Saturday 3 Sept’11
Good day to all, far and near, family and friends!
You had a good break from me and this is just a short reminder that I still exist even though it is just about........
As Spring arrived in SA with temperatures above 20° so we came to end of our summer which in the 3 months only reached temperatures higher than 24° on 6 occasions and as it is the 3rd day into Autumn we have once again been deprived of a proper summer. The sun is struggling to break through the clouds and it is 5pm here! The sun sets now much earlier and it is dark at 9pm, it is still dark at 6 am and I predict that we are on an express metrological train speeding towards winter with no stops ahead!
Lovely to have read Gerlof’s holiday review, Botswana, the Boskamp and Zebula all included. You must have had a tremendous time all together! Arnolda’s photo album was wonderful! Back to school for teachers and new faces everywhere! The young people in SA are preparing themselves for their Prelims – everything of the best for you! Here the Leaving cert pupils are getting ready for university or college. Many very young ones went to school for the 1st time on Thursday and the parents were very brave! Other had to put night hours in to get presentations ready for job interviews, and herewith congratulations to Jeanne who will start as Assistant Manager in LIDL soon!
I envy any-one that is young and full of grey matter which is still functioning superbly- it is extremely hard to accept ,that as you get a bit older the ability of the remember cell to reproduce has slowed down. Things I learnt 40 years ago is as clear as a bell in my head even stupid things like telephone numbers pop up in my head but the facts of last week seems far removed. I am still trying to get this ACLS under my belt.
We have had the tremendous joy of watching the 2 little foxes grow up – yes I know that they could be a menace to some farmers but there is no sheep or lambs, chickens, ducks, geese or any other kind of fowl in the vicinity and they are lovely!
The 2 cats had a show down on Sunday night which lasted nearly an hour. Fascinating to watch their postures during this display of power the tails slap every now again the ground- just like a lion, the front paw in the air for long periods and they open and close their mouths like they are gasping for air! The hair on their backs up in the air, staring at each other from under their eyebrows! The black cat seems to have the upper-hand and the grey stripe cat slips away eventually without a sound. Blackie and Professor – our names for them have developed beautiful shiny coats since frequenting the Dunne’s residence.
Then I think of Retha and family who lost their 2 dogs in 4 days time! Hope that you have replaced them by now with 2 new little pups!
The baby swallows are slow in their effort of leaving the nest and we doubt if they will be able to fly even to Capistrano never mind to Africa!
The flower section of the garden is now nearly something of the past although the sweet-peas are still doing well and the begonias have been wonderfully resilient in their effort to keep out garden colourful!
The baskets have been emptied only one still hanging! The roses have their 2nd doss of flowers and look lovely!
The daffodils and tulips have been put to ground and we hope that we will have a good display of beauty in Feb!
The vegetable garden has winter cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli and Brussels sprouts in and is growing well! We are enjoying our own potatoes and onions.
Just back from taking in some fresh autumn air and enjoy a bit of sun shine picking some raspberries which will turn into jam after supper!
Tomorrow-Sunday the best day of my week gives me a turn at the organ- many weeks I did not play as work demanded my attention.
Our harvest Festival is coming up and we hope to have the children here in full force! Staying the weekend as we have to accommodate 2 birthdays 13 days apart!
I lost track of the countries politics as they( The
parlimentarians) were on holiday
while the facts of the fat cats, past and present, livings, are
exposed on a daily base
and causes severe nausea.
The priests and the Vatican deny all wrong doing in child abuse cases and makes me miss the news when ever I can! I get so mad- and it is not good for the blood pressure!
I have to return to the books and will not linger any longer in my fare-wells!
Hope you are all well, thank you Althea for your lovely letter!
Keep safety uppermost in your minds!
Autumn regards from us in Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
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