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!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Greeting from a Cool Ireland
27 Sept’10 Monday
Good day to all, family and friends,
I think the sunshine, blue blue skies and wind stillness, have confused me totally! Morning temperatures have dropped to 4!!!!! The previous week was miserable, just not nice, and when the sun did shine the wind was bitterly cold and very unpleasant. It is not that I am moaning because I do not the mind cold and wet, and neither do I mind the wind but I do prefer sunshine!!!!!!!!
We are just back from a tour through the Estate! I have not been able to take a good look at all around for more than a week!
Worked awkward hours, was called in when the hospital was supposed to be closed and then had to stay open for 2 medical cases, and no one was available.
Back to the tour! The lawnmower now with 5 years of hard labour on its card, gave notice. The frame work just collapsed on Barry and with ingenuity he fixed the thing but cannot change cutting levels now and therefore the grass was cut 10 days ago at a high level and looks like a forest all round! We will have to invest next spring in a new machine!
The hedge is still lovely with all the wild roses now hanging with rich red rose-hip knobs ,the autumn berries hanging heavy and very red ,which is apparently not a good sign for the winter, but looks good all the same!
The baskets and flower pots are not to be discussed! A sight for sore eyes!
We will endeavour to put it right later in the week when I will have some time off! If the weather holds!!!! Hopefully!!!!! It is a massive job, as all the pots will have to be emptied of their soil, re-composted; all the bulbs sorted and replanted. And the rest discarded.
The fence on the far side of the geese camp, allows some sun in now that 2 trees were cut down and the grass which has been waterlogged for the last 5 1/2 years have now dried out and looks better, next year the rest of the trees will come down! The grass in that field does not need cutting as our white little lawnmowers are doing their job perfectly!
There is no vegetable garden at present, and the rhubarb will have to be replanted and fenced off next year they belonged to the geese and were trampled to nothing! To be able to extend the shed Barry moved the one apple tree further back and they are all going into dormant state for the winter ahead!
Well the roses presented me with a surprise, the 2nd crop of pink roses are covering the wall and looks lovely! The gladiolas, which were waiting for, turned out to be miniature Gladiolas with crinkled edges very pretty but delicate and they suffered severely with the rain of the last 2 weeks!
The swallows are gone, the second lot of fledglings were just about 4 weeks old and we hope they survive the long journey to Africa!
The house birds sits like monkeys sunning themselves in the sun and wait for Barry to put the oats out every morning and then the flock in their hundreds for a nibble onto the back wall!
The government has issued a decree that the millions of crows, mag- pies and other black undignified feathered friends may be shot if becoming a pestilence, now we have been getting rid of them, for a time already ,as they will easily pick up a gosling and devour it! Then it was done in secret but now we can do it without feeling bad! We do not shoot them but gives them nice little treats which give them a tummy ache, which they do not like and then they fly past!!!!!
The trees have started to shed their leaves and other has started to turn to the most magnificent kaleidoscope of winter colours ranging from bright yellow to dark maroon!
Indoors I have the pleasure of my geraniums and the orchid which is going to flower with 3 stems of 10 flowers each! Unreal!!! 2nd time this year!
My hothouse is coming along fine (the front pallor which is not in use) where green and red peppers are growing and some other plants I rescued from near death!after given to me by my dear friend Marthie!
Ireland has gone through some rough patches regarding our Prime Minister who, true to tradition seemed to have had a ‘good’ night some 10 days ago and then had an early morning radio interview and did not come over very presentable, causing him to publicly apologize for not being up to scratch, but now they are making fun of him on U Tube and in the USA.
It brings us into the lime light for the wrong reasons and on top of it all he earns more a year than Barak Obama!!!! There may be an election looming before long with polls dropping his popularity into the mud! Such a pity that people in high office does not get a special course in public behaviour and conduct, it would prevent situation like this!
Yesterday was surely one of the best Sundays this year; Corboy parish of the Presbyterian Church Ireland had their Harvest festival and thanksgiving service. The sermon was conducted by a very well known missionary and retired? moderator of the church also known to quite a lot of people in SA where he visited, Dr John Dixon. It was good, nutritious feeding of the soul! I was extremely privileged to play the organ for the occasion and had some of my retired work friends as well as SA friends attending! I appreciated it so very much Marthie , Annarie& Nico!!!!
Then I went to work and got through the night with 4 hours sleep in 34 hours!
Birthdays are scarce in my book, but in case to those who does read this far and happens to be a year older! Happy Birthday!
I know that there are all over the world some-one studying for an exam! Do your best and enjoy the great gift of being able to study! There are so many intellectually disabled people in this country that your heart bleeds for them. Never knew but one of the anaesthetist working at the hospital has 2 such children, we are as family and friends very thankful for all children born healthy and very intelligent into this world!
I thank all those who wrote lovely newsy letters since my last reminder! Thank you also for those who live far away that stays in regular contact, especially Joy in Australia, I do appreciate it very much!
I read about ’ Oupa Koos’ passing away and do not know who this is, please help! Could it be anybody I should know?????
I have come to the end of my waffling and hope that this letter will find you all in good health and spirits!
Always take care
Love and regards from us to you
Barry& Christina where the sun is just setting as a fireball in the west after a magnificent day! Cool but ever so good!
Good day to all, family and friends,
I think the sunshine, blue blue skies and wind stillness, have confused me totally! Morning temperatures have dropped to 4!!!!! The previous week was miserable, just not nice, and when the sun did shine the wind was bitterly cold and very unpleasant. It is not that I am moaning because I do not the mind cold and wet, and neither do I mind the wind but I do prefer sunshine!!!!!!!!
