Saterdag 18 Sept’10
Tyd vlieg!
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!
Dit het letterlik die ganse dag gereën, Gemiddelde temperatuur vir vandag 9-11 grade! Dit was nie ‘n slegte week nie maar het al beter beleef dit is nou weersgewys!
Die kinders is so uur gelede weg en al die skottelgoed is gewas en weggepak nadat ons alle grense van ordentlikheid oorskrei het! Dit is nou wat eet betref!
‘n Biefstuk, groot, goed kg + ½,(weet nie watter deel van die bees nie want hier is die opsny van ‘n bees totaal verskillend van SA se slagters!) want kyk, Barry glo nie daaraan om afteskeep as die kinders kom nie! Dus eenmaal in 4-5 weke word alle reëls vergeet en smul ons gulsig aan alles wat op die tafel verskyn! Ek probeer om alles vantevore voorteberei sodat ek nie tyd in die kombuis hoef deurtebring as hulle hier is nie, want elke oomblik is baie kosbaar! het ook 'n sjokolade koek gebak eerste in 5 jaar! vir die 2 mans in my huis wat in September verjaar!
So het ons dan ‘n heerlike dag met Lukas en sy ouers deurgebring , fotos 47 van hulle geneem, kan byna film maak so goed volg hulle opmekaar!
Lukas is ‘n oulike seuntjie en daar is geen gebrek aan grysstof nie, Kan D a d a sê( seker per ongeluk maar jy hoor dit tog duidelik!) en glimlag breed as hy sy pa sien- volgende week 5 mnde! Lag uit sy maag as jy ‘n storie vertel! Wys met sy vinger na die lig! Dis nou nie vir enig iemand anders belangrik nie maar vir ons as groot ouers is alles wonderlik!
Die plante is daarmee heen! Dae van reën en sterk winde het alles verweer en ons het skaars herfs gehad toe winter sommer ongenooid by die deur inval!
Die dae is aansienlik korter en die nagte heelwat langer.Groei tyd is verby en ek was net betyds om alles wat buite was in my voorportaal te huisves vir die winter! Dit word wel koud daar in die nag maar daar is darem geen ryp nie en bedags is dit goed belig en as die son skyn is dit ‘n bonus!
My orgidee het 3 stingels met blomme aan! Ongewoon want die plant blom gewoonlik net 1x ‘n jaar en dit sal die 2de keer wees dié jaar! Ek kry ook van my SA Vriendin Marthie wat by Home Base werk die byna weggooi plante en het al ‘n hele klompie mooi dinge bymekaar. My 5 lemoen bome kom mooi aan en ek is baie trots op hulle(van pitte op watte gegroei). Hierdie keer bly hulle binne tot hulle vrugte dra!,al neem dit 10 jaar!
Ons werk hard as die teater aan die gang is maar maak nog steeds elke 2de naweek toe! Sal in die loop van volgende week meer hoor van die moontlike kopers wanneer ek met my instrukteurs vennoot Dublin toe moet gaan vir opleiding in die wetlike aspekte van Irish Heart Foundation vereistes vir die lisensie wat uiteindelik aan ons toegestaan is om CPR aantebied! Haar pa is die voorstitter van die ‘Board’ en woon 6 mnde van die jaar in hul vakansie huis naby Knysna.( goeie aanknopingspunt)
Die gans familie loop nou almal saam 15 van hulle en is pragtig! Wonder nou net wat ons met hulle gaan doen!
Nuus is maar bitter min en môre is Sondag, vir my die beste dag van die week, alle Psalme en Gesange reeds goed ge-oefen en ons sien baie uit na ons geestelike voedsel!
Volgende Sondag is Oes gedenk diens, ek werk, maar hoop om genoeg slaap intekry tussen deur! Die diens is eers 3.30nm wat beteken ek kan vanaf 8.30vm (as ek betyds uit die saal kom en sonder verkeer kan huistoe ry) - 2.30nm slaap , Sondag aande is nie gewoonlik baie besig nie en die moontlikheid dat die saal op no 99 toegemaak sal word is baie hoog!
