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Saterdag 15 Augustus
Goeie more almal, familie en vriende,
Hoop dit goed met almal!
Ons was toe vir so 3 dae weg maar het dit erg sleg met die weer getref, nie dat dit nou eintlik 'n verrassing was nie maar ons het tog gehoop dat daar bietjie sonskyn sou wees.
Ten spyte van baie reen was die natuurskoon verrukkend mooi!
Ek sal nie so goed soos Isabel kan beskryf nie maar in kort het ons die volgende beleef!
Van die huis af effe noord wes rigting in geslaan en tot by Carrick on Shannon gery wat julle al baie van gehoor het. Barry was rasend honger want Sondae eet ons regtig vroeg en as hy nou nie so elke 6 ure iets eet nie begin hy bewe van lae bloedsuiker , dus word daar toe reeds vroeg in die tog voedsel ingeneem by die Bush Hotel. 'n Alla mintige bord kos , hulle skep altyd hier op asof jy nooit ooit weer kos gaan sien nie! met vol maens is ons toe weer op pad en die keer 'n roete wat ons nog nie van tevore geneem het nie. Reguit Noord na Leitrim wat werklik net 'n gehuggie is ,gou daardeur en verder noord al langs die meer Louch Allen na Drumkeeran. Deur die Lave Forest na Killarga , al hierdie plekkies is maar klein , poskantoor wat deel is van die winkel wat alles verkoop , 'n vulstasie, en 'n kerk. Die ierse huise lyk maar almal dieslefde behalwe soms.Deur die berge na Manorhamilton, die was darem nou 'n redelik groot dorp met pragtige paaie , lieflike hoofstraat tipies met baie blomme op al die versterbanke en hangmandjies, tuine pragtig en die grasperke groen en welig, baie kerke, en talle klein winkeltjies. hier was wel 'n groot Super Value , gelykstaande aan SA Spar winkels grootte Die Spar winkels hier is meer 'n 'convenient store' as 'n groot supermark!
Vandaar na Glenade, 'n pragtige omgewing met andersoort hoee bome ,dit vole soos 'n laning van die bome omtrent 4 vanaf die pad na binne en myl na myl soos 'n reenwoud. dig en ryk aan blare maar nie 'n aangeplante bos nie net langs die pad.Largidonnel is die volgende klein plekkie met net 'n Vulstasie, poskantoor en winkel wat alles verkoop en natuurlik 'n Kerk.
Kinlough was die laaste plekkie voor ons bestemming en ons kon ook deel van Melvin Louch aanskou.
Vanaf Kinlough ry jy deur hoe berge , baie pragtig, en skielik lyk dit of daar 'n breek in die berg is en dan sien jy die see! Ongelukkig het hierdie Iere nie baie stilhou plekke vir uitkyk en fotos neem nie en moes die hele pragtige gesig toe net in my gedagte lewe verewig word want ons kon nerens stop nie!
Bundoran, is toe bo ons verwagting 'n baie grooter plek as wat ons gedink het en dit het omtrent gewrimel van mense.later verneem van Finbarr dat dit 'n 'Nacker's town' is baie 'travellers' Doe 'tinkers met 'n mooi naam.
Die son het skaam deur die wonke na ons geloer en dit was baie pratig , die hele rit met ete ingesluit het 3 ure geneem!
Die Hotel was gelukkig net buite die besigheidsdeel van die dorp en baie rustig. Wesende Sondag was daar busse vol besoekers en al wat ouer en kind in stoot waentjie was op die pragtig uitgelegde promenade wat myle langs die kus strek. EU geld het dit glo gebou! Ons het 'n lieflike kamer in die Fitsgerald Hotel gehad en na ons uitgepak het het die groot loop begin.
Verkenningstog bewondering vir die groot massa water en al die dinge wat op die strand vir kinders is om te doen!
Op die horison is daar toe 'n' links' golf baan met 'n 5* hotel. en al om die baan is die wandelpad uitgeplavei, Erg mooi! na 3 ure se loop was ons byna kapot en is terug hotel toe , na 'n baie deftige , ligte aandete het ons weer gaan stap maar die keer darem nie so ver nie en heerlik geslaap met die seelug as slaap pil!
Maandagoggend word ons toe vriendelik gegroet met mot reen, na ontbyt weer die pad gevat, die keer om te sien wat die hoofstraat behels en na 'n uur of wat was ons goed nat weer terug by die |Hotel om te verklee en maar liewer die omgewing met die motor te ondersoek!
Met die lieflike N15 hoofweg is ons toe verby Balloyshannon na Donegal. Die omgewing is pragtig die berge uit 'n ander wereld, kan nooit so hoog en majestieus soos die SA berge wees nie maar nogtans baie mooi!
Die pad maak telkens 'n draai naby die see en ek is mal oor die see! Ons het nie in Donegal gestop nie en deurgery regs verby Mount Charles Milltown, deur Inver na Killybegs,'n bekende natuurlike diepsee hawe wat die noordelike lande se vissery hanteer en waar enorme groot vissersbote aandoen, Vroeer jare het die groot passesiers bote ook daar gestop maar nou nie meer nie, Die noordelike deel van die Atlantiese oseaan is maar 'n wilde plek.Hier het ons gestop en ons verkyk aan die bote en die hawe, die see en alles wat daarin is! Die dorpie self is maar 'n vissersdorpie en het so 3 groot hotelle vir besoekers maar die dorpie self is omtrent net so groot soos Edgeworthstown klein straatjies waar net een kar op 'n slag in kan ry, klein winkeltjies en baie mense, groot vis mark!Alles teen die helling van die berg,
Ons het hier die heerlikste stukkie vis ge-eet in 'n lank tyd, by die Sea View Hotel.
