30 April’11
Goeie dag Allemaal, familie en vriende!
Dit is nog vroeg maar omdat die dae so lank is word alles effe vroeër gedoen as gewoonlik en die Saterdag oggend inkopies is afgehandel en ons drink reeds ons oggend koffietjie sonder koek!
Die wind waai ‘n hond uit ‘n bos uit! Die son skyn warm en die lug is deinserig en temperature wissel tussen dorp en waar ons woon, met ‘n graad!
Hier lees die barometer 16 en in die dorp 17! Ten spyte van die hoë temperatuur (hoog in ons oë) maak die wind dit voel koud en baie onplesierig jy kan nie buite sit en lees nie en daar is ‘n fyn stof wat jou oë laat traan en ek het ‘n loop oog soos dit is en as ek vandag buite sou sit moet ek heeltyd my oog af vee want anders dink mense ek huil!
Waar ek die wasgoed ophang is heel partye hoë bome en die wind fluit behoorlik daardeur, soos ‘n panfluit! Ons wou die Duitse beet en spinasie uitplant vandag maar ek sien op daarteen en sal dit liewer Maandag doen wanneer die wind iewers anders mense en dinge gaan plesier!
Die Ierse eiland is op die oomblik in prag en praal getooi! Netso mooi as wat Katryn en Willem se troue gister was! Die musiek was pragtig dit moet ek sê en sy het pragtig gelyk, ek skat vir iemand waarvan so bohaai gemaak is, ‘n baie elegante goed passende troutrok!
Die velde staan vol in blom met die Fur bosse wat helder geel tot byna oranje blomme dra, die kersie bome se laaste bloeisels word vandag die see ingewaai. Orals word blomme verkoop die winkels met stalletjies buite lyk vrolik met al die kleure en elke ‘roundabout’( verkeers sirkel) is beplant met gesiggies van elke moontlike kleur! Absoluut ‘n fees vir die oog! Die Haw Thorn met sy massa wit blommetjie is besig om die kamp heinings te bevestig en die kontras tussen groen en wit is buitegewoon mooi! In die kampe is daar die pragtige vet koeie en beeste, ander kampe is vol kalfies wat snags by die ma’s slaap maar bedags in ‘n kamp gehuisves word!
Daar is ‘n ongewone hoë getal tweeling en drieling geboortes by die koeie hierdie jaar en tot 4linge by die skape!!!! Omdat die ooi net 2 spene het word die nuwelinge , gewoonlik die 3de of 4de lammetjie met ‘n ander ooi se nageboorte besmeer en dan vir haar gegee as sy net 1 lammetjie het, en so word almal gevoed!
Die boere werk baie hard op die oomblik hulle nagte is maar sonder slaap veral waar daar meer as een kalf of lam verwag word! Hulle moet ook met die droëe weer die lande rol en wag vir die weervoorspelling van reen en dan kom AVON (die bemesting-wat deur die winter maande in ‘n tenk opegaar is van die beeste wat op kraal staan) en sprei al die lande tot groot ergernis van almal wat dit myle ver kan ruik!
Ons noem dit AVON maar dit is sommer net ons naam vir die reuk wat die wêreld omkeer in groen wei velde!
By die werk gaan dit woes! Hierdie nuwe baas is iets uit die bose!
Hy het die nuwe kok wat hy aangestel het die deur uitgeja omdat hy nie gedoen het wat van hom verwag is nie en buite het hy die kontrakteurs wat die teer werk doen ook die pad laat vat en nuwes laat inkom- hulle is ook inmiddels die deur gewys want hulle het net van 9-4 gewerk en die hele plek aan die knor gehad want ons moes nou ons karre vêr van die hospitaal parkeer waar enig-iemand hulle kan beskadig as hulle wou!
Hy hou elkeen soos ‘n valk dop en weë jou as jy ‘n voet verkeerd sit- geen genade ,waarskuwing 1,2,&3 volg vinnig opmekaar en jy is uit!
Ek het geen probleem met hard werk nie en gee nie duit om vir sy dreigemente nie! Hy hou ons glo vanuit sy ‘apartment’ ( soos ‘n woonstel hier in Ierland genoem word) dop met ‘n verkyker en almal glo wat hy sê maar hy mag dit nie doen nie , die wet verbied hom maar hy het almal op hol! Hy het die 1ste paar maande in ‘n hotel gewoon maar het inmiddels na die ‘apartment’ getrek wat direk agter die hospital gronde is!
