Curry, Jam and Bees

Thank you for all the Happy Birthday wishes on Sunday! After a good service at MICC, my family took me for a delicious Indian lunch. We went to the home of Priya, an amazing cook in town who makes the most yummy curries to either eat there or take away. Best ever Butter Paneer! Later in the afternoon, the girls had made a delicious birthday cake which we shared with Vedastus, our guard/gardener! Usually we enjoy the Tanzanian custom of feeding guests small pieces of cake with toothpicks but this time we introduced Vedastus to the British way with a slice of Victoria Sponge on a small china plate with a cup of Earl Grey tea!

The other evening, I finally dealt with the incredible glut of mangos from our trees! Although "glut" seems a much too negative word for such golden bounty! Now as well as mango chutney, we have a great supply of sweet mango jam! It went very well in the Victoria Sponge birthday cake! Mangos are a serious perk of living in Tanzania...

Work is progressing on the house at the bottom of the garden which we are renovating for guests to stay in. Water is now plumbed in and as soon as it can get out (there is a problem with the high water table which is making this stage difficult), we will have bathroom in there! Karibuni (welcome) friends!

And before you go ... here is a little video we just made about the beekeeping project!

We are very grateful to the 3 B's who have supported this project: Bees Abroad, Basingstoke Community Churches and suits from the Basingstoke Beekeepers Association! 

Beekeeping in Tanzania from Rachel Monger on Vimeo.