We are just back from a tour through the Estate! I have not been able to take a good look at all around for more than a week!
Worked awkward hours, was called in when the hospital was supposed to be closed and then had to stay open for 2 medical cases, and no one was available.
Back to the tour! The lawnmower now with 5 years of hard labour on its card, gave notice. The frame work just collapsed on Barry and with ingenuity he fixed the thing but cannot change cutting levels now and therefore the grass was cut 10 days ago at a high level and looks like a forest all round! We will have to invest next spring in a new machine!
The hedge is still lovely with all the wild roses now hanging with rich red rose-hip knobs ,the autumn berries hanging heavy and very red ,which is apparently not a good sign for the winter, but looks good all the same!
The baskets and flower pots are not to be discussed! A sight for sore eyes!
We will endeavour to put it right later in the week when I will have some time off! If the weather holds!!!! Hopefully!!!!! It is a massive job, as all the pots will have to be emptied of their soil, re-composted; all the bulbs sorted and replanted. And the rest discarded.
The fence on the far side of the geese camp, allows some sun in now that 2 trees were cut down and the grass which has been waterlogged for the last 5 1/2 years have now dried out and looks better, next year the rest of the trees will come down! The grass in that field does not need cutting as our white little lawnmowers are doing their job perfectly!
There is no vegetable garden at present, and the rhubarb will have to be replanted and fenced off next year they belonged to the geese and were trampled to nothing! To be able to extend the shed Barry moved the one apple tree further back and they are all going into dormant state for the winter ahead!
Well the roses presented me with a surprise, the 2nd crop of pink roses are covering the wall and looks lovely! The gladiolas, which were waiting for, turned out to be miniature Gladiolas with crinkled edges very pretty but delicate and they suffered severely with the rain of the last 2 weeks!
The swallows are gone, the second lot of fledglings were just about 4 weeks old and we hope they survive the long journey to Africa!
The house birds sits like monkeys sunning themselves in the sun and wait for Barry to put the oats out every morning and then the flock in their hundreds for a nibble onto the back wall!
The government has issued a decree that the millions of crows, mag- pies and other black undignified feathered friends may be shot if becoming a pestilence, now we have been getting rid of them, for a time already ,as they will easily pick up a gosling and devour it! Then it was done in secret but now we can do it without feeling bad! We do not shoot them but gives them nice little treats which give them a tummy ache, which they do not like and then they fly past!!!!!
The trees have started to shed their leaves and other has started to turn to the most magnificent kaleidoscope of winter colours ranging from bright yellow to dark maroon!
Indoors I have the pleasure of my geraniums and the orchid which is going to flower with 3 stems of 10 flowers each! Unreal!!! 2nd time this year!
My hothouse is coming along fine (the front pallor which is not in use) where green and red peppers are growing and some other plants I rescued from near death!after given to me by my dear friend Marthie!
Ireland has gone through some rough patches regarding our Prime Minister who, true to tradition seemed to have had a ‘good’ night some 10 days ago and then had an early morning radio interview and did not come over very presentable, causing him to publicly apologize for not being up to scratch, but now they are making fun of him on U Tube and in the USA.
It brings us into the lime light for the wrong reasons and on top of it all he earns more a year than Barak Obama!!!! There may be an election looming before long with polls dropping his popularity into the mud! Such a pity that people in high office does not get a special course in public behaviour and conduct, it would prevent situation like this!
Yesterday was surely one of the best Sundays this year; Corboy parish of the Presbyterian Church Ireland had their Harvest festival and thanksgiving service. The sermon was conducted by a very well known missionary and retired? moderator of the church also known to quite a lot of people in SA where he visited, Dr John Dixon. It was good, nutritious feeding of the soul! I was extremely privileged to play the organ for the occasion and had some of my retired work friends as well as SA friends attending! I appreciated it so very much Marthie , Annarie& Nico!!!!
Then I went to work and got through the night with 4 hours sleep in 34 hours!
Birthdays are scarce in my book, but in case to those who does read this far and happens to be a year older! Happy Birthday!
I know that there are all over the world some-one studying for an exam! Do your best and enjoy the great gift of being able to study! There are so many intellectually disabled people in this country that your heart bleeds for them. Never knew but one of the anaesthetist working at the hospital has 2 such children, we are as family and friends very thankful for all children born healthy and very intelligent into this world!
I thank all those who wrote lovely newsy letters since my last reminder! Thank you also for those who live far away that stays in regular contact, especially Joy in Australia, I do appreciate it very much!
I read about ’ Oupa Koos’ passing away and do not know who this is, please help! Could it be anybody I should know?????
I have come to the end of my waffling and hope that this letter will find you all in good health and spirits!
Always take care
Love and regards from us to you
Barry& Christina where the sun is just setting as a fireball in the west after a magnificent day! Cool but ever so good!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Vroeg September groete
Saterdag 4 Sept’10
Liewe Familie en vriende,
Helaas het die briljante weer op ‘n einde gekom toe ons vanoggend teen 06h30 vanoggend die reen druppels op die dak van die hospitaal hoor val!
Dae van ongekende warm sonskyn min wind en blou lug het ons elke oggend gegroet! Ongelooflik heerlik.Julle dink en wonder seker hoekom is ons so beheb met die weer. Julle wat in die suidelike halfrond bly en ook die Kanadese inwoners ervaar meestal sonskyn en heerlike ekstra warm somers daarteenoor beleef ons hier in Europa ,die middelpunt van elke moontlike ongure weerstelsels denkbaar. As die ADHORES nie iets bytedrae het nie kom die Noordpoolse stertwinde hier ‘n draai maak en soms ,skuif daar ‘n lae-druk stelsels in net om ons net bietjie meer jaloers te maak! Sonskyn is hier van meer waarde as goud!