Verjaardae, as ek dit reg het is dit Adelbert se verjaardag die 20ste Veels Geluk en mag jou jaar baie voorspoedig wees!
Die 22ste dink ons aan Nine en gesin met oorlede Br paul se verjaardag herdenking!
Daar is sommige van die broers kinders wat lank laas geskryf het en ons hoop maar dit gaan goed met hulle, hoop ook dat Arnolda en Kie se terug reis na Calgary sonder probleme sal afloop!Nine sal ook seker nou tuis wees!
Groete van huis tot huis!
Barry & Christina vanuit ‘n sopnat Cranleymore!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Greeting from a Cool Ireland
27 Sept’10 Monday
Good day to all, family and friends,
I think the sunshine, blue blue skies and wind stillness, have confused me totally! Morning temperatures have dropped to 4!!!!! The previous week was miserable, just not nice, and when the sun did shine the wind was bitterly cold and very unpleasant. It is not that I am moaning because I do not the mind cold and wet, and neither do I mind the wind but I do prefer sunshine!!!!!!!!
We are just back from a tour through the Estate! I have not been able to take a good look at all around for more than a week!
Worked awkward hours, was called in when the hospital was supposed to be closed and then had to stay open for 2 medical cases, and no one was available.
Back to the tour! The lawnmower now with 5 years of hard labour on its card, gave notice. The frame work just collapsed on Barry and with ingenuity he fixed the thing but cannot change cutting levels now and therefore the grass was cut 10 days ago at a high level and looks like a forest all round! We will have to invest next spring in a new machine!
The hedge is still lovely with all the wild roses now hanging with rich red rose-hip knobs ,the autumn berries hanging heavy and very red ,which is apparently not a good sign for the winter, but looks good all the same!
The baskets and flower pots are not to be discussed! A sight for sore eyes!
We will endeavour to put it right later in the week when I will have some time off! If the weather holds!!!! Hopefully!!!!! It is a massive job, as all the pots will have to be emptied of their soil, re-composted; all the bulbs sorted and replanted. And the rest discarded.
The fence on the far side of the geese camp, allows some sun in now that 2 trees were cut down and the grass which has been waterlogged for the last 5 1/2 years have now dried out and looks better, next year the rest of the trees will come down! The grass in that field does not need cutting as our white little lawnmowers are doing their job perfectly!
There is no vegetable garden at present, and the rhubarb will have to be replanted and fenced off next year they belonged to the geese and were trampled to nothing! To be able to extend the shed Barry moved the one apple tree further back and they are all going into dormant state for the winter ahead!
Well the roses presented me with a surprise, the 2nd crop of pink roses are covering the wall and looks lovely! The gladiolas, which were waiting for, turned out to be miniature Gladiolas with crinkled edges very pretty but delicate and they suffered severely with the rain of the last 2 weeks!
The swallows are gone, the second lot of fledglings were just about 4 weeks old and we hope they survive the long journey to Africa!
The house birds sits like monkeys sunning themselves in the sun and wait for Barry to put the oats out every morning and then the flock in their hundreds for a nibble onto the back wall!
The government has issued a decree that the millions of crows, mag- pies and other black undignified feathered friends may be shot if becoming a pestilence, now we have been getting rid of them, for a time already ,as they will easily pick up a gosling and devour it! Then it was done in secret but now we can do it without feeling bad! We do not shoot them but gives them nice little treats which give them a tummy ache, which they do not like and then they fly past!!!!!
The trees have started to shed their leaves and other has started to turn to the most magnificent kaleidoscope of winter colours ranging from bright yellow to dark maroon!
Indoors I have the pleasure of my geraniums and the orchid which is going to flower with 3 stems of 10 flowers each! Unreal!!! 2nd time this year!
My hothouse is coming along fine (the front pallor which is not in use) where green and red peppers are growing and some other plants I rescued from near death!after given to me by my dear friend Marthie!
Ireland has gone through some rough patches regarding our Prime Minister who, true to tradition seemed to have had a ‘good’ night some 10 days ago and then had an early morning radio interview and did not come over very presentable, causing him to publicly apologize for not being up to scratch, but now they are making fun of him on U Tube and in the USA.
