27 Nov’10
Saterdag!
Liewe familie en vriende,
Die 1cm sneeu lê nog daar buite ,temperature het darem nou tot 0 gestyg en ons het net ‘n blerts sneeu gekry maar ander dele lê goed toe onder die sneeu kombers! ‘n hele 28 dae vroeër as verlede jaar!
Daarby saam skyn die son heerlik en die hemele is helder blou!
Ek het regtig nie nuus nie dus gaan die maar net ‘n kennisgewing wees!
Hulle tap bloed uit stene by die werk en hulle is stadig maar seker besig om die kaf van die koring te skei. Gemiddeld 58 pasiente ‘n dag deur die 4 teaters met net 30 beddens! Soms lê daar 3 pasiente deur die loop van die dag in een bed! Jy kry skaars kans om die bed aftevee moenie praat van afwas nie en dan klou die lakens byna aan die nat matras voor die volgende pasient wat alreeds’n ½ uur in die gang sit, ‘n bed kry!
Operasies gaan aan tot na 22h00 en die dag personeel werk hulle agterstewes af ,sal niks sê van die nag personeel nie! ons is net 2 verplaagsters per skof en jy doen alles, daar is nie ‘n helper nie, jy doen observasies, gee pyn verligitng en medikasie intra veneuse antibiotika, let op na dreinering, gee tee en rooster brood en soms bietjie meer veral die mans is rasend honger na byna 18 uur van vas.Die kombuis word netso in wanorde gelos vir die skoon makers om te kom doen maar soms is daar nie ‘n koppie of piering vir die nagstaf beskikbaar nie(die skoonmakers maak eers die teater skoon voor hulle saal toe kom) dan was jy nog skottelgoed tussen in ook want die skottelgoed masjien werk alreeds oortyd!Soms kom die saal so teen 2uur die oggend tot stilte en dan begin die klokkies weer ‘n uur later lui want die wat pyn verligting gekry het teen 9nm is weer aan die kerm! Mensig maar ons werk regtig hard.Jy word elke nag ‘n jaar ouer!
Genoeg gekla ek het ‘n werk en kry betaling daar is baie wat sonder werk sit en honger is!
Die tuin lyk aaklig en netsowel dat ons nie nuwe plantjies ingesit het nie want dan sou die ook verpletter gewees het!
Nou sit ons met die ganse, Barry is nou op die punt om hulle wegtegee maar niemand wil hulle hê nie want dis te moeilik om hulle te pluk! Ek het gister ‘n advertensie in die plaaslike koerant laat plaas en sal maar sien gebeur Woensdag as die koerant sy verskyning maak!
Die politiek is nie in die modder nie maar in ‘n sisput! Ons eiland is nou die eiendom van IMF ( Internasionale Monotêre Fonds)en die EU se finansiele bestuurders na €85 biljoen as lening aan die eiland beskikbaar gestel is om ons uit die ellnde te help!
Maandag hou hulle vergadering by die kerk oor die instrument vir beleiding van die gemeente, ek het my mening gegee maar kannie by die vergadering wees nie want ek werk! Sal maar sien wat word! Intussen oefen en speel ek maar op my klawerbord.
Heerlik om ‘n briefie van Kathleen te kry, byna ‘n jaar se nuus in een, dit word baie gewaardeer, Nou moet ek sê sy is die enigste een van wie ek ooit hoor!(broerskinders se kinders) My adres lys sal drasties vermager in 2011.
Finbarr, Amanda en die vreugde van ons lewens, Lukas Liam kom môre die dag by ons deur bring en ons kan nie wag nie! Hy begin al op sy boude rondskuif netsoos pa gedoen het, eet alles wat hy in die hande kan kry en ons wag in spanning op die tande wat hom opdraandes gee!
Gisteroggend met ontbyt sien ons net hoe die klein voëltjies vinnig skarrel vir skuilikng en daar voor ons oë sit die valk toe op die dwarsboom van die saadhouer! Ek kon nie die kamera gou genoeg in die hande kry nie en hy vlieg weg toe ek die deur oop maak! Hy was seker so 5 tree van ons af!
Vamore het ons ‘n magdom van voeltjies wat kom eet want met die gras toe onder die sneeu en die bessies ook nou op ‘n einde kry hulle koud en is honger!
Verjaardae is min, Nine in Kanada verjaaar Maandag en Elmarie die 2de Desember! Baie goeie wense aan jul albei en ons hoop die jaar wat kom is goed!As daar iemand anders is warrvan ek nie weet nie beste wense vir julle ook!
Ons het heerlik Koffie gedrink aan huis(pragtig geleë op ‘n heuwel met lieflike uitsig) van Arenda en haar man wat reeds ?8 jaar hier in Ierland woon en een van haar ander SA vriendinne ontmoet ek toe ook byna 9 jaar lank in Ierlandwoon, Bianca. Ons SA Dokters vroue is oppag terug , hulle hunker nou sterk na die son en ek hoop Rina kom die ellende van die borskas in die sonnige SA te bowe! Ordentlike medisyne!!!!Veilige reis! Dis altyd so lekker om bymekaar te kom, en die keer het ons ook nog KOEKSISTERS GEHAD!!!!
Oooooooooooooo! Dit was darem baie lekker! Baie dankie Bianca!
Het niks gehoor van eksamen uitslae nie en neem aan dat dit met almal goed gegaan het en dat julle volgende jaar weer studeer!of werk gekry het!
Hoop ook die getroude paartjie op die plaas in Reitz is baie gelukkig!
Hou julle oë oop en wees beraad!
Groete vanuit ‘n ysige koue, sonnige Ierland!
Barry en Christina
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Winter greetings form Ireland
Saturday 20 Nov’10
Good day to all, family and friends!
Congratulations to Jaco and Stenelle who are getting married tomorrow!!! God’s riches blessing we pray upon you!
Happy birthday to the twins Paul and Mendel, Jeanne, and Renate(P+H) who will be older by 1 year this coming week!!
May it be a lovely day for all of you!
The light is on otherwise I cannot see the keyboard. It is dry and not too cold but the cloud cover is heavy! 6 Degrees, with a light breeze, no extremes during this week!
Been to the butcher, he does not want the geese as people do not eat goose over Christmas and it is difficult to pluck! Plan B is to put an ad in the paper and see what happens otherwise we will phone Mat who we got the geese from and found out what and where to now! I think Barry is quietly glad the butcher did not want them because I will be lost without them!
I have to take all the leave allocated to me and cannot carry it over to 2011 which means I have more holidays than what I work BUT the days I do work I know that I am not 25 anymore, although the mind still hovers in the vicinity of ‘Young’!
Every muscle, bone and joint were pulled into one massive cramp after a night of special attention to 5 patients who had big operations, during the day the work was divided by 2 nurses but come night , you have to perform miracles!
There are a few lost primroses flowering otherwise a very dull colour scheme outside Inside though the orchid have 24 flowers on and is a great pleasure to look at!
We have made the front pages of the world’s newspapers with the IMF and the EU and some or other dignitaries visiting this bankrupt country. The 4 year plan to safe us will be announced sometime next week but we fear for the worst! As Arnolda cannot understand the things that are going on in the name of safety in the airports so we cannot understand how the Prime Minister and the bank managers can earn more than Barak Obama and many more high officials, Those who brought the Celtic Tiger into life, and robbed the country of all its assets have fled and live everywhere else but in Ireland! They are protected by the law and live wonderful lives!People are desperate and already there has been several suicides and family murders!
The new owner of the hospital where I work is planning a big change and we hope and pray that there will still be work for us next year!
There are some of the recipients of my emails that have gone very quiet and I hope that they are all well! Thank you to all who so regularly write, I enjoy every sentence! I think that most of the exams are now something of the past and hope for the very best results!
The rugby is on this afternoon we first have to shout for the Springboks and then for Ireland, I just fear for our blood pressures!
The Psalm and Hymns are all practised and I am ready for the best day of the week, the organ has given notice and I am presently taking my key board to church until the church committee have made a decision!
Our grandson Lukas is the joy of his parents and his grandparents! He will be christened on 19th of Dec! We will under protest drive to Dublin again! Wish it was nearer!
We were horrified by the murders in Vivo and the Indian honeymoon bride and the publicity it received especially the Indian girl, was not to South Africa’s advantage! This brings me back to the propaganda films which you in SA never see, and it was quite natural for the visitors to go and see what Guguletto looks like and many other places where a person living in SA never would enter at night! It makes me very sad as there must be still so much beauty left for visitors to enjoy and now it has been tarnished!
Therefore please be diligent in keeping watch!