As die son skyn en ek slaap nie, kry jy my buite, almal wil weet of ek in Spanje was,maar leedvermakering lig ek hulle in dat ek my pragtige kleur in my estate te Cranleymore verkry het! Hahahaha!
Barry gaan deur’n” surge” van enorme energie uitbarstings en sedert my laaste skrywe het hy met die hulp van die Poolse werker en sy seun die skuur vergroting binne 3 dae gebou en toe begin hy die foute regmaak om die huis , foute wat gemaak is toe ons die verandering aan die huis gedoen het 4 jaar gelede. Water het gereeld aan die noorde kant van die huis opgedam het want die idiote wat die sement gegooi het, vir die wat nog kon onthou, 2 ton sement in 4 ure het die helling van die sement verkeerde kant toe laat neig ,instede van die water weghou van die huis, het dit opgedam. Barry het ‘n gat gemaak in die muurtjie maar as dit reen , mense, dan reen dit en die gat kon nie die water hanteer nie en ons het meer kere ons eie swembad gehad aan die koue kant van die huis!Nou is die muur weggebreek en die water kan nou vrylik wegvloei. Alles is weer netjies gepleister en sal mettertyd geverf word!
Die heining om die huis se houtpale het nooit ‘n beurt gekry toe ons hier gekom het nie en het met die jare totaal gevrot en die is nou hernu 24 pale geplant en die draad heining styf getrek en ons is nou weer netjies in ons plek! In die onderveld verhoed die heining, deur jare oue bome, dat die son daar skyn en nou het hy ook een van die groot bome afgesaag, opgesaag, opgekap en in die skuur gepak alles in 7 werksdae! Die pole het elke sent wat hulle betaal is dubbel en dwars verdien!
Ek sit in die binne sitkamer en kyk tussendeur na ‘n film wat nog nie van te vore gewys is van 2/9 ‘n Mens vergeet van sulke dinge met tye en om weer daarna te kyk in ongereddigeerde films van verslaggewers en gewone mense is verskriklik! Ons leef so veilig in ons klein plekkie dat sulke verskriklke terroristiese dinge byna ondenklik is.
Ons 5 swaeltjies in die nes is nou te groot vir die nes en sit op die balke maar het nognie gevlieg nie maar daar is omtrent ‘n vergadering van ouer swaeltjies hier seker 5 pare!ons vermoed dat hulle die nuwe skuur kom inspekteur, vir volgende April! Die ander voeltjies is vet want hulle eet net so vinnig aan die gans kos as wat die ganse eet!
Ons het ook die klein gans kamp opgebreek en vir die eerste keer in 2 maande die gras daar kon sny. Die nuwe deel van die skuur huisves die 3 kleintjies en hul ma terwyl die res nog in die donkie huis slaap! Ons het 2x probeer om die kleuters by die tieners te voeg maar dit byna op ellende uitgeloop en die gans met die meeste swart “Toulouse” is die geniepstigste van almal en pik die ou kleintjies tot hulle skree! Haastig moes ons hulle red, maar nou skei ‘n ogiesdraad heining die 2 groepe. Die tieners en 3 van die ma’s en Prins Scruffie kry nou gereelde swem ure en wei andersins in die veld terwyl Mary en haar 3 kuikens die water besigtig en bietjie ongehinderd kan wei!
Van blomme praat ons nie want alles maak gereed vir hul winter slaap . Elke nou en dan besluit Barry om alles water te gee en dan begin die pronkertjies weer opnuut blom! Wag geduldig vir die swaard-lelies,en die 2de drag rose!
Die blare van die “ash” bome het begin val en dit sal seker nie meer lank wees nie dan sal ons begin koud kry!
By die werk is ‘n gerug dat die hospitaal in die proses van eienaar verwisselling is , maar daar is ook die ondersoek van die groot baas wat aangekla is vir ‘bullying’ en die vrou van die EU werk baie harder as wat die ‘board’ gedink het, en sommige werkers se onderhoude strek van 4-6 ure! Die nuwe eienaars wil eers sien en hoor wat die uitkoms is voor hulle ‘n finale offer maak!
Die nonne se kasarm van ‘n huis vorder fluks, hulle is reeds dakhoogte en hoop om Feb intetrek en nou kan ons alles sien ontplooi voor ons oe!
Die inspeksie HIQA wat ouetehuise inspekteur het die nonne 3 jaar gegee om die ouetehuis optegradeer of hulle verloor hul lisensie!.
Verder gaan dit baie goed Ons Kleinseun Lukas groei ongelooflik vinnig , hy het ‘n lang rug en is ‘n regte seuntjie! Sit byna alleen hy het mooiste hande wat ek nog aan ‘n kind gesien het! Ek kry elke 2-3 dae ‘n foto en kan so sy groot word dop hou!
More is Sondag en ons sien uit na ‘n preek van ons eie predikant! Psalme en gesange goed ge-oefen. Die beste dag van die week!
Verjaardae is maar dun in my boek Michael Knight verjaar die 5de maar hy weet seker nie eers meer wie ons is nie! Hy is die man van Anette(Br Mendel se oudste dogter). Ons dink ook aan Maryke se kinders want sy sou die 5de haar verjaardag gevier het, miskien kan Paul ook ons gedagtes aan br Mendel en Anke laat weet.!
