Nou ja alles van die beste vir die Scholtz kinders en kleinkinders wat hierdie week jul ma en ouma se 100ste verjaardag vier! Wat is julle ‘n bevoorregte familie!!! Geniet elke oomblik! Ons is in gedagte met julle!

Ons groet

19 July 2008


Dear friends,

As always I will start with the weather report .those who finds it boring can skip the first paragraph!9 Julie

Goeie dag allemaal,
Al die mees belangrikke nuus is in ‘ingels’ hieronder aangegee

Barry is vasgenael aan die TV want dit is ‘the Open’ golf toernooi van die jaar in England Liverpool se kant en hulle het gure weer gehad..die wind het omtrent havock gespeel met die balletjie…goeie verskoning vir slegte spel.
Arme Ernie het die klits kwyt geraak alreeds op die eerste dag en maak nou die agterstewe uit van ‘n klomp ellendige golfers.
Retief het op ‘n stadium belowend gelyk maar geen SAfirkaner in sig op hierdie stadium nie miskien skyn die son more en almal ontdooi..en wie weet wat gaan dan gebeur!
Ek dink my komper staan op sy laaste bene en ek wil die briefie uitkry voor hy die gees gaf.Die deskundige is met vakansie in Spanje en ek worstel om die ellendige ding aan die gang te hou so bang ek verloor wat daar is in fotos ens.Sal moet begin ‘backups ‘ doen ..nee wat ek is nou nie ‘n komper vrou nie !!!Barry is woedend want hy kannie sy daaglike nuus berigte van SA te lese kry nie ..en voel sleg verlore daarsonder! Maak nie ssak watter dryfenjin ek gebruik nie net sodra ons vra vir SA Nuus gaan hang hierdie ding!!


Today the best day of the week so far..it has been raining most of every day and night..temperatures hardly reaches above 17degrees and that is high…thick masses of dark clouds hang over us at the moment while the sun is out it is hot! And then suddenly a breeze appear from now-where very cold and then the drops fall…this might last for 10 min and the process stars all over again… really not ideal summer conditions!!!

We are well!.Counting our blessings every day..Barry still able to do so much and I keep going with this holiday job I have( still feeling as if I am on holiday)…very intense at the moment as accreditation day is nearing…who will know what will happen .in my mind they should have postponed it for at least another 6 months as we are definitely not ready…still found some electrical wires hanging from the roof this morning and where they removed a partition and never replaced it the roof slate is still open and it is weekend ..that leaves Monday to do a million things…and as I look at it …not good!
I have been working 4 night every week and will do so until my leave in August , can’t wait…will be well deserved. We hope to take it easy as Barry has finished painting the house..and started doing the plastering of the wall by himself..trial patch looks excellent better that what the plasterer did on the house last year..so here we go another feather in his cap!
Grath..a young Polish student that helped him last year arrived at the door announcing that he is here to work ..after 1 week Barry phoned him ( always feeling this sense of responsibility)and he started on Monday..and they moved the earth…the hedge has been clipped! This has not been done since Barry did it 3 years ago and landed with chest pain..it looks good.and would have cost us a pretty penny to get some-one to do it. The difficult part of painting the dash on the front of the house he did, and without arguing or saying anything he does what Barry wants him to do and all goes smoothly.

I just came in from the garden …picking the strawberries just as they turn white ..even before they change colour…as the snales/slugs are watching and the strawberries seems to be very sweet just at change of colour .but I am getting the better of them and the mould…every day I shake off the rain from the leaves and expose the fruit as best I can to the air sunshine would have been ideal but in the absence of same we have to make the best of it.
I also picked my first crop of peas and we will have it tonight with the shoulder of lamb and sweet potato….

Tomorrow is Sunday and the best day of the week! We have the assistant evangelist taking the service and the Hymns have been practised ..are all is ready! I sincerely hope that all who have the privilege to attend a church service tomorrow will be richly blessed!
Retha my cousin living in Vryheid Natal went to visit her daughter in Stellenbosh and had the privilege to see our aunt who is turning 100years on 23rd. She is still well able to take care of herself in many ways ..it is amazing!
My brother living in the same province will do the well wishing on behalf of the 2 of us … from my mother’s side(3 of my brothers passed away already) ..but she will have all her children around her!

It seems as if the tank is empty and I am free wheeling down the road and wish you all well.

Take care
Warm regards to all
Barry& Christina(Stien…etc)