Die dorp van hoek tot kant deurgestap en weer in die kar geklim en verder gery.
Al langs die kus na Largy baie mooi, die ope oseaan hier so naby jou en die berge agter jou! Beeste wat rustig teen die hellings wei, sonder sorge,
Van hieraf is alle naam borde in Gaelic en as jy nie kaart voor jou het nie sal jy nie weet waar jy is nie. An Carrick aan die mond van 'n diep inham en vandaar deur die berge na Gleann Cholm Cillie. Hier was die paaitjie nouer as die 4 wiele van 'n vrag motor en 'n kar het netnet gepas. die see reg onder jou en vir iemand met hoogte en engte vrees nie 'n goeie plek om hom te bevind nie. Hier was dit omtrent die einde van Ierland in baie opsigte.
Vandaar deur nog berge en dale na Ardara alles so baie mooi en groen en die veld blomme langs die pad!
Nou weet julle hoe die Noord westelike deel van Ierland lyk! in Kort alles baie groen en leiflike met blomme in elke gehuggie! en dorpie.
Dis byna 6 uur en ek moet netnou maar begin werk , dit giet reen en dis nou nie dat ons dit nodig het nie!
[ Hier is 'n hele stul weg sal eers moet gaan soek! gekry , ek hoop julle verstaan dat die brief in gedeeltes op die werk se komputer ge skryf is dan deur gestuur is na my epos adres en sodoende dan die stuk stuk brief!]
Volgende episode:
Vandaar deur nog berge en dale na Ardara alles so baie mooi en groen en die veld blomme langs die pad!Geen heinings of drADE NIE EN DIE SKAPE WANDEL HEERLIK OOR EN WEER DIE STUKKIE TEER OM WEERSKANTE VAN DIE PAD DIE SOET GRAS BYTEKOM DUS IS DIE GEMIDDELDE SPOeD NIKS MEER AS 25KM/P/U NIE WANT JY WEET NIE WAT WAG OM DIE VOLGENDE DRAAI NIE
Van Ardara, wat 'n redelike groot plek was omtrent so groot soos Longford met interesante bree strate vind ons toe weer die N15 wat ons per hoofpad weer terug neem na Bundoran!
Nou weet julle hoe die Noord westelike deel van Ierland lyk!
Dis byna 6 uur en ek moet netnou maar begin werk , dit giet reen en dis nou nie dat ons dit nodig het nie!
Sondag oggend net na 1vm.
Dinsdag het ons eers vir 'n stappie gegaan en maar weer terug gekeer kar toe , nie regtig gereen nie maar jou bril mis op en jy moet 'n reen jak aan he anders word jy tog nat.
Die keer ry ons direk Donegal toe en parkeer met €3 vir die dag in die parkeer area lans die rivier mond , Barry sien toe 'n groep seeleeus swem en by die tyd wat ek by die tralliewerk kom duik hulle die water in en is weg! het nog net kans gehad om die ou begrafplaas te bekyk van 1760 en daarna toe die hemele oopmaak sommer skielik en ek het altyd gedink dat my baadjie waterdig is maar binne minute was ek deurnat, terug kar toe en wag dat die bui oorwaai . Uiteindelik is dit weer droog en ons uit, Ek met Barry se enorme baadjie aan en hy net met sy trui en die sambreel probeer ons toe weer.
Busse vol besoekers het ook intussen die dorp begin verken en die sypaadjies wat nie baie breed is nie is nou vol mense met sambrele, en tipies Ierse weer open die hemele toe weer en almal is papsop nat. Ons het maar so onder die sambreel probeer kyk na die kerke en die kasteel maar dit was regtig nie aangenaam nie en worstel toe ons pad oop ,terug kar toe!
Alles was nat, die sambreel Barry se wind jak, my windjak ,my hare het behoorlik gedrip!
Bietjie gesit en die met die motor hardlopende ,die verwarmer op hoog weer tot ontdooie gekom , Dit was nie koud nie maar die elke keer se nat word laat jou naderhard koud word. Volgende stop was weer middag ete in Killybegs, dit was net so 'n aantreklike vissersdorpie dat jy net weer wil gaan kyk en die keer sien ons toe weer seeleeus in die hawe, Die reen het effe gestop en ons kon weer bietjie rond loop. Na nog 'n stukkie heerlike vis is ons terug met die kuspad na Bruckless en ongeveer 3 km van Bruckless is 'n afdraai na St John's Point. Weer 'n nou paadjie maar die keer darem met inhammetjies waar jy kan wag as 'n ander voertuig aankom. Die stukkie land is soos 'n tentikel wat uitloop in die see miskien 'n kilometer wyd. Die see klots aan beide kante dan links dan regs teen die rotse ongelooflik mooi en 'n wonderlike ervaring. Tot op die uiteinde van hierdie pad gery en toe verder geloop , na die laaste punt van die eiland , weereens uitgekyk oor die magtige Atlantiese oseaan , 'n paar skulpies opgetel, ongerepte strand met 'n verlate bootjie geanker aan 'n paal 2 karre , geen mense nie en merkwaardige geel sand. Op die laaste duine loop ons toe die Fauna Flora man raak wat seker maak daar is nie mense wat ongeoorloofd daar tent opgeslaan het of weg kruip nie,vuur maak en so die veld beskadig nie. Die beeste en skape loop vry daar rond!
