17 September 2018 - Week 76

We are inspecting the missionary apartments in Arad, Oradea, and Timisoara one last time before leaving Romania.  When we came out of the Arad elder's apartment this week we found a group of ladies working at the outdoor fireplace.  A mother and 2 of her daughters were making Zacusca.  

The main ingredients are eggplant and paprika peppers.  They use the grill to cook the eggplant and peppers, then the meat is scraped out of the peels and placed in a bowl and seasoned.  They enjoy this Romanian treat all winter long.  They love it. 

I really want one of those fireplaces!!!

We took a break from our packing and cleaning preparations to take a walk in the forest.  Whenever we go out in the city early in the morning, the street cleaners are out doing their job. This a typical Romanian sweeper. 

The sights and sounds of the woods are turning to fall.  We saw berries on the trees and tractors in the field cutting hay.

Our branch members love to gather at the local treat shops in the afternoon after everyone is off work.  Usually, they go for ice cream  (ingheata) .  Here we are at one of their favorite shops.  The ice cream is 5 lei or $1.50 a scoop.  A pretty good deal. And we enjoy spending time together.