It brings us into the lime light for the wrong reasons and on top of it all he earns more a year than Barak Obama!!!! There may be an election looming before long with polls dropping his popularity into the mud! Such a pity that people in high office does not get a special course in public behaviour and conduct, it would prevent situation like this!
Yesterday was surely one of the best Sundays this year; Corboy parish of the Presbyterian Church Ireland had their Harvest festival and thanksgiving service. The sermon was conducted by a very well known missionary and retired? moderator of the church also known to quite a lot of people in SA where he visited, Dr John Dixon. It was good, nutritious feeding of the soul! I was extremely privileged to play the organ for the occasion and had some of my retired work friends as well as SA friends attending! I appreciated it so very much Marthie , Annarie& Nico!!!!
Then I went to work and got through the night with 4 hours sleep in 34 hours!
Birthdays are scarce in my book, but in case to those who does read this far and happens to be a year older! Happy Birthday!
I know that there are all over the world some-one studying for an exam! Do your best and enjoy the great gift of being able to study! There are so many intellectually disabled people in this country that your heart bleeds for them. Never knew but one of the anaesthetist working at the hospital has 2 such children, we are as family and friends very thankful for all children born healthy and very intelligent into this world!
I thank all those who wrote lovely newsy letters since my last reminder! Thank you also for those who live far away that stays in regular contact, especially Joy in Australia, I do appreciate it very much!
I read about ’ Oupa Koos’ passing away and do not know who this is, please help! Could it be anybody I should know?????
I have come to the end of my waffling and hope that this letter will find you all in good health and spirits!
Always take care
Love and regards from us to you
Barry& Christina where the sun is just setting as a fireball in the west after a magnificent day! Cool but ever so good!
Good day to all, family and friends,
I think the sunshine, blue blue skies and wind stillness, have confused me totally! Morning temperatures have dropped to 4!!!!! The previous week was miserable, just not nice, and when the sun did shine the wind was bitterly cold and very unpleasant. It is not that I am moaning because I do not the mind cold and wet, and neither do I mind the wind but I do prefer sunshine!!!!!!!!
We are just back from a tour through the Estate! I have not been able to take a good look at all around for more than a week!
Worked awkward hours, was called in when the hospital was supposed to be closed and then had to stay open for 2 medical cases, and no one was available.
Back to the tour! The lawnmower now with 5 years of hard labour on its card, gave notice. The frame work just collapsed on Barry and with ingenuity he fixed the thing but cannot change cutting levels now and therefore the grass was cut 10 days ago at a high level and looks like a forest all round! We will have to invest next spring in a new machine!
The hedge is still lovely with all the wild roses now hanging with rich red rose-hip knobs ,the autumn berries hanging heavy and very red ,which is apparently not a good sign for the winter, but looks good all the same!
The baskets and flower pots are not to be discussed! A sight for sore eyes!
We will endeavour to put it right later in the week when I will have some time off! If the weather holds!!!! Hopefully!!!!! It is a massive job, as all the pots will have to be emptied of their soil, re-composted; all the bulbs sorted and replanted. And the rest discarded.
The fence on the far side of the geese camp, allows some sun in now that 2 trees were cut down and the grass which has been waterlogged for the last 5 1/2 years have now dried out and looks better, next year the rest of the trees will come down! The grass in that field does not need cutting as our white little lawnmowers are doing their job perfectly!
There is no vegetable garden at present, and the rhubarb will have to be replanted and fenced off next year they belonged to the geese and were trampled to nothing! To be able to extend the shed Barry moved the one apple tree further back and they are all going into dormant state for the winter ahead!
Well the roses presented me with a surprise, the 2nd crop of pink roses are covering the wall and looks lovely! The gladiolas, which were waiting for, turned out to be miniature Gladiolas with crinkled edges very pretty but delicate and they suffered severely with the rain of the last 2 weeks!
The swallows are gone, the second lot of fledglings were just about 4 weeks old and we hope they survive the long journey to Africa!
The house birds sits like monkeys sunning themselves in the sun and wait for Barry to put the oats out every morning and then the flock in their hundreds for a nibble onto the back wall!