Warm regards to you all from us in Cranleymore
Good day to all, family and friends!
Congratulations to Jaco and Stenelle who are getting married tomorrow!!! God’s riches blessing we pray upon you!
Happy birthday to the twins Paul and Mendel, Jeanne, and Renate(P+H) who will be older by 1 year this coming week!!
May it be a lovely day for all of you!
The light is on otherwise I cannot see the keyboard. It is dry and not too cold but the cloud cover is heavy! 6 Degrees, with a light breeze, no extremes during this week!
Been to the butcher, he does not want the geese as people do not eat goose over Christmas and it is difficult to pluck! Plan B is to put an ad in the paper and see what happens otherwise we will phone Mat who we got the geese from and found out what and where to now! I think Barry is quietly glad the butcher did not want them because I will be lost without them!
I have to take all the leave allocated to me and cannot carry it over to 2011 which means I have more holidays than what I work BUT the days I do work I know that I am not 25 anymore, although the mind still hovers in the vicinity of ‘Young’!
Every muscle, bone and joint were pulled into one massive cramp after a night of special attention to 5 patients who had big operations, during the day the work was divided by 2 nurses but come night , you have to perform miracles!
There are a few lost primroses flowering otherwise a very dull colour scheme outside Inside though the orchid have 24 flowers on and is a great pleasure to look at!
We have made the front pages of the world’s newspapers with the IMF and the EU and some or other dignitaries visiting this bankrupt country. The 4 year plan to safe us will be announced sometime next week but we fear for the worst! As Arnolda cannot understand the things that are going on in the name of safety in the airports so we cannot understand how the Prime Minister and the bank managers can earn more than Barak Obama and many more high officials, Those who brought the Celtic Tiger into life, and robbed the country of all its assets have fled and live everywhere else but in Ireland! They are protected by the law and live wonderful lives!People are desperate and already there has been several suicides and family murders!
The new owner of the hospital where I work is planning a big change and we hope and pray that there will still be work for us next year!
There are some of the recipients of my emails that have gone very quiet and I hope that they are all well! Thank you to all who so regularly write, I enjoy every sentence! I think that most of the exams are now something of the past and hope for the very best results!
The rugby is on this afternoon we first have to shout for the Springboks and then for Ireland, I just fear for our blood pressures!
The Psalm and Hymns are all practised and I am ready for the best day of the week, the organ has given notice and I am presently taking my key board to church until the church committee have made a decision!
Our grandson Lukas is the joy of his parents and his grandparents! He will be christened on 19th of Dec! We will under protest drive to Dublin again! Wish it was nearer!
We were horrified by the murders in Vivo and the Indian honeymoon bride and the publicity it received especially the Indian girl, was not to South Africa’s advantage! This brings me back to the propaganda films which you in SA never see, and it was quite natural for the visitors to go and see what Guguletto looks like and many other places where a person living in SA never would enter at night! It makes me very sad as there must be still so much beauty left for visitors to enjoy and now it has been tarnished!
Therefore please be diligent in keeping watch!
Warm regards to you all from us in Cranleymore
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Mid November groete van Ierland
Saterdag 13 Nov’10
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!!!
Ek moes nou iets ekstra oor my skouers gooi want dit het skielik kouer geword hier in die middel van die dag! 4grade op die moment- vanoggend het die temp darem tot 6 gestyg maar o weë, ek kla nie, maar dis koud . Ons het stil gesit vir ‘n paar uur want die scrabble spel van gistermiddag moes afgehandel word en natuurlik moes ‘n 2de spel daarop volg. Ons behoort die beste Scrabble spelers ter wereld te wees maar twyfel of ons die eerste rondte in die dorp sal wen! Barry is hard besig om vuurhour en turf intedra om die vuur aan die gang te kry,ons was aanvanklik nie koud nie en die son het geskyn maar intussen het ‘n dowwe grysheid die Ierse aarde oorval en ligte moes aangeskakel word! Eintlik het ons nog nie regtig winter beleef nie hier en daar ‘n oggend met ryp en -2 maar dan skyn die son en maak op vir alles!
Die afgelope week het gepaard gegaan met hewige storm weer,golwe van 50vt hoog en die weskus het sleg deurgeloop ook groot dele van die middelland het erge oorstromings beleef,winde van 110-130kpu. Groot ontwrigting vir dele waar eletrisiteit af was vir lange ure en die omstandighede vir herstel was baie gevaarlik!
Ek moet nou die klok vir 2 weke terug draai en dis byna te ver omte onthou!
Sondag(more) 2 weke gelede het die orrel in die kerk die gees gegaf, hy kraak al vir die afgelope 2 jaar soms meer soms minder maar daardie Sondag was sy laaste snikke en ons het met predikant as voorsinger maar deur die Psalme en Gesange geworstel. My werkweke was buite gewoon vol 8 nagte gewerk met ‘n breek van 2 tussenin- ek het omtrent op auto gefunksioneer! Intussen was dit Sondag en beteken dat ek laat bed toe gaan en dan tot 6nm slaap om deur die nag tekankom ,ook moes ons my klawerbord saam neem kerk toe en daar opstel sodat ons musiek kon hê! Die luidsprekers is klein en ek moes die volume byne op vol draai om klank dwarsdeur die kerk te kon kry, en dieselfde geld vir môre. Intussen het die Bokke teen Ierland gespeel met sulke onbekende wit pakkies aan, dit het my regtig nie aangestaan nie, weg was die bekende groen en geel,maar ek neem aan daar moet seker ‘n goeie rede voor wees! Vooruitgang! Hulle het neffens maar wel gewen! En dit het effe opgemaak vir die wit!
Ek het teen Donderdag middag 3 uur vir die eerste keer weer daglig gesien en son skyn ervaar maar waar ons voor die venster gesit het kon ons die veranderende weerpatroon maklik opmerk dit het omtrent 15 minute geneem vir die blou lug om na donker byna swart te verander met die wind wat die wolke teen ‘n hewige spoed laat rol en tuimel het en terselfdertyd gooi daardie einste wolke die Ierse aarde papsopnat!! Groot dik druppels wat spat as dit die grond of die venster tref en 7 minute later is alles verby die wind stil, die lug helder blou en die son skyn! 10 minute later word die hele patroon weer herhaal!.
My hart was baie seer Donderdag oggend toe een van ons SA dokters Martin Kelly ons totsien gesê het , hy sê die assuransie wat hy moet betaal en die vliegkaartjies en byna 2/3des minder gevalle maak dit nou nie meer winsgewend nie en nouse dae word al die besoekende dokters ook hier met belasting getref en dit veroorsaak ‘n groot gap in hul verdienings !
Hy het altyd vir my dingetjies gebring en nou is dit ook op ‘n einde!
Nou ja die voëltjies leef goed want hulle word goed gevoed deur baas Barry en ons sal niks sê van die ganse nie hulle is verwen verby! As ek soggens inry staan hulle by die hek en wag, hulle hoor die kar kom en staan reg vir dagsê tyd, hulle is groot en vet en die tyd raak kort om hulle by ‘n slagter te kry en Barry skrams elke keer weg as ek die onderwerp aanraak! Ek sien al hoe ons volgende jaar met 50 ganse sit!!!!
Die tuin is lelik grou en onaansienlik die mandjies moet almal uitgegooi word en met winter gesiggies beplant word maar ons kom net nie daarby uit nie, ek werk nog 4 weke ,dan is ek met verlof vir ‘n maand en sal dan plan maak! Die 100de affodille ,sommige van verlede jaar en die nuwes van die jaar is reeds besig om hulle punte bo die grond uittestoot ,veels te vroeg en as die swart ryp kom gaan hulle baie seer kry sal maar toemaak met strooi!
Ek kan omtrent nie glo dat dit nog so lekker warm in Kanada is nie- en ons tref elke stert van ongure weer wat verby trek! Selfs Gerlof-hulle spring meeste van die slegte weer vry, hulle woon net buite die band van ellende!
Arnolda ek het saam met jou heimwee en verstaan presies hoe jy voel, ek praat maar met onse Lukas Afrikaans en hoop dat hy dit wel eendag sal baas raak maar soos almal van ons wat buite SA woon ,is die taal verlore as die ouers en groot ouers dit nie volhou nie!
Dit is natuurlik vroeg donker hier net so na 5 nm trek die donkerte sy kombers oor ons ,soms as die lug oop is is die sterre skitterend mooi in die pikgitswarte nag maar ander kere kan jy die swaarheid van die wolke voel!
En ‘n eienaardige pink skynsel verskyn dan op die horison,baie mooi maar erie!