Ons lees van die die stakings in SA en die ellendes in Mozambiek! Dit was eens ons mees geliefde vakansie plek! Die Polana Hotel in Maputu!
Nou ja met Gerlof en Sandra terug in Exeter en Arnolda en Kie op toer deur die suide van Australie wens ons almal die aller beste toe vir die week! Dankie vir jou briefie Haya , jou sus Hessie het baie lank laas geskryf!
Wees altyd versigtig!
Groete
Barry en Christina vanuit Cranleymore
Liewe Familie en vriende,
Helaas het die briljante weer op ‘n einde gekom toe ons vanoggend teen 06h30 vanoggend die reen druppels op die dak van die hospitaal hoor val!
Dae van ongekende warm sonskyn min wind en blou lug het ons elke oggend gegroet! Ongelooflik heerlik.Julle dink en wonder seker hoekom is ons so beheb met die weer. Julle wat in die suidelike halfrond bly en ook die Kanadese inwoners ervaar meestal sonskyn en heerlike ekstra warm somers daarteenoor beleef ons hier in Europa ,die middelpunt van elke moontlike ongure weerstelsels denkbaar. As die ADHORES nie iets bytedrae het nie kom die Noordpoolse stertwinde hier ‘n draai maak en soms ,skuif daar ‘n lae-druk stelsels in net om ons net bietjie meer jaloers te maak! Sonskyn is hier van meer waarde as goud!
As die son skyn en ek slaap nie, kry jy my buite, almal wil weet of ek in Spanje was,maar leedvermakering lig ek hulle in dat ek my pragtige kleur in my estate te Cranleymore verkry het! Hahahaha!
Barry gaan deur’n” surge” van enorme energie uitbarstings en sedert my laaste skrywe het hy met die hulp van die Poolse werker en sy seun die skuur vergroting binne 3 dae gebou en toe begin hy die foute regmaak om die huis , foute wat gemaak is toe ons die verandering aan die huis gedoen het 4 jaar gelede. Water het gereeld aan die noorde kant van die huis opgedam het want die idiote wat die sement gegooi het, vir die wat nog kon onthou, 2 ton sement in 4 ure het die helling van die sement verkeerde kant toe laat neig ,instede van die water weghou van die huis, het dit opgedam. Barry het ‘n gat gemaak in die muurtjie maar as dit reen , mense, dan reen dit en die gat kon nie die water hanteer nie en ons het meer kere ons eie swembad gehad aan die koue kant van die huis!Nou is die muur weggebreek en die water kan nou vrylik wegvloei. Alles is weer netjies gepleister en sal mettertyd geverf word!
Die heining om die huis se houtpale het nooit ‘n beurt gekry toe ons hier gekom het nie en het met die jare totaal gevrot en die is nou hernu 24 pale geplant en die draad heining styf getrek en ons is nou weer netjies in ons plek! In die onderveld verhoed die heining, deur jare oue bome, dat die son daar skyn en nou het hy ook een van die groot bome afgesaag, opgesaag, opgekap en in die skuur gepak alles in 7 werksdae! Die pole het elke sent wat hulle betaal is dubbel en dwars verdien!
Ek sit in die binne sitkamer en kyk tussendeur na ‘n film wat nog nie van te vore gewys is van 2/9 ‘n Mens vergeet van sulke dinge met tye en om weer daarna te kyk in ongereddigeerde films van verslaggewers en gewone mense is verskriklik! Ons leef so veilig in ons klein plekkie dat sulke verskriklke terroristiese dinge byna ondenklik is.
Ons 5 swaeltjies in die nes is nou te groot vir die nes en sit op die balke maar het nognie gevlieg nie maar daar is omtrent ‘n vergadering van ouer swaeltjies hier seker 5 pare!ons vermoed dat hulle die nuwe skuur kom inspekteur, vir volgende April! Die ander voeltjies is vet want hulle eet net so vinnig aan die gans kos as wat die ganse eet!
Ons het ook die klein gans kamp opgebreek en vir die eerste keer in 2 maande die gras daar kon sny. Die nuwe deel van die skuur huisves die 3 kleintjies en hul ma terwyl die res nog in die donkie huis slaap! Ons het 2x probeer om die kleuters by die tieners te voeg maar dit byna op ellende uitgeloop en die gans met die meeste swart “Toulouse” is die geniepstigste van almal en pik die ou kleintjies tot hulle skree! Haastig moes ons hulle red, maar nou skei ‘n ogiesdraad heining die 2 groepe. Die tieners en 3 van die ma’s en Prins Scruffie kry nou gereelde swem ure en wei andersins in die veld terwyl Mary en haar 3 kuikens die water besigtig en bietjie ongehinderd kan wei!
Van blomme praat ons nie want alles maak gereed vir hul winter slaap . Elke nou en dan besluit Barry om alles water te gee en dan begin die pronkertjies weer opnuut blom! Wag geduldig vir die swaard-lelies,en die 2de drag rose!
Die blare van die “ash” bome het begin val en dit sal seker nie meer lank wees nie dan sal ons begin koud kry!
By die werk is ‘n gerug dat die hospitaal in die proses van eienaar verwisselling is , maar daar is ook die ondersoek van die groot baas wat aangekla is vir ‘bullying’ en die vrou van die EU werk baie harder as wat die ‘board’ gedink het, en sommige werkers se onderhoude strek van 4-6 ure! Die nuwe eienaars wil eers sien en hoor wat die uitkoms is voor hulle ‘n finale offer maak!
Die nonne se kasarm van ‘n huis vorder fluks, hulle is reeds dakhoogte en hoop om Feb intetrek en nou kan ons alles sien ontplooi voor ons oe!