The government has issued a decree that the millions of crows, mag- pies and other black undignified feathered friends may be shot if becoming a pestilence, now we have been getting rid of them, for a time already ,as they will easily pick up a gosling and devour it! Then it was done in secret but now we can do it without feeling bad! We do not shoot them but gives them nice little treats which give them a tummy ache, which they do not like and then they fly past!!!!!
The trees have started to shed their leaves and other has started to turn to the most magnificent kaleidoscope of winter colours ranging from bright yellow to dark maroon!
Indoors I have the pleasure of my geraniums and the orchid which is going to flower with 3 stems of 10 flowers each! Unreal!!! 2nd time this year!
My hothouse is coming along fine (the front pallor which is not in use) where green and red peppers are growing and some other plants I rescued from near death!after given to me by my dear friend Marthie!
Ireland has gone through some rough patches regarding our Prime Minister who, true to tradition seemed to have had a ‘good’ night some 10 days ago and then had an early morning radio interview and did not come over very presentable, causing him to publicly apologize for not being up to scratch, but now they are making fun of him on U Tube and in the USA.
It brings us into the lime light for the wrong reasons and on top of it all he earns more a year than Barak Obama!!!! There may be an election looming before long with polls dropping his popularity into the mud! Such a pity that people in high office does not get a special course in public behaviour and conduct, it would prevent situation like this!
Yesterday was surely one of the best Sundays this year; Corboy parish of the Presbyterian Church Ireland had their Harvest festival and thanksgiving service. The sermon was conducted by a very well known missionary and retired? moderator of the church also known to quite a lot of people in SA where he visited, Dr John Dixon. It was good, nutritious feeding of the soul! I was extremely privileged to play the organ for the occasion and had some of my retired work friends as well as SA friends attending! I appreciated it so very much Marthie , Annarie& Nico!!!!
Then I went to work and got through the night with 4 hours sleep in 34 hours!
Birthdays are scarce in my book, but in case to those who does read this far and happens to be a year older! Happy Birthday!
I know that there are all over the world some-one studying for an exam! Do your best and enjoy the great gift of being able to study! There are so many intellectually disabled people in this country that your heart bleeds for them. Never knew but one of the anaesthetist working at the hospital has 2 such children, we are as family and friends very thankful for all children born healthy and very intelligent into this world!
I thank all those who wrote lovely newsy letters since my last reminder! Thank you also for those who live far away that stays in regular contact, especially Joy in Australia, I do appreciate it very much!
I read about ’ Oupa Koos’ passing away and do not know who this is, please help! Could it be anybody I should know?????
I have come to the end of my waffling and hope that this letter will find you all in good health and spirits!
Always take care
Love and regards from us to you
Barry& Christina where the sun is just setting as a fireball in the west after a magnificent day! Cool but ever so good!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Vroeg September groete
Saterdag 4 Sept’10
Liewe Familie en vriende,
Helaas het die briljante weer op ‘n einde gekom toe ons vanoggend teen 06h30 vanoggend die reen druppels op die dak van die hospitaal hoor val!
Dae van ongekende warm sonskyn min wind en blou lug het ons elke oggend gegroet! Ongelooflik heerlik.Julle dink en wonder seker hoekom is ons so beheb met die weer. Julle wat in die suidelike halfrond bly en ook die Kanadese inwoners ervaar meestal sonskyn en heerlike ekstra warm somers daarteenoor beleef ons hier in Europa ,die middelpunt van elke moontlike ongure weerstelsels denkbaar. As die ADHORES nie iets bytedrae het nie kom die Noordpoolse stertwinde hier ‘n draai maak en soms ,skuif daar ‘n lae-druk stelsels in net om ons net bietjie meer jaloers te maak! Sonskyn is hier van meer waarde as goud!
As die son skyn en ek slaap nie, kry jy my buite, almal wil weet of ek in Spanje was,maar leedvermakering lig ek hulle in dat ek my pragtige kleur in my estate te Cranleymore verkry het! Hahahaha!
