We were treated to a home cooked meal at the modest home of Sharon and Dickie Minnie. Dickie is a high school science teacher. He and his wife Minnie prepare and host home cooked meals for groups that visit Cape Town. We pulled up in our 2 buses to their modest home in a nice middle class Cape Town suburb and entered their "Homestead" courtyard to be greeted by our gracious hosts. Sharon wore a "Domestic Goddess" apron and Rhonda and Charlotte gave her some Mardi Gras beads to wear and Page presented them with numerous gifts from the delegates- food items and other host and hostess gifts from our home states. The Minnie's living room had the furniture removed to accomodate our 48 delegates and guests at small, beautifully decorated tables. We had a lovely dinner and then a special surprise served with dessert. The Minnie's announced we would have some special entertainment. Their 4 year old grandson, Esha arrived. They stood him up on a chair and in his tiny voice, he clearly sang the South African National Anthem to us- 3 times in 3 different languages! He was adorable. We all thanked our gracious guests as we departed. As the last one out, I had the special pleasure of another song by Esha. As we stood out in the courtyard while the delegates and guests boarded the bus, Esha sang Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" for me! What a delightful evening!
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