Die inspeksie HIQA wat ouetehuise inspekteur het die nonne 3 jaar gegee om die ouetehuis optegradeer of hulle verloor hul lisensie!.
Verder gaan dit baie goed Ons Kleinseun Lukas groei ongelooflik vinnig , hy het ‘n lang rug en is ‘n regte seuntjie! Sit byna alleen hy het mooiste hande wat ek nog aan ‘n kind gesien het! Ek kry elke 2-3 dae ‘n foto en kan so sy groot word dop hou!
More is Sondag en ons sien uit na ‘n preek van ons eie predikant! Psalme en gesange goed ge-oefen. Die beste dag van die week!
Verjaardae is maar dun in my boek Michael Knight verjaar die 5de maar hy weet seker nie eers meer wie ons is nie! Hy is die man van Anette(Br Mendel se oudste dogter). Ons dink ook aan Maryke se kinders want sy sou die 5de haar verjaardag gevier het, miskien kan Paul ook ons gedagtes aan br Mendel en Anke laat weet.!
Ons lees van die die stakings in SA en die ellendes in Mozambiek! Dit was eens ons mees geliefde vakansie plek! Die Polana Hotel in Maputu!
Nou ja met Gerlof en Sandra terug in Exeter en Arnolda en Kie op toer deur die suide van Australie wens ons almal die aller beste toe vir die week! Dankie vir jou briefie Haya , jou sus Hessie het baie lank laas geskryf!
Wees altyd versigtig!
Groete
Barry en Christina vanuit Cranleymore
Friday, August 27, 2010
End August Irish Greeting
Wednesday 25th Aug’10
Good day to all, family and friends,
I am cheating as this letter will be a few days late and will cover 2 weeks.
The weather has been playing cat and mouse with us, Moments go by and you think AaaaaaHhhhhhhhhhhh!! Summer is back and the next moment you have to run for cover as the heavens will open without notice and you will be drenched, and suddenly it is cold! You reach for the cardigan again just to remove it an hour later when the sun is bright and beautiful in the blue, blue skies!
The temperatures has been falling steadily at night time and at some stage last week it must have dropped below (7)the marker set for the thermostat to kick in at the hospital and the heaters went on full blast, we nearly suffocated and the poor patients had all a free sauna, they say you do not get cold from something like that but I definitely did as I dripped most of the night and the fan was on and you walk passed soaked in perspiration ,cool down for a while and then moments later you are so hot that your clothes are sticking to you! I was also very generous and gave this not requested cold to Barry, and as a man he was much sicker from it than me, fortunately we are both on the road to recovery!
We were ever so privileged to have Finbarr(PF) or Patrick as he is known to all in Ireland, Amanda and our grandson Lukas visiting on Sunday! I could not come near him but that took nothing away from his charm! He is a boy through and through! He knows his own mind and if you do not act quick enough he will let you know in no uncertain terms! His development is far beyond the milestones and there is surely enough gray-matter for a profession in high places!!!!He is absolutely gorgeous!
Flowers looks really not good, only waiting on the gladiolas, some of the Dahlias have opened and brought some colour! Others are drowned or dying! Tomatoes are finished and we had a good crop this year, still a few green ones hanging on the dying storks! Roses may have a second sprout of flowers but if the cold come suddenly, that will also be something of the past!
Birds, by the 100s eating the gosling crumbs and the oats giving to them by Barry, brings us great joy! The late baby swallows peep over the edge of their nest in the donkey house, always hungry and ready to be fed! Hope they make it before the winter come, they still have to leave the nest, put body weight on before they can fly to SA!!!that is another good 4 weeks or more!
The geese are like children, if you do not give attention they make sure we are aware of their existence. The noise is unreal! The teenagers cannot cackle yet but are on the way with an in between noise that can be heard for a mile! The 3 goslings are nearly a month old and will soon be introduced to the rest of the family! Prince Scruffie, keeps guard over Mary and the 3 goslings as if he gets paid to do it! He never leaves her side, he on that side of the fence and she on this side! They keep the grass short and that pleases Barry to no limits as he can omit cutting the lower field, it is a big job and he is not getting younger!
We have the Polish worker and his son who is visiting from Poland working on the extension of the shed, digging the holes for the railway sleepers, cementing them in and then the framework for the roof and the wooden fence poles as walls, it will be used for shelter for the geese and turf or wood for the winter. The older shed is just not big enough. The donkey house far too small for the geese family! 2 will be going to a friend maybe next week that leaves us with 8 young geese and 5 older ones.
We are very fortunate to be counted in at the church for the wood that will come available. The church grounds are surrounded by 60-100 year old pine trees and has grown far too high. The roots are disturbing the graves as well as the foundations of the church and has ruined the stone wall around the church, so, sad as it is, the trees have to come down! It is also a health and safety risk with high winds and storms.
At work things have improved a little after the ballot was accepted for 5% hours and pay cut instead of the less 18% we were working under for the last 2 years! Worked has picked up and means that we are now working 3+4nights in a fortnight and sometimes more, all overtime has to be paid and not given as time over!
There has also been an inquiry into the professional attitude of the Manager and Nursing Director of the Hospital who sometimes would use abusive language, raised voice and unreasonable expectations especially from the theatre staff. The woman, conducting the interviews have had experience with such disturbing behaviour in the EU and we hope sincerely that matters will improve!
Last but not least on the list are those who have received exam results and I am waiting to hear how it went with Christiaan’s leaving cert results! The SA children and students are nearing their last quarter of the year and we wish them well!
