Inothi Lomhleli: “Ukubuyekezwa Komphakathi” kuyikholomu evamile ku-Mount Airy News ehlanganisa ukuphawula okuvela kubaholi bomphakathi base-Mount Airy nase-Surrey.
Le nyanga yiNyanga Yokwazisa Ngebhodi, futhi ngibhale le kholomu ngonyaka odlule. Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanelekile ukuthumela futhi ngesibuyekezo esincane. Sibonga iBhodi lethu Lezemfundo. I-Mount Airy City Schools (MACS) ineBhodi Lezemfundo elimangalisayo (BOE). Amalungu enza konke okusemandleni awo ukuze anikele ngesikhathi sawo ukuze eseke induna nesifunda, azwe nomphakathi. Leli thimba lochwepheshe lihambela imihlangano yebhodi kabili ngenyanga, libamba iqhaza emicimbini eminingi yesikole unyaka wonke, futhi lenze amaseshini okuqeqesha kuso sonke isifunda. Imisebenzi yeBhodi yabaqondisi ihlanganisa:
- Ukuthuthukisa izinqubomgomo ezihambisana nomthetho wezwe ukuze kumiswe amazinga, ukuziphendulela, kanye nokuhlola ukusebenza okuyisisekelo kwesifunda sesikole;
- Vikela isifunda sesikole, abasebenzi, futhi ikakhulukazi abafundi kukho konke ukuxhumana nezinye izinhlaka zikahulumeni kanye nomphakathi.
I-BOE yethu yenza lokhu mahhala futhi amalungu anikela isikhathi esiningi namandla awo. Bavumela abasebenzi ukuthi baqondise imisebenzi yansuku zonke yesifunda futhi banikeze ukusekelwa kunsumpa kanye nethimba lobuholi. Bakhona futhi bayabandakanyeka emphakathini futhi balandela ukushaya kwenhliziyo komphakathi. Siyazi ukuthi bangabagadi bezingane. Endimeni yabo, basekela imindeni futhi babeke izithakazelo zesifunda sesikole kuqala ezinhliziyweni nasezenzweni zabo.
Usihlalo wethu webhodi ngu-Tim Matthews, usokhemisi wendawo. UTim usesebenze ebhodini labaqondisi iminyaka engu-26 kanti ezintathu zezingane zakhe zineziqu eMount Airy City Schools. UmkaTim, uSandy, osethathe umhlalaphansi ku-MACS, wayenguthisha omuhle kakhulu wezingane. Lapho ebuzwa ngobulungu bebhodi, u-Tim uphendule ngokuthi “ithuba lokusebenzela, ukubona uhlelo luthuthuka, futhi libe nomthelela kubaholi bakusasa” kuyindlela enhle yokuqinisa ukukhula nobuholi obuqhubekayo be-MACS. Uthanda ukuthi iMount Airy City Schools “ikulungele ukusungula izinto ezintsha, ukubeka engcupheni, futhi ihlale ibeka izithakazelo zabafundi ngaphezu kwezinye izinto.”
U-Ben Cook ungumnikazi webhizinisi lendawo. Ushadelwe uLona futhi uthweswe iziqu zeMACS. UBen uthi isifiso sokwenza umehluko ezimpilweni zabafundi bethu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi mncane kangakanani, samkhuthaza ukuba abe yilungu lebhodi. Wathi futhi uyasijabulela “isimo somphakathi esincane nesomkhaya” sesifunda sesikole sethu kanye “nokwazi ukuthi othisha bethu bayakujabulela ukusebenza esimisweni sethu sesikole.”
UWendy Carriker, uJamie Brant, uThomas Horton, uRandy Moore noKyle Leonard bangamalungu eBhodi Lezemfundo. Ndawonye basebenza futhi bahole izihlalo zabo eBhodini, besekela ikusasa le-MACS County. Abasebenzi nethimba lebhodi basebenze ndawonye ukuze benze isinqumo esizozuzisa imindeni yomphakathi waseMount Airy.
