26 Junie 2011
Sondag
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en viende,
Die weerburo is nie in my boekies nie- hulle het snik hete dag voorspel 20-24°. Nou moet ek erken dat die temperatuur lees wel 20 grade maar dis ‘n aaklige wind wat waai en die wolk bedekking is soos ‘n laag koek, met jam en versiersuiker tussen in- en waar ons veronderstel is om heerlik in die son te sit en warm moet kry sit ons binne want die wind waai jou deurmekaar ,met truie aan onder ‘n kombersie oor die knieë in die middle van somer- ai, ai, ai,.......dissie fêrrie!(pragtige Afrikaans).
Noudat julle weet wat in die lug aangaan sal ek julle op hoogte bring met dinge op ons stukkie aarde.
Die groente tuin is soos ‘n oerwoud-tussen die vuilgoed groei die groente met mening- die spring uitjies is heerlik en die spinasie word weekliks gepluk en voorsien kos aan my en die huislose slakke ‘slugs’ grillerige diertjies wat ‘n slym streep los waar hulle was- was alles maar 4x voor ek dink ek het die blare nou skoon. Die wortels is soet maar effe gekronkel- ons dink dat die gans mis wat ingewerk is nie oral in klein stukkies gebreek het nie en as die wortel nie kan deur nie dan krul dit maar om die obstruksie-gelukkig neem dit niks van die smaak weg nie net die skoonheid van die wortels is geskend! In die blomtuin staan sake effe hartseer-een van my mandjies het iewers ‘n luis siekte opgetel en die hele mandjie se plantjies is by die grond oppervlakte afgevreet- Elke dag sien ek die mandjie huil- gee water maar omdat hulle effe hoog hang is dit nie maklik om te sien wat binne aangaan nie maar uiteindelik het ons die mandjie na benede laat daal en ontdek toe die microluis derduisende van hulle besig om elke plantjie te verwoes. Nou is daar net 12 Mandjies oor-klink baie soos die liedjie van die tien groen botteltjies.
Die rose wat oorgebly het na die brandwonde van die wind lyk mooi en ruik heerlik! Die kappertjies is pragtig en gee pragtig kleur aan al die blombakke- die pronkertjies sal seker in volle blom wees gedurende die week.Tier lelies wat verlede jaar pienk was met wit in die middel is die jaar geel ek kannie verstaan hoe dit kan wees nie maar om te sien is om te glo-dinge hier in die eiland kan verander sonder dat jy gewaarsku word.
Die velde is groen, die bome is swaar belaai met ‘n vrag blare wat vir niks stuit nie- en die water is min- die opgaar dam in Dublin is 30% laer nou as verlede jaar die tyd en nou mag die Dublinners nie meer hulle gras nat gooi nie- dis een ding wat ons nog nooit gedoen het om die gras nat temaak nie! Die arme waterwese en water ingineurs van die eiland weet niks (dis nou my mening) van water bewaring nie – hulle mors water en weet nie wat dit beteken om regte droogte te ervaar nie.
Terug by die werk het sake gevorder, die parkie met ‘n grasperk in die middel is omgeskep in ‘n parkeer area- die hele omtrek van die hopsitaal is uiteindelik klaar geteer. Die fasade van die hospital self is mooi gemaak met hout panele en liggrys geverf,nuwe vensters oral in met wit rame en ek moet erken dit begin al beter lyk,die nonne het nooit enige skoonheidsonderhoud aan die hospitaal geskenk nie en dit het na 40 jaar effe afgetakel voorgekom. Die nuwe scanners is geinstalleer en ons sal eersdaags oop wees vir Ongevalle van 8vm tot 8nm.Omdat dit meestal mediese assuransie gevalle sal wees en mense wat bereid is om kontant te betaal ,behoort ons nie oorlaai te word met dronkaards wat net die nag hulle babbelas wil afslaap nie. ‘n SA radiografis gaan in die X-strale dept werk en een van die kosmetiese sjirurge gaan sy eie kliniek van die hospital hanteer en Harleystreet sal moet spook om die hospital te behou –hulle pasiente gee ons baie ellende en die Nuwe eienaar is moeg vir hulle nonsens
Ons uniforms is nou ‘scrubs’ en ons verteenwoordig nou die reenboog nasies- kleure wissel van maroon tot lig pink met donker blou , vloot blou en lig blou vir die verskillende verpleeg personeel. Ek sal dus van môre-aand in vlootblou geklee wees- sit met ‘n kas vol wit uniforms en donker blou lang broeke wat nou van geen waarde is nie. Dit alles vir vooruitgang. Ongelukkig is die eienaar heelwaarskynlik ‘n uitstekende besigheids man maar van met mense werk het hy geen idée nie- die een huisdokter het opgemerk dat hy’obnoxious and unprofessional’ is in sy optrede teenoor sy werksmense. Ons weet hy hou nie van verpleegsters nie en as hy kon sou ons verruil het vir ape of bobbejane maar dan sal hy teveel moet betaal aan assuransie. Hy het defenetief oë agter sy kop want hy sien alles- die CCTV sal ook in die maand van Julie aangebring word en dan hoop ons hy hoef ons nie meer dop te hou nie –hy kan dan net die films terug draai elke oggend as hy klaar gehardloop het.