Barry gaan deur’n” surge” van enorme energie uitbarstings en sedert my laaste skrywe het hy met die hulp van die Poolse werker en sy seun die skuur vergroting binne 3 dae gebou en toe begin hy die foute regmaak om die huis , foute wat gemaak is toe ons die verandering aan die huis gedoen het 4 jaar gelede. Water het gereeld aan die noorde kant van die huis opgedam het want die idiote wat die sement gegooi het, vir die wat nog kon onthou, 2 ton sement in 4 ure het die helling van die sement verkeerde kant toe laat neig ,instede van die water weghou van die huis, het dit opgedam. Barry het ‘n gat gemaak in die muurtjie maar as dit reen , mense, dan reen dit en die gat kon nie die water hanteer nie en ons het meer kere ons eie swembad gehad aan die koue kant van die huis!Nou is die muur weggebreek en die water kan nou vrylik wegvloei. Alles is weer netjies gepleister en sal mettertyd geverf word!
Die heining om die huis se houtpale het nooit ‘n beurt gekry toe ons hier gekom het nie en het met die jare totaal gevrot en die is nou hernu 24 pale geplant en die draad heining styf getrek en ons is nou weer netjies in ons plek! In die onderveld verhoed die heining, deur jare oue bome, dat die son daar skyn en nou het hy ook een van die groot bome afgesaag, opgesaag, opgekap en in die skuur gepak alles in 7 werksdae! Die pole het elke sent wat hulle betaal is dubbel en dwars verdien!
Ek sit in die binne sitkamer en kyk tussendeur na ‘n film wat nog nie van te vore gewys is van 2/9 ‘n Mens vergeet van sulke dinge met tye en om weer daarna te kyk in ongereddigeerde films van verslaggewers en gewone mense is verskriklik! Ons leef so veilig in ons klein plekkie dat sulke verskriklke terroristiese dinge byna ondenklik is.
Ons 5 swaeltjies in die nes is nou te groot vir die nes en sit op die balke maar het nognie gevlieg nie maar daar is omtrent ‘n vergadering van ouer swaeltjies hier seker 5 pare!ons vermoed dat hulle die nuwe skuur kom inspekteur, vir volgende April! Die ander voeltjies is vet want hulle eet net so vinnig aan die gans kos as wat die ganse eet!
Ons het ook die klein gans kamp opgebreek en vir die eerste keer in 2 maande die gras daar kon sny. Die nuwe deel van die skuur huisves die 3 kleintjies en hul ma terwyl die res nog in die donkie huis slaap! Ons het 2x probeer om die kleuters by die tieners te voeg maar dit byna op ellende uitgeloop en die gans met die meeste swart “Toulouse” is die geniepstigste van almal en pik die ou kleintjies tot hulle skree! Haastig moes ons hulle red, maar nou skei ‘n ogiesdraad heining die 2 groepe. Die tieners en 3 van die ma’s en Prins Scruffie kry nou gereelde swem ure en wei andersins in die veld terwyl Mary en haar 3 kuikens die water besigtig en bietjie ongehinderd kan wei!
Van blomme praat ons nie want alles maak gereed vir hul winter slaap . Elke nou en dan besluit Barry om alles water te gee en dan begin die pronkertjies weer opnuut blom! Wag geduldig vir die swaard-lelies,en die 2de drag rose!
Die blare van die “ash” bome het begin val en dit sal seker nie meer lank wees nie dan sal ons begin koud kry!
By die werk is ‘n gerug dat die hospitaal in die proses van eienaar verwisselling is , maar daar is ook die ondersoek van die groot baas wat aangekla is vir ‘bullying’ en die vrou van die EU werk baie harder as wat die ‘board’ gedink het, en sommige werkers se onderhoude strek van 4-6 ure! Die nuwe eienaars wil eers sien en hoor wat die uitkoms is voor hulle ‘n finale offer maak!
Die nonne se kasarm van ‘n huis vorder fluks, hulle is reeds dakhoogte en hoop om Feb intetrek en nou kan ons alles sien ontplooi voor ons oe!