UWendy Carriker usebenze njengosihlalo webhodi iminyaka engu-14. Ushade noChip Carriker futhi unamadodakazi amabili aneziqu ze-MACS. Ungusomabhizinisi onebhizinisi lakhe futhi uvame ukubonakala ezinhlelweni zethu zeBlue Bear Cafe kanye neBlue Bear Bus. Usiza abafundi ukuthi baqonde ukuthi bangaqala kanjani amabhizinisi abo futhi bakhonze abanye ngempumelelo. “Iqiniso wukuthi sinohlelo lwesikole esincane futhi siwumndeni. Ngiyathanda ukuthi abasebenzi bethu nabafundi bayakhathalelana futhi sifunela okuhle kakhulu,” kusho uWendy.
U-Jamie Brant, owafunda e-Mount Airy, uyiMenenja Yendawo Yokuthengisa futhi njengamanje usebenza njengePhini likaSihlalo weBhodi. Ushade noTim futhi banamadodakazi amabili womabili angamalungu eqembu le-1A (Back to Back) Double State Championship. “Ukukholelwa ukuthi ukufundisa kuwumsebenzi onzima kakhulu, kodwa futhi omunye wemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu,” kumshukumisela ukuba abe yilungu lebhodi, ngoba uyakuqonda ukuthi “kumelwe siqhubeke sisekela othisha.”
UmkaThomas Horton, uChristy Horton, ongumhlengikazi we-MACS, unezingane ezine ezamukele noma ezifunda ku-MACS. Ungunjiniyela webhizinisi ofuna ukusebenzela umphakathi esikhundleni sakhe njengelungu lomkhandlu wabafundi. UThomas wathi uthando lwakhe ngenkonzo yomphakathi lwagxiliswa kuye “ngenxa yesibonelo abazali bami abasibeka esemncane.”
Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yini emgqugquzele ukuba abe yilungu lebhodi, uRandy Moore uthe, “Ukuqhubeka nokusebenzela izingane zethu nomphakathi wethu nokwenza umehluko.” Uthathe umhlalaphansi kwezempi waqokwa ebhodini labaqondisi ngo-2020. Ungambona emotweni yezempi emicimbini edolobheni.
UKyle Leonard uqokwe ebhodini labaqondisi ngo-2018 futhi ushade noMary Alice. Banezingane ezine ezifunda noma ezisazofunda eMount Airy City Schools. UKyle ungumeluleki wezenhlalakahle osebenzela umphakathi wendawo. UKyle uthi, “Enye yezinto engizithanda nge-MACS ukuthi sinesiko lomndeni elihlangene. Njengesifunda sesikole esincane, singasungula futhi sinikeze ulwazi oluhle kakhulu lwezemfundo kubo bonke abafundi bethu.”
Ngokuhlangene, ibhodi yethu yabaqondisi isiza ekubekeni inkombandlela yesifunda ngezinhlelo zayo zamasu. Kule minyaka edlule, ibhodi lisebenze ngokubambisana nabasebenzi ukuhola izinhlelo ezifana nokwakhiwa kweHhovisi Elimaphakathi Lomphakathi, eseliphenduke isikhungo sokuxhumana nomphakathi kule minyaka edlule. Basize ukwethula uhlelo lokuqala lwezilimi ezimbili oluthandwa imindeni, kuwumsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokuthuthukisa abasebenzi, futhi ama-alumni ethu azi kahle zombili izilimi. Basekela abalawuli, ubuhlakani, kanye nabasebenzi ngokukhuphuka kwamaholo, amabhonasi, kanye nekhalenda elilungele umndeni nelilungele abasebenzi.
Izinhlelo zobuciko ezimangalisayo, imfundo yobuchwepheshe obuchwepheshile kanye noxhaso lwezinhlelo eziqanjiwe yizimpawu ze-MACS, futhi Ibhodi Labaqondisi lihlinzeka ngezimo nokusekelwa kwalezi zinhlelo ukuze zichume. La malungu ebhodi enza umsebenzi omuhle wokusiza imindeni emphakathini waseMount Airy. Imindeni eminingi yakhangwa futhi yahlala ngenxa yezinhlelo ezinhle nabasebenzi endaweni. Umphakathi wakithi, ongomunye wemikhandlu esifundazweni, unobuholi bomkhandlu obuqinile, obugxile ezinganeni.