Op pad was daar heel party huise sommige kastele met die mooiste tuine ook 'n handweef ateljee. Ek sou nie omgegee het om daar my laaste dae deurtebring nie- die rustigheid en vrede wat daar heers is ongekend
Terug in die kar en begeestered van die mooi ervaring en omgewing is ons toe weer terug Bundoran toe waar die son een oomblik deur die wolke gebreek het en ons vir oulaas nog op die promenade gaan stap het!
Volgende oggend na ontbyt met hoofweg N15 via Sligo terug huis toe en soos ons die binneland inry so lig die wolke hulle kombers en by die tyd dat ons by die huis stop skyn die son 'n hond uit 'n bos 21grade!!!! Moes vir sonskyn liewer tuisgebly het maar dan het ons nie die mooi omgewing van Donegal ervaar nie!
Intussen het die swaeltjie wat haar eiers in die nuwe nes in die garage gele het die nes verlaat , of sy is dood want die mannetjie het so met BArry gepraat toe ons terug is dat dit byna gevoel het asof hy ons iets wou vertel. Die kleintjies in die Donkiehuis sal seker vroeg die week die nes verlaat!
Die aarbeie gee my nog daagliks so 15-20 vrugte, en die appels hang nog!
Ek speel die orrel vanmore en dan gaan ek slaap want ek werk weer vanaand. Daar is 5 mans wat prostaat sjirurgie gehad het en daar moet dan of 'n dokter op die perseel wees , of 2 verpleegsters en 'n dokter op roep. en dit kos minder om my op diens te he as om 'n dokter op die perseel te he.
Die boere kry baie swaar want die lande is te nat om die gras te sny en te baal , die koring het plat geval en dit is nou die 3de somer van ellendes.
Ons predikant is terug van verlof en ek is bly want die besoekende predikers het nie 'n besef van ons klein gemeentetjie nie en verwag iets wat nie gaan gebeur nie, nie vandag nie en ook nie in die jare wat kom nie,
Nou ja , dit is sekerlik die langste brief wat ek nog ooit geskryf het!!!! Hoop julle het die reis geniet!
Aan almal wat eksamens skryf alles van die beste!
Aan die wat moet terugkeer na die Noorde na hul vakansie, veilige reis!
Ons onthou dat dit Br Gerhard se verjaardag was , die 15de!
Wees altyd versigtig,
KArin , ons is saam met jou dankbaar dat die Here julle so deur die vreeslike ellendes gedra het, en dat Stephan nou weer op na herstel is met goeie vooruitsigte!
Baie liefde groete
Van die Dunnes in Cranleymore en 'n vinnig naderende herfs.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Greetings from a very wet Ireland
23 August 09 Sunday
Good day to all family and friends,
Our entertainment on a Sunday afternoon on TV is usually a James Bond movie, this one must be very they still use haukie talkies and the Mercedes dates put of 1967!
It always takes me some time to write this weekly letter and have the laptop in the right position, on my lap.
The freeing of the Lockerbie Bomber has made the headlines since his release ...one can argue any way you want to but in the end the Lord knows it all!
The gender dispute about the SA Athlete and Bolt the fasted man on earth for a while in the 100 and 200 meters, it is a wonder they run in meters and not in feet as little has changed here , has overshadowed the recession for a while!
Since I arrived in Ireland I have very much kept to myself but stepped out on Friday morning after I have been invited to a coffee get together of South African women living in Westmeath and Longford counties.
This group of women meet every Friday for coffee and breakfast unbeknown to myself and were invited by one of the ladies that remembered that I might not be working every Friday and as it happen, I was off and in Marks and Spencer’s coffee shop the world was changed into South Africa with humming and bussing of 10 women nearly talking together in a foreign language and people staring. Nurses always seem to find each other and as the majority of the women were the wives of Doctors working here for MIDOC on 3 month contracts or engineers with something else in-between!
I have to admit that it was surely one the most enjoyable mornings I have ever experienced here in Ireland!
Speaking to Louise who trained in Bfn at the same hospital as I did ,just a little later than me, and her husband working here more than in SA the women across the table looked at me and asked what my maiden names was...Eloff...
W H A T???????????? She said ...do you know a Dr Paul Eloff? And of course that was the beginning of sharing a wonderful teacher, professional person brother and friend !!!
I have already let Nine know but here is who they are. Wessel and Rina Herbst. He started out as a young doctor as the Dr at Groothoek during 1971-75 and he still apparently refer back to what Dr Paul would have done!!!
Rina was and still is a gold medallist in flower arrangement she has been for years the chairperson of the VLU translated Women agricultural association where ever they were posted! It was wonderful to talk here miles away of all Paul and Nine’s children and grand children and me of course ever so proud!
Here in Cranleymore Autumn is approaching rather fast and morning temperatures has dropped to 8 , rising again during the day but that is our first indication of a definite change in weather it rained so much that the grass freshly cut yesterday when the sun eventually came out, that we have now flooded lawns, literally under water!
The vegetable garden has been dug, and the last of food traces removed! All the onions in the fridge and the miniature carrots cooked! the green tomatoes fell and were devoured by bugs and we had no pleasure in it!