Klaar gekla-ek is baie dankbaar dat ek werk het en dit gedurende die nag doen want ek hou nie van ongeskikte mense nie en ek sal sommer ‘n opmerking maak dus bid ek maar hard vir ‘n wag voor my mond en ‘n sward oor my tong!
Al die eksamens is nou agter die rug en nou word daar in spanning gewag vir uitslae en ons hoop van harte dat almal baie goed gedoen het. SA studente en skoolkinders is nou halfpad deur die jaar en die hele wêreld is byna nou met vakansie! Gerlof en Sandra byna op pad
Verjaardae:Karin van Niekerk in Florida Park verjaar saam met Joleen in PMB Dinsdag die 28ste –aan albei van julle Veels Geluk! Mag die jaar groot verrassings inhou.leopold verjaar 30ste- Mooi jaar vir jou toegewens.
Ons was vandag geseën met ‘n uitstekende preek deur ons eie predikant- ons is erg bevoorregt om hier in die katolieke land so ‘n ‘Gereformeerde’Presbyteriaanse predikant te hê. Onglukkig het hulle vandag by die kerk stadiger as stadig gesing en ek het maar opgehou speel want ek was al byna klaar met die Psalm toe hulle iewers in die middel was- wat ‘n fiasco- ek het na die tyd hard met Stephen gepraat –die ou mense volg hom en nie die orrel nie en ‘n begrafnis stoet beweeg vinniger as wat ons gesing het.
Finbarr en Amanda is so besig dat ons klein Lukas lank laas gesien het en moet nog 4 weke wag voor ons hom gaan sien hy sal seker al rond hardloop teen daardie tyd! Hy sê ongelooflik baie woorde wag nou net vir die eerste sinnetjie! Kathleen se 2de is naby en Isabelle net ‘n jaar- ons dink aan jou!
Ek het nou genoeg gesê. Die langste dag is verby en reeds is ons dae korter-dis nou vir die wat wakker is om 4vm soos ek.
Wees tog asb versigtig op die paaie en moenie jul veiliheid vergeet nie!
Baie groete van ons in ‘n totaal verwarde Ierse somer
Barry en Christina
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Greetings from a wet Cranleymore
Saturday 18 June’11
Good day to all, family and friends
I would like to have a chat to that weatherman that promised that June and July will be sizzling- we are waiting patiently for it to happen, in the mean time it has been raining hour on, hour off, at least it is not freezing like last week but still no summer yet. Between 4am and 8am is the best weather, clear skies and beautiful sun rises and then the wind comes up and blow the clouds in from either side east or west and all promise of a lovely day falls through a big hole.
It has been ASCOT week in England and we were entertained on TV by every possible kind and form of hat possible, clothes that fits well and other that needs definite attention and in the interim we look at the horses running. Mostly ‘different’ kind of people involved in the fashion and then the horsy people which is a breed on their own. We just love to look at the movement and beauty of these well bred horses. We do not like it when the jockeys whip the horses and the officials are very strict on this point and many a jockey has been suspended for using the whip to much or in the wrong place. The Queen and dignitaries arrive everyday in a carriage and she looks like a new sixpence, every outfit looks inherently the same but differ in detail and colour, quite an experience.
We do not have Sky and will not be able to watch the golf, USA open where one of our young golfers are presently leading the field and we hope he holds his nerve. There was a very lovely article about Ernie in our main newspaper last week – the heart ache being parents to a child with autism.
We have been eating produce from our own garden and found that the taste is different to the vegetables you buy. The carrots are sweet and taste like carrots. The spring onions are crisp and sharp, the spinach the best! The peas have started flowering and yes we tasted that the radishes are not as sharp as the red ones, Nine, and lovely that you have heard a cuckoo calling, even though it was long ago.
Our baby swallows are growing fast and furious they are a week old and the parents are very busy feeding. Our own little swallow that has been having conversations with Barry arrived late but he made sure that we take notice of his presence.
The roses that were not injured by the wind are gorgeous and smell wonderful- the petunias and sweet peas are flowering, tiger lilies, and nasturtiums are very colourful. The hanging baskets are still very lovely but require constant attention, picking out the old flowers.
The strawberries are big and sweet- lovely, the apples are growing and we hope to have a few this year.
