Last Sunday we had some people over for 'lunch'. A proper Botswana weekend-lunch doesn't start before 13:00, meaning there'll be food around 15:00, and there should be enough grub to last till sunset. As important as the food is shade, cause sunstroke will destroy your appetite. Bashi & Bram added an impressive shady patch to the house, which serves as a carport when there are no guests.
Luckily Mpho (Gift, 14) was there to prevent Bram from burning down the shade while frying boerwors. It's probably good the rest of the food, Indian vegetarian and Bram's special chicken livers, didn't require a braai... Add a bucket of sangria to wash the grub down, and you have another one of these mellow African weekend-afternoons we love so much.
It's amazing how the language-issue never bothers kids. The new Dutch-Scottish arrivals are mildly surprised some kids speak neither Dutch nor English, but it doesn't seem to hamper their games at all.
Finally something decent to eat: desserts!
After playing all afternoon one really craves for some red & green jelly, coconut & coffee custard, and vanilla & cashew ice cream to regain strength.
We shouldn't have worried about entertaining the kids: our 'Africa-car', with a roof rack and ladder, is all they need. Callum (4): "Jullie hebben de allerdemooiste Afrika-auto." (And our small bakkie is 'de allerdeliefste'.)
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