Flower wise we still have gladiolas and dahlias flowering, some sweat peas and climbing roses. The nasturtiums did not produce what we expected and look somewhat sorrowful in the pots! On the window sill in the kitchen I have some joy in the new growth of Cyclamens x3 with leaves the size of saucers.
I do not mind the winter coming, at least we know what it holds and expects nothing but to be continually disappointed is very disheartening!
Arnolda’s holiday in Mexico seemed to have been a real beautiful experience and I sincerely hope that Gerlof will give us a similar reflection of his visit to SA!
I am ever so sorry to hear that it is so dry in Australia, it reminds me so much of being always hoping for rain while I grew up and now I would like to channel the water from here to where-ever it is needed. The new room is nearing completion and I just wonder what will be next project of keeping Barry busy.
We do plan to put a gate between the bottom field and where the yard ends and for that, new posts will have to be planted , these already delivered in the form of railway sleepers. Well any one available for some digging????.............
THERE SURELY Are a GOOD 100 BIRD CHILDREN IN THE HEDGE AND THE SWALLOWS IN THE DONKEY HOUSE DID GO FOR THEIR FIRST FLIGHT yesterday 3 weeks after being hatched, somewhat lazy and back for a snooze in the afternoon! The female swallow sitting on the eggs in the garage abandoned the nest or died in her travels but they are no more, sad to say!
Sunday is nearly at an end and with Ps 78 as our sermon and lovely hymns to complete the spiritual feasting, it was a good and spiritual experience!
Birthdays have come and gone and somewhere along the line I fell off the bus...but Paul (Aus) I send a message to your mom. Hope you had a lovely day!
I hope that those who are at the Boskamp this week will be greatly blessed!
My thoughts are with Karin, and Stephan, Anke who is recovering well and our tante Poppie! Angie ti was great to hear your voice and that of the children and Groovy that was a great gift!
Thank you to all who send good wishes!
Be careful and aware all the time , drive carefully and watch your step!
Regards from
The Dunnes in Cranleymore
Ever changing and unexpected weather patterned Ireland
Good day to all family and friends,
Our entertainment on a Sunday afternoon on TV is usually a James Bond movie, this one must be very they still use haukie talkies and the Mercedes dates put of 1967!
It always takes me some time to write this weekly letter and have the laptop in the right position, on my lap.
The freeing of the Lockerbie Bomber has made the headlines since his release ...one can argue any way you want to but in the end the Lord knows it all!
The gender dispute about the SA Athlete and Bolt the fasted man on earth for a while in the 100 and 200 meters, it is a wonder they run in meters and not in feet as little has changed here , has overshadowed the recession for a while!
Since I arrived in Ireland I have very much kept to myself but stepped out on Friday morning after I have been invited to a coffee get together of South African women living in Westmeath and Longford counties.
This group of women meet every Friday for coffee and breakfast unbeknown to myself and were invited by one of the ladies that remembered that I might not be working every Friday and as it happen, I was off and in Marks and Spencer’s coffee shop the world was changed into South Africa with humming and bussing of 10 women nearly talking together in a foreign language and people staring. Nurses always seem to find each other and as the majority of the women were the wives of Doctors working here for MIDOC on 3 month contracts or engineers with something else in-between!
I have to admit that it was surely one the most enjoyable mornings I have ever experienced here in Ireland!
Speaking to Louise who trained in Bfn at the same hospital as I did ,just a little later than me, and her husband working here more than in SA the women across the table looked at me and asked what my maiden names was...Eloff...
W H A T???????????? She said ...do you know a Dr Paul Eloff? And of course that was the beginning of sharing a wonderful teacher, professional person brother and friend !!!
I have already let Nine know but here is who they are. Wessel and Rina Herbst. He started out as a young doctor as the Dr at Groothoek during 1971-75 and he still apparently refer back to what Dr Paul would have done!!!
Rina was and still is a gold medallist in flower arrangement she has been for years the chairperson of the VLU translated Women agricultural association where ever they were posted! It was wonderful to talk here miles away of all Paul and Nine’s children and grand children and me of course ever so proud!
Here in Cranleymore Autumn is approaching rather fast and morning temperatures has dropped to 8 , rising again during the day but that is our first indication of a definite change in weather it rained so much that the grass freshly cut yesterday when the sun eventually came out, that we have now flooded lawns, literally under water!
The vegetable garden has been dug, and the last of food traces removed! All the onions in the fridge and the miniature carrots cooked! the green tomatoes fell and were devoured by bugs and we had no pleasure in it!
Flower wise we still have gladiolas and dahlias flowering, some sweat peas and climbing roses. The nasturtiums did not produce what we expected and look somewhat sorrowful in the pots! On the window sill in the kitchen I have some joy in the new growth of Cyclamens x3 with leaves the size of saucers.
I do not mind the winter coming, at least we know what it holds and expects nothing but to be continually disappointed is very disheartening!
Arnolda’s holiday in Mexico seemed to have been a real beautiful experience and I sincerely hope that Gerlof will give us a similar reflection of his visit to SA!
I am ever so sorry to hear that it is so dry in Australia, it reminds me so much of being always hoping for rain while I grew up and now I would like to channel the water from here to where-ever it is needed. The new room is nearing completion and I just wonder what will be next project of keeping Barry busy.
We do plan to put a gate between the bottom field and where the yard ends and for that, new posts will have to be planted , these already delivered in the form of railway sleepers. Well any one available for some digging????.............