Hierdie eiland se mense glo aan die snaakste goed , die verpleegster wat saam met my werk kry ‘n uitslag in haar nek wat pynlik is en word gediagnoseer as’ shingles’ en toe is na die vrou toe met die ‘cure’ toe. Ek dom wat ek is ,vra ewe onskuldig “ what on earth does that mean; she has the cure?” baie geskok word ek toe meegedeel dat sy die ‘cure’ gegee is deur een of ander gawe en sy vryf haar trou ring oor die uitslag en dan gaan dit weg, sy moet dit wel ‘n paar keer doen maar dan verdwyn dit.....en die ergste van alles is die uitslag is regtig weg.....maar ek skryf dit maar toe aan dat dit nie ‘shingles’ was nie net ‘n uitslag! Die mense hier lei ook vreeslik aan psoriases,elke 3de persoon het hierdie uitslag...kannie onthou dat die mense in SA daaraan gelei het nie! Hier en daar een maar hier is dit soos ‘n aansteeklike siekte!
Ek sien die dermatoloog Maandag oggend vir die brandsiekte en melaatsheid op my been wat begin het met ‘n netel prik en daarna ‘n perde vlieg se steek en elke keer wanneer die gesondheid ‘n lae vlak bereik breek die ellende op my been erger uit en nou lyk dit plein sleg!
Baie dankie Elsje dat jy uiteindelik geantwoord het ek wou naderhand moed opgee maar ek hoop van harte jy voel beter!
Baie het al klaar eksamen geskryf en die jaar is aan sy einde ek hoop van harte dat dit met almal goed gegaan het!Annalize verjaar more en dan ook Attie (snr) die 16de en Hanlie die 19de Veels geluk met jul jaardig wording en mag die Here julle almal ryklik seen!
Hier steel hulle nie net klein goedjies nie maar ‘n groot ontwikkelaar is voor verlede nag op die sleepwas gelaai en weggery-€15000 en die sleepwa €3000
Vanmore of liewer laasnag het 3, 21jariges ‘n skopgraaf gesteel en was besig om die ATM(gatindiemuurmasjien) uit tebreek toe die Garda(polisie) op hulle afkom die bank is erg beskadig maar die ATM is veilig en hulle in die tronk!
Politieke nuus is gevaarlik en die resessie het nou in depressie verander en dit gaan vrot met die arme eiland se finansies en ons dank die Here elke dag vir ons seëninge, dat ons nooit uitspattig geleef het nie en dat ek ‘n goeie werk het!Al is my salaris byna die helfte minder as 5 jaar gelede kom ons nog goed oor die weg!baie mense is besig om hul huise te verloor en die getal mense voor die welsynskantore groei elke dag! Soveel besighede moes toemaak sommige wat baie jare van swaerkry oorleef het maar nou nie die mas kan opkom nie!
Ek was baie bevoorregt dat 2 van die SA’se vriendinne en een van die Dr’s wat in Midoc werk by my kom tee drink het in die hospitaal 2 weke gelede ek het net ‘n paar pasiente gehad en het hulle uitgenooi en dit was heerlik! Baie dankie Cilna, Rina en Wessel?
Ek het genoeg kwyt geraak vir 2 weke en hoop dat dit met julle almal goed sal gaan tot my volgende skrywe! Baie dankie vir al die welkome briefies!!! Fotos!!!! En sommer ‘n lyntjie om my iets te vertel! Is daar ‘n troue aan die kom? In die Vrystaat?
Hou hulle deure gesluit, laat die honde julle mooi oppas!
Liefde groete vanuit ‘n koue November middag in Cranleymore!
Barry & Christina
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!!!
Ek moes nou iets ekstra oor my skouers gooi want dit het skielik kouer geword hier in die middel van die dag! 4grade op die moment- vanoggend het die temp darem tot 6 gestyg maar o weë, ek kla nie, maar dis koud . Ons het stil gesit vir ‘n paar uur want die scrabble spel van gistermiddag moes afgehandel word en natuurlik moes ‘n 2de spel daarop volg. Ons behoort die beste Scrabble spelers ter wereld te wees maar twyfel of ons die eerste rondte in die dorp sal wen! Barry is hard besig om vuurhour en turf intedra om die vuur aan die gang te kry,ons was aanvanklik nie koud nie en die son het geskyn maar intussen het ‘n dowwe grysheid die Ierse aarde oorval en ligte moes aangeskakel word! Eintlik het ons nog nie regtig winter beleef nie hier en daar ‘n oggend met ryp en -2 maar dan skyn die son en maak op vir alles!
Die afgelope week het gepaard gegaan met hewige storm weer,golwe van 50vt hoog en die weskus het sleg deurgeloop ook groot dele van die middelland het erge oorstromings beleef,winde van 110-130kpu. Groot ontwrigting vir dele waar eletrisiteit af was vir lange ure en die omstandighede vir herstel was baie gevaarlik!
Ek moet nou die klok vir 2 weke terug draai en dis byna te ver omte onthou!
Sondag(more) 2 weke gelede het die orrel in die kerk die gees gegaf, hy kraak al vir die afgelope 2 jaar soms meer soms minder maar daardie Sondag was sy laaste snikke en ons het met predikant as voorsinger maar deur die Psalme en Gesange geworstel. My werkweke was buite gewoon vol 8 nagte gewerk met ‘n breek van 2 tussenin- ek het omtrent op auto gefunksioneer! Intussen was dit Sondag en beteken dat ek laat bed toe gaan en dan tot 6nm slaap om deur die nag tekankom ,ook moes ons my klawerbord saam neem kerk toe en daar opstel sodat ons musiek kon hê! Die luidsprekers is klein en ek moes die volume byne op vol draai om klank dwarsdeur die kerk te kon kry, en dieselfde geld vir môre. Intussen het die Bokke teen Ierland gespeel met sulke onbekende wit pakkies aan, dit het my regtig nie aangestaan nie, weg was die bekende groen en geel,maar ek neem aan daar moet seker ‘n goeie rede voor wees! Vooruitgang! Hulle het neffens maar wel gewen! En dit het effe opgemaak vir die wit!
Ek het teen Donderdag middag 3 uur vir die eerste keer weer daglig gesien en son skyn ervaar maar waar ons voor die venster gesit het kon ons die veranderende weerpatroon maklik opmerk dit het omtrent 15 minute geneem vir die blou lug om na donker byna swart te verander met die wind wat die wolke teen ‘n hewige spoed laat rol en tuimel het en terselfdertyd gooi daardie einste wolke die Ierse aarde papsopnat!! Groot dik druppels wat spat as dit die grond of die venster tref en 7 minute later is alles verby die wind stil, die lug helder blou en die son skyn! 10 minute later word die hele patroon weer herhaal!.
My hart was baie seer Donderdag oggend toe een van ons SA dokters Martin Kelly ons totsien gesê het , hy sê die assuransie wat hy moet betaal en die vliegkaartjies en byna 2/3des minder gevalle maak dit nou nie meer winsgewend nie en nouse dae word al die besoekende dokters ook hier met belasting getref en dit veroorsaak ‘n groot gap in hul verdienings !
Hy het altyd vir my dingetjies gebring en nou is dit ook op ‘n einde!
Nou ja die voëltjies leef goed want hulle word goed gevoed deur baas Barry en ons sal niks sê van die ganse nie hulle is verwen verby! As ek soggens inry staan hulle by die hek en wag, hulle hoor die kar kom en staan reg vir dagsê tyd, hulle is groot en vet en die tyd raak kort om hulle by ‘n slagter te kry en Barry skrams elke keer weg as ek die onderwerp aanraak! Ek sien al hoe ons volgende jaar met 50 ganse sit!!!!
Die tuin is lelik grou en onaansienlik die mandjies moet almal uitgegooi word en met winter gesiggies beplant word maar ons kom net nie daarby uit nie, ek werk nog 4 weke ,dan is ek met verlof vir ‘n maand en sal dan plan maak! Die 100de affodille ,sommige van verlede jaar en die nuwes van die jaar is reeds besig om hulle punte bo die grond uittestoot ,veels te vroeg en as die swart ryp kom gaan hulle baie seer kry sal maar toemaak met strooi!
Ek kan omtrent nie glo dat dit nog so lekker warm in Kanada is nie- en ons tref elke stert van ongure weer wat verby trek! Selfs Gerlof-hulle spring meeste van die slegte weer vry, hulle woon net buite die band van ellende!
Arnolda ek het saam met jou heimwee en verstaan presies hoe jy voel, ek praat maar met onse Lukas Afrikaans en hoop dat hy dit wel eendag sal baas raak maar soos almal van ons wat buite SA woon ,is die taal verlore as die ouers en groot ouers dit nie volhou nie!