Here I am thinking of Nicole, Stephan, Nico, Elaine, Reuben, all still at school. Mieanka?, has returned to JHB and I hope she will be happy!
And off course all the students at University!
I am also thinking very specially of my friend Trish and hope sincerely that she will get this letter and know that she is always in my prayers!
Glad that Rob and Thilo are back in Saudi Safely and enjoyed their trip to the USA.
Arnolda and Garth in Australia and the big trek through the desert, enjoy the get-together with the sons!
Gerlof and Sandra are due home soon and I hope they have a safe journey back!
My friend Marthie is visiting her Mom and family in SA and I hope she enjoys every minute of it! I hope she left here with only hand luggage as the orders and requests from all of us were plentiful!!!!
Cilna looking forward to you next visit, a pity you could not come with this time!
Gerda, have not heard from you since you left but hope that you are keeping well! The rest of the SA friends I will hopefully see with our weekly coffee date sometime soon!
Birthdays! Martie R is having a birthday on the 26th, Rachelle had her birthday Yesterday and I hope that the New year will be full of wonderful surprises and good health! Rachelle’s mom has been visiting and will soon be going back, I sincerely hope that she enjoyed Ireland!
Thank you to all for the good wishes that appeared on face book ,sms(txt)and by emails! Much appreciated!
All the people not feeling so well and children that are sick, I hope you all feel better soon! Haya how are the feet and Cobus’s back?
This then, greetings from Cranleymore where we enjoy cool, no wind but sunny weather today!
Take care, all of you!
Regards from house to house
Barry & Christina
Good day to all, family and friends,
I am cheating as this letter will be a few days late and will cover 2 weeks.
The weather has been playing cat and mouse with us, Moments go by and you think AaaaaaHhhhhhhhhhhh!! Summer is back and the next moment you have to run for cover as the heavens will open without notice and you will be drenched, and suddenly it is cold! You reach for the cardigan again just to remove it an hour later when the sun is bright and beautiful in the blue, blue skies!
The temperatures has been falling steadily at night time and at some stage last week it must have dropped below (7)the marker set for the thermostat to kick in at the hospital and the heaters went on full blast, we nearly suffocated and the poor patients had all a free sauna, they say you do not get cold from something like that but I definitely did as I dripped most of the night and the fan was on and you walk passed soaked in perspiration ,cool down for a while and then moments later you are so hot that your clothes are sticking to you! I was also very generous and gave this not requested cold to Barry, and as a man he was much sicker from it than me, fortunately we are both on the road to recovery!
We were ever so privileged to have Finbarr(PF) or Patrick as he is known to all in Ireland, Amanda and our grandson Lukas visiting on Sunday! I could not come near him but that took nothing away from his charm! He is a boy through and through! He knows his own mind and if you do not act quick enough he will let you know in no uncertain terms! His development is far beyond the milestones and there is surely enough gray-matter for a profession in high places!!!!He is absolutely gorgeous!
Flowers looks really not good, only waiting on the gladiolas, some of the Dahlias have opened and brought some colour! Others are drowned or dying! Tomatoes are finished and we had a good crop this year, still a few green ones hanging on the dying storks! Roses may have a second sprout of flowers but if the cold come suddenly, that will also be something of the past!
Birds, by the 100s eating the gosling crumbs and the oats giving to them by Barry, brings us great joy! The late baby swallows peep over the edge of their nest in the donkey house, always hungry and ready to be fed! Hope they make it before the winter come, they still have to leave the nest, put body weight on before they can fly to SA!!!that is another good 4 weeks or more!
The geese are like children, if you do not give attention they make sure we are aware of their existence. The noise is unreal! The teenagers cannot cackle yet but are on the way with an in between noise that can be heard for a mile! The 3 goslings are nearly a month old and will soon be introduced to the rest of the family! Prince Scruffie, keeps guard over Mary and the 3 goslings as if he gets paid to do it! He never leaves her side, he on that side of the fence and she on this side! They keep the grass short and that pleases Barry to no limits as he can omit cutting the lower field, it is a big job and he is not getting younger!
We have the Polish worker and his son who is visiting from Poland working on the extension of the shed, digging the holes for the railway sleepers, cementing them in and then the framework for the roof and the wooden fence poles as walls, it will be used for shelter for the geese and turf or wood for the winter. The older shed is just not big enough. The donkey house far too small for the geese family! 2 will be going to a friend maybe next week that leaves us with 8 young geese and 5 older ones.
We are very fortunate to be counted in at the church for the wood that will come available. The church grounds are surrounded by 60-100 year old pine trees and has grown far too high. The roots are disturbing the graves as well as the foundations of the church and has ruined the stone wall around the church, so, sad as it is, the trees have to come down! It is also a health and safety risk with high winds and storms.
At work things have improved a little after the ballot was accepted for 5% hours and pay cut instead of the less 18% we were working under for the last 2 years! Worked has picked up and means that we are now working 3+4nights in a fortnight and sometimes more, all overtime has to be paid and not given as time over!
There has also been an inquiry into the professional attitude of the Manager and Nursing Director of the Hospital who sometimes would use abusive language, raised voice and unreasonable expectations especially from the theatre staff. The woman, conducting the interviews have had experience with such disturbing behaviour in the EU and we hope sincerely that matters will improve!
Last but not least on the list are those who have received exam results and I am waiting to hear how it went with Christiaan’s leaving cert results! The SA children and students are nearing their last quarter of the year and we wish them well!
Here I am thinking of Nicole, Stephan, Nico, Elaine, Reuben, all still at school. Mieanka?, has returned to JHB and I hope she will be happy!