Hy spandeer geld asof dit aan bome groei, maar ons salarisse, vir dubbel die werk ,bly dieselfde! Enig-iemand wat werk soek op die genesende vlak Dokters ens moet op die webblad gaan kyk hy soek Drs op baie gebiede! www.SFH/VFM.com of so iets!!!!
Genoeg van werk! Môre is Sondag en dit is my beurt om die orgel te bespeel en ek sien baie daarna uit alhoewel om deel van die gemeente te wees is ook baie spesiaals en ek het verlede Sondag se sang baie geniet!
Ons word ook mildelik met sielskos verkwik en dit is baie spesiaal!
Ons was baie bevoorregt om Lukas , ons kleinseun en sy ouers verlede Sondag op besoek te hê, Hy is ‘n pragtige intelligente seuntjie en het ons baie plesier verskaf! Hy het 2 verjaardae gehad, een met sy Dublin familie en een met sy Oupa en Ouma! Barry het gestraal toe hy duidelik Oupa gesê het! Hy sien ‘n by en roep ‘bumble bee’!
Hy is lief vir diere en wou net naby aan die beeste kom wat in die veld agter die huis loop! Hy het alles op die proef gestel, die gruis in die pad, die daisies op die grasperk en sy vingertjies was groen van pluk ,wou ook natuurlik proe hoe alles smaak en ons moes sy mond gedurig skoon maak!
Hy weet goed dat hy die middelpunt van belangstelling is en buit dit goed uit! Hy loop nognie alleen nie , te ongeduldig, wil vinnig op ‘n plek kom en is baie lief vir vleis!!!! Sê baie woorde en gebruik albei hande ewe gemaklik om dinge te doen!
Daar is soveel vakansie dae wat mekaar opvolg dat dit vir die ekonomie ‘n ellende is! Hier 2 lang naweke namekaar! Die teaters het die dae wat hulle gewerk dubbel getalle deurgejaag!
Verjaardae! Gerda van Hester en Attie, Veels Geluk!!! Mag jou jong jare gevul wees met groot prestasies en vreugdes!
Lee Kruger in Florida! Veels Geluk en ons hoop dat jy die dag terdeë sal geniet!
Christiaan , seun van Chris en Marthie Potgieter word ook ‘n jaar ouer en ‘n jaar wyser, Hoop dat die eksamens wat voor die deur lê goed sal afloop en dat jou toekoms planne goed sal uitwerk!
ENIGE ANDER VERJAARDAG WAT EK NIE GENOEM HET NIE Alles van die beste!
Die wat hulle voorberei vir eksamens- mag dit met julle studies goed gaan!
Aan almal wat aan die herstel is van operasies of wat in die volgende paar dae ‘n prosedure moet ondergaan , ons dink hier aan Brandon, mag dit alles voorspoedig verloop!
Ons groet vanuit ‘n plekkie in die middle van die eiland waar daar 13 mandjies vol gesiggies en helder, vrolike blommetjies aan die mure hang, waar die Rhododendrons in volle blom staan,waar die appel en peer bloeisels, spierwit en pienk, die agterplaas verfraai!
Wees altyd versigtig en onthou om die deure te sluit!
Liefde groete
Barry en Christina
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Warm end-April Greetings from Ireland
23 April ‘11
Good day to all, family and friends,
To us it is a great day as our grandson Lukas Liam is 1year old today! His family in Dublin will have the privilege of entertaining him today and tomorrow it will be our turn! We cannot wait!
We have really been spoilt with glorious weather all week , no heat wave as in England but lovely in every aspect!
We are just back from a drive in the country as we visited our butcher in Ballinalee where we always buy our meat .Going there and coming back is always a treat as we never take the same road but always get to where we want to be! The country side is beautiful, greens in every shade, yellow fur bushes, and orange hedges, pink and white blossoms everywhere!
Our own garden is at the moment a feast for the eye, 13 baskets with pink + purple centres and pansies yellow, blue. purple white all around and they just look superb this year! We are waiting for the petunias to open!
Our seedlings have flourished under our homemade glass house and we have about 50 Nasturgiums ,50 Sinnias, to transplant in the near future, the beetroot, spinach and radishes have surprised me as they are seeds I got as a present from a patient 3 years ago, who is also a keen gardener and these seeds are from Germany! The 1st year I planted them nothing happened and I put them away in a bottle in the shed, but 3 years later we are enjoying a spectacular growth in all these foreign seeds!