We bought a melon at LIDL which looks like a ‘spanspek’ from the outside, very tasty, I kept some of the pips and hope to get something growing from them and I have been promised ‘skorsie’ seeds from Bianca – the tomato plants are 4 feet high few flowers on and wonder what will happen- saw 3 tomatoes hanging, they are protected against the elements of the weather on the porch but I am not sure if it is the best thing to do.
I am also back at work which is always a good thing- I have to admit that the atmosphere at work is not conducive to morale- just lost its spark of happiness, the joy to be at work is missing-you are not allowed to laugh because that is not professional! I go to bed having conversations with this new owner in my mind telling him how wrong his attitude is....but that is where it stays in my mind!
Tomorrow is the best day of the week and we are really looking forward to soul food- last week turned out to be a bit of a disappointment as there was a guest speaker from TEARFUND which in our minds is a sales talk for collecting money and we were very upset- he should not substitute a sermon for people like that.
I understand that his time is limited and that he has to be on his way not a minute later than 11am but to with held our soul’s food is not on! Not for people begging for money and they do that very well in this country.
I will be member of the congregation and will be able to bring my praises with a singing voice.
Birthdays: Isabelle Cooper will be 1yr old tomorrow and may this birthday be a joyful occasion for Oupa Gerlof and Ouma Sandra as well as for Tim and Kathleen.
Sue Parsons in Canada has her birthday the 20th! Hope your day will be lovely!
Our little Lukas is nearly 14 months old and is very cute- a great joy to his Oupa and Ouma.
It was also wonderful to hear Thilo’s voice on Skype- did not know what I did wrong but could not get the video going but we had a great chat.
It is with concern that we read about Malema and his utterings, it does not seem if any-one minds that he has this idea that ‘apartheid taught the whites racism’ . I just wondered what the South of Africa would have looked like now, in 2011, if Jan van Riebeeck never landed there in 1652
Ireland’s new government was in power for 100 days yesterday and have to admit that nothing really changed- we are still in a financial crisis with unemployment souring, in the mean time the bank managers are prospering and the share holders who lost all their life savings are furious and I do not blame them, fortunately we were never rich and were never affected by the Celtic Tiger and crash there-off- life goes on as it has since the time of arrival in spite of the fact that I lost 15% of my salary since 2008. We thank the Lord for all his blessings.
Thank you for all the lovely letters- it was so lovely to receive so much mail!
I have come to the end of my story and hope that all will be careful on the roads and keep safety uppermost in their minds
Keel well
Regards from us in a wet Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
Good day to all, family and friends
I would like to have a chat to that weatherman that promised that June and July will be sizzling- we are waiting patiently for it to happen, in the mean time it has been raining hour on, hour off, at least it is not freezing like last week but still no summer yet. Between 4am and 8am is the best weather, clear skies and beautiful sun rises and then the wind comes up and blow the clouds in from either side east or west and all promise of a lovely day falls through a big hole.
It has been ASCOT week in England and we were entertained on TV by every possible kind and form of hat possible, clothes that fits well and other that needs definite attention and in the interim we look at the horses running. Mostly ‘different’ kind of people involved in the fashion and then the horsy people which is a breed on their own. We just love to look at the movement and beauty of these well bred horses. We do not like it when the jockeys whip the horses and the officials are very strict on this point and many a jockey has been suspended for using the whip to much or in the wrong place. The Queen and dignitaries arrive everyday in a carriage and she looks like a new sixpence, every outfit looks inherently the same but differ in detail and colour, quite an experience.
We do not have Sky and will not be able to watch the golf, USA open where one of our young golfers are presently leading the field and we hope he holds his nerve. There was a very lovely article about Ernie in our main newspaper last week – the heart ache being parents to a child with autism.
We have been eating produce from our own garden and found that the taste is different to the vegetables you buy. The carrots are sweet and taste like carrots. The spring onions are crisp and sharp, the spinach the best! The peas have started flowering and yes we tasted that the radishes are not as sharp as the red ones, Nine, and lovely that you have heard a cuckoo calling, even though it was long ago.
Our baby swallows are growing fast and furious they are a week old and the parents are very busy feeding. Our own little swallow that has been having conversations with Barry arrived late but he made sure that we take notice of his presence.
The roses that were not injured by the wind are gorgeous and smell wonderful- the petunias and sweet peas are flowering, tiger lilies, and nasturtiums are very colourful. The hanging baskets are still very lovely but require constant attention, picking out the old flowers.
The strawberries are big and sweet- lovely, the apples are growing and we hope to have a few this year.
We bought a melon at LIDL which looks like a ‘spanspek’ from the outside, very tasty, I kept some of the pips and hope to get something growing from them and I have been promised ‘skorsie’ seeds from Bianca – the tomato plants are 4 feet high few flowers on and wonder what will happen- saw 3 tomatoes hanging, they are protected against the elements of the weather on the porch but I am not sure if it is the best thing to do.