Die inspeksie HIQA wat ouetehuise inspekteur het die nonne 3 jaar gegee om die ouetehuis optegradeer of hulle verloor hul lisensie!.
Verder gaan dit baie goed Ons Kleinseun Lukas groei ongelooflik vinnig , hy het ‘n lang rug en is ‘n regte seuntjie! Sit byna alleen hy het mooiste hande wat ek nog aan ‘n kind gesien het! Ek kry elke 2-3 dae ‘n foto en kan so sy groot word dop hou!
More is Sondag en ons sien uit na ‘n preek van ons eie predikant! Psalme en gesange goed ge-oefen. Die beste dag van die week!
Verjaardae is maar dun in my boek Michael Knight verjaar die 5de maar hy weet seker nie eers meer wie ons is nie! Hy is die man van Anette(Br Mendel se oudste dogter). Ons dink ook aan Maryke se kinders want sy sou die 5de haar verjaardag gevier het, miskien kan Paul ook ons gedagtes aan br Mendel en Anke laat weet.!
Ons lees van die die stakings in SA en die ellendes in Mozambiek! Dit was eens ons mees geliefde vakansie plek! Die Polana Hotel in Maputu!
Nou ja met Gerlof en Sandra terug in Exeter en Arnolda en Kie op toer deur die suide van Australie wens ons almal die aller beste toe vir die week! Dankie vir jou briefie Haya , jou sus Hessie het baie lank laas geskryf!
Wees altyd versigtig!
Groete
Barry en Christina vanuit Cranleymore
Liewe Familie en vriende,
Helaas het die briljante weer op ‘n einde gekom toe ons vanoggend teen 06h30 vanoggend die reen druppels op die dak van die hospitaal hoor val!
Dae van ongekende warm sonskyn min wind en blou lug het ons elke oggend gegroet! Ongelooflik heerlik.Julle dink en wonder seker hoekom is ons so beheb met die weer. Julle wat in die suidelike halfrond bly en ook die Kanadese inwoners ervaar meestal sonskyn en heerlike ekstra warm somers daarteenoor beleef ons hier in Europa ,die middelpunt van elke moontlike ongure weerstelsels denkbaar. As die ADHORES nie iets bytedrae het nie kom die Noordpoolse stertwinde hier ‘n draai maak en soms ,skuif daar ‘n lae-druk stelsels in net om ons net bietjie meer jaloers te maak! Sonskyn is hier van meer waarde as goud!
As die son skyn en ek slaap nie, kry jy my buite, almal wil weet of ek in Spanje was,maar leedvermakering lig ek hulle in dat ek my pragtige kleur in my estate te Cranleymore verkry het! Hahahaha!
Barry gaan deur’n” surge” van enorme energie uitbarstings en sedert my laaste skrywe het hy met die hulp van die Poolse werker en sy seun die skuur vergroting binne 3 dae gebou en toe begin hy die foute regmaak om die huis , foute wat gemaak is toe ons die verandering aan die huis gedoen het 4 jaar gelede. Water het gereeld aan die noorde kant van die huis opgedam het want die idiote wat die sement gegooi het, vir die wat nog kon onthou, 2 ton sement in 4 ure het die helling van die sement verkeerde kant toe laat neig ,instede van die water weghou van die huis, het dit opgedam. Barry het ‘n gat gemaak in die muurtjie maar as dit reen , mense, dan reen dit en die gat kon nie die water hanteer nie en ons het meer kere ons eie swembad gehad aan die koue kant van die huis!Nou is die muur weggebreek en die water kan nou vrylik wegvloei. Alles is weer netjies gepleister en sal mettertyd geverf word!
Die heining om die huis se houtpale het nooit ‘n beurt gekry toe ons hier gekom het nie en het met die jare totaal gevrot en die is nou hernu 24 pale geplant en die draad heining styf getrek en ons is nou weer netjies in ons plek! In die onderveld verhoed die heining, deur jare oue bome, dat die son daar skyn en nou het hy ook een van die groot bome afgesaag, opgesaag, opgekap en in die skuur gepak alles in 7 werksdae! Die pole het elke sent wat hulle betaal is dubbel en dwars verdien!