THERE SURELY Are a GOOD 100 BIRD CHILDREN IN THE HEDGE AND THE SWALLOWS IN THE DONKEY HOUSE DID GO FOR THEIR FIRST FLIGHT yesterday 3 weeks after being hatched, somewhat lazy and back for a snooze in the afternoon! The female swallow sitting on the eggs in the garage abandoned the nest or died in her travels but they are no more, sad to say!
Sunday is nearly at an end and with Ps 78 as our sermon and lovely hymns to complete the spiritual feasting, it was a good and spiritual experience!
Birthdays have come and gone and somewhere along the line I fell off the bus...but Paul (Aus) I send a message to your mom. Hope you had a lovely day!
I hope that those who are at the Boskamp this week will be greatly blessed!
My thoughts are with Karin, and Stephan, Anke who is recovering well and our tante Poppie! Angie ti was great to hear your voice and that of the children and Groovy that was a great gift!
Thank you to all who send good wishes!
Be careful and aware all the time , drive carefully and watch your step!
Regards from
The Dunnes in Cranleymore
Ever changing and unexpected weather patterned Ireland
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Greetings from an ever changing Ireland
Saturday 8 August 09
Dear family and friends,
How terrible to start nearly every letter with the weather but in this island of ours that seems to be the most important news reel of every news bulletin. We had 3 glorious days, some cloud cover, lots of sun, please note, NO RAIN, with slight southerly winds. Today is another story, grey, dark, mist rain, and somewhat cooler than the 20 degrees we experienced since Wednesday,
We made a decision to go away for a few days after a weeklong discussion. I so desperately want to go to Galway and surroundings Westport etc, but being middle of the summer season the hotel accommodation is double as Galway is the tourist attraction city of Ireland. We love the north and that is where the prices are also within reach of the lesser affluent of society. Still expensive but I reckoned that ,we have not been away from this house except for 2 night in 2006 when we went to Exeter for the wedding , all other trips were one day affairs and in spite of recession we can be a little extravagant and spent a few nights in a hotel at the coast. Bundoran, very small but on the sea far north in Donegal Bay. We will leave here after church tomorrow and arrive at 4pm at our destination God willing and enjoy being served for about 84 hours in all. That sounds just great and I can’t wait!
Back in Cranleymore the bird population is large in numbers and still growing. The swallows in the donkey house is a week old today and the female in the garage with the new nest is sitting since Wednesday on 4 eggs. The young robins are all changing colours and it is wonderful how the Lord has provided the different characteristics of each bird specie
The vegetable garden is now totally gone the last onions pulled and the tomatoes died green on the stork. The apples all 9 of them are still there and begin to get red cheeks another 2 weeks and we will taste our own apples. In spite of Barry’s misgivings about the strawberries we have had a great crop, pick about 15-20 everyday and have a lovely fruit desert after evening meal. The sweet peas died and we will harvest some seeds, the Clematis looks lovely and the climbing roses are doing their best. Many roses we have are only one season and therefore will not flower again- we are learning ?!
As you can gather I am officially on holiday, after I kicked off with 2 nights in the nursing home which passed without any problems and not so bad after all. I had a great helper and make a world of difference, medications is my sole responsibility and I got better every time , completed the round in 2 hrs the last night 41 patients and maybe 6 of them taking their medication themselves. The hard work is putting the high dependent clients to bed and make sure they are all tucked in for the night.
I will be away when the announcement will be made of who is to be sacked and who will stay. I think that it will be done according to peoples’ ability to adjust to various jobs. Those who are adamant not to work in the nursing home stand a good chance of going, Those who are computer literate, knows about accreditation and have been trained to train will have a better change and as the good Lord willed it I fall in the last category, so am not worried and will enjoy every minute away!
Coming back from town today I realised that summer is really on its last legs as the long grass are going yellow and the leaves are falling at an alarming rate. I am so fascinated by the hot and long summers Canada experienced so much nearer to the poles and we, exposed to every bit of theatrical weather whim suffer tremendously.
Although our Tante Poppie had her birthday it does not mean that we will forget her and we pray and hope that she will enjoy every day as it comes. Having her there in the Cape Province made me realize how many family members on our side is now living in the Cape. My brother Mendel, Anke his wife and 2 of their children with their families, My cousin Retha has a daughter in Stellenbosch teaching and a brother Tjaart living there as well, then the 2 sons of our Tante Poppie and other cousins from the late Tant Emma, wondering of all these cousins first en second knows each other and communicate? Sitting so far away from your family and I know it was my choice, you always have thoughts about them and would love to hear from them all. How about a family get together and a photo????????? Scholtz’es and extended family, cousins, nieces and nephews, Coetzee’s, Eloff’s!!!
Well I have one birthday in my book and that is of young Gerhard of Frikkie and Elmarie on the 12th. Happy Birthday to the young man, I will send a message nearer to the day!
To all who are studying , everything of the best, those who are preparing to get married, do it well! those who have to pick crops, may the prices be excellent, and those on holiday, enjoy it thoroughly!
Take care regarding your safety, do not take changes, be always alert.
Enjoy the Spring that is around the corner!
Enjoy a blessed Sunday!