I am also back at work which is always a good thing- I have to admit that the atmosphere at work is not conducive to morale- just lost its spark of happiness, the joy to be at work is missing-you are not allowed to laugh because that is not professional! I go to bed having conversations with this new owner in my mind telling him how wrong his attitude is....but that is where it stays in my mind!
Tomorrow is the best day of the week and we are really looking forward to soul food- last week turned out to be a bit of a disappointment as there was a guest speaker from TEARFUND which in our minds is a sales talk for collecting money and we were very upset- he should not substitute a sermon for people like that.
I understand that his time is limited and that he has to be on his way not a minute later than 11am but to with held our soul’s food is not on! Not for people begging for money and they do that very well in this country.
I will be member of the congregation and will be able to bring my praises with a singing voice.
Birthdays: Isabelle Cooper will be 1yr old tomorrow and may this birthday be a joyful occasion for Oupa Gerlof and Ouma Sandra as well as for Tim and Kathleen.
Sue Parsons in Canada has her birthday the 20th! Hope your day will be lovely!
Our little Lukas is nearly 14 months old and is very cute- a great joy to his Oupa and Ouma.
It was also wonderful to hear Thilo’s voice on Skype- did not know what I did wrong but could not get the video going but we had a great chat.
It is with concern that we read about Malema and his utterings, it does not seem if any-one minds that he has this idea that ‘apartheid taught the whites racism’ . I just wondered what the South of Africa would have looked like now, in 2011, if Jan van Riebeeck never landed there in 1652
Ireland’s new government was in power for 100 days yesterday and have to admit that nothing really changed- we are still in a financial crisis with unemployment souring, in the mean time the bank managers are prospering and the share holders who lost all their life savings are furious and I do not blame them, fortunately we were never rich and were never affected by the Celtic Tiger and crash there-off- life goes on as it has since the time of arrival in spite of the fact that I lost 15% of my salary since 2008. We thank the Lord for all his blessings.
Thank you for all the lovely letters- it was so lovely to receive so much mail!
I have come to the end of my story and hope that all will be careful on the roads and keep safety uppermost in their minds
Keel well
Regards from us in a wet Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Groete vanuit 'n omgekeerde Ierland
11 Junie 2011 Saterdag
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
Guns, ek weet nie waar om te begin nie! Goeie dinge eerste. Ons is vandag 34 jr getroud en ons dank ons hemelse Vader vir al sy genade, liefde en seën.
Vanoggend terwyl ek besig was om deur die Psalme te speel hoor ek Barry se dringende roep, met verkeerde bril en al spring ek op en hardloop vir ‘n vale( vorige kere het ek dinge gemis omdat ek te lank draai) en daar sien ek Barry by die agterste heining staan en hy sê ewe streng ‘’ Listen” en jou waarlikwaar daar hoor ek dit ook, die geroep van die Koe-koe. Die eerste keer vir my in die natuur. Dit het in die laaste jare ‘n baie skaars roep geword en net vanoggend met die boere se program het hulle ‘n deskundige aan die woord gehad oor die Koe-koe.
Sy lê mos hul eier in ‘n ander voël se nes en so maak die pleegouers die voëltjie groot. Hulle is laat die jaar ,en daar is maar min koe-koe’s gehoor.
Ook skyn die son met rukke en stote. Vanaf Maandag het dit gereën, aanmekaar, en ons moes weer ons winter wolklere uithaal om nie te verkluim nie. Dit was net soos iemand wat Ierland in ‘n vullissak opgetel het en buite gaan gooi het. Plonk in die koue en nat weer! Wat het van somer geword waaroor ek so gespog het verlede week? – eintlik moet ons nie verbaas wees nie want dit gaan nou so vir die laaste 7½ jaar. Arme Engeland wat nie eers vér van ons af is nie, is nou ‘n droogte geteisterde gebied verklaar, die grond bars van die droogheid veral sekere gedeeltes waar geen reën van noemenswaardige gehalte geval het sedert die lente begin het nie.Ons lees ook op die SA Nuus dat julle daar in SA ook nie ‘n wonderlike winter beleef nie! Jammer julle, maar nou weet julle hoe ons die hele jaar deur voel! Erg afgeskeep.
Ek het ook my eerste aarbei gepluk en gesmul daaraan-dit smaak net anders as die wat jy in die winkel koop seker omdat dit jou eie aarbeie is.
Verjaardae: Elaine Kruger in Linden verjaar môre ek kan haar nog as klein ou dogtertjie onthou. Veels geluk Elaine ,ek het na jul familie fotos gelyk en dit was pragtig.
Anneke, die dokter in PMB verjaar die 15de! Haya jy sal maar ons geluk wensinge moet oordra want ek het haar maar miskien 1x in my lewe gesien. Lekker verjaar Anneke!
Die 16e is dit ons Niggie Retha in Vryheid se beurt. Ons het saam groot geword en word nou vér vanmekaar oud,‘n baie goeie jaar jou toegewens.