Dit is natuurlik vroeg donker hier net so na 5 nm trek die donkerte sy kombers oor ons ,soms as die lug oop is is die sterre skitterend mooi in die pikgitswarte nag maar ander kere kan jy die swaarheid van die wolke voel!
En ‘n eienaardige pink skynsel verskyn dan op die horison,baie mooi maar erie!
Hierdie eiland se mense glo aan die snaakste goed , die verpleegster wat saam met my werk kry ‘n uitslag in haar nek wat pynlik is en word gediagnoseer as’ shingles’ en toe is na die vrou toe met die ‘cure’ toe. Ek dom wat ek is ,vra ewe onskuldig “ what on earth does that mean; she has the cure?” baie geskok word ek toe meegedeel dat sy die ‘cure’ gegee is deur een of ander gawe en sy vryf haar trou ring oor die uitslag en dan gaan dit weg, sy moet dit wel ‘n paar keer doen maar dan verdwyn dit.....en die ergste van alles is die uitslag is regtig weg.....maar ek skryf dit maar toe aan dat dit nie ‘shingles’ was nie net ‘n uitslag! Die mense hier lei ook vreeslik aan psoriases,elke 3de persoon het hierdie uitslag...kannie onthou dat die mense in SA daaraan gelei het nie! Hier en daar een maar hier is dit soos ‘n aansteeklike siekte!
Ek sien die dermatoloog Maandag oggend vir die brandsiekte en melaatsheid op my been wat begin het met ‘n netel prik en daarna ‘n perde vlieg se steek en elke keer wanneer die gesondheid ‘n lae vlak bereik breek die ellende op my been erger uit en nou lyk dit plein sleg!
Baie dankie Elsje dat jy uiteindelik geantwoord het ek wou naderhand moed opgee maar ek hoop van harte jy voel beter!
Baie het al klaar eksamen geskryf en die jaar is aan sy einde ek hoop van harte dat dit met almal goed gegaan het!Annalize verjaar more en dan ook Attie (snr) die 16de en Hanlie die 19de Veels geluk met jul jaardig wording en mag die Here julle almal ryklik seen!
Hier steel hulle nie net klein goedjies nie maar ‘n groot ontwikkelaar is voor verlede nag op die sleepwas gelaai en weggery-€15000 en die sleepwa €3000
Vanmore of liewer laasnag het 3, 21jariges ‘n skopgraaf gesteel en was besig om die ATM(gatindiemuurmasjien) uit tebreek toe die Garda(polisie) op hulle afkom die bank is erg beskadig maar die ATM is veilig en hulle in die tronk!
Politieke nuus is gevaarlik en die resessie het nou in depressie verander en dit gaan vrot met die arme eiland se finansies en ons dank die Here elke dag vir ons seëninge, dat ons nooit uitspattig geleef het nie en dat ek ‘n goeie werk het!Al is my salaris byna die helfte minder as 5 jaar gelede kom ons nog goed oor die weg!baie mense is besig om hul huise te verloor en die getal mense voor die welsynskantore groei elke dag! Soveel besighede moes toemaak sommige wat baie jare van swaerkry oorleef het maar nou nie die mas kan opkom nie!
Ek was baie bevoorregt dat 2 van die SA’se vriendinne en een van die Dr’s wat in Midoc werk by my kom tee drink het in die hospitaal 2 weke gelede ek het net ‘n paar pasiente gehad en het hulle uitgenooi en dit was heerlik! Baie dankie Cilna, Rina en Wessel?
Ek het genoeg kwyt geraak vir 2 weke en hoop dat dit met julle almal goed sal gaan tot my volgende skrywe! Baie dankie vir al die welkome briefies!!! Fotos!!!! En sommer ‘n lyntjie om my iets te vertel! Is daar ‘n troue aan die kom? In die Vrystaat?
Hou hulle deure gesluit, laat die honde julle mooi oppas!
Liefde groete vanuit ‘n koue November middag in Cranleymore!
Barry & Christina
Sunday, October 31, 2010
End Autumn Irish Greetings
Saturday 30 Oct’10
Good day to all, Family and friends,
The sun is shining and it is wind still, it is still fairly early in the day and there will surely be a change before this letter is finished!
The last 3 days was rain, rain and specks of sunlight in between and again rain! The Southerly wind was warm but strong!
The leaves fall like snowflakes and the colours warm red to golden yellow! Beautiful!
A rather hectic week for us! Sunday after church we left for Dublin, I should really Castleknock as it is a suburb far out of the hub of Dublin and easily assessable! All went well and we had a lovely afternoon with our grandson Lukas! He was just 6 months old on Saturday. He eats well, shows his preferences very clearly but Amanda is very strict and he gets just the best of everything, home cooked and lots of veggies and fruit! He can laugh, so inspiring you to laugh as well! Wonderfully content and happy child! All praise to the parents!
The garden is out of bounce at the moment! We did notice that some of the daffodils that were left in the ground are now visible, the baskets need dire attention but with all the rain we decided not to waste money and will wait for the early Spring!
Monday was a dull day with the sun just appearing for moments and the wind blowing us off our feet! Tuesday was preparation day as we decided after long deliberations to leave on Wednesday @9am for Cork! Barry has been putting this visit off for many years and it had to be done! Booked a hotel room for the night in Kinsale on the little harbour, very lovely and still full of visitors!
The 1st part of the journey was old road with some highway in between but we got onto the motorway at Port Loaish and from thereon we drove straight to Cork, here is a stretch of road of about 162 kilometres with not one petrol station or restroom off the motorway, you have to take a turnoff into a town to be able to fill your car or have a cup of coffee! The road is very good and 1 ½ hrs later we entered the tunnel under the sea to get into the outer suburbs of Cork Journey time from front door to 1st stop 3hrs and 10 min. Google predicted another 35 min but we did not use that!
The place has changed so much since our last proper visit in 1997( the visit in 2003 was just 2 nights and spent with the family then, no sightseeing.) As we were early we enjoyed a leisure drive to the coastal village of Kinsale where the hotel was and enjoyed the wonderful autumn colours small roads zigzagging through woody areas and small villages with enormous housing estates – the beauty of the hills destroyed for progress and greed! We had tea with Barry’s brother Frank and his wife Breda and had a good chat, which was on our way, left then on the 2nd part of the journey so surprised at the development! The village of Kinsale is on the sea and I love the sea! Unfortunately it rained and we had to wait for a good hour before we could explore the small and narrow streets!
Barry remembered it as it was years ago and he was very sad on the one side but also impressed with the growth! The hills covered now with housing estates and the beauty of the countryside destroyed.
We had dinner with Sharon and the twins Christopher and Nicholas at the hotel, the very best behaved young boys, very well mannered and a pleasure to have a conversation with. We last saw them at the age of 8 and now they are 15jrs old! Doing well at school and partaking in community activities to the full! Very talented as well! All honours to Sharon for bringing up these boys so wonderfully, what a pleasure it was to see and talk to them!
Thursday morning we did the nostalgic tour of where Barry grew up, Douglas, the old house made way for a highway, although some places were still standing! Like the Toomey’s house across the road! Visiting familiar places now unrecognisable! Frank and Breda went with us to the cemetery and we visited the grave of Barry’s parents and other family members who passed away!
After a lovely lunch with them we hit the road again and while putting in petrol, with the pump not working we read the notice. Pay before you get petrol, difficult as I like to fill up my car before a long journey and now you have to guess- they must have had a lot of people putting in petrol and drive off! Little bit inconvenient but we had enough to get us home!
The Lord granted us once again save travelling mercies and we were home at ¼ to 5. The geese were totally mad with gladness for seeing us! That was the first time they were ever left alone for a night! They survived and were none the better off for staying outside for the night! We did plan it like that as the night was going to be very mild and we knew they would be fine outside!
They do restrict our movements in many ways and we seriously consider selling them if not all, at least some!
Just back from a visit to the village where I had to get some cortisone cream and Periton antihistamine for my face as that came up again; as we were travelling back I could feel the tingling going on in the left cheek. I am so highly allergic and all we can think of is that I rubbed cheeks with many people and on Thursday morning we also met Linda, Frank and Breda’s daughter and she might have had a cream on her face with anti ageing component in, which I am super sensitive to, even any of the other ladies with make-up on could have caused it! Just my left cheek!! In the chemist just after I put my card back in my bag I heard a mighty bang behind me and there at the door an old lady good over 80yrs fell! She hit her head on the cement and her glasses cut her nose, she was slightly heavy and had 2 swollen feet and knees matching, I did my good deed for the day and after some 1st aid and the assistance of the Pharmacist we got her up onto a chair, cleaned the face and steri-stripped the cuts, cleaned the bruises and applied some dressings! Taking her history she told me she had a knee replacement in July and that the knee is now very sore! I checked every thing thoroughly and when I was happy that she was well and proper orientated we helped her into the car which her son brought nearer and with advice of getting to an A&E or Midoc a.s.a.p they left! Barry wondered what happened to me as I am usually back to the car before he paid for his paper and bread!
