First snow and it is settling!
Guy Radford December 17th, 2009
The first snow has arrived and it is settling! It may be gone by the morning!
The snow lasted to morning!
Archive for December, 2009
First heavy frost
Guy Radford December 16th, 2009
Went to bed with ice forming on the car and this morning delivered the first heavy frost of the year.
Travel toothbrush
Guy Radford December 8th, 2009
I have tried a few travel toothbrushes and most are too soft and the bristles just bend after one brushing. Whilst in Superdrug I found they did one for about £1.50, so I bought one. Having now used for ten days I am please to say the bristles are still perfect and firm and the handle is still a good snug fit on the head.
This is a good travel toothbrush at a good price.
Cooking dinner in Zimbabwe
Guy Radford December 8th, 2009
We booked a beautiful house by a lake, about an hour north west of Harare in a place called Mazvikadei. Upon arrival we discovered that the power was off and had been for nearly a week. Then we discovered that there was also no water! This caused a problem since we had two toddlers. As the house was on the lake and there was a BBQ we decided to use the BBQ as a fire for cooking and boiling water. There was plenty of wood and dry grass to start a fire.
The lake water contained Bilharzia, which is a parasite that attacks the kidneys and then the brain, if not treated it basially kills the brain. However boiling the water will kill all parasites and bacteria making it safe to drink.
Picture of the BBQ as we boiled water with the lake in the background.