Amalungu eKomidi Lezemfundo le-MACS amelela izithakazelo zezingane. Bahola indlela ezikhathini eziyinselele kakhulu zemfundo yesimanje futhi kufanele banconywe ngokubuyisela abafundi ngokuphepha nokuqhubeka nokusekela ukukhula nokuthuthuka kwabo. Uma ubona labafana edolobheni, qiniseka ukuthi uyababonga ngenkonzo yabo. Uma ungathanda ukuba yingxenye yalo mphakathi wokwenza kahle nobuholi, sicela uvakashele ku-http://www.mtairy.k12.nc.us. Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nekomidi lungatholakala kusizindalwazi sethu kuthebhu yeKomidi Lezemfundo.
Phakathi ne-Surry Countians Continuing the Dream yalo nyaka, sizinike isikhathi sokuhlonipha amasosha endawo ezinyathi emphakathini wethu asebenzela izwe lawo. Kulabo okungenzeka baphuthelwe yilokhu, ake ngikugcwalisele.
Ake siqale kusukela ekuqaleni. Obani Amasosha Enyathi? Abantu base-Afrika baseMelika basebenze kuzo zonke izimpi zaseMelika, kodwa iMpi Yombango yashintsha indlela ababekhonza ngayo.
Njengoba impi yombango yayidlanga ibutho lezempi njengoba sasilwa ngaphakathi kwethu, kwaba sobala ukuthi amasosha ayedinga amadoda engeziwe aqeqeshelwe ukulwa. Ngomhla zingama-28 kuJulayi, 1866, uMthetho Wokuhlelwa Kabusha Kwezempi wagunyaza amayunithi amasha amaningana, kuhlanganise namayunithi amabili amahhashi (9th and 10th) kanye namayunithi amabili ase-African American infantry (24th and 25th). Ngaphezu kwengxenye "yamabutho anemibala yeMpi Yombango" abhalisa, futhi ngokokuqala ngqa ama-Afrika aseMelika abhekwa njengamasosha avamile.
Lawa mayunithi aphakanyiswe ukusiza ukwakha kabusha izwe ngemuva kwempi nokusiza ekwandiseni okusentshonalanga kwe-United States. Kukholakala ukuthi aboMdabu baseMelika baseMelika baqamba igama elithi "Buffalo Soldier", kodwa isizathu esiqondile saleli gama asaziwa. Ngokwezazi-mlando eziningi, izinwele ezigoqene zamasosha zazifana nesikhumba senyathi noma isitayela sawo sokulwa esinonya ziyiziqagele ezidume kakhulu namuhla.
Ngalesi sikhathi kukhona amarekhodi amadoda akhonza emasosheni ahamba ngezinyawo namahhashi kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Carolina. Abantu base-Afrika baseMelika babengabagqugquzeli bokuqala nabaqaphi beziqiwi zezwe.
Ngobuqhawe bawo, amanye amasosha eNyathi akwazi ukuthola imisebenzi engcono, abe nempahla, futhi akwazi ukuthola imfundo ephakeme. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, amasosha amaningana eNyathi abulawa lapho ebuya futhi awazange amukelwe ngempela njengamaqhawe.
Amasosha ezinyathi aqhubeka nokulwa eMpini YaseSpain-American, Impi YasePhilippine-American, futhi, kunjalo, iMpi Yezwe I. Lapho i-United States ingena eMpini Yezwe I, kwakhiwa izinhlaka ezimbili zamavolontiya ase-Afrika-America: eyama-92 kanye nesama-93. Izigaba Zezingane. Sebebonke, abantu base-Afrika baseMelika abangu-350,000 babambe iqhaza empini, kuhlanganise noJames Henry Taylor, owathola indondo kanye neNdondo Yokunqoba futhi wakhulela lapha.