Thank the Lord she was fine when she left and a good ½ later I was back in the car!
The weather as promised is starting to change and temp of 8 degrees might drop as the sun is disappearing fast behind the clouds! Sometimes it even rises when clouds take over, but we are well prepared for the winter and after 2 days of -2 already behind ours back we do not mind, it has to come and tonight we can sleep an hour longer as we enter winter time! I think it is foolish and not good for your health but the authorities have other concerns! The fire gets lit early afternoon and is very warm and cosy!
Thank you for all the lovely letters in the post, I sincerely appreciate them and read them over and over! Haya, Hessie, Arnolda, Gerlof, Nine, Leopold, Paul in VdBijl, Joy in Brisbane, Gerhard in Mazibuku, Sue, and thank you for the “Sambok” Zumbuck ointment Annarie en Nico!!!!! It is on the way, it was confirmed!
In brackets!:
[We had a very lovely get- together of the SA friends with Marthie’s birthday and great was the “ gezoem van die bye” the humming of the bee’s the way we were talking! Memel, Newcastle, represented! It was great!]
Laurel, Nanette, Karin, Isabel and my dear cousin Retha!. We do think of all those who are not well and sincerely hope that healing is taking place, physically or mentally! And in faith! I am not good with face book and do not entertain it often and therefore hope that the rest of the family are well.
Birthdays according to my records is Sam in Melbourne on the 8th
May your year be excellent! Any-one else our best wishes! For those who are studying , do well! An update on how Nicole fared in Miss Teen Roodepoort would be lovely!
Tomorrow is the very best day of the week! Hymns and Psalms practised and our own minister back in the pulpit we look forward to food for our souls!
I waffled now long enough, Gerlof, I hope you and Sandra enjoy your granddaughter as much as we enjoy our grandson! They are without a doubt very special!
Watch your steps, lock the doors and stay safe!
Greetings from us in Cranleymore, full of warmth and good wishes!
Barry & Christina
Good day to all, Family and friends,
The sun is shining and it is wind still, it is still fairly early in the day and there will surely be a change before this letter is finished!
The last 3 days was rain, rain and specks of sunlight in between and again rain! The Southerly wind was warm but strong!
The leaves fall like snowflakes and the colours warm red to golden yellow! Beautiful!
A rather hectic week for us! Sunday after church we left for Dublin, I should really Castleknock as it is a suburb far out of the hub of Dublin and easily assessable! All went well and we had a lovely afternoon with our grandson Lukas! He was just 6 months old on Saturday. He eats well, shows his preferences very clearly but Amanda is very strict and he gets just the best of everything, home cooked and lots of veggies and fruit! He can laugh, so inspiring you to laugh as well! Wonderfully content and happy child! All praise to the parents!
The garden is out of bounce at the moment! We did notice that some of the daffodils that were left in the ground are now visible, the baskets need dire attention but with all the rain we decided not to waste money and will wait for the early Spring!
Monday was a dull day with the sun just appearing for moments and the wind blowing us off our feet! Tuesday was preparation day as we decided after long deliberations to leave on Wednesday @9am for Cork! Barry has been putting this visit off for many years and it had to be done! Booked a hotel room for the night in Kinsale on the little harbour, very lovely and still full of visitors!
The 1st part of the journey was old road with some highway in between but we got onto the motorway at Port Loaish and from thereon we drove straight to Cork, here is a stretch of road of about 162 kilometres with not one petrol station or restroom off the motorway, you have to take a turnoff into a town to be able to fill your car or have a cup of coffee! The road is very good and 1 ½ hrs later we entered the tunnel under the sea to get into the outer suburbs of Cork Journey time from front door to 1st stop 3hrs and 10 min. Google predicted another 35 min but we did not use that!
The place has changed so much since our last proper visit in 1997( the visit in 2003 was just 2 nights and spent with the family then, no sightseeing.) As we were early we enjoyed a leisure drive to the coastal village of Kinsale where the hotel was and enjoyed the wonderful autumn colours small roads zigzagging through woody areas and small villages with enormous housing estates – the beauty of the hills destroyed for progress and greed! We had tea with Barry’s brother Frank and his wife Breda and had a good chat, which was on our way, left then on the 2nd part of the journey so surprised at the development! The village of Kinsale is on the sea and I love the sea! Unfortunately it rained and we had to wait for a good hour before we could explore the small and narrow streets!
Barry remembered it as it was years ago and he was very sad on the one side but also impressed with the growth! The hills covered now with housing estates and the beauty of the countryside destroyed.
We had dinner with Sharon and the twins Christopher and Nicholas at the hotel, the very best behaved young boys, very well mannered and a pleasure to have a conversation with. We last saw them at the age of 8 and now they are 15jrs old! Doing well at school and partaking in community activities to the full! Very talented as well! All honours to Sharon for bringing up these boys so wonderfully, what a pleasure it was to see and talk to them!
Thursday morning we did the nostalgic tour of where Barry grew up, Douglas, the old house made way for a highway, although some places were still standing! Like the Toomey’s house across the road! Visiting familiar places now unrecognisable! Frank and Breda went with us to the cemetery and we visited the grave of Barry’s parents and other family members who passed away!
After a lovely lunch with them we hit the road again and while putting in petrol, with the pump not working we read the notice. Pay before you get petrol, difficult as I like to fill up my car before a long journey and now you have to guess- they must have had a lot of people putting in petrol and drive off! Little bit inconvenient but we had enough to get us home!
The Lord granted us once again save travelling mercies and we were home at ¼ to 5. The geese were totally mad with gladness for seeing us! That was the first time they were ever left alone for a night! They survived and were none the better off for staying outside for the night! We did plan it like that as the night was going to be very mild and we knew they would be fine outside!
They do restrict our movements in many ways and we seriously consider selling them if not all, at least some!
Just back from a visit to the village where I had to get some cortisone cream and Periton antihistamine for my face as that came up again; as we were travelling back I could feel the tingling going on in the left cheek. I am so highly allergic and all we can think of is that I rubbed cheeks with many people and on Thursday morning we also met Linda, Frank and Breda’s daughter and she might have had a cream on her face with anti ageing component in, which I am super sensitive to, even any of the other ladies with make-up on could have caused it! Just my left cheek!! In the chemist just after I put my card back in my bag I heard a mighty bang behind me and there at the door an old lady good over 80yrs fell! She hit her head on the cement and her glasses cut her nose, she was slightly heavy and had 2 swollen feet and knees matching, I did my good deed for the day and after some 1st aid and the assistance of the Pharmacist we got her up onto a chair, cleaned the face and steri-stripped the cuts, cleaned the bruises and applied some dressings! Taking her history she told me she had a knee replacement in July and that the knee is now very sore! I checked every thing thoroughly and when I was happy that she was well and proper orientated we helped her into the car which her son brought nearer and with advice of getting to an A&E or Midoc a.s.a.p they left! Barry wondered what happened to me as I am usually back to the car before he paid for his paper and bread!
Thank the Lord she was fine when she left and a good ½ later I was back in the car!
The weather as promised is starting to change and temp of 8 degrees might drop as the sun is disappearing fast behind the clouds! Sometimes it even rises when clouds take over, but we are well prepared for the winter and after 2 days of -2 already behind ours back we do not mind, it has to come and tonight we can sleep an hour longer as we enter winter time! I think it is foolish and not good for your health but the authorities have other concerns! The fire gets lit early afternoon and is very warm and cosy!
Thank you for all the lovely letters in the post, I sincerely appreciate them and read them over and over! Haya, Hessie, Arnolda, Gerlof, Nine, Leopold, Paul in VdBijl, Joy in Brisbane, Gerhard in Mazibuku, Sue, and thank you for the “Sambok” Zumbuck ointment Annarie en Nico!!!!! It is on the way, it was confirmed!
In brackets!:
[We had a very lovely get- together of the SA friends with Marthie’s birthday and great was the “ gezoem van die bye” the humming of the bee’s the way we were talking! Memel, Newcastle, represented! It was great!]