Love and regards from
The Dunnes in Cranleymore Ireland
Dear family and friends,
How terrible to start nearly every letter with the weather but in this island of ours that seems to be the most important news reel of every news bulletin. We had 3 glorious days, some cloud cover, lots of sun, please note, NO RAIN, with slight southerly winds. Today is another story, grey, dark, mist rain, and somewhat cooler than the 20 degrees we experienced since Wednesday,
We made a decision to go away for a few days after a weeklong discussion. I so desperately want to go to Galway and surroundings Westport etc, but being middle of the summer season the hotel accommodation is double as Galway is the tourist attraction city of Ireland. We love the north and that is where the prices are also within reach of the lesser affluent of society. Still expensive but I reckoned that ,we have not been away from this house except for 2 night in 2006 when we went to Exeter for the wedding , all other trips were one day affairs and in spite of recession we can be a little extravagant and spent a few nights in a hotel at the coast. Bundoran, very small but on the sea far north in Donegal Bay. We will leave here after church tomorrow and arrive at 4pm at our destination God willing and enjoy being served for about 84 hours in all. That sounds just great and I can’t wait!
Back in Cranleymore the bird population is large in numbers and still growing. The swallows in the donkey house is a week old today and the female in the garage with the new nest is sitting since Wednesday on 4 eggs. The young robins are all changing colours and it is wonderful how the Lord has provided the different characteristics of each bird specie
The vegetable garden is now totally gone the last onions pulled and the tomatoes died green on the stork. The apples all 9 of them are still there and begin to get red cheeks another 2 weeks and we will taste our own apples. In spite of Barry’s misgivings about the strawberries we have had a great crop, pick about 15-20 everyday and have a lovely fruit desert after evening meal. The sweet peas died and we will harvest some seeds, the Clematis looks lovely and the climbing roses are doing their best. Many roses we have are only one season and therefore will not flower again- we are learning ?!
As you can gather I am officially on holiday, after I kicked off with 2 nights in the nursing home which passed without any problems and not so bad after all. I had a great helper and make a world of difference, medications is my sole responsibility and I got better every time , completed the round in 2 hrs the last night 41 patients and maybe 6 of them taking their medication themselves. The hard work is putting the high dependent clients to bed and make sure they are all tucked in for the night.
I will be away when the announcement will be made of who is to be sacked and who will stay. I think that it will be done according to peoples’ ability to adjust to various jobs. Those who are adamant not to work in the nursing home stand a good chance of going, Those who are computer literate, knows about accreditation and have been trained to train will have a better change and as the good Lord willed it I fall in the last category, so am not worried and will enjoy every minute away!
Coming back from town today I realised that summer is really on its last legs as the long grass are going yellow and the leaves are falling at an alarming rate. I am so fascinated by the hot and long summers Canada experienced so much nearer to the poles and we, exposed to every bit of theatrical weather whim suffer tremendously.
Although our Tante Poppie had her birthday it does not mean that we will forget her and we pray and hope that she will enjoy every day as it comes. Having her there in the Cape Province made me realize how many family members on our side is now living in the Cape. My brother Mendel, Anke his wife and 2 of their children with their families, My cousin Retha has a daughter in Stellenbosch teaching and a brother Tjaart living there as well, then the 2 sons of our Tante Poppie and other cousins from the late Tant Emma, wondering of all these cousins first en second knows each other and communicate? Sitting so far away from your family and I know it was my choice, you always have thoughts about them and would love to hear from them all. How about a family get together and a photo????????? Scholtz’es and extended family, cousins, nieces and nephews, Coetzee’s, Eloff’s!!!
Well I have one birthday in my book and that is of young Gerhard of Frikkie and Elmarie on the 12th. Happy Birthday to the young man, I will send a message nearer to the day!
To all who are studying , everything of the best, those who are preparing to get married, do it well! those who have to pick crops, may the prices be excellent, and those on holiday, enjoy it thoroughly!
Take care regarding your safety, do not take changes, be always alert.
Enjoy the Spring that is around the corner!
Enjoy a blessed Sunday!
Love and regards from
The Dunnes in Cranleymore Ireland
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Groete vanuit 'n versuipende Ierland
31 Julie 09
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
Eers wou ek nie ‘n brief skryf nie , motivering het in die reen beland en is nou papsopwaternat!!! En nou drip drip dit so hier in my kop!
Toe onthou ek van die pragtige foto wat neef Adelbert gestuur het van onse Tante Poppie wat 23 Julie 101 jaar oud geword het. Wonder wie het onthou en goeie wnese gestuur.....in ieder geval op die foto saam met tante Poppie verskyn toe 2 pragtige jong mense en by nadere ondersoek vind ek toe uit dat dit klein niggie en neef is. Miskien sal julle die jonge dame herken ,maar het julle geweet dat sy ‘n klein niggie is , ek het nie ! ? 7de Laan???en die jong man is Adelbert se seun, ‘n nefie, pragtige mense, en natuurlik ‘n groot prestasie ons oudste familie lid!
Ek voel soos Arnolda se seuns my briewe is altyd dieselfde en daar het lanklaas iets interesants in my lewe plaasgevind. Ek moet maar self dinge interesant maak anders kan dinge vinnig vervelig raak veral as ons presies 2 volle dae sonskyn gedurende Julie gehad het.... net 2!