Omunye womdabu owakhonza kwakunguRobert “Bob” Hughes, Sr., owazalelwa ePilot Hills futhi waphothula kulokho okwaziwa nge-JJ Jones High School. Kusukela ngo-1917 kuya ku-1918 wasebenza njengesosha laseBuffalo futhi walwela impi yaseFrance. Wabuye waqhubeka nefa lakhe lenkonzo ngamadodana akhe amathathu, wonke ayezosebenza njengamasosha eBuffalo phakathi neMpi Yezwe II.
Indodana endala, uWalter William “Bill” Bell Hughes, yaphothula e-JJ Jones High School futhi yamukelwa eNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical College kanye nomfowabo omncane uRobert, kodwa babuthelwa empini ngaphambi kokuba babhalise.
Esikhundleni salokho, uWalter waqhubeka nokusebenza ku-365th Infantry Regiment (92nd Division) kusukela ngoNovemba 1942 kuya ku-April 1947. Phakathi kuka-1945 no-1946 wamiswa ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene futhi walwa e-Italy cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha, lapho asebenza khona njengomakhenikha, elungisa yonke into. kusukela emathangini nama-jeep kuya ezindizeni. Ekhuluma ngokuhlala kwakhe phambili uthe: “Ngibe nenhlanhla ngokuqhubeka ngiphila, bangidubula njengonogwaja.”
Indodana yesibili, uJames Caters “JK” Hughes, yabhalwa ngo-1943 futhi yaziwa kakhulu ngokuthunyelwa kwayo e-Okinawa, eJapane. Phakathi nenkonzo yakhe, waklonyeliswa nge-Rifle Shooter kanye ne-TSWG Carbine ku-.45 Expert. Waze wathola isikhundla sokuba ngusayitsheni ohambahambayo ngaphambi kokuba akhululwe ngokuhloniphekile ngo-1947.
Ngokungafani nabafowabo, indodana yesithathu, uRobert Hughes II, wabelwa eMbuthweni Wezempi Wasolwandle. Wajoyina ibutho ngo-1944, waba umdubuli, wasebenza njengomthuthi eCalifornia, wabe eseqala ukusiza ukulayisha imikhumbi ngezinhlamvu. Wabe esekhushulelwa emsebenzini oyingozi njengomqhubi we-crane, futhi uyakhumbula: “Izisebenzi zatshelwa ukuthi ezinye izinhlamvu zazingaqhumi futhi ezinye zaziphila, kodwa sasingazi ukuthi yiziphi.”
Umndeni wakwaHughes eSurrey County kwakungewona wodwa amasosha aseBuffalo endaweni; abafowabo uJohn noFred Lovell bakhonza eMpini Yezwe II futhi bazalelwa eStokes County kubafowabo abahlanu (uPaul, uHarrison, uLewis, u-Edward no-Aaron Reynolds). Laba ngabantu abambalwa umphakathi wethu obasizile.
Amasosha aseBuffalo aqeda inkonzo yawo phakathi neMpi YaseKorea ngo-1951 ngemva kokuba uMongameli Truman ekhiphe i-Executive Order 9981 yokuqeda ukucwasana kwezempi, kodwa umlando wabo uyaqhubeka. La masosha awasizanga nje kuphela iMelika ukuthi ibe yisizwe esikhulu futhi ekugcineni ibe namandla amakhulu emhlabeni, kodwa futhi asize imiphakathi yethu ukuthi ibe yilokhu eyikho namuhla.
U-Cassandra Johnson, Umqondisi Wezinhlelo Nezemfundo e-Mount Airy Regional Museum of History, uthanda ukukhuthaza abanye ukuthi bafunde umlando wezinto ezincane, zansuku zonke zezimpilo zethu njengoba sisendleleni eya emsebenzini noma siyothenga.
