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Christmas 1987 Taiva kwaChivi

1. Mangwanani takamuka tikaenda kwaMbuya uko vaiva vakama mukaka waNurse yaiva mombe yaisisa zvomene. Takawana putugadzike ichipfungaira apa mafutura( fat-cook) akati taa murusero.
2. Nechokurudyi pedyo nechikuva kwaiva nogumwe rusero gwaiva gwakazara nechingwa chaiva chakati seri chinonyiminya nemajarini, kuseri nejemu. Takagara zvedu ndokumwa putugadzike iya, ivo mbuya vari shishi kudongorera makate avo emuchaiwa.
3. Tichingoti pedzei kudya, matumbu achiti tashu-tashu takahwa Mbuya vodaidzira "Nhaiwe Firi muzukuru dovuya kuno naNhami mudzinganise kachongwe ako!" Haiwa iyi ndoiva ngoma yatakadamwa tikadavira. Yakava batai-batai nomumakwenzi nomurukangarabwe huku ndiye kata-kata muchinanga
4. Takaperegwa nezano, ndokuchiti kanha tachibata zviuno, uku ura hwasvinyangwa nekumanya. Muti wechinanga hauna mugoni. Takazotanga kuposhera huku iya kusvika yabhururukira pasi, tikati nayo zvekare. Yakazopinda pasi pedhingo tikati "Nhasi wakaura".
5. Nhamere akaiti dzvii gumbo, yakamboda kuti kwee kwee kwee asi banga rakanga rotoshizha zvaro. Masikati takazodya zvedu mupunga nenyama yehuku ndokuchinanga kumagirosa. Takasvika pachitoro chaMbuya VaLande tikawana patozara zvomene.
6. Babamunini Edmore vakatitengera mabhotoro, ini ndakamwa rekirimusoda asi vamwe vakamwa razibheri. Taimwa tichitsava mimhanzi yaibva paOmega yemuchitoro. Kambo kanyanyisa kuridziwa kainzi "Baba ndauya nemota, titambire mwanangu!"
7. Makumbo anyara zvino nekutsava takazodzika tonanga kwaMasomere uko kwaiva nebhawa nesilagi. Ini pamutambo uyu ndaiva nyanzvi. Ndaiti ndikabata zvidhori handaibva. Timu yangu yezvidhori yaitova nemazita. Vana Japhet Muparutswa, Eddie Katsvere, Scania, Chunga.
8. Rakati rondovira zvikati zvamuka zvibhakera. Kenias akanga auya namukoma wake musoja aibva Harare ukuwo kwaMasunda kwaiva naJairos uyo wainzi anemangoromera. Mabhotoro akatanga kumwaiwa mudenga isu ndokuti chitsoka ndibereke takananga kubani reRambatemwa.
9. Tichangoti yambukei rukova gwaNyimai ndiye mahwekwe naBabamukuru Baba Tecla vachipupa furo. Takanga tasiya mombe dzichidya mumunda wavaMawere isu tichienda kumagirosa. Takawatsugwa mambama asi hatina kuchema nekuti mumoyo taingoti "Rovai henyu asi nhasi tambofara!"
10. Merry Xmas kwamuri mose!
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I think food is an evocation of love for many folks.

I haven't been able to cook since I was paralyzed.
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