I have the weekend off and enjoy being outside Barry sitting at the garden table reading his paper, With the shopping done, the washing done and the birthday cake in the oven we are on schedule!
Tomorrow is as always the best day of the week for me; I am not on duty as organist and can enjoy the congregational singing tomorrow!
We always are privileged to received the best food for our souls!
We will also celebrate Communion as we always do on Easter Sunday! What are we blessed to still be able to practice our religion without persecution!
We were very busy this week at work and the theatres worked till after 10pm some nights which means that the night staff struggles to get the patients settled for the night before 2am and sometime later, the new boss hates nurses and if he could he would like baboons to do the job but by law he is forced to employ nurses but he is working every-one into the ground!
We are working short staff on a regular basis and we are waiting for an incident to happen and then he will pay because the Irish like to sue!
On the other hand I do not mind working hard but patient safety is a priority for me and no-one will stand up for a nurse in court so every time we are so short staffed we have to complete a incident report form to cover ourselves!
On the political front there is little news of interest except that the Queen is coming to visit and so is Barak Obama! Hiep- hiep !!!!!!!
The security surrounding these 2 visits is unreal with all the bombs going off in Northern Ireland and killing policemen as well as explosive devises found here in the south the situation is somewhat scary!
Birthdays in my book mentions Trish , in Jhb, Happy Birthday to you and may the years be filled with good health and blessings! I believe Marlene in Pmb is also having a birthday! Have a lovely day!
Those who are recovering from ill health and operations! Go well!
Gerlof and Sandra must enjoy their granddaughter – one of these days there will be 2!!!!!
We were so very happy during the week when we were able to Skype with Isabel, Gerhardus , Belinda, Jaco and Leane! It was wonderful to hear their voices and see them!
Little notes and letters are always very welcome and appreciated!
The cake is out of the oven and it is time to feed Barry! I hear him moaning! ‘I also live in this house!’
May all have a Blessed Easter !!!!!
Be careful on the roads and keep security always in mind!
Greetings with warmth in our hearts and bodies
Barry& Christina
Good day to all, family and friends,
To us it is a great day as our grandson Lukas Liam is 1year old today! His family in Dublin will have the privilege of entertaining him today and tomorrow it will be our turn! We cannot wait!
We have really been spoilt with glorious weather all week , no heat wave as in England but lovely in every aspect!
We are just back from a drive in the country as we visited our butcher in Ballinalee where we always buy our meat .Going there and coming back is always a treat as we never take the same road but always get to where we want to be! The country side is beautiful, greens in every shade, yellow fur bushes, and orange hedges, pink and white blossoms everywhere!
Our own garden is at the moment a feast for the eye, 13 baskets with pink + purple centres and pansies yellow, blue. purple white all around and they just look superb this year! We are waiting for the petunias to open!
Our seedlings have flourished under our homemade glass house and we have about 50 Nasturgiums ,50 Sinnias, to transplant in the near future, the beetroot, spinach and radishes have surprised me as they are seeds I got as a present from a patient 3 years ago, who is also a keen gardener and these seeds are from Germany! The 1st year I planted them nothing happened and I put them away in a bottle in the shed, but 3 years later we are enjoying a spectacular growth in all these foreign seeds!
I have the weekend off and enjoy being outside Barry sitting at the garden table reading his paper, With the shopping done, the washing done and the birthday cake in the oven we are on schedule!
Tomorrow is as always the best day of the week for me; I am not on duty as organist and can enjoy the congregational singing tomorrow!
We always are privileged to received the best food for our souls!
We will also celebrate Communion as we always do on Easter Sunday! What are we blessed to still be able to practice our religion without persecution!
We were very busy this week at work and the theatres worked till after 10pm some nights which means that the night staff struggles to get the patients settled for the night before 2am and sometime later, the new boss hates nurses and if he could he would like baboons to do the job but by law he is forced to employ nurses but he is working every-one into the ground!
We are working short staff on a regular basis and we are waiting for an incident to happen and then he will pay because the Irish like to sue!
On the other hand I do not mind working hard but patient safety is a priority for me and no-one will stand up for a nurse in court so every time we are so short staffed we have to complete a incident report form to cover ourselves!
On the political front there is little news of interest except that the Queen is coming to visit and so is Barak Obama! Hiep- hiep !!!!!!!
The security surrounding these 2 visits is unreal with all the bombs going off in Northern Ireland and killing policemen as well as explosive devises found here in the south the situation is somewhat scary!
Birthdays in my book mentions Trish , in Jhb, Happy Birthday to you and may the years be filled with good health and blessings! I believe Marlene in Pmb is also having a birthday! Have a lovely day!
Those who are recovering from ill health and operations! Go well!
Gerlof and Sandra must enjoy their granddaughter – one of these days there will be 2!!!!!
We were so very happy during the week when we were able to Skype with Isabel, Gerhardus , Belinda, Jaco and Leane! It was wonderful to hear their voices and see them!
Little notes and letters are always very welcome and appreciated!
The cake is out of the oven and it is time to feed Barry! I hear him moaning! ‘I also live in this house!’
May all have a Blessed Easter !!!!!
Be careful on the roads and keep security always in mind!
Greetings with warmth in our hearts and bodies
Barry& Christina
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Warm greetings from a green Ireland
9 APRIL’11
Good day to all far and wide, family and friends!
Yesterday was the day of days! 18-20 ° the highest temp for a day in April in a long time! Last year this day it was freezing and the snow was still melting after a very late snap of extremely cold weather! But... yesterday made up for it! The grass was cut and the last of the summer bulbs planted!
Last Sunday afternoon we were at the garden centre as it opened its gates at 2pm and got the choice of the seedlings and left with nothing for the rest of the visitors!
Monday was a good day and although it rained heavily in the morning the afternoon turned out a gem! We planted 12 baskets the 13th still to go as the hook onto which the basket catches is not turned in enough and when the wind blows this basket reaches the ground unmercifully hard with damage to the flowers. To fix it means Barry has to take it off the wall and nearly do a blacksmith job on it to bend the hook in more!
The window boxes will still have to done as the plants were finished. On Tuesday morning we visited Home Base where we purchased a kettle and some more plant this time veggies and exotic plants! Will see what happens! The vegetable garden is now nearly full there is just enough space for some tomatoes and beans!
I have 9 seedling trays filled with Nasturgeums, Sinnia
Beetroot, radishes spinach! We decided to first plant the seeds and then transplant as it is still a bit cold at night! We made our own little hothouse with the windows taken out when we renovated the house!
Sunday 10th
I have the laptop where it should be, on my lap watching the golf from Augusta!
Today was very special as we had our inauguration service for the new organ It was a great success thanks to our Lord who provided the most glorious weather , talented musicians ,a great crowd, about 80 in number who came to praise the Lord and we did just that , Praise the Lord with heart, soul and voice!
Our Choir consisting of 7 girls between the ages of 4-9 sang beautifully! “All things bright and beautiful”I was so very proud of them! Joy and I shared the organ duties, I started the service and end it while she played the Hymns in between. Phil Nally sang 2 songs and Sheila the organist from our sister congregation in Mullingar and her group of musicians played 3 newer Hymns – I took the children in the middle of the service and you could hear a pin drop! it was a blessing from beginning to end! I came of duty this morning, drove home and were in bed by 10am – Barry woke me at 1 and after a shower and a cup of tea we were off to church! It has been a long day but I felt I would like to share with you our wonderful experience! 2 of my SA friends and their husbands were there and I appreciated that very much!
The good weather continued with wonderful temperatures of 18° today!
I would rather not talk about work as this new manager is busy with a process of breaking every-one down and we hope he builds us up again! He hates smokers and has made a new rule that you are not allowed to smoke with your uniform on meaning that if you have a 15minute tea break you have to change into you normal clothes and have your smoke in the smoke shed go back change into your uniform again before you can go back to work!
That will force them to quit if ever anything will!
We always saw on Wednesday the 1st swallows to fly over us 4 of them came to say hello and stayed around for a few minutes and then moved on! On Friday afternoon they came back for a short visit!
Our visiting cat has had a change of everything, he/she has gone very thin, has a snow white beard and only comes now and again! The black cat visits now even early in the morning! The red hares are frolicking in the back field and we have the pleasure of the cattle from the neighbour hanging their heads over the fence watching us with great interest.