Gubha i-Groundhog Day ngoLwesine, Februwari 2. Ingabe igundane labona isithunzi salo? Lona umehluko ngempela, njengoba sinamasonto ayisithupha ebusika (mhlawumbe ngaphezulu). Ikhalenda lithi okungenani sinamasonto ayisithupha ebusika, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iGroundhog evilaphayo uPhil ibikezela ini. Intwasahlobo ingafika ngoMashi 21, kanti ubusika bungahlala amasonto. Izingwegwe ziyizaba ezimbi zababikezeli bezulu, futhi zingababikezeli ababi. Izibikezelo zabo zikha phezulu njengoba zinjalo ngempela. Izimpawu ezingcono kakhulu zamaxoxo osebeni lomfudlana, izinyoni ezikhuthele eziphakelayo kanye nama robin agxuma otshanini, imiqumbe emincane emithini ye-dogwood, ama-daffodils, ama-hyacinths nama-crocuses, ukukhala kwamagwababa nokubanda kwamajuba. Wonke umuntu ufanekisela ukufika kwentwasahlobo, ngaphandle kwesiprofetho nokuziqhayisa. Izimbila zizenzisa futhi ziyizitha zengadi.
Usuku Lwezithandani lungaphansi kwamasonto amabili ukusuka. Ezitolo, amasaluni nezitolo zezimbali, kanye nezitolo ezinkulu, kusekuningi ongakhetha kukho. Manje yisikhathi soku-oda izimbali ukuze uqinisekise ukulethwa. Izitolo eziningi zinohlu oluphelele lwamakhadi, amaswidi, iziqholo, izitshalo ezifakwe emabhodweni, amakhadi esipho avela kumabhizinisi, izitolo nezindawo zokudlela. Kunezinketho eziningi ezengeziwe zoSuku Lwezithandani, kodwa ungalindi kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina, kwazi bani, uSuku LukaValentine lungaba iqhwa elimangazayo!
Ikhekhe Le-Velvet Elibomvu Losuku Luka-Valentine lizoba umhlobiso wetafula lakho ngoSuku Luka-Valentine, elihlotshiswe ngoshizi okhilimu, uqweqwe lwe-icing nezinhliziyo ezibomvu ezinesinamoni. Umndeni wonke uzolithanda leli khekhe, futhi ukulenza akunzima nhlobo. Uzodinga 1/2 indebe ye-Crisco fat, izinti zemajarini ezi-2 ezilula, izinkomishi ezi-3 zikashukela, amaqanda amakhulu ama-5, i-1/2 indebe kakhokho kaHershey, isipuni esingu-1 se-vanilla, 1/4 ithisipuni kasawoti, izinkomishi ezi-3 zikafulawa, ithisipuni elilodwa lokubhaka. ingilazi yobisi nezipuni ezine zombala obomvu wokudla. Hlanganisa imajarini ne-Crisco bhotela, engeza ushukela inkomishi eyodwa ngesikhathi bese ushaya kahle. Engeza amaqanda elilodwa ngesikhathi, ushaya iqanda ngalinye kahle. Engeza usawoti, i-vanilla kanye ne-Hershey's cocoa powder. Engeza i-baking powder kufulawa ovamile. Faka ingxenye yengxube yefulawa enhlama, engeza ingxenye yengilazi yobisi bese uxuba kahle. Faka ufulawa osele nobisi bese ushaya ngesivinini esiphansi kuze kube bushelelezi. Preheat i-oven ukuya kuma-degree angu-300. Amafutha nofulawa ishidi lokubhaka, usike ucezu lwephepha eline-wax ukuze lingene phansi epanini, bese ugcoba ufulawa wephepha elinengcina. Thela inhlama epanini lokubhobhoza bese ubhake imizuzu engu-90, noma kuze kube yilapho ikhekhe seliqinile futhi liphihlika emaceleni bese kuthi i-toothpick efakwe phakathi nendawo iphume ihlanzekile. Faka efrijini ikhekhe isigamu sehora, bese ususa esikhunjini, hlanganisa ndawonye iphakethe elilodwa lamaounce amathathu likakhilimu, iphakethe elilodwa lemajarini ekhanyayo, izinkomishi ezimbili zikashukela we-10x we-confectioner, ithisipuni ye-vanilla kanye nohhafu wenze izinkomishi ezibandayo zikakhilimu. . amaqebelengwane apholile ngokuphelele, nquma ama-pecans. Hlanganisa kahle zonke izithako bese usakaza ekhekheni elipholile. Hlobisa ikhekhe ngezinhliziyo zesinamoni ezibomvu. Faka ikhekhe esivalweni sekhekhe. Ungasebenzisa futhi amakristalu kashukela ansundu ukuhlobisa amakhekhe.