Buite floreer die groente tuin, so ook die onkruid. Ek probeer byhou maar dit wil die oorhand neem. Ons het nou al ‘n paar keer van my Duitse spinasie ge-eet ook ‘n paar wortels getoets hulle is nog nie baie groot nie maar suiker soet. Met al die reën het die half-lyf hoogte aartappels omgeval- ons het een uitgetrek omtesien of daar al aartappeltjies is maar heelaas is dit nog te vroeg. Ek ken nie die siklus van aartaapels baie goed nie maar Barry het nou die stingels afgesny,want ons kon hulle nou nie juis opbind nie maar nou is daar geen blommetjies nie,sal hulle nou nog aartappels maak, die wat nou sonder blare en blomme sit?
Die radyse is goed aan die groei-Duitse radyse dié- en hulle is pers, nie rooi soos ons gewoond is nie, sal maar sien wat word.
Ek het uiteindelik die ertjies opgelei en hoop hulle vind nou rigting. Daar is geen pere nie maar 2 appelbome het mooi vrugte aan. Die appel-liefie boompies het honderde vruggies aan en ek sal lekker konfyt kan kook. Die blomkole en so-aan het maar baie swaar gekry met die wind en reën ,ek weet nie of ons enig-iets daarvan sal kan eet nie.
Ek moes al die verbrande takkies van die rose afsny sodat nuwe groei na vore kan kom en dit lyk darem of daar weer iets gaan gebeur, my hart is baie seer oor my rose en ek was so trots op hulle! So gaan dit en ons het geen beheer oor die weer nie,behalwe as jy nou ‘n tonnel het soos Bianca- hoop jou ouers kuier nog lekker! Toni het Melbourne glo plat geloop sonder om te verdwaal. Mooi so! Alles van die beste vir jou daar in die suide so sonder die man en kinders.
My vakansie kom te vinnig tot ‘n einde en ek werk weer Maandagaand. Ek het my reis joernaal klaar en as daar iemand is wat dit wil lees laat maar weet ,ek stuur dit net aan die wat belangstel en tyd het, dit is maklik om op ‘n kaart die pad te volg of dit te Google!
Baie dankie aan almal wat moedige pogings aangewend het om ‘n briefie te skryf, dit word hoog gewaardeer. Die wat gereeld skryf, baie dankie ook aan julle- elke stukkie nuus word hier soos ‘n stofsuier opgeslurp. Nine, jou skrywe van die roete van die Voortrekkers moes baie interesant gewees het en dankie ook dat julle by Mendel en Anke besoek afgelê het. Jou pryse van R900 per nag vir ‘n 2 slaap-hut kom baie ooreen met ons pryse hier vir ‘n dubbel hotelkamer in ‘n 3* hotel. Isabel geniet jou kuier by Joleen en die dae word al minder vir die Eloffs van Exeter vir hul SA’se besoek.
Aan die wat eksamen skryf, Christiaan in Longford wat ek van weet( ek het deur die 1ste Engelse vraestel gelees en sou dit baie geniet het) en Christopher in Garretstown- Alles van die beste.
Môre is soos altyd my beste dag van die week en daar dit my beurt is om die orgel te speel asook ons dankbaarheid dat ons eie predikant terug is- sien ons baie uit na ons samesyn, voeding vir die siel en lof pryssinge.
Wees tog altyd versigtig op die paaie, jul eie veiliheid tuis ook.
Ek groet vanuit Cranleymore waar jy die reën kan sien aankom en gou kan duik, of waar die son helder skyn met heerlike hitte wat stoom op die aarde bring, blou kolle hemel tussen die dik, donker gelaaide wolke( Ons het eendag erge donderweer gehad-was baie eienaardig).
Baie liefde
Barry en Christina
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
Guns, ek weet nie waar om te begin nie! Goeie dinge eerste. Ons is vandag 34 jr getroud en ons dank ons hemelse Vader vir al sy genade, liefde en seën.
Vanoggend terwyl ek besig was om deur die Psalme te speel hoor ek Barry se dringende roep, met verkeerde bril en al spring ek op en hardloop vir ‘n vale( vorige kere het ek dinge gemis omdat ek te lank draai) en daar sien ek Barry by die agterste heining staan en hy sê ewe streng ‘’ Listen” en jou waarlikwaar daar hoor ek dit ook, die geroep van die Koe-koe. Die eerste keer vir my in die natuur. Dit het in die laaste jare ‘n baie skaars roep geword en net vanoggend met die boere se program het hulle ‘n deskundige aan die woord gehad oor die Koe-koe.
Sy lê mos hul eier in ‘n ander voël se nes en so maak die pleegouers die voëltjie groot. Hulle is laat die jaar ,en daar is maar min koe-koe’s gehoor.