Our daffodils are a feast for the eyes and everyday new ones opens! Wonderful colours! The baskets makes such a difference to the cottage it brightens the whole place up!
Birthdays; Gerda in Zambia is enjoying her birthday today, Haya’s son Paul on the 12th and My brother Mendel will be 80yrs old on the 13th Gods richest blessing we pray for you!
Our prayers are also with Laurel, we pray and hope that the surgery will go well and wish you a speedy recovery!
We also pray that you will have the guidance from above to cope with your husband’s illness!
Easter is in 2 weeks time and our grandson Lukas has his 1st Birthday on Saturday the 23rd! He has never been sick but is now recovering from ? German Measles.
He also is the proud owner of 2 teeth at the bottom!
Nine, he is not walking alone yet but move between the furniture holding on where he can and so make the rounds! Love to hide things especially the remote control!
It was a good week for receiving letters, really enjoyed Leopoldt’s description of his niece’s wedding and then the photos that followed from Adelbert, thank you so much it is greatly appreciated and enjoyed! Congratulations to Werner and Hester with the marriage of their daughter Cora!
All the other letters were read with great hunger and every little bit digested with vigour! Thank you!
The fields have got their luscious green colour back and the change in nature is remarkable1 The old greenness of the Emerald Island has returned!
It also brings me to the end of my letter!
Be always careful, make sure all doors are locked!
Good wishes to all who are writing exams!
Warm regards from
Barry and Christina
Good day to all far and wide, family and friends!
Yesterday was the day of days! 18-20 ° the highest temp for a day in April in a long time! Last year this day it was freezing and the snow was still melting after a very late snap of extremely cold weather! But... yesterday made up for it! The grass was cut and the last of the summer bulbs planted!
Last Sunday afternoon we were at the garden centre as it opened its gates at 2pm and got the choice of the seedlings and left with nothing for the rest of the visitors!
Monday was a good day and although it rained heavily in the morning the afternoon turned out a gem! We planted 12 baskets the 13th still to go as the hook onto which the basket catches is not turned in enough and when the wind blows this basket reaches the ground unmercifully hard with damage to the flowers. To fix it means Barry has to take it off the wall and nearly do a blacksmith job on it to bend the hook in more!
The window boxes will still have to done as the plants were finished. On Tuesday morning we visited Home Base where we purchased a kettle and some more plant this time veggies and exotic plants! Will see what happens! The vegetable garden is now nearly full there is just enough space for some tomatoes and beans!
I have 9 seedling trays filled with Nasturgeums, Sinnia
Beetroot, radishes spinach! We decided to first plant the seeds and then transplant as it is still a bit cold at night! We made our own little hothouse with the windows taken out when we renovated the house!
Sunday 10th
I have the laptop where it should be, on my lap watching the golf from Augusta!
Today was very special as we had our inauguration service for the new organ It was a great success thanks to our Lord who provided the most glorious weather , talented musicians ,a great crowd, about 80 in number who came to praise the Lord and we did just that , Praise the Lord with heart, soul and voice!
Our Choir consisting of 7 girls between the ages of 4-9 sang beautifully! “All things bright and beautiful”I was so very proud of them! Joy and I shared the organ duties, I started the service and end it while she played the Hymns in between. Phil Nally sang 2 songs and Sheila the organist from our sister congregation in Mullingar and her group of musicians played 3 newer Hymns – I took the children in the middle of the service and you could hear a pin drop! it was a blessing from beginning to end! I came of duty this morning, drove home and were in bed by 10am – Barry woke me at 1 and after a shower and a cup of tea we were off to church! It has been a long day but I felt I would like to share with you our wonderful experience! 2 of my SA friends and their husbands were there and I appreciated that very much!
The good weather continued with wonderful temperatures of 18° today!
I would rather not talk about work as this new manager is busy with a process of breaking every-one down and we hope he builds us up again! He hates smokers and has made a new rule that you are not allowed to smoke with your uniform on meaning that if you have a 15minute tea break you have to change into you normal clothes and have your smoke in the smoke shed go back change into your uniform again before you can go back to work!
That will force them to quit if ever anything will!
We always saw on Wednesday the 1st swallows to fly over us 4 of them came to say hello and stayed around for a few minutes and then moved on! On Friday afternoon they came back for a short visit!
