting.