Trimming the Date Palms

Air Filter

The Embassy has provided us with a number of Bionaire air filter/ionisers about a month ago. I picked one up to shift it the other day and the air outlet was filthy, which I found surprising as it's suppose to suck in the dirty air and spit it out clean so I took it apart and it was caked with dust. I had to get a shot of it and above you can see the left half that I cleaned (sort of) and the right side that I didn't. I hate to think of what our lungs will look like after 4 years.

Our House

We've had a few request for pictures of our house but between the internet not working and computer problems it hasn't happened yet. But to start off with we have this picture of the entrance hall that we can post, we'll try and do more soon.

The bench, picture and lamps are things we've (i.e. Doortje) bought here, and if the walls look a bit orangey in the picture there's a reason for that, it is. We didn't ask for this colour nor anything remotely close to it but this is the best they could do. 'That's Egypt' as our landlady is fond of saying.

And the internet is down again, I'll try and post this whenever.

It's Raining!

This is the 3rd time we've any rain to speak of at the house, we even had thunder. And while it was just two thunderclaps this is only the second time we've had thunder in the last six months. The picture is the view of our garden from the computer room.

Spring Has Sprung

The mango trees are starting to bloom and today Doortje found and rescued this baby chameleon from first the dogs who thought it would be good fun to play with it, then the gardener who needed the trowel she left so we had a general idea where in the garden it was last, and seeing the chameleon he scooped it up and was about to fling it over the wall when Door stopped him, and of course me who almost stepped on it. Then after all that drama a hawk dove out of the sky and snagged it for lunch, Door couldn't believe it.

Guest House

Doortjes sister is coming to visit next week so we set up the guest house today. We spare no expense, that's a 4 person tent!

Our Temporary House, And The Road To It

This is the house we are living in until our other house is built. It's nice enough, has a huge water leak and when it rains the water runs off the balcony and into the house and down the stairs. And the road to the house leaves a little to be desired, so yes, we are looking forward to moving into the other place as soon as possible.

Update: This is also the road I ride my bike on to get exercise to stay nice and healthy. You'd be amazed at how long I'm able to hold my breath while pedaling so I don't have to breath in the diesel fumes and dust the trucks kick up, not to mention the stench from the open sewer running next to the road. Yes indeed, nice and healthy.