Our visiting cat has had a change of everything, he/she has gone very thin, has a snow white beard and only comes now and again! The black cat visits now even early in the morning! The red hares are frolicking in the back field and we have the pleasure of the cattle from the neighbour hanging their heads over the fence watching us with great interest.
Our daffodils are a feast for the eyes and everyday new ones opens! Wonderful colours! The baskets makes such a difference to the cottage it brightens the whole place up!
Birthdays; Gerda in Zambia is enjoying her birthday today, Haya’s son Paul on the 12th and My brother Mendel will be 80yrs old on the 13th Gods richest blessing we pray for you!
Our prayers are also with Laurel, we pray and hope that the surgery will go well and wish you a speedy recovery!
We also pray that you will have the guidance from above to cope with your husband’s illness!
Easter is in 2 weeks time and our grandson Lukas has his 1st Birthday on Saturday the 23rd! He has never been sick but is now recovering from ? German Measles.
He also is the proud owner of 2 teeth at the bottom!
Nine, he is not walking alone yet but move between the furniture holding on where he can and so make the rounds! Love to hide things especially the remote control!
It was a good week for receiving letters, really enjoyed Leopoldt’s description of his niece’s wedding and then the photos that followed from Adelbert, thank you so much it is greatly appreciated and enjoyed! Congratulations to Werner and Hester with the marriage of their daughter Cora!
All the other letters were read with great hunger and every little bit digested with vigour! Thank you!
The fields have got their luscious green colour back and the change in nature is remarkable1 The old greenness of the Emerald Island has returned!
It also brings me to the end of my letter!
Be always careful, make sure all doors are locked!
Good wishes to all who are writing exams!
Warm regards from
Barry and Christina
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Groete van Ierland waar die wind lekker waai!
2 April ‘11
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!
Veels Geluk aan almal wat die komende week verjaar! Kayla Butkovic in Jhb, Devlin Duvenhage in Pmb alby die 4 de April en hulle verskil net omtrent ‘n uur in ouderdom! Die 5de NinePaula student in Pta! Mag dit ‘n pragtige dag vir elkeen van julle wees!
Ons het die afgelope week ‘n wind ervaar wat sekerlik nie eers naby die Suid-Ooster kom nie! Bome om, dakke af en as jy loop moet jy vashou anders help die wind jou aan!
Temperature was redelik maar nie naastenby so warm soos in Exeter nie! Gemiddeld tussen 11 -14 met een nag storm reen as poeding! Die arme affodille lê almal plat want hulle het pragtige lang stingels en hul weerstand teen die gemene wind is maar nie van die beste nie!
Barry het die week sy beste uitgehaal en volgens die TV se tuin program ons groente bedding in die lewe geroep! Dit is op sigself ‘n kunswerk! Die gans mis en kompos is herhaalde male deurgewerk en is nou gereed vir plant. Die wind was so guur dat ons dit nie buite kon waag nie en ons hoop van harte dat dit beter weer sal wees teen Maandag! Vandag is uit want ek het oefen sessie by die kerk netnou en sal groot deel van die middag nie hier wees nie!
Uit die 1500 Psalme en Gesange het ek 200 gekies en dit toe afgeskaal na 50 en nou is ons by 25 en dit is ook nog teveel!
Ek hoop en bid dat dit ‘n goeie middag sal wees! Gevul met prys gesang in dankbaarheid!die 10de April
Ek werk regtig net nou en dan – weet nie waar dit gaan eindig nie eintlik is ek woedend daaroor maar aan die ander kant geniet ek ook die samesyn met Barry! Dit is net die ou salaries tjekkie wat ly! Die nuwe eienaar het geen idée hoe om met die Iere te werk nie en hy gaan sy kop gruwelik stamp! Hy wil die hospital omskep in ‘n Engelse inrigting met Engelse wette ens en ek sien groot moeilikheid kom! Hy doen nie vooraf studies nie en kom nou agter dat hy nie die MRI scanner in ‘n gebou kan plaas waarvan die dak van sement is nie! Net die boonste vloer van die hospital is onder iets anders teels of iets en hy sal nou ‘n geboutjie moet oprig vir die MRI scanner!
Verder waarsku hy aanhoudend dat as jy nie hou van sy manier van dinge doen nie is daar altyd die deur! Ek probeer maar wegbly van die deur, sak my kop en doen soos ek beveel word murmereer onderlangs veral as ek soggens huistoe ry en by die tyd dat ek tuis stop is alles uit en ek voel weer goed!
