By Michel Outridge

Bibi Mc Lennon is a housewife and a Councillor with the Good Hope/Hydronie Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and also a resident of Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo.

She is the mother of three, a boy and two girls, all of whom were at home when the Pepperpot Magazine visited.

Thirteen-year-old Raees Mc Lennon was outside, in the process of making a kite. He is still hopeful for the Easter season so that he could go over to the park, which is just over the road, to fly his kite.

Since school is out, he thought he should do something useful and make himself a kite and leave his sisters unbothered.

“Life is ok this side, it is how you make it and being a housewife there is a lot to do,” Bibi said.

She reported that she has a kitchen going which is strictly for their kitchen use so they don’t have to buy vegetables.

She stated that with school closed the children are at home and are assisting with the chores, at that time, the girls were cooking and she was relaxing.
“Well they big now so they have to help around the house, the big girl job seeking while, the other girl at the University of Guyana (UG) and the by still at school too,” she explained.

Mc Lennon added that her husband is a security guard and being a stay-at-home mom is an all-day task.

She added that all is quiet and simple at Le Destin Village.
The girls were enjoying the cool country breeze on the wooden swing they have in front of the yard, under a tree when the Pepperpot Magazine visited.

The pair seemed content with not a care in the world with all smiles.
Meanwhile, the Pepperpot Magazine also talked to Hira Carlton, who owns and operate the only Furniture Shop in the village and he is also a resident.

The businessman said life is quiet but slow as is and he has been residing there, a few houses from the workshop since 1992.

His wife is from the village and he is a stranger who came to the place and became a resident over time and managed to fit in perfectly among the locals.

Hira reported that back in the days, he used to supply furniture to Wolf Store at Leonora, West Coast Demerara and had in his employ 15 persons but today, he has only four.
He recalled he had his own showroom at Diamond, East Bank Demerara but was forced to close down due to the rent and today, makes furniture based on orders and can custom build any bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, vanity, beds, chair set or table depending on his customers’ requests.

The father of four stated that he would purchase wood from the saw millers at Hubu, East Bank Essequibo.

“I had a lot of contracts to produce furniture on a large scale but things have changed and we are trying to keep our business open and at the same time hoping for better,” he said.
Carl Croker photos saved in a folder in Graphics as LE DES TIN.