Hi Joan!
I eat the "sausages" cause its hard to get a cow to stay on a stick over a fire :) Also because they are cheap, and when you are in semi-retirement, cheaperer is betterer :)
Plus it is easier to eat them without any utensils or stuff, and in that photo, I had just taken possession of the land and didn't have anything at all up there yet. :)
Alive, yes. Well, is well, debatable. Good to see you again!
Makes sense a good stick over fire can cook quite amazing meals, when better settled, time to enjoy.
The best way to eat the elephant standing in your path is to cut it up into little pieces. - African Proverb
Slow but sure, you will get there....
Oh wow, I use that quote ALL the time about eating an elephant. Having had a multiple decade career in software engineering on large scale projects, I had to trot that gem out countless times over the years to get people to understand how to break down complex things into smaller, simpler tasks. I love that quote and you are quite right, it applies here ideally.
Living in Africa most things done in small increments, you made the right move into the countryside enjoy it.