These Are Not Pets...These Are Not Pets...

It started with two. On Wednesday, we walked through our gate and into our yard, to find two tethered goats looking back at us. As we confirmed later, they had been brought in by our landlord to fatten up on our grass. Our home used to be the home of the mother, and the property is family-owned---the home base, so to speak.The festival of Eid begins this weekend, and the goats will become 'barbecue' on Sunday.

On Friday, one more goat was added.

Now we have six: one for each of the families of our landlord and his siblings.

We have been warned, (and believe this, based on past experience) that animal slaughter this weekend will be commonplace in yards, including ours, and along the streets.



Peter and have decided that it is a good time to be away, and are heading to Nungwi on the northern coast to stay for three nights. Good excuse!


Call us cold and hard-hearted, but we are looking forward to not waking up to the raucous screeching of the goats at 5:00 in the morning!


Whoops, it's down to five now.