Category Archives: Wednesday photo

Wednesday photo: Art

Posted on October 30, 2019 by elliewick

I saw some excellent art of Swati imvunulo, or traditional clothing, at MTN, the cell phone provider. I was happy to see that all my money spent on their products over the years was at least spent on some beautiful … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: My view

Posted on October 16, 2019 by elliewick

My new apartment complex has a nice sunset view. My apartment has no view, so I’m happy there is some common space to spread out. I have been trying on the weekends to spend time outside, especially the sunset.

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Wednesday photo: Jacaranda tree

Posted on October 2, 2019 by elliewick

I’m not sure which season in eSwatini is my favorite, but I do love the spring flowers. The jacarandas bloomed this month and I love looking at these flowers. Sadly, this tree is considered a pest here and it is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Frank’s Red Hot

Posted on September 11, 2019 by elliewick

While in Ohio, I have been shopping for food to take with me back to eSwatini. I also had to shop for additional kitchen storage space to hold all this food, but that’s a different story. I miss all kinds … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Umhlanga

Posted on September 4, 2019 by elliewick

This year’s Umhlanga ceremony was held over the previous week, with the main day of dancing on Monday. The king showed up early, so the emakhosatana, or princesses, were able to start the parade around 2:30 p.m., rather than the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Bananas

Posted on August 21, 2019 by elliewick

My neighbor and I realized late into our stay at our apartment complex that the plentiful fruit growing here was ours for the taking. There’s avocado, banana, guava, orange, lemon, and mango trees. We did a bit of research to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: A goose

Posted on August 7, 2019 by elliewick

My apartment complex has a menagerie of animals, including a pair of geese. These usually stay in the upper yard, seldom visiting me in the lower yard. They aren’t too noisy but when they do visit, they love to hiss … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Koshary

Posted on July 24, 2019 by elliewick

I’ve been in a bit of a food rut and was wondering what I would cook for dinner when I came across this photo of mine of a bowl of koshary, a Cairene staple. I had lunch at Koshary Abou … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Ezulwini view

Posted on July 17, 2019 by elliewick

I went to a funeral today for someone from work. A better description may be calling hours, which are all-day, every day between someone’s death and burial. There was singing, praying, and a few readings from the Bible. The location … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Indian food

Posted on May 22, 2019 by elliewick

About two months ago I told my newish neighbors that their food always smells so good. This has started an exchange of Indian and American food that I have thoroughly enjoyed. It’s also nice that I can visit with the … Continue reading →

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