Laurel, Nanette, Karin, Isabel and my dear cousin Retha!. We do think of all those who are not well and sincerely hope that healing is taking place, physically or mentally! And in faith! I am not good with face book and do not entertain it often and therefore hope that the rest of the family are well.
Birthdays according to my records is Sam in Melbourne on the 8th
May your year be excellent! Any-one else our best wishes! For those who are studying , do well! An update on how Nicole fared in Miss Teen Roodepoort would be lovely!
Tomorrow is the very best day of the week! Hymns and Psalms practised and our own minister back in the pulpit we look forward to food for our souls!
I waffled now long enough, Gerlof, I hope you and Sandra enjoy your granddaughter as much as we enjoy our grandson! They are without a doubt very special!
Watch your steps, lock the doors and stay safe!
Greetings from us in Cranleymore, full of warmth and good wishes!
Barry & Christina
Laat herfs groete uit Ierland
18 Oktober’10
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!!!
Saterdag was ‘n pragtige dag en dit was soos ‘n ‘totsiens’ aan die mooi weer van herfstyd! Gister en vandag was donker en grys, nie te koud nie maar die wind geniepsig! Die herfs kleure is asemberowend mooi!
Ons het laat middag vir die eerste keer die vuur aangesteek en nou sit ons gesellig voor die kaggel! Ek het bietjie slegte dienstye gehad en toe ek Saterdag wakker word kon ek net ‘n koppie tee drink voor ons die pad gevat het om ‘n landgoed veiling te besigtig.
My kar kan die pad na Old Castle sonder my aan die stuur beredder want ons ry net soveel keer na die veiling kamers as wat ek werk toe ry! Die here huis het aan Oliver Plunket behoort , gebore 1625 op die landgoed , later vermoor en onthoof en sy kop is nog te siene in een of ander museum.Die landgoed is tussen die heuwels en valleie van County Meath geleë! Baie mooi! Die oorspronklike huis bestaan nie meer nie net die Romynse pilare vir die ingang vanuit die 12de eeu staan nog en ‘n latere gebou wat nog steeds in gebruik is, is waar die veiling plaas gevind het! Majestieus!
Verder gaan dit dit maar hopskots met my en die ontsteking in my kakebeen en is ek weer op 2 antibiotikas om ‘n einde aan die ellende te bring! Nine ek het gedink ek ‘gaan’ so sleg het ek gevoel, ek wens dit nie my grootste vyand toe nie!
My orgideë blom en is te pragtig! Die 2de blom periode vir die rose het ‘n pragtige dos pink rose teen die muur vertoon. Ons het van die potte leeggemaak en die grond in ‘n nuutgemaakte blom bedding gegooi en môre sal ons omtrent 50 affodille daar plant. Die diep potte se grond vries gedurende die winter en die dalias se bolle vrot dan en ons vergeet elke keer om hulle uit te grawe en in die donkerte te bere tot somer tyd.
Ons gans kinders is pragtig! Hulle kan ‘n lang gesprek met my voer ,ek sien hulle min veral as ek werk maar hulle lewe soos konings en koninginne ek bring ou brood wat weggegooi is vir hulle en dit is vir hulle heerlik ,hulle is nie gepla dat daar effe muf aan sit nie!
Ons het ‘n muis plaag ! met die dat ons nie meer ‘n kat het nie het hulle huis gebou onder die turf en hout in die skuur. Barry het nou 11 tot dood veroordeel met die slagyster en vrot kaas! Hulle hou baie van die gans kos en kom snags hulle knuppel dik eet! As daar kleintjies was sal hulle nou dooi want daar is nie meer ouers oor om kos te gee nie. Baie sielig maar dit is nou maar soos dit is.
Ons kan net nie besluit wat om met die ganse te doen nie, verkoop of aan hou nie! As ons hulle hou beteken dit dat ons nooit kan weggaan nie wat ook nie goed is nie! Maar ons het baie geheg aan hulle geraak!
In my vorige brief het ek genoem van die klein ystervarkie(hedgehog) wat onder die strooi geslaap het, dié het inmiddels weer verdwyn. Daar sal seker ander nag diertjies in die omgewing wees want hier is niks wat hulle sal verwilder nie!
Ons sal die komende Sondag DV na kerk Dublin toe ry om ons kleinseun te gaan besoek, Finbarr en Amanda ry elke maand hierna toe, nou is dit ons beurt om ‘n middag by hulle deurtebring.
Ek sit met die skoot rekenaar voor die kaggel, heerlik warm en knus! Die water in die tenk kook behoortlik en elke nou en dan moet ons ‘n kraan oopdraai en beitjie water uit die tenk laat sodat koue water kan inloop en sodoende verhoed ons dat ‘n ontploffing. Ons dink ook aan Paul en Hanlie en hoop van harte dat dit gou beter sal gaan met Paul!
Ons het gelees op die komper nuus van die sneeu op die Drakens en Lesoto berge,snaakse lente vir SA! Ons staan op die rant van winter, dae is baie korter en in 2 weke draai ons die klok nog ‘n uur terug, ons het selfs ryp gehad die afgelope week!
Soos Gerlof het ons ook die wonderlike redding van die Chilliaanse mynwerkers tot op die laaste man dopgehou.
Ek is op soek na Sambok salf, as daar iemand van die SA vriendinne Ierland toe kom ,sal ek dit baie waardeer my been is besig om stadig maar seker aan die brandsiekte en melaatsheid omtekom. Die eerste letsel was na ‘n netel aan my geraak het en nou het dit oorgegaan na kroniese dermatitis en niks van die Ierse salwe wil werk nie! Ek gee op. Ek het opgehou lemoene eet ,volg nou ‘n graanvrye dieet maar dit maak geen verskil nie. Die bloedtoetse wat hulle geneem het neem 3 weke om terug tekom, ek wonder of hulle dit maan toe stuur vir ontleding!
Ons dink baie spesiaal aan Isabel en hoop dat die uitslag van die angiogram goed sal wees en dat alles met ‘n pilletjie beheer kan word en niks drasties verkeerd is nie!
Dit is altyd vir my van groot vreugde om ‘n briefie van die familie en vriende te kry ,dankie Nine, Gerlof, Isabel, Retha wat gereeld skryf, en nou en dan ‘n verdwaalde brief uit Delft wat altyd uitstekende leestof is! Selfs net ‘n lyntjie of 2 gee my darem ‘n idee of dit nog wel is met julle! ‘n paar nuwe epos adresse word nou bygevoeg en ek hoop julle sal laat of julle die brief gekry het. Caylin kan jy my Elsje se epos adres stuur, sy het dit vir my oor die foon gegee maar dit was duidelik verkeerd want ek het na 5 eposse nog niks van hulle gehoor nie!
Wees altyd versigtig en onthou die gek om die hoek!
Ek het niks meer om te skryf nie en ‘University Challenge’ is nou aan die beurt en ek geniet die program baie dus groet ek met laat herfs groete.(Exeter Universiteit het gewen!)
Barry en Christina
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!!!
Saterdag was ‘n pragtige dag en dit was soos ‘n ‘totsiens’ aan die mooi weer van herfstyd! Gister en vandag was donker en grys, nie te koud nie maar die wind geniepsig! Die herfs kleure is asemberowend mooi!
Ons het laat middag vir die eerste keer die vuur aangesteek en nou sit ons gesellig voor die kaggel! Ek het bietjie slegte dienstye gehad en toe ek Saterdag wakker word kon ek net ‘n koppie tee drink voor ons die pad gevat het om ‘n landgoed veiling te besigtig.
My kar kan die pad na Old Castle sonder my aan die stuur beredder want ons ry net soveel keer na die veiling kamers as wat ek werk toe ry! Die here huis het aan Oliver Plunket behoort , gebore 1625 op die landgoed , later vermoor en onthoof en sy kop is nog te siene in een of ander museum.Die landgoed is tussen die heuwels en valleie van County Meath geleë! Baie mooi! Die oorspronklike huis bestaan nie meer nie net die Romynse pilare vir die ingang vanuit die 12de eeu staan nog en ‘n latere gebou wat nog steeds in gebruik is, is waar die veiling plaas gevind het! Majestieus!
Verder gaan dit dit maar hopskots met my en die ontsteking in my kakebeen en is ek weer op 2 antibiotikas om ‘n einde aan die ellende te bring! Nine ek het gedink ek ‘gaan’ so sleg het ek gevoel, ek wens dit nie my grootste vyand toe nie!
