As I was taking my undies off the line and folding them, I realized just exactly what "threadbare" means. I don't think any of my clothes have ever become threadbare before I moved to this place. Now, I actually throw clothes away because there is literally nothing left of them after a while! Between the dust, the sweat, the sun, the hard water... not a good combination for any clothes - undergarment or outergarmet! I will refrain from posting photos of the aforementioned unmentionables.
After I folded my threadbare clothes, I wandered over to the American neighbor's house where they were celebrating Thanksgiving! I had already eaten my own fried chicken and chips at the restaurant around the corner, but I was invited for dessert after the Americans had finished their main course (no turkey - but I think they had roasted chickens). And wow, what a dessert spread it was! Carrot cake with icing, apple pie and pumpkin pie! Complete with whipped cream! There's a new store in town where you can buy some imported stuff from Uganda now. They have real cream, some yogurt, frozen meats of all kinds, and I even saw broccoli there once! The broccoli was about $15/kg, but it was broccoli!
But I'm digressing from my Thanksgiving dessert story. Actually, it's not much of a story. We had dessert, we chatted and laughed and drank coffee, and then I came home! It was delicious dessert, though, and was a lot of fun to just sit and chat and be invited into someone else's home for a change. I guess that's what Thanksgiving is all about :)
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