Ek sit in die binne sitkamer en kyk tussendeur na ‘n film wat nog nie van te vore gewys is van 2/9 ‘n Mens vergeet van sulke dinge met tye en om weer daarna te kyk in ongereddigeerde films van verslaggewers en gewone mense is verskriklik! Ons leef so veilig in ons klein plekkie dat sulke verskriklke terroristiese dinge byna ondenklik is.
Ons 5 swaeltjies in die nes is nou te groot vir die nes en sit op die balke maar het nognie gevlieg nie maar daar is omtrent ‘n vergadering van ouer swaeltjies hier seker 5 pare!ons vermoed dat hulle die nuwe skuur kom inspekteur, vir volgende April! Die ander voeltjies is vet want hulle eet net so vinnig aan die gans kos as wat die ganse eet!
Ons het ook die klein gans kamp opgebreek en vir die eerste keer in 2 maande die gras daar kon sny. Die nuwe deel van die skuur huisves die 3 kleintjies en hul ma terwyl die res nog in die donkie huis slaap! Ons het 2x probeer om die kleuters by die tieners te voeg maar dit byna op ellende uitgeloop en die gans met die meeste swart “Toulouse” is die geniepstigste van almal en pik die ou kleintjies tot hulle skree! Haastig moes ons hulle red, maar nou skei ‘n ogiesdraad heining die 2 groepe. Die tieners en 3 van die ma’s en Prins Scruffie kry nou gereelde swem ure en wei andersins in die veld terwyl Mary en haar 3 kuikens die water besigtig en bietjie ongehinderd kan wei!
Van blomme praat ons nie want alles maak gereed vir hul winter slaap . Elke nou en dan besluit Barry om alles water te gee en dan begin die pronkertjies weer opnuut blom! Wag geduldig vir die swaard-lelies,en die 2de drag rose!
Die blare van die “ash” bome het begin val en dit sal seker nie meer lank wees nie dan sal ons begin koud kry!
By die werk is ‘n gerug dat die hospitaal in die proses van eienaar verwisselling is , maar daar is ook die ondersoek van die groot baas wat aangekla is vir ‘bullying’ en die vrou van die EU werk baie harder as wat die ‘board’ gedink het, en sommige werkers se onderhoude strek van 4-6 ure! Die nuwe eienaars wil eers sien en hoor wat die uitkoms is voor hulle ‘n finale offer maak!
Die nonne se kasarm van ‘n huis vorder fluks, hulle is reeds dakhoogte en hoop om Feb intetrek en nou kan ons alles sien ontplooi voor ons oe!
Die inspeksie HIQA wat ouetehuise inspekteur het die nonne 3 jaar gegee om die ouetehuis optegradeer of hulle verloor hul lisensie!.
Verder gaan dit baie goed Ons Kleinseun Lukas groei ongelooflik vinnig , hy het ‘n lang rug en is ‘n regte seuntjie! Sit byna alleen hy het mooiste hande wat ek nog aan ‘n kind gesien het! Ek kry elke 2-3 dae ‘n foto en kan so sy groot word dop hou!
More is Sondag en ons sien uit na ‘n preek van ons eie predikant! Psalme en gesange goed ge-oefen. Die beste dag van die week!
Verjaardae is maar dun in my boek Michael Knight verjaar die 5de maar hy weet seker nie eers meer wie ons is nie! Hy is die man van Anette(Br Mendel se oudste dogter). Ons dink ook aan Maryke se kinders want sy sou die 5de haar verjaardag gevier het, miskien kan Paul ook ons gedagtes aan br Mendel en Anke laat weet.!
Ons lees van die die stakings in SA en die ellendes in Mozambiek! Dit was eens ons mees geliefde vakansie plek! Die Polana Hotel in Maputu!
Nou ja met Gerlof en Sandra terug in Exeter en Arnolda en Kie op toer deur die suide van Australie wens ons almal die aller beste toe vir die week! Dankie vir jou briefie Haya , jou sus Hessie het baie lank laas geskryf!
Wees altyd versigtig!
Groete
Barry en Christina vanuit Cranleymore
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