Confused greetings

22 June ’13 Saturday Good day to all, far and near, family and friends, We do find ourselves in a type of summer, Rain, wind, sunshine & the rest. This could happen all in one day-fortunately it is not cold-you have to keep a warm thing always nearby but many a time you just have it as security. Temperatures mostly in the high teens and at times low 20s nothing to moan about! The natural growth that was stunt for so long seems to be more lush than many a year, absolutely wonderful, the May flowers have seen the best of their beauty and now it is just green in every shade thinkable. Our own garden is in a state of growth and ever so interesting, I counted 10 bunches of grapes on our grape vine, the 2 tomato plants have been planted out and loves being outside, we hope the fruit will be as good as the growth! The peas stand a good height, the carrots looks good and the potatoes are flowering. We can provide spring onions to the whole of Ireland. The animals who visit, consists of 2 black cats, brother/sister, 100’s of birdies, hedgehog, rabbits, foxes and a lost pheasant wandered by! The roses looks good but I will not prune them for the next 20 years! Never mind what who says, they will never cover the wall if i keep on pruning them to the bone. Hopefully we will get the baskets up in the coming week. The G8 Summit over, without any major incidents and the outcome like with everything else –poor! This small island of ours carry more in financial burden than is thinkable, hundred thousands of people cannot meet their obligations re payment for mortgages and business are folding daily- ,we have certainly not reach the bottom yet, in spite of talk of recovery. The health service has lost the health and there is little service left- ambulances are now dispatched from a central point in Dublin for the entire country with medical emergencies not being attended to, as the dispatchers get the counties wrong, in short we are living beyond the criteria for a 3rd world country-serious ill patients are left in a critical state- the hospitals overcrowded in emergency departments and every-body had hours and pay cuts! How we are going to get out of the mess is difficult to imagine. At our own facility we are picking the fruit of bad management and accounts not being met – our wages were late again and is causing tremendous stress. I am now very thankful that there is only 2 months left for me- everyday you fear that you will arrive in front of a locked door! Birthdays: Joleen and Karen 28th, and Leopold 30th, May it be very good year for all of you! Tomorrow is the best day of my week- I will be sitting in the pew and enjoy bringing glory to God by praise and song! Eager for the soul- food, a very important ingredient of the Fellowship ! There are those that are still touring Europe and hope Nine and Kanne are enjoying their tour! Lovely to have Cilna here for a couple of weeks and welcome back Rachelle! Those with grand children –enjoy them they are precious and wonderful gifts from God! Please take care of your own safety and be careful on the roads. Thank you to all who so wonderfully regular answer my emails Joy in Brisbane, Sue in Canada, Isabel in Roodepoort and Karen in Florida Park, just a few I remember off hand, the Simpsons! thank you, Rehta in Vryheid, the newsletter from Dr Tertius Venter, thank you,Isabel, for the 5 issues of ‘LEEF’- wonderful! Warm, windy and wet regards from us in Cranleymore! Barry & Christina