Njengoba siqala uFebhuwari wethu omfishane, silindele ukuwa kweqhwa okukhulu. Sibheke phambili kuye emboza umhlaba ngeveli lakhe elihle elimhlophe. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle zotshani, izingadi, nezingane, kodwa izindaba ezimbi zokulala ezinambuzaneni, izinambuzane, nezibungu eziwuhlupho. Ngijabulile, ngilinde nje isibikezelo seqhwa.
Umama ungomunye wabathandi beqhwa abakhulu emhlabeni. ENyakatho-mpumalanga yeNorth Carolina, lapho likhithika, uhlala enza izitsha zika-ayisikhilimu waseCarolina ngenkathi emboza phansi. Akukho lutho olungcono kunesitsha se-ayisikhilimu kusihlwa sasebusika. Ziningi izindlela zokwenza ukhilimu weqhwa kodwa aziningi izindlela zokupheka ebhukwini lokupheka, iresiphi eyasetshenziswa umama ukwenza isitsha esicebile, esinokhilimu, esiwugqinsi, esimnandi sikakhilimu weqhwa, namuhla sethula iresiphi yakhe. Shaya amaqanda amakhulu kuze kube bushelelezi. Faka izinkomishi ezimbili nengxenye zikashukela bese ushaya amaqanda. Faka amathini amabili amakhulu obisi olujiyile nezinkomishi ezintathu zobisi, amathisipuni amathathu e-vanilla ekhishwe kanye nengcosana kasawoti. Uma uthanda ukwenza u-ayisikhilimu kashokoledi, ungangeza ibhodlela le-Hershey's Chocolate Syrup ku-mix. Uma uthanda i-sorbet yama-strawberry, engeza ilitha lama-strawberries amasha noma ilitha lama-strawberries aqandisiwe (defrost bese ugijima nge-blender kwimodi "eshisiwe"). Engeza amajikijolo engxube ye-snow cream kanye nesipuni se-strawberry dressing. Ngemva kokuxuba zonke izithako, sekuyisikhathi sokuqoqa iqhwa ukuze ungeze engxube. Qoqa iqhwa endaweni ehlanzekile, ehlanzekile, susa amayintshi ambalwa, bese ugcwalisa ibhodwe elikhulu ngeqhwa elihlanzekile, elithambile. Engeza iqhwa eliqoqiwe enhlanganisweni kuze kube yilapho ishubile njengoba ufuna. Yidla kancane ngoba u-ayisikhilimu uyabanda. Ukhilimu weqhwa osele ungafakwa esiqandisini. Umama uhlala efriza inqwaba njengokudla kwenja ntambama ehlobo. Uthanda ukuqoqa kuphi iqhwa? Engqumbini yamalahle egcekeni!
Inganekwane endala yasemadolobheni, akufanele udle iqhwa lokuqala onyakeni ngoba lapho likhithika khona, kunamagciwane emkhathini. Ifana nenganekwane kagogo eseyinezizukulwane ngezizukulwane, futhi ilingana nenqwaba yemibhede. Umama wayevame ukwenza ukhilimu weqhwa ngalo lonke iqhwa eliwa ebusika. Lokhu akuzange kube yingozi empilweni yakhe futhi waphila iminyaka engu-90. Uma iqhwa lenza noma yini, libulala amagciwane emhlabathini. Kuhle ukwazi ukuthi izizukulwane ezedlule zinesikhathi esiningi samahhala futhi akukho lutho olungcono kunokwakha lezi zinganekwane eziyiziphukuphuku ezingelutho ngaphandle kobumnyama nenhlekelele.