Ook skyn die son met rukke en stote. Vanaf Maandag het dit gereën, aanmekaar, en ons moes weer ons winter wolklere uithaal om nie te verkluim nie. Dit was net soos iemand wat Ierland in ‘n vullissak opgetel het en buite gaan gooi het. Plonk in die koue en nat weer! Wat het van somer geword waaroor ek so gespog het verlede week? – eintlik moet ons nie verbaas wees nie want dit gaan nou so vir die laaste 7½ jaar. Arme Engeland wat nie eers vér van ons af is nie, is nou ‘n droogte geteisterde gebied verklaar, die grond bars van die droogheid veral sekere gedeeltes waar geen reën van noemenswaardige gehalte geval het sedert die lente begin het nie.Ons lees ook op die SA Nuus dat julle daar in SA ook nie ‘n wonderlike winter beleef nie! Jammer julle, maar nou weet julle hoe ons die hele jaar deur voel! Erg afgeskeep.
Ek het ook my eerste aarbei gepluk en gesmul daaraan-dit smaak net anders as die wat jy in die winkel koop seker omdat dit jou eie aarbeie is.
Verjaardae: Elaine Kruger in Linden verjaar môre ek kan haar nog as klein ou dogtertjie onthou. Veels geluk Elaine ,ek het na jul familie fotos gelyk en dit was pragtig.
Anneke, die dokter in PMB verjaar die 15de! Haya jy sal maar ons geluk wensinge moet oordra want ek het haar maar miskien 1x in my lewe gesien. Lekker verjaar Anneke!
Die 16e is dit ons Niggie Retha in Vryheid se beurt. Ons het saam groot geword en word nou vér vanmekaar oud,‘n baie goeie jaar jou toegewens.
Buite floreer die groente tuin, so ook die onkruid. Ek probeer byhou maar dit wil die oorhand neem. Ons het nou al ‘n paar keer van my Duitse spinasie ge-eet ook ‘n paar wortels getoets hulle is nog nie baie groot nie maar suiker soet. Met al die reën het die half-lyf hoogte aartappels omgeval- ons het een uitgetrek omtesien of daar al aartappeltjies is maar heelaas is dit nog te vroeg. Ek ken nie die siklus van aartaapels baie goed nie maar Barry het nou die stingels afgesny,want ons kon hulle nou nie juis opbind nie maar nou is daar geen blommetjies nie,sal hulle nou nog aartappels maak, die wat nou sonder blare en blomme sit?
Die radyse is goed aan die groei-Duitse radyse dié- en hulle is pers, nie rooi soos ons gewoond is nie, sal maar sien wat word.
Ek het uiteindelik die ertjies opgelei en hoop hulle vind nou rigting. Daar is geen pere nie maar 2 appelbome het mooi vrugte aan. Die appel-liefie boompies het honderde vruggies aan en ek sal lekker konfyt kan kook. Die blomkole en so-aan het maar baie swaar gekry met die wind en reën ,ek weet nie of ons enig-iets daarvan sal kan eet nie.
Ek moes al die verbrande takkies van die rose afsny sodat nuwe groei na vore kan kom en dit lyk darem of daar weer iets gaan gebeur, my hart is baie seer oor my rose en ek was so trots op hulle! So gaan dit en ons het geen beheer oor die weer nie,behalwe as jy nou ‘n tonnel het soos Bianca- hoop jou ouers kuier nog lekker! Toni het Melbourne glo plat geloop sonder om te verdwaal. Mooi so! Alles van die beste vir jou daar in die suide so sonder die man en kinders.
My vakansie kom te vinnig tot ‘n einde en ek werk weer Maandagaand. Ek het my reis joernaal klaar en as daar iemand is wat dit wil lees laat maar weet ,ek stuur dit net aan die wat belangstel en tyd het, dit is maklik om op ‘n kaart die pad te volg of dit te Google!
Baie dankie aan almal wat moedige pogings aangewend het om ‘n briefie te skryf, dit word hoog gewaardeer. Die wat gereeld skryf, baie dankie ook aan julle- elke stukkie nuus word hier soos ‘n stofsuier opgeslurp. Nine, jou skrywe van die roete van die Voortrekkers moes baie interesant gewees het en dankie ook dat julle by Mendel en Anke besoek afgelê het. Jou pryse van R900 per nag vir ‘n 2 slaap-hut kom baie ooreen met ons pryse hier vir ‘n dubbel hotelkamer in ‘n 3* hotel. Isabel geniet jou kuier by Joleen en die dae word al minder vir die Eloffs van Exeter vir hul SA’se besoek.
Aan die wat eksamen skryf, Christiaan in Longford wat ek van weet( ek het deur die 1ste Engelse vraestel gelees en sou dit baie geniet het) en Christopher in Garretstown- Alles van die beste.