My orgideë blom en is te pragtig! Die 2de blom periode vir die rose het ‘n pragtige dos pink rose teen die muur vertoon. Ons het van die potte leeggemaak en die grond in ‘n nuutgemaakte blom bedding gegooi en môre sal ons omtrent 50 affodille daar plant. Die diep potte se grond vries gedurende die winter en die dalias se bolle vrot dan en ons vergeet elke keer om hulle uit te grawe en in die donkerte te bere tot somer tyd.
Ons gans kinders is pragtig! Hulle kan ‘n lang gesprek met my voer ,ek sien hulle min veral as ek werk maar hulle lewe soos konings en koninginne ek bring ou brood wat weggegooi is vir hulle en dit is vir hulle heerlik ,hulle is nie gepla dat daar effe muf aan sit nie!
Ons het ‘n muis plaag ! met die dat ons nie meer ‘n kat het nie het hulle huis gebou onder die turf en hout in die skuur. Barry het nou 11 tot dood veroordeel met die slagyster en vrot kaas! Hulle hou baie van die gans kos en kom snags hulle knuppel dik eet! As daar kleintjies was sal hulle nou dooi want daar is nie meer ouers oor om kos te gee nie. Baie sielig maar dit is nou maar soos dit is.
Ons kan net nie besluit wat om met die ganse te doen nie, verkoop of aan hou nie! As ons hulle hou beteken dit dat ons nooit kan weggaan nie wat ook nie goed is nie! Maar ons het baie geheg aan hulle geraak!
In my vorige brief het ek genoem van die klein ystervarkie(hedgehog) wat onder die strooi geslaap het, dié het inmiddels weer verdwyn. Daar sal seker ander nag diertjies in die omgewing wees want hier is niks wat hulle sal verwilder nie!
Ons sal die komende Sondag DV na kerk Dublin toe ry om ons kleinseun te gaan besoek, Finbarr en Amanda ry elke maand hierna toe, nou is dit ons beurt om ‘n middag by hulle deurtebring.
Ek sit met die skoot rekenaar voor die kaggel, heerlik warm en knus! Die water in die tenk kook behoortlik en elke nou en dan moet ons ‘n kraan oopdraai en beitjie water uit die tenk laat sodat koue water kan inloop en sodoende verhoed ons dat ‘n ontploffing. Ons dink ook aan Paul en Hanlie en hoop van harte dat dit gou beter sal gaan met Paul!
Ons het gelees op die komper nuus van die sneeu op die Drakens en Lesoto berge,snaakse lente vir SA! Ons staan op die rant van winter, dae is baie korter en in 2 weke draai ons die klok nog ‘n uur terug, ons het selfs ryp gehad die afgelope week!
Soos Gerlof het ons ook die wonderlike redding van die Chilliaanse mynwerkers tot op die laaste man dopgehou.
Ek is op soek na Sambok salf, as daar iemand van die SA vriendinne Ierland toe kom ,sal ek dit baie waardeer my been is besig om stadig maar seker aan die brandsiekte en melaatsheid omtekom. Die eerste letsel was na ‘n netel aan my geraak het en nou het dit oorgegaan na kroniese dermatitis en niks van die Ierse salwe wil werk nie! Ek gee op. Ek het opgehou lemoene eet ,volg nou ‘n graanvrye dieet maar dit maak geen verskil nie. Die bloedtoetse wat hulle geneem het neem 3 weke om terug tekom, ek wonder of hulle dit maan toe stuur vir ontleding!
Ons dink baie spesiaal aan Isabel en hoop dat die uitslag van die angiogram goed sal wees en dat alles met ‘n pilletjie beheer kan word en niks drasties verkeerd is nie!
Dit is altyd vir my van groot vreugde om ‘n briefie van die familie en vriende te kry ,dankie Nine, Gerlof, Isabel, Retha wat gereeld skryf, en nou en dan ‘n verdwaalde brief uit Delft wat altyd uitstekende leestof is! Selfs net ‘n lyntjie of 2 gee my darem ‘n idee of dit nog wel is met julle! ‘n paar nuwe epos adresse word nou bygevoeg en ek hoop julle sal laat of julle die brief gekry het. Caylin kan jy my Elsje se epos adres stuur, sy het dit vir my oor die foon gegee maar dit was duidelik verkeerd want ek het na 5 eposse nog niks van hulle gehoor nie!
Wees altyd versigtig en onthou die gek om die hoek!
Ek het niks meer om te skryf nie en ‘University Challenge’ is nou aan die beurt en ek geniet die program baie dus groet ek met laat herfs groete.(Exeter Universiteit het gewen!)
Barry en Christina
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Greetings from a 'warm' Ireland
Saturday 9 October’10
Good day to all, family and friends!
It is with sadness that we as family remember our dear cousin and friend Aggie Dewey who passed away earlier in the week! Our sympathies to her children, grand children and family. We remember her always smiling and ready to help!
For family members that do not know, Aggie was the daughter of our dear tante Hetta van Breda, who was a sister to my father( Gerrie Eloff).Elsje is her sister and Hurter her brother(Hanlie in Dar Es’father.)
Weather pattern has gone high-wire this week. The AZORES get the blame for everything but I am not sure where this warm southerly winds have their origin from but instead of having the start of winter everything has been delayed, temperatures are daily above 15 and do not drop below 10 at night. Forecast for today when the fog lift will be 21 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!Hope sincerely the sun manages to get through!
The week past had its ups and downs. It seems unfair that your own tooth can poison you but that is exactly what happened to me! I never do anything in half measures, I go full-out! This famous tooth going back 18 months, lost its filling and I mentioned that it was going to be removed by a Specialist Oral Surgeon on Thursday but to spice things up a bit I started to feel unexplainably awful on Monday afternoon just before my rest prior to going to work that night. Thought nothing of it and shrugged the rigors off as tiredness.[I cleaned the house that morning without my faithful Dirty Devil( the vacuum cleaner)as it gave notice and I swept all the carpets with the broom. You kind of have to clean the carpets even if you do not get the dust out as we live in the country and we walk in every possible kind of muck, mud, stones, goose manure etc.]When I got up after shivering for 2 ½ hrs in bed, under a winter duvet, with severe pain over the liver area nausea out of this world, I realize something is drastically wrong! Between spasm I phoned the surgeon who did the lap choli and he said to get to the hospital a.s.a.p. with a temp of 38.2(my normal temp is usually 35.6).
They were once again wonderful in helping me, I jumped the queue and was attended to almost immediately.! Every possible blood test was done blood gasses you name it and then when the doctor eventually stopped to take the history, as I know stopped vomiting and could converse, they realised that I was toxic from the infection in the tooth and that the Erythromycin (allergic to Penicillin) which I took made me sick and did nothing for the tooth infection! Realizing that I have an appointment for Thursday they immediately started on Intra Venous Antibiotics, there I found myself as sick as a dog with temperatures flying between 39-40 for the 1st 24 hrs with every joint aching and every muscle sore. It felt as if the toxins were pouring from my skin, I felt sticky and smelly with the most awful taste in my mouth, no toothpaste or mouth rinse helped! Thank the Lord that they picked it up quick enough and by Thursday morning 6am I received the last 3 doses prescribed antibiotic via the 3rd cannula inserted during these few days. I had no usable veins left by then.
Barry picked me up from the hospital at 10am and we were 1½ hrs early for the appointment. I looked at the clock in the surgeon’s treatment room and at 12.35 the tooth was out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not believe it! My first ever tooth to be pulled!
He only takes out difficult teeth and impacted teeth. He knew exactly what to do and did it well! I kept on bleeding for a while as I was on Clexane (prevents clots) while in hospital, but eventually could go to bed at eleven that night knowing that my ordeal was over! Snuggled up to my own pillow and slept through the night!
Apart from the enormous gap in my teeth (no one can see it, I just know about it) I have recovered100% and take care of mouth washes and salt water rinses. religiously!
I thank all my South African friends who visited and brought lovely gifts and essentials like rooibostea!
Back home Barry came to a stand-still; he does not re-act well on me being hospitalized! He stayed at the phone in case I may call, He did look after his geese children but that was all. He also cooked for himself and survived.
Yesterday he performed all the tasks of the week in one day, while pulling out the straw for the geese he noticed a strange brown prickly ball under the straw? A Hedgehog, all curled up and fast asleep! We do not know how long he /she have been there? We thought it was too early for hibernation and as they forage usually during the night we hoped that he was just resting. Fortunately Barry did not poke him with the garden fork! Where there is one there will be another one, they usually stay in pairs! Lovely! The grass was also cut after nearly 3 weeks of growth; it was just too wet to dare go into the forest! It looks lovely today, cared for and manicured! The “ Estate”( which is about 2 acres) is in good shape! We do not say anything about the baskets or pot plants. The orchid with the 3 stems of flowers is in process of opening, I am so exited!!!! The hothouse plants are flourishing!