Ubusika busese okungenani amasonto ayisithupha ukusuka, kodwa kunezimpawu ezingabonakali zentwasahlobo otshanini. Ama-spikes e-hyacinth bulb avela ezingqimbeni zamaqabunga agayiwe, umthunzi owamukelekayo wohlaza njengoba sisondela ku-February. Olunye uphawu lwentwasahlobo izixuku zika-anyanisi wasendle ezikhonjiswe eduze kotshani. Ziqinile futhi zingabekezelela izinga lokushisa eliphezulu kuze kube maphakathi noMeyi. Zinganqunywa phansi ngesinqamuli sokhula ukulawula ukukhula kwazo. Ama-robin amaningi otshanini afuna izikelemu, ama-grubs nezinye izinambuzane. Abaningi banathi unyaka wonke.
Isitshalo esihlala isikhathi eside esihle nesiwusizo isihlahla senhliziyo esophayo, esinezinhliziyo ezibomvu ezimnyama nezinyembezi ezimhlophe embalini ngayinye. Ziqhakaza njalo ngonyaka kusukela ngasekupheleni kwentwasahlobo kuya phakathi nehlobo. Iningi lezindawo zokufundela banazo esitokweni futhi zenza isipho esihle kakhulu soSuku Lwezithandani. Atholakala ezitsheni ze-foil ezihlotshisiwe. Entwasahlobo, zingatshalwa ngaphandle ukuze zibe nombala ongapheli kanye nobuhle obungavamile. Lesi yisithandwa esisodwa esizoqhubeka nokupha.
Izitolo eziningi zezimbali, izitolo ezinkulu, nezitolo ezinkulu zithengisa ama-rhododendron asebhodweni oSuku Luka-Valentine emabhodweni nasezitsheni ezigoqwe ngocwecwe. Zingajatshulelwa manje, futhi zitshalwe ngaphandle entwasahlobo.
Ama-panda amakhulu nama-asparagus ferns alala egumbini lokuhlala elimnyama. Zikhula ngokushesha futhi sizithena izikhathi eziningana ebusika. Lokhu kuzisiza zikhule. Baphakelwa ukudla kwembali ye-Flower-Tone kanye ngenyanga futhi baphuziswa njalo ezinsukwini eziyishumi. Cishe ngoMeyi 1, bazohanjiswa endaweni enelanga emphemeni kuze kube maphakathi no-Okthoba.
“Konke kumayelana nenhliziyo,” uMandy uchazela umngane wakhe omkhulu ukuthi kungani ashada noJimmy hhayi uBilly. Wathi, “Ngesikhathi nginoBilly, ngangicabanga ukuthi wayeyinsizwa ebukekayo futhi ehlakaniphe ukwedlula bonke engake ngabazi.” Umngani kaMandy wabuza, “Pho kungani ungamshadanga?” UMandy waphendula, “Ngoba lapho nginoJimmy, ungenza ngizizwe ngingumuntu othandeka kunabo bonke, onobuhlakani, futhi omuhle kunabo bonke ake ahlangana nabo.”
“Abashumayeli Abazikhukhumezayo”. Umfundisi wabuza umkakhe, “Ucabanga ukuthi bangaki abefundisi abakhulu eMelika?” Inkosikazi yaphendula, “Angazi ngempela, kodwa mhlawumbe kancane kunalokho ocabanga ngakho!”
Inyanga emfushane kakhulu onyakeni isiqalile. Siqala inyanga ngolwazi oluthile lwesimo sezulu esibandayo. Le nganekwane ithi: “Uma kuba neqhwa eliningi ngo-February, ihlobo liyoba libalele.” Naphezu kwesikhathi esifushane, amasentimitha ambalwa eqhwa asawa kule nyanga.
