Last week we were very lucky to have our friends Eline and Remko and their beuatiful little bub Ella come to visit. We were impressed by their willingness to venture into our world and it was great to have them with us. We were able to show them a little bit about our daily life, our house and our neighbours. So here, in a limited way, I will attempt to do the same here with more of a visual post today :-)

Disclaimer: when I took these photos, I had no intention of using them in a blog. And now I am too lazy to take any more. So there is no 'Home Beautiful' treatment.

Here is our kitchen. The first thing you see after coming up the stairs to our door.

And here is our kitchen with cooking lesson in progress.

The playroom

The playroom at Easter

Easter - activities in process

And finished.

The honeymoon suite.

Our favourite place in the house and an  unexpected blessing is our verandah. It allows us to be outdoors and also have (sometimes much needed privacy.) It's rare to be able to combine those two elements!  Right below is the duck pond. Which is great for looking at the ducks, but unfortunately also has a lot of rubbish in it. Those trees are mango trees, and here is another beautiful surprise we had one day.

A gorgeous kingfisher right outside our house. With nature a precious commodity here, I felt pretty blessed on this day.

Directly below the verandah is our water pump. We use this water for washing and showering but not for drinking, although a lot of people in our area do drink this water.

This is the view from the side of our balcony. In the background is the edge of one part of our community. The thatch building in the foreground is the community clubhouse. Basically that's a room for men to watch cricket in.

Fun new use for a palm frond. The lane that our house is on.

Ok, that's it. Hope you enjoyed the quick tour. Pop in if you're ever in the neighbourhood.