Silver Spur, Holiday Inn, Harare

The "spoil myself" day which has brought me to the Woodlands began with a juicy monkey gland steak at the Spur.
Quality is as good as ever. (although I still prefer my olives pitted)
And it was peaceful.
Maybe five tables in use in the whole place.
Just what I needed. Don't disturb me. Just let me settle down and unwind.
The apple pie was not too bad either. Not perfect, but plenty good enough.
Anyone know where Monkey Gland steak gets its name from?
What do they do with the rest of the monkey?

Lunch time!

There are a number of feeding sites like the one on the right of this picture. Vegetables lie strewn around.
I guess 2011 is not just a lean year for the people of Zimbabwe. Even the animals need food assistance.
Soon after this picture was taken, the group of eleven impala gathered tightly and got stuck in... before a giraffe wandered down to displace them.
Even the guinea fowl realised that the top of the tower might not have been meant for them.

Valentines @ Pizza Inn

OK, so I'm a little cynical about 14 February generally.

But tonight I am waiting for two downloads and have popped out for a pizza.

Most tables at Pizza Inn tonight are either one man, one woman, or two men, two women (safety in numbers!). More than usual to my biased eye. And they are all looking uncomfortable.

A middle aged couple arrived - him in a neat grey suit with red shirt and tie, her with a pink suit over a red blouse. Put the kids to bed, dress up smart, and go out.... to Pizza Inn in a Food Court.

Zimbabwean romance is not dead.
Not quite.

(For Google's benefit, the one download is a backup of www.kingdompeoplechurch.org. The other is some CISCO software for one of my team.)

Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, Harare
Dinner for two. Great grub, great company, Great Wall.
I could go back there.
Where? You know - East Road, behind Reps
And not as bad as the Fingaz review from July 2002. (Not to mention the other bits of Grace Mutandwa's private life and newspaper article!)

So you were surprised I have a web page(/blog/whatever)?
Well now your dinner is on it. Ha!
Garlic chicken wings, gingery lamb something or other and grilled bananas. Ha!