Ama-dessert ama-Strawberry amnandi kuzo zonke izinkathi ezine zonyaka. Le recipe kulula ukwenza futhi iphuma bushelelezi futhi ikhilimu. Uzodinga ibhokisi lama-ounce ayisithupha likajeli we-strawberry, ithini elikhulu likaphayinaphu ochotshoziwe, ingxenye yesishiyagalombili yebhokisi likashizi okhilimu, inkomishi yamaounce ayisishiyagalombili kakhilimu omuncu, inkomishi enguhhafu kashukela, ithini le-Cool Whip, uhhafu wenkomishi yamapekani aqoshiwe, kanye nekani le-Comstock Strawberry Cobbler. Faka izinkomishi ezimbili zamanzi abilayo ebhokisini le-jelly bese uhlakaza. Faka ingilazi yamanzi abandayo bese uhlakaza. Faka uphayinaphu ogayiwe nama-strawberries ku-jelly. Beka esiqandisini ubusuku bonke. Ngakusasa, hlanganisa ukhilimu othambile ushizi, ukhilimu omuncu, ukhilimu ophehliwe obandayo, ne-1/2 indebe kashukela bese usakaza phezu kwengxube ye-jelly. Fafaza ama-pecans aqoshiwe ngengxube ephehliwe. Faka efrijini kuze kube yilapho usulungele ukuphakelwa.
Usuku lwe-Groundhog noma ama-Candlemas (njengoba sikhetha ukulibiza kanjalo) lungoLwesine, 2 February. Inyanga egcwele kwenzeka ngobusuku beSonto, February 5. Le nyanga izobizwa nge- “Full Snow Moon”. Usuku lokuzalwa luka-Abraham Lincoln luyiSonto, ngoFebhuwari 12. Inyanga ifinyelela engxenyeni yayo yokugcina ngoMsombuluko, ngoFebhuwari 13. Usuku Lwezithandani luzogujwa ngoLwesibili, Febhuwari 14. Usuku Lomongameli luzogujwa ngoMsombuluko, February 20. Inyanga ingena esigabeni esisha kusukela ngoMsombuluko, 20 February. I-Carnival iqala ngoLwesibili, February 21st. NgoLwesithathu Lomlotha - ngoLwesithathu, February 22nd. Usuku lokuzalwa lukaGeorge Washington lungoLwesithathu, February 22nd. Inyanga ifinyelela engxenyeni yayo yokuqala ngoMsombuluko, 27 February.
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Ophahleni kwakulenga amaqhwa angamamitha amathathu, futhi amafasitela “ayeqhwa” futhi sasicabanga ukuthi kwakusebusika kwaze kwaba yilapho esinye “sesiphepho esidala seqhwa” sikamkhulu sikhukhula entabeni. Yandizela yaphuma kuSikhova Esimemezayo (namazinyo nezinzipho), siqhutshwa umoya oheleza umoya ophephula iqhwa emaceleni. Emaweni amnyama abheke enyakatho (lapho ilanga lingashisi khona ebusika), amaqabunga aluhlaza asonge amashubhu ngenxa yamakhaza, futhi umfudlana usuqhwakele. Sabe sesifunda ukuthi ubusika buyini.
Ukusinda kuyindaba yendawo yokuhlala, izinkuni zokubasa, izingubo zokulala eziwugqinsi, negilosa egcinwe ekamelweni elingaphansi ehlobo elidlule, futhi (sibonga uNkulunkulu) ‘sanelisekile. Sahlohla izicabha namafasitela ngamanikiniki namaphephandaba ukuze umoya obandayo ungangeni. “Vala umnyango, nsizwa” Ingabe ukhulele esibayeni? Uzosiqandisa sife sonke. “
Indawo efudumele kakhulu endlini yayiseduze kwesitofu sezinkuni esishisayo, futhi ngemva kokuba sesiphakele izilwane, sizisenga futhi “sizigcwalise” ngezinkuni ezengeziwe namanzi aphuma entwasahlobo, sasihlala lapho kwaze kwaba yilapho sokulala. Umama wabe esegoqa zonke izingubo zethu embhedeni. Ukube asizange sibe yiqhwa kuqala, ngabe siminceka ngaphansi kwawo wonke amakhava.” Sangena emibhedeni yethu eneqhwa, siqhaqhazela kwaze kwafudumala, futhi salala ngokuthula sibalekela ingozi. Ngakusasa ekuseni, ubaba waphinde walayitha i-heater, ephihliza iqhwa ebhakedeni, saphinde saqhaqhazela saze safudumala.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-18-2023