Part of the wildlife here is a
semi tame cat. It is often outside our house but is too timid to come in – that
is until last Friday. To our surprise ‘outside cat’s fear seemed to have disappeared,
and Irene was very pleased when the cat settled down on her lap.
However, this was not for a
sleep. Suddenly the ‘outside cat’ started to strain and slowly gave birth to a
solitary kitten. We think she decided Irene was the cat equivalent of a
birthing pool.
As a result ‘outside cat’
temporarily become ‘inside cat’ in our house, and is just about tolerated by
the pet cat, Tika, that lives here.
There is other wildlife that is not so welcome in the house. Snails here are larger than we have in
the UK. This one was slithering up a child’s bike. To guage its size, the large
tyre is from a 4 wheel driver land cruiser.
Life in Iringa is interesting and
colourful. It is unusual to find carpets here. Most houses have bare floors
with occasional rugs. On Sunday, on one of the town’s main streets, a local shop
was measuring out a length of carpet. They were lucky no car drivers came and
decided to park on it.
The Town’s Law Courts are located
near Neema Crafts. One day we heard a marching band which was part of a parade
of judges, lawyers and other dignatories making their way to the Court
buildings. We are still not too sure why.
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