The sale of the Hospital to VMF Group made the front page of the Westmeath Examiner, the local paper and the rumour going round is that this man Mark Gordon has €10million to spend to make this a state of the art hospital and clinical facility! Great news!!!!! He must have kept the money under the bed because it definitely did not come from a bank!?
On the political front all is not kosher, they fight with each other, with the opposition, with back benchers and with the voters the enormous amounts of money that has been squandered is unbelievable, and no one is to blame and the whole world is laughing at this Buffoon Government with a Prime Minister that has lost the respect of the country! Very sad! I can understand why Paul urges us to pray for those in power as they do need it desperately!
Tomorrow crowns the week!!! The very best day out of 7!!!! All the hymns are well practised and we are looking forward to the next soul enriching sermon. It is unbelievable that we here in Corboy parish are so privileged to have a man of God, gifted with scripture explanation and in my life time I have heard many a preacher and good ones believe me, but this man is exceptional. I have urged him to let me have the last series of sermons in a word document but he is so humble, he feels it is not good enough!
Well my special prayers go to 3 families, and they will know who they are- that the work started in the hearts of members of these families it will grow and flourish under the care of the Holy Spirit. Those who are feeling that life is unfair and those who feel that they cannot cope! Trust and obey!
Mother and son got through the 1st week of separation and Amanda were challenged with now being a mother, partner and house-wife. PF(Finbarr) is working very hard and long hours and we pray for success in his business, Little Lukas enjoys the attention of devoted women, young and older and flourish apparently under it all! He is just smiles when he gets home, eats well and sleeps well! Model child!
Birthdays are my friend Linda today, Hildegard on the 12th and Jaco van M the 14th.
May you have a wonderful, happy day and may the year ahead be filled with good experiences, many surprises, joy and good health!!!!!
Always lovely to hear from those who write regularly and those who does not write so often!
Take care of your safety, home, road and where-ever you find yourselves. We were devastated by the shootings at Northgate.
The Commonwealth Games shows SA with 7 gold medals! We are very proud!
Warm regards from us in Cranleymore!
Barry & Christina Dunne
Good day to all, family and friends!
It is with sadness that we as family remember our dear cousin and friend Aggie Dewey who passed away earlier in the week! Our sympathies to her children, grand children and family. We remember her always smiling and ready to help!
For family members that do not know, Aggie was the daughter of our dear tante Hetta van Breda, who was a sister to my father( Gerrie Eloff).Elsje is her sister and Hurter her brother(Hanlie in Dar Es’father.)
Weather pattern has gone high-wire this week. The AZORES get the blame for everything but I am not sure where this warm southerly winds have their origin from but instead of having the start of winter everything has been delayed, temperatures are daily above 15 and do not drop below 10 at night. Forecast for today when the fog lift will be 21 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!Hope sincerely the sun manages to get through!
The week past had its ups and downs. It seems unfair that your own tooth can poison you but that is exactly what happened to me! I never do anything in half measures, I go full-out! This famous tooth going back 18 months, lost its filling and I mentioned that it was going to be removed by a Specialist Oral Surgeon on Thursday but to spice things up a bit I started to feel unexplainably awful on Monday afternoon just before my rest prior to going to work that night. Thought nothing of it and shrugged the rigors off as tiredness.[I cleaned the house that morning without my faithful Dirty Devil( the vacuum cleaner)as it gave notice and I swept all the carpets with the broom. You kind of have to clean the carpets even if you do not get the dust out as we live in the country and we walk in every possible kind of muck, mud, stones, goose manure etc.]When I got up after shivering for 2 ½ hrs in bed, under a winter duvet, with severe pain over the liver area nausea out of this world, I realize something is drastically wrong! Between spasm I phoned the surgeon who did the lap choli and he said to get to the hospital a.s.a.p. with a temp of 38.2(my normal temp is usually 35.6).
They were once again wonderful in helping me, I jumped the queue and was attended to almost immediately.! Every possible blood test was done blood gasses you name it and then when the doctor eventually stopped to take the history, as I know stopped vomiting and could converse, they realised that I was toxic from the infection in the tooth and that the Erythromycin (allergic to Penicillin) which I took made me sick and did nothing for the tooth infection! Realizing that I have an appointment for Thursday they immediately started on Intra Venous Antibiotics, there I found myself as sick as a dog with temperatures flying between 39-40 for the 1st 24 hrs with every joint aching and every muscle sore. It felt as if the toxins were pouring from my skin, I felt sticky and smelly with the most awful taste in my mouth, no toothpaste or mouth rinse helped! Thank the Lord that they picked it up quick enough and by Thursday morning 6am I received the last 3 doses prescribed antibiotic via the 3rd cannula inserted during these few days. I had no usable veins left by then.
Barry picked me up from the hospital at 10am and we were 1½ hrs early for the appointment. I looked at the clock in the surgeon’s treatment room and at 12.35 the tooth was out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not believe it! My first ever tooth to be pulled!
He only takes out difficult teeth and impacted teeth. He knew exactly what to do and did it well! I kept on bleeding for a while as I was on Clexane (prevents clots) while in hospital, but eventually could go to bed at eleven that night knowing that my ordeal was over! Snuggled up to my own pillow and slept through the night!
Apart from the enormous gap in my teeth (no one can see it, I just know about it) I have recovered100% and take care of mouth washes and salt water rinses. religiously!
I thank all my South African friends who visited and brought lovely gifts and essentials like rooibostea!
Back home Barry came to a stand-still; he does not re-act well on me being hospitalized! He stayed at the phone in case I may call, He did look after his geese children but that was all. He also cooked for himself and survived.
Yesterday he performed all the tasks of the week in one day, while pulling out the straw for the geese he noticed a strange brown prickly ball under the straw? A Hedgehog, all curled up and fast asleep! We do not know how long he /she have been there? We thought it was too early for hibernation and as they forage usually during the night we hoped that he was just resting. Fortunately Barry did not poke him with the garden fork! Where there is one there will be another one, they usually stay in pairs! Lovely! The grass was also cut after nearly 3 weeks of growth; it was just too wet to dare go into the forest! It looks lovely today, cared for and manicured! The “ Estate”( which is about 2 acres) is in good shape! We do not say anything about the baskets or pot plants. The orchid with the 3 stems of flowers is in process of opening, I am so exited!!!! The hothouse plants are flourishing!
The sale of the Hospital to VMF Group made the front page of the Westmeath Examiner, the local paper and the rumour going round is that this man Mark Gordon has €10million to spend to make this a state of the art hospital and clinical facility! Great news!!!!! He must have kept the money under the bed because it definitely did not come from a bank!?
On the political front all is not kosher, they fight with each other, with the opposition, with back benchers and with the voters the enormous amounts of money that has been squandered is unbelievable, and no one is to blame and the whole world is laughing at this Buffoon Government with a Prime Minister that has lost the respect of the country! Very sad! I can understand why Paul urges us to pray for those in power as they do need it desperately!
Tomorrow crowns the week!!! The very best day out of 7!!!! All the hymns are well practised and we are looking forward to the next soul enriching sermon. It is unbelievable that we here in Corboy parish are so privileged to have a man of God, gifted with scripture explanation and in my life time I have heard many a preacher and good ones believe me, but this man is exceptional. I have urged him to let me have the last series of sermons in a word document but he is so humble, he feels it is not good enough!
Well my special prayers go to 3 families, and they will know who they are- that the work started in the hearts of members of these families it will grow and flourish under the care of the Holy Spirit. Those who are feeling that life is unfair and those who feel that they cannot cope! Trust and obey!
Mother and son got through the 1st week of separation and Amanda were challenged with now being a mother, partner and house-wife. PF(Finbarr) is working very hard and long hours and we pray for success in his business, Little Lukas enjoys the attention of devoted women, young and older and flourish apparently under it all! He is just smiles when he gets home, eats well and sleeps well! Model child!
Birthdays are my friend Linda today, Hildegard on the 12th and Jaco van M the 14th.
May you have a wonderful, happy day and may the year ahead be filled with good experiences, many surprises, joy and good health!!!!!
Always lovely to hear from those who write regularly and those who does not write so often!
Take care of your safety, home, road and where-ever you find yourselves. We were devastated by the shootings at Northgate.
The Commonwealth Games shows SA with 7 gold medals! We are very proud!
Warm regards from us in Cranleymore!
Barry & Christina Dunne
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Groete vanuit 'n sopnat Ierland
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!
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!
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