And off course all the students at University!
I am also thinking very specially of my friend Trish and hope sincerely that she will get this letter and know that she is always in my prayers!
Glad that Rob and Thilo are back in Saudi Safely and enjoyed their trip to the USA.
Arnolda and Garth in Australia and the big trek through the desert, enjoy the get-together with the sons!
Gerlof and Sandra are due home soon and I hope they have a safe journey back!
My friend Marthie is visiting her Mom and family in SA and I hope she enjoys every minute of it! I hope she left here with only hand luggage as the orders and requests from all of us were plentiful!!!!
Cilna looking forward to you next visit, a pity you could not come with this time!
Gerda, have not heard from you since you left but hope that you are keeping well! The rest of the SA friends I will hopefully see with our weekly coffee date sometime soon!
Birthdays! Martie R is having a birthday on the 26th, Rachelle had her birthday Yesterday and I hope that the New year will be full of wonderful surprises and good health! Rachelle’s mom has been visiting and will soon be going back, I sincerely hope that she enjoyed Ireland!
Thank you to all for the good wishes that appeared on face book ,sms(txt)and by emails! Much appreciated!
All the people not feeling so well and children that are sick, I hope you all feel better soon! Haya how are the feet and Cobus’s back?
This then, greetings from Cranleymore where we enjoy cool, no wind but sunny weather today!
Take care, all of you!
Regards from house to house
Barry & Christina
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Ierse groete!
Saterdag 14 Aug’10
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
( 19h20 en die hemele is blou en die son skyn! Tyd van versending!)
Bewolk maar geen reen ,dit het eintlik lank laas gereen ,ons sit net onder hierdie kombers, met baie lae en kleure, van wolk massas, wat soms vinnig deur die wind aangejaag word en soms hang hulle net.
Temperature het definitief in die teenoorgestelde rigting begin beweeg. Oggend temp is nou 12-14 en dit word selde warmer as 16, miskien 17 as die son per ongeluk ‘n gaatjie kry om deur te skyn, snags kan dit tot 7 val, dit voorspel net een ding, herfs is om die draai!
Net terug van LIDL dit is ons Supermark waar ons 99% van ons proviant koop, en ons het in die vrugte bakke vanoggend:-!
Navel lemoene uit SA
Gala Appels uit SA
Pomelos uit SA
Bananas uit Columbia
Druiwe(swartkorrels) uit Italie
Gladde perkskes-Nectarines uit Spanje
Ek leef mos van vrugte en groente weet ongelukkig nie waar die groentes vandaan kom nie, Hulle het die klawer teken op dus neem ek aan dit is Iers! Met die dat ek soos ‘n brandsiek runderpest sieke gelyk het , het ek nie ‘n voet buite die hek gesit as dit nie brood nodig was nie! Mense wat my nie ken nie sou maar net gedink het, ‘ag siestog sy lyk nie te goed nie’ maar almal wat my ken het hul asems opgetrek en met groot oë gestaar!
Ek lyk aansienlik beter en kan darem weer my neus tussen my wange bespeur, maar ek was totaal toegeswel 2 dae kon ek nie my regter oog eers oopkry nie! Gelukkig het die Dr se medisyne gehelp en ook my smeek gebede dat ek ek weer gesond sal word sodat ek kan gaan werk, en nie letsels op my gesig moet oorhou nie.
Ons is erg bevoorregt om die voëllewe van naby te bekyk.
Vanoggend hardloop die ‘blackbird’ wyfie vinnig heen en weer op die gras wat gister gesny is en draai haar koppie en sy luister en sodra die wurpie sy verskyning maak gryp sy hom gou-gou, dis te wonderlik om te sien hoe sy telke male luister! Daar is gereeld ‘n geveg aan die gang oor wie se grasperk dit nou eintlik is! Die arme ‘red robin’ word soms wreed deur die ander groter voëls verjaag. Ons het ook ‘n piep klein voëltjie opgemerk, so klein dat hy, toe hy nie die einde van einde van die heining kon kry, nie deur die ogiesdraad gewurm het,dit het na ‘n ‘fly catcher’ gelyk maar ons is nie seker nie!Letterlik 100e voeltjies besoek ons daagliks want ons het die gans kuiken kos en die oats wat hulle trek, Baie bessies is aan die ryp word en hulle het ook ons appels begin pik en ons moes noodgedwonge die 5 appels wat toe oor was pluk en ek sal hulle maar vir Barry kook en met vla opdien môre as poeding! Die swaeltjies het ‘n 2de broeisel van 4 eiers in die donkiehuis en sal eersdaags uitgebroei wees! Hoop hulle word groot voor die koue kom!
Die boere is besig om gras vir ‘n 2de keer te sny en bale te maak dus is al die paaie vol trekters en sleep waens en baal masjiene,baie gevaarlik!
Ons het hierdie jaar ons hitte verskaffende materiaal, turf, gekoop, ons het baie somme gemaak en uiteindelik het Barry ge-kwibbel tot hy die prys gehad het waar hy dit met vrymoedigheid kon betaal en ons skuur is vol! Om warm te kan bly in die winter is seker byna meer belangrik as om te eet!
Die man van wie ons die turf gekoop het, het 11 kinders waarvan 7 seuns is en hulle is almal op die ‘Doil’ Hy het nie ‘n tand in sy mond nie en is stok doof, Jy moet so hard skree dat die mense in die dorp hoor wat ons sê! Hy bring gereeld 4 van die seuns saam en omdat dit nie meer in Barry se lyf sit om 2 tons turf te pak nie doen die 4 seuns dit dan vir ‘n eksta fooitjie! Hulle is ook almal bo 35!