Die nuwe kamer is goed op pad na klaar, onderlaag is aan die muur ,ons wag dat die bouers klaar vakansie hou om deur en venster te koop! Die Pool wat gehelp het besluit toe om ‘n ander werk te gaan doen en kondig toe Sondag middag laat aan dat hy nie Maandag sal opdaag nie . Nog eens weer moes Barry dinge bymekaar skraap ‘en sy gesegde hier kom goed van pas’ ‘n boer maak ‘n plan’ hy het die ‘skimming’ klaar gemaak die muur gepleistrer en die hoeke van die deur mooi netjies gemaak en die mure se onderlaag geverf. Arnolda , jy kan hom huur maar hy kom met ‘n prys... maar jong hy is ‘n voorslag! Die swaeltjies is besig om ‘n snaakse ding te doen hulle nessie watt e pletter geval is op ‘n nuwe plek in die werkswinkel van nuwe modder genou en gevoer met sagte material maar dit lyk nie of hulle gaan eiers le nie , omdat hulle bietjie morsig is het Barry ‘n p[latform aangebring vir hul WC en hulle het omtret te kere gegaan oofr die stuk p[lank, maar dit sal darem die werksarea beskerm van boel gedrup! dus ‘n nessie reg vir hulterugkeer in April volgende jaar , die 2de stel voeltjies in donkie huis moet seker uitbroei oor die naweek! Hulle neem regtig hulle tyd!
Groentes is daarmee heen , die blomme is daarmee heen , geen rose oor nie geniet wel aarbeie elke dag omtrent 5 heerlike soet en groot vrugte!
Ons was genooi , ‘n jaar gelede om tee te gaan drink by een van die verpleegsters saam met wie ek gewerk het , sy bly nou tuis want sy het 70 geword en gevoel sy het nou genoeg vir verpleging gedoen. Sy woon in ’n ou here huis 150 jr gelede gebou , hoё
plafonne , groot met baie kamerstjies maar net 1 badkamer en byna geen kombuis. Sy het 7 kinders daar groot gemaak! Alleen , haar man skielik oorlede aan hartaanval toe die jonste 4 jr was. Ek moet nog gewoond raak aan die Iere se “tee” ons sou ‘n koppie tee met soetigheid aanbied maar hier is “tee” ‘n ligte maaltyd en hier word toe vir ons by ‘n deftige gedekte tafel ‘n maaltyd aanbied, dit was lekker genoeg maar baie ongewoon vir ons! Half vier in die middag ‘n warm etetjie.. ai, ai, ai!
Op pad terug het ‘n JCB ‘ n skopgraaf van sy sleepwa afgegly en le toe op sy dak langs die pad gelukkig het niemand seergekry nie!maar almal vergaap hulle aan die omgekeerde skopgraaf en die verkeer is opgedam vir myle!!!!mense oral oor die wereld doen dieselfde dinge eienaardig, lees in die Ou Testament van Og , koning van Basan wie se bed 13 voet lank en 6 vt wyd was, Hulle moes ‘n groot klomp mense gewees het , ons sal seker ook na so iemand staar, wonder wat van hulle geword het?
More is ‘n goeie dag in my lewe want Finbarr kom kuier, hy begin offisieel by ‘n nuwe maatskappy werk as” Business Promotion Manager” miskien het ek dit al genoem , is maar seker omdat ek ‘n trotse ma is! Hy kom met sy nuwe Volvo kuier, wil seker bietjie spog... maatskappy kar, en hy kon kies!
Die hospitaal sluit vir ‘n week en ons is almal met verlof behalwe kiepie wat ‘n regte ‘sucker’ vir werk is want terwyl byna almal Spanje toe gaan bly ek tuis en werk in die Oue te huis vir 2 nagte om uittehelp my verlof begin dus eers Woensdag tot die volgende Woensdag! Ek ken nou die roetine , die medikasie , en die inwoners en hoop dat dit makliker sal gaan my helper is ook ‘n uitstekende werker en ons is goeie werks vriendinne en vul mekaar goed aan!
Die dokumentêre film oor Rusland in die 2de wêreld oorlog begin oor ‘n paar minute en ek het Barry my teenwoordigheid belowe dus aan almal wat verjaar en daar is baie :
31 Julie
Frikkie soos reeds genoem verlede week!
1 Augustus:
Gerlof, op besoek in SA
Renate, van Br Mendel
en Laurel se Nicole!
Veels Geluk aan jul almal!
Baie dankie aan almal wat so gereeld laat weet hoe dit met hulle gaan , dis tog te lekker om van julle te hoor!
Enig iemand wat graag die foto van Tant Poppie en klein nefie en niggie wil sien laat weet en ek stuur aan!
Wees tog altyd versigtig, sluit die deure , maak toe die vensters, wees beraad en gereed!
Bly warm en gesellig! Hoop dat die groentes wat gemaai/gepluk moet word goeie pryse sal kry , dat almal wat voorberei vir ekasamens dit goed sal doen en die wat regmaak om te trou geniet elke moment! Ouers insgelyk!
Baie liefde groete
Die Dunnes in Cranleymore
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
Eers wou ek nie ‘n brief skryf nie , motivering het in die reen beland en is nou papsopwaternat!!! En nou drip drip dit so hier in my kop!
Toe onthou ek van die pragtige foto wat neef Adelbert gestuur het van onse Tante Poppie wat 23 Julie 101 jaar oud geword het. Wonder wie het onthou en goeie wnese gestuur.....in ieder geval op die foto saam met tante Poppie verskyn toe 2 pragtige jong mense en by nadere ondersoek vind ek toe uit dat dit klein niggie en neef is. Miskien sal julle die jonge dame herken ,maar het julle geweet dat sy ‘n klein niggie is , ek het nie ! ? 7de Laan???en die jong man is Adelbert se seun, ‘n nefie, pragtige mense, en natuurlik ‘n groot prestasie ons oudste familie lid!