My nuwe kar is ‘n droom voertuig en ek gebruik tenminste die helfte minder brandstof as met die vorige kar! Barry hou aan vir my vertel dis nie meer ‘n nuwe kar nie maar wel ‘n 2de handse kar en ek moet nou daaraan gewoond raak!
Ek verneem van mense wat by die kwekerye werk dat laat ryp en koue verantwoordelik is vir die swak plant gehalte en dat ons hopelik in die volgende 3 weke beter plante tekoop sal kry! Dus.... die mandjies is nog netjies opgestapel met niks binne-in nie!
Gaan nou eers ‘n koppie tee drink en dan Kerk toe en ek sal later klaar skryf!
Terug van die kerk en net ‘n paar het opgedaag maar genoeg om uit die laaste 25, 14 Psalme en Gesange te kies!
Môre is natuurlik die beste dag van die week en ek sien uit na ons sielevoeding!
Ons ervaar ook die bekende ‘April showers’ wat uitsak sonder waarskuwing en jou deurdrenk in oomblikke! Jy gaan nooit die deur uit sonder ‘n sambreel of reënjas aan nie!
Altyd heerlik om van almal te hoor,geniet elke briefie terdee!
Net soos by Gerlof waai die wind die kersie bloeisels overal en ons loop op tapyte van pink bloeisels! Ons, dis nou hier in die platteland van Ierland, het ook ‘n ‘wilde ‘appelboom wat dieselfde bloeisels het net in wit ,te pragtig!
Politiek gevul met ellende is nou deel van ons lewens en die leuens wat die vorige regering vertel het aangaande die finansieële situasie is skrikwekkend en ons het duidelik die stresstoets vir die banke gedop! €70biljoen nodig om ons te red –so jammer dat ons geen bome het wat die korrekte blare dra wat mens net kan pluk nie!
Nou ja alhoewel dit lente is is dit nog meeste dae regtig koud maar ons het vanoggend besluit dat ons nou nie meer die vuur gaan aansteek nie en as dit nodig is sal ons net die sentrale verwarming aanskakel! Hopelik sal daar nou minder stof in die woonkamer wees!
Onse kleinseun loop met behulp van alles waar hy aan kan vashou die hele wereld vol! Hy het sy eie taal en kan sekere dinge baie duidelik sê! Ek groet hom altyd as ek hom sien of wanneer ons oor die foon praat met’ Ouma se seuntjie’ en as hy dit hoor luister hy altyd aandagtig!
Ons vier môre Moedersdag hier in Ierland en Barry het spesiaal vir my nog affodille gaan pluk –die hele huis ruik heerlik!.’n Geseënde Moedersdag aan alle moeders en groot moeders hier in Ierland en Engeland!
Aan almal wat eksamens skryf en studeer , alle voorspoed!
Wees tog altyd versigtig ,hou veiligheid altyd 1ste op jou lysie!
Ons groet vanuit ‘n windverwaaide Ierland!
Barry & Christina
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!
Veels Geluk aan almal wat die komende week verjaar! Kayla Butkovic in Jhb, Devlin Duvenhage in Pmb alby die 4 de April en hulle verskil net omtrent ‘n uur in ouderdom! Die 5de NinePaula student in Pta! Mag dit ‘n pragtige dag vir elkeen van julle wees!
Ons het die afgelope week ‘n wind ervaar wat sekerlik nie eers naby die Suid-Ooster kom nie! Bome om, dakke af en as jy loop moet jy vashou anders help die wind jou aan!
Temperature was redelik maar nie naastenby so warm soos in Exeter nie! Gemiddeld tussen 11 -14 met een nag storm reen as poeding! Die arme affodille lê almal plat want hulle het pragtige lang stingels en hul weerstand teen die gemene wind is maar nie van die beste nie!
Barry het die week sy beste uitgehaal en volgens die TV se tuin program ons groente bedding in die lewe geroep! Dit is op sigself ‘n kunswerk! Die gans mis en kompos is herhaalde male deurgewerk en is nou gereed vir plant. Die wind was so guur dat ons dit nie buite kon waag nie en ons hoop van harte dat dit beter weer sal wees teen Maandag! Vandag is uit want ek het oefen sessie by die kerk netnou en sal groot deel van die middag nie hier wees nie!
