Coziness

We are living in the rondavel, which is what South Africans call a little round house, since September 24th, and it sure is cozy!  Inside, it is about 20 feet across, in all directions, and that contains our double bed, a bunk bed, 2 portable closets, desk, 2 dressers, table and chairs, lazy boy chair, stove, counters, and the kitchen sink!  We all can be standing up at the same time, but not moving around too much.  One great advantage is that I can cook while sitting down at the table.

We anticipate we’ll be here another couple of weeks, and haven’t started painting inside the house yet.  We are thankful for this little place, which you can see is very close to the house under renovation, and that even though there is no running water, we are coping just fine.  The boys are gone at school all day, and have a big yard to play in when they return.  Our dogs are thrilled to have us living on the property with them (they’ve been here with just the guard for over a year) and we are enjoying our times together as a family with no tv and lots of togetherness!  – C