Môre is soos altyd my beste dag van die week en daar dit my beurt is om die orgel te speel asook ons dankbaarheid dat ons eie predikant terug is- sien ons baie uit na ons samesyn, voeding vir die siel en lof pryssinge.
Wees tog altyd versigtig op die paaie, jul eie veiliheid tuis ook.
Ek groet vanuit Cranleymore waar jy die reën kan sien aankom en gou kan duik, of waar die son helder skyn met heerlike hitte wat stoom op die aarde bring, blou kolle hemel tussen die dik, donker gelaaide wolke( Ons het eendag erge donderweer gehad-was baie eienaardig).
Baie liefde
Barry en Christina
Monday, June 6, 2011
Warm Summer Greetings from Ireland
Saturday 4 June’11
Good day to you all, family and friends.
Summer has arrived!
We left in overcast and drizzling weather for our holiday and as the journey progressed so did the weather, every 20km we could see a difference.
What a wonderful 5 days did we have. I know people say we are mad to have a holiday in Ireland but it was breath taken beautiful and the sun shone 90% of the time.
I am near completion with my journal of our travels and those who are interested can let me know and I will forward it. We took 227 photos. A pity I could not keep record of everyone but time did not allow me to fit that in as well.
Also just back from a very enjoyable afternoon with Finbarr Amanda and little Lukas. He is so adorable it is nearly unbelievable that a child can be so happy.
On the way back my eye fell on M50 and N3 and that spells ‘HOME’ but as usual I took the wrong route and we landed on a new highway going north before turning back to go home. Barry eventually got a turn off on the map and we landed once again on the ‘scenic route’ It was beautiful but a little time consuming because instead of travelling 120km/h we travelled at 40-60km/h and got home a little later than planned but thankfully safely.
Summer arrived while we were away and with our arrival we found the grass in a wild state of growth and all the flowers in pots and basket lying down.
Barry forgot that he was still on holiday and got the lawn mower going and turned the field in the back garden back into a beautiful manicured lawn. I pulled the hose-pipe to its utmost length in order to reach every corner. On the barometer it showed 22 ° in the shade
The window boxes were so dry that the block of ground was swimming as a solid piece of earth in the box and only after the 3rd watering turn it began to absorb the water and settled back into position. At the same time I did some washing and we decided after the delicious meals we enjoyed every evening and the perfect breakfasts that we will stay on water at least for 2 days. Therefore no cooking for a while and it was good after 8pm before we settled for the evening the sun still bright in the sky!
The vegetable garden was a sight the potatoes stood as high as our waistlines, the carrots showing body under the ground and the German spinach were ready to pick. While it was raining the slugs must have had a grand time devouring them, and if we wanted anything for ourselves I will have to pick quickly. Yesterday morning we entered the work zone with vigour and enthusiasm. Barry started to paint the shed roof which he had to abandon a previous time. The temperature started to rise as the day got older and shortly it was as hot as you have never felt it in years. In the shade the temp rose to 24 so I have no idea what it was in the baking sun. Barry was getting scorched on the iron and had to give up at 11h30. Sizzling hot.
We both had sunscreen cream on but this time it had no effect and we look now like beetroots. Fortunately we both are blessed with enough melanin and turn brown quickly.
The growth on the trees and bushes everywhere is so lush and rich that you cannot help to admire it. Many trees form arches across the road which let you pass through a tunnel of green peace!
We do not know how long summer is going to last but while it does we have to enjoy it to the full. It might just pour tomorrow.
I have still one week vacation left and if the weather holds we will be visiting the big garden show at Belvedere House commencing Thursday. Isabel was with us there 2 years ago.
Birthdays None in my book, But if I missed some-one, Many happy retuns!
Many have finished their exams and some are still busy. Everything of the very best! Warm congratulations to Paul in Canada and to his parents Arnolda and Garth for acquiring such a wonderful result. I agree Australia should have paid for his ticket!!!
I am just a congregation member tomorrow at church, the best day of the week. SUNDAY! Our own minister is away on leave and we have visiting preachers bringing us the Good News. We are very spoilt with Stephen and find it difficult to always understand and grasp the essence of their sermons. Joy is playing and I can sing. I do not know if the other members enjoy it as much as I do but it is just tough. I sing to the Lord and not to them.!
Well, on political front the lot of ministers are not liaising properly with each other and they are giving contradicting statements about bailouts and economic affairs. What a pity- it causes anguish among those already 3 years on social welfare. I thank the Lord daily that I do have a job!
The new strain of E Coli has caused a lot of anger amongst the farmers also the early statement from Germany that it was cucumbers and whole crops had to be destroyed. It is very sad that people had to die from it- in this modern world of medicine and research it is nearly unbelievable.
I have to say thank you to all of you who wrote letters after my hint last week. Much appreciated! Hester and spouse must enjoy their tour to Greece. All others who are waiting to go to Botswana, collections of peoples all over the world together- hope all arrangements go well!