Uit die 1500 Psalme en Gesange het ek 200 gekies en dit toe afgeskaal na 50 en nou is ons by 25 en dit is ook nog teveel!
Ek hoop en bid dat dit ‘n goeie middag sal wees! Gevul met prys gesang in dankbaarheid!die 10de April
Ek werk regtig net nou en dan – weet nie waar dit gaan eindig nie eintlik is ek woedend daaroor maar aan die ander kant geniet ek ook die samesyn met Barry! Dit is net die ou salaries tjekkie wat ly! Die nuwe eienaar het geen idée hoe om met die Iere te werk nie en hy gaan sy kop gruwelik stamp! Hy wil die hospital omskep in ‘n Engelse inrigting met Engelse wette ens en ek sien groot moeilikheid kom! Hy doen nie vooraf studies nie en kom nou agter dat hy nie die MRI scanner in ‘n gebou kan plaas waarvan die dak van sement is nie! Net die boonste vloer van die hospital is onder iets anders teels of iets en hy sal nou ‘n geboutjie moet oprig vir die MRI scanner!
Verder waarsku hy aanhoudend dat as jy nie hou van sy manier van dinge doen nie is daar altyd die deur! Ek probeer maar wegbly van die deur, sak my kop en doen soos ek beveel word murmereer onderlangs veral as ek soggens huistoe ry en by die tyd dat ek tuis stop is alles uit en ek voel weer goed!
My nuwe kar is ‘n droom voertuig en ek gebruik tenminste die helfte minder brandstof as met die vorige kar! Barry hou aan vir my vertel dis nie meer ‘n nuwe kar nie maar wel ‘n 2de handse kar en ek moet nou daaraan gewoond raak!
Ek verneem van mense wat by die kwekerye werk dat laat ryp en koue verantwoordelik is vir die swak plant gehalte en dat ons hopelik in die volgende 3 weke beter plante tekoop sal kry! Dus.... die mandjies is nog netjies opgestapel met niks binne-in nie!
Gaan nou eers ‘n koppie tee drink en dan Kerk toe en ek sal later klaar skryf!
Terug van die kerk en net ‘n paar het opgedaag maar genoeg om uit die laaste 25, 14 Psalme en Gesange te kies!
Môre is natuurlik die beste dag van die week en ek sien uit na ons sielevoeding!
Ons ervaar ook die bekende ‘April showers’ wat uitsak sonder waarskuwing en jou deurdrenk in oomblikke! Jy gaan nooit die deur uit sonder ‘n sambreel of reënjas aan nie!
Altyd heerlik om van almal te hoor,geniet elke briefie terdee!
Net soos by Gerlof waai die wind die kersie bloeisels overal en ons loop op tapyte van pink bloeisels! Ons, dis nou hier in die platteland van Ierland, het ook ‘n ‘wilde ‘appelboom wat dieselfde bloeisels het net in wit ,te pragtig!
Politiek gevul met ellende is nou deel van ons lewens en die leuens wat die vorige regering vertel het aangaande die finansieële situasie is skrikwekkend en ons het duidelik die stresstoets vir die banke gedop! €70biljoen nodig om ons te red –so jammer dat ons geen bome het wat die korrekte blare dra wat mens net kan pluk nie!
Nou ja alhoewel dit lente is is dit nog meeste dae regtig koud maar ons het vanoggend besluit dat ons nou nie meer die vuur gaan aansteek nie en as dit nodig is sal ons net die sentrale verwarming aanskakel! Hopelik sal daar nou minder stof in die woonkamer wees!
Onse kleinseun loop met behulp van alles waar hy aan kan vashou die hele wereld vol! Hy het sy eie taal en kan sekere dinge baie duidelik sê! Ek groet hom altyd as ek hom sien of wanneer ons oor die foon praat met’ Ouma se seuntjie’ en as hy dit hoor luister hy altyd aandagtig!
Ons vier môre Moedersdag hier in Ierland en Barry het spesiaal vir my nog affodille gaan pluk –die hele huis ruik heerlik!.’n Geseënde Moedersdag aan alle moeders en groot moeders hier in Ierland en Engeland!
Aan almal wat eksamens skryf en studeer , alle voorspoed!
Wees tog altyd versigtig ,hou veiligheid altyd 1ste op jou lysie!
Ons groet vanuit ‘n windverwaaide Ierland!
Barry & Christina
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