Our home away from home

Here is a look at our "home away from home". We have a little garden in the back with rape, Chinese cabbage, and carrots. We are also growing sweet potatoes in the front. The soil in the back is better for a garden, it is richer in organic matter. We had to rescue the area from the monster-size pigweeds though! We actually needed to buy a better hoe because the first one we purchased at the market was not well made (sort of like the Walmart version.. what do you expect for $4.00 US?). One of the workers here at the research station made the hoe for us the second time. We bought the head in town for $4 and he fashioned it together (very strong) for $1. It is amazing the difference one dollar makes!

The house itself is a bit large for us, but we only live in the front room and its become quiet cozy. We had our first dinner guest Thursday night. Our friend helped us apply fertilizer to our garden and we invited him to stay for dinner. We had a nice meal and time together. We now have a tea kettle and 4 cups in case we have more visitors. Also, so we can drink something else besides water and the occasional squash we buy at the store. We are enjoying our first home together!