Just wanted to mention we have had a few days of warm weather and they are talking about water restrictions! Out of this world, they have no idea what drought means.
Gerlof you forgot to say in how many days you are leaving.
My story has come to an end and I hope that you will all enjoy the SA winter, which is in places corresponding with our summer.
Regards from A summer day in Cranleymore.
Barry & Christina
Good day to you all, family and friends.
Summer has arrived!
We left in overcast and drizzling weather for our holiday and as the journey progressed so did the weather, every 20km we could see a difference.
What a wonderful 5 days did we have. I know people say we are mad to have a holiday in Ireland but it was breath taken beautiful and the sun shone 90% of the time.
I am near completion with my journal of our travels and those who are interested can let me know and I will forward it. We took 227 photos. A pity I could not keep record of everyone but time did not allow me to fit that in as well.
Also just back from a very enjoyable afternoon with Finbarr Amanda and little Lukas. He is so adorable it is nearly unbelievable that a child can be so happy.
On the way back my eye fell on M50 and N3 and that spells ‘HOME’ but as usual I took the wrong route and we landed on a new highway going north before turning back to go home. Barry eventually got a turn off on the map and we landed once again on the ‘scenic route’ It was beautiful but a little time consuming because instead of travelling 120km/h we travelled at 40-60km/h and got home a little later than planned but thankfully safely.
Summer arrived while we were away and with our arrival we found the grass in a wild state of growth and all the flowers in pots and basket lying down.
Barry forgot that he was still on holiday and got the lawn mower going and turned the field in the back garden back into a beautiful manicured lawn. I pulled the hose-pipe to its utmost length in order to reach every corner. On the barometer it showed 22 ° in the shade
The window boxes were so dry that the block of ground was swimming as a solid piece of earth in the box and only after the 3rd watering turn it began to absorb the water and settled back into position. At the same time I did some washing and we decided after the delicious meals we enjoyed every evening and the perfect breakfasts that we will stay on water at least for 2 days. Therefore no cooking for a while and it was good after 8pm before we settled for the evening the sun still bright in the sky!
The vegetable garden was a sight the potatoes stood as high as our waistlines, the carrots showing body under the ground and the German spinach were ready to pick. While it was raining the slugs must have had a grand time devouring them, and if we wanted anything for ourselves I will have to pick quickly. Yesterday morning we entered the work zone with vigour and enthusiasm. Barry started to paint the shed roof which he had to abandon a previous time. The temperature started to rise as the day got older and shortly it was as hot as you have never felt it in years. In the shade the temp rose to 24 so I have no idea what it was in the baking sun. Barry was getting scorched on the iron and had to give up at 11h30. Sizzling hot.
We both had sunscreen cream on but this time it had no effect and we look now like beetroots. Fortunately we both are blessed with enough melanin and turn brown quickly.
The growth on the trees and bushes everywhere is so lush and rich that you cannot help to admire it. Many trees form arches across the road which let you pass through a tunnel of green peace!
We do not know how long summer is going to last but while it does we have to enjoy it to the full. It might just pour tomorrow.
I have still one week vacation left and if the weather holds we will be visiting the big garden show at Belvedere House commencing Thursday. Isabel was with us there 2 years ago.
Birthdays None in my book, But if I missed some-one, Many happy retuns!
Many have finished their exams and some are still busy. Everything of the very best! Warm congratulations to Paul in Canada and to his parents Arnolda and Garth for acquiring such a wonderful result. I agree Australia should have paid for his ticket!!!
I am just a congregation member tomorrow at church, the best day of the week. SUNDAY! Our own minister is away on leave and we have visiting preachers bringing us the Good News. We are very spoilt with Stephen and find it difficult to always understand and grasp the essence of their sermons. Joy is playing and I can sing. I do not know if the other members enjoy it as much as I do but it is just tough. I sing to the Lord and not to them.!
Well, on political front the lot of ministers are not liaising properly with each other and they are giving contradicting statements about bailouts and economic affairs. What a pity- it causes anguish among those already 3 years on social welfare. I thank the Lord daily that I do have a job!
The new strain of E Coli has caused a lot of anger amongst the farmers also the early statement from Germany that it was cucumbers and whole crops had to be destroyed. It is very sad that people had to die from it- in this modern world of medicine and research it is nearly unbelievable.
I have to say thank you to all of you who wrote letters after my hint last week. Much appreciated! Hester and spouse must enjoy their tour to Greece. All others who are waiting to go to Botswana, collections of peoples all over the world together- hope all arrangements go well!
Just wanted to mention we have had a few days of warm weather and they are talking about water restrictions! Out of this world, they have no idea what drought means.
Gerlof you forgot to say in how many days you are leaving.
My story has come to an end and I hope that you will all enjoy the SA winter, which is in places corresponding with our summer.
Regards from A summer day in Cranleymore.
Barry & Christina
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