Ek voel soos Arnolda se seuns my briewe is altyd dieselfde en daar het lanklaas iets interesants in my lewe plaasgevind. Ek moet maar self dinge interesant maak anders kan dinge vinnig vervelig raak veral as ons presies 2 volle dae sonskyn gedurende Julie gehad het.... net 2!
Die nuwe kamer is goed op pad na klaar, onderlaag is aan die muur ,ons wag dat die bouers klaar vakansie hou om deur en venster te koop! Die Pool wat gehelp het besluit toe om ‘n ander werk te gaan doen en kondig toe Sondag middag laat aan dat hy nie Maandag sal opdaag nie . Nog eens weer moes Barry dinge bymekaar skraap ‘en sy gesegde hier kom goed van pas’ ‘n boer maak ‘n plan’ hy het die ‘skimming’ klaar gemaak die muur gepleistrer en die hoeke van die deur mooi netjies gemaak en die mure se onderlaag geverf. Arnolda , jy kan hom huur maar hy kom met ‘n prys... maar jong hy is ‘n voorslag! Die swaeltjies is besig om ‘n snaakse ding te doen hulle nessie watt e pletter geval is op ‘n nuwe plek in die werkswinkel van nuwe modder genou en gevoer met sagte material maar dit lyk nie of hulle gaan eiers le nie , omdat hulle bietjie morsig is het Barry ‘n p[latform aangebring vir hul WC en hulle het omtret te kere gegaan oofr die stuk p[lank, maar dit sal darem die werksarea beskerm van boel gedrup! dus ‘n nessie reg vir hulterugkeer in April volgende jaar , die 2de stel voeltjies in donkie huis moet seker uitbroei oor die naweek! Hulle neem regtig hulle tyd!
Groentes is daarmee heen , die blomme is daarmee heen , geen rose oor nie geniet wel aarbeie elke dag omtrent 5 heerlike soet en groot vrugte!
Ons was genooi , ‘n jaar gelede om tee te gaan drink by een van die verpleegsters saam met wie ek gewerk het , sy bly nou tuis want sy het 70 geword en gevoel sy het nou genoeg vir verpleging gedoen. Sy woon in ’n ou here huis 150 jr gelede gebou , hoё
plafonne , groot met baie kamerstjies maar net 1 badkamer en byna geen kombuis. Sy het 7 kinders daar groot gemaak! Alleen , haar man skielik oorlede aan hartaanval toe die jonste 4 jr was. Ek moet nog gewoond raak aan die Iere se “tee” ons sou ‘n koppie tee met soetigheid aanbied maar hier is “tee” ‘n ligte maaltyd en hier word toe vir ons by ‘n deftige gedekte tafel ‘n maaltyd aanbied, dit was lekker genoeg maar baie ongewoon vir ons! Half vier in die middag ‘n warm etetjie.. ai, ai, ai!
Op pad terug het ‘n JCB ‘ n skopgraaf van sy sleepwa afgegly en le toe op sy dak langs die pad gelukkig het niemand seergekry nie!maar almal vergaap hulle aan die omgekeerde skopgraaf en die verkeer is opgedam vir myle!!!!mense oral oor die wereld doen dieselfde dinge eienaardig, lees in die Ou Testament van Og , koning van Basan wie se bed 13 voet lank en 6 vt wyd was, Hulle moes ‘n groot klomp mense gewees het , ons sal seker ook na so iemand staar, wonder wat van hulle geword het?
More is ‘n goeie dag in my lewe want Finbarr kom kuier, hy begin offisieel by ‘n nuwe maatskappy werk as” Business Promotion Manager” miskien het ek dit al genoem , is maar seker omdat ek ‘n trotse ma is! Hy kom met sy nuwe Volvo kuier, wil seker bietjie spog... maatskappy kar, en hy kon kies!
Die hospitaal sluit vir ‘n week en ons is almal met verlof behalwe kiepie wat ‘n regte ‘sucker’ vir werk is want terwyl byna almal Spanje toe gaan bly ek tuis en werk in die Oue te huis vir 2 nagte om uittehelp my verlof begin dus eers Woensdag tot die volgende Woensdag! Ek ken nou die roetine , die medikasie , en die inwoners en hoop dat dit makliker sal gaan my helper is ook ‘n uitstekende werker en ons is goeie werks vriendinne en vul mekaar goed aan!
Die dokumentêre film oor Rusland in die 2de wêreld oorlog begin oor ‘n paar minute en ek het Barry my teenwoordigheid belowe dus aan almal wat verjaar en daar is baie :
31 Julie
Frikkie soos reeds genoem verlede week!
1 Augustus:
Gerlof, op besoek in SA
Renate, van Br Mendel
en Laurel se Nicole!
Veels Geluk aan jul almal!
Baie dankie aan almal wat so gereeld laat weet hoe dit met hulle gaan , dis tog te lekker om van julle te hoor!
Enig iemand wat graag die foto van Tant Poppie en klein nefie en niggie wil sien laat weet en ek stuur aan!
Wees tog altyd versigtig, sluit die deure , maak toe die vensters, wees beraad en gereed!
Bly warm en gesellig! Hoop dat die groentes wat gemaai/gepluk moet word goeie pryse sal kry , dat almal wat voorberei vir ekasamens dit goed sal doen en die wat regmaak om te trou geniet elke moment! Ouers insgelyk!
Baie liefde groete
Die Dunnes in Cranleymore
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