Sou ons dit self gedoen het word dit ‘n erge beslommernis want ons het nie ‘n sleepwaentjie nie en moet dan betaal om dit hier te kry ,alhoewel dit goedkoper is om dit van die bog(G uitgespreek soos vir ‘gold’ in Engels) te koop, te stapel en te laat droog word, styg die koste geweldig vir die vervoer daarvan! As ek nou eendag geld het koop ek ‘n trekter en ‘n groot sleep wa om alles wat ek wil verskuif of vervoer self te doen! Hahaha...
Ons het heerlik koffie gedrink by een van die Suid Afrikaanse vroue in Mullingar. Hulle wag dat hul huis klaar gebou word en intussen huur hulle ‘n enorme groot huis in ‘n baie mooi buurt! Ons het ook ‘n hekel les gehad, ek het net gekyk want ek had toe nie ‘n hekelpen nie! Heerlike melktert en sjokolade koek ge-eet wat die dogters gebak het! Nogmaals baie dankie Marna vir die gasvryheid! Ons wens ook Mathie ‘n voorspoedige reis na SA toe en dat sy die tydjie saam met haar ma baie sal geniet!
Ons gans familie is op die oomblik pragtig, die tieners is parmantig gemaklik met ons, Barry is hul bron van voedsel en hulle is baie lief vir hom, Gister het ek ‘n hele gesprek met die klomp gevoer terwyl hulle net so hard antwoord. Hul piep-piep het nou verander na wap-wap-wap net die k wat nog vermis word. Hul ogies het almal ligte rooi kringe om en die oog kleur is vinnig besig om van swart na lig blou te veranter! Hulle is nou byna so groot soos hul ma’s en tantes! Toulouse, die een tiener wat meer vreemde eieskappe as die res het is nou nie ‘n mooi gans nie maar ons het net so lief!
Die kleintjies is nou 2 weke oud en doen al die dinge wat hul boeties ,sussies ens gedoen het! Wonderlik hoe vinnig hulle groei en onafhanklik begin wei en kosbak toe hardloop! Hulle sit net soos die tieners ook in die waterbak! Die tieners is baie lief vir die water en soms is daar 4-5 in die tenk op dieselfde tyd! As hulle uitklouter moet ons omtrent die tenk weer opvul, so het die watervlak gesak!
Ons het ten spyte van die bewolkte weer tog ‘n paar heerlike ure buite deurgebring vandag! Die wind het nie gewaai nie en dit maak die wêreld se verskil!
Môre is Sondag en die beste dag van die week! Psalme en Gesange reeds goed ge-oefen en ons hoop dat ons more lekker sal sing! Ons besoekende prediker verlede week was van Monaghan en het ‘n uitstekende preek gelewer! ‘n mens loop so sielsverrykkend uit die kerk en het sommer hoop vir die ellendes wat die week mag bring! Ons Hemelse Vader is goed vir ons!
Ons dink baie spesiaal aan Isabel en kinders met oorlede broer Gerhard se verjaardag herdenking!
Paul in Australie verjaar die 20ste! Hoop jou verjaardag verloop met dawerende gejuig! Ryke seeninge jou toegebid jongman!
Ons kleinseun word ook 4 mnde oud, tog eienaardig hoe hy reeds 16weke oud is maar nog nie 4 mnde nie! Hy is ‘n oulike ,vriendelike en hoogs intellegente knapie! Ons sien hulle volgende week en kan nie wag nie!
Ons lees met weemoed van die moorde en bid vir almal se veiligheid! Ek weet daar is duisende mooi dinge wat ook in die land gebeur maar ‘n mens se hart voel tog maar baie seer!
Hoop van harte dat Nine en kleindogter hul reis geniet, Haya , hoop dat jou voete goed herstel en dat Cobus se rug beter is! Gerlof ,Sandra en MarieJanke- geniet leke moment julle tyd in SA vlieg verby!
Intussen is die dag verby en ek moet gaan opskep!
Almal wat werk soek was vandag by die deur! En die elektrisiën het nooit teruggekom nie nou moet ons maar ‘n ander een soek! Nog geen eleltrisiteit in die skuur nie!
Hiermee dan bewolte groete met die son strale wat so elke nou en dan skitterend deur breek!
Liefde groete van ons hier in Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
( 19h20 en die hemele is blou en die son skyn! Tyd van versending!)
Bewolk maar geen reen ,dit het eintlik lank laas gereen ,ons sit net onder hierdie kombers, met baie lae en kleure, van wolk massas, wat soms vinnig deur die wind aangejaag word en soms hang hulle net.
Temperature het definitief in die teenoorgestelde rigting begin beweeg. Oggend temp is nou 12-14 en dit word selde warmer as 16, miskien 17 as die son per ongeluk ‘n gaatjie kry om deur te skyn, snags kan dit tot 7 val, dit voorspel net een ding, herfs is om die draai!
Net terug van LIDL dit is ons Supermark waar ons 99% van ons proviant koop, en ons het in die vrugte bakke vanoggend:-!
Navel lemoene uit SA
Gala Appels uit SA
Pomelos uit SA
Bananas uit Columbia
Druiwe(swartkorrels) uit Italie
Gladde perkskes-Nectarines uit Spanje
Ek leef mos van vrugte en groente weet ongelukkig nie waar die groentes vandaan kom nie, Hulle het die klawer teken op dus neem ek aan dit is Iers! Met die dat ek soos ‘n brandsiek runderpest sieke gelyk het , het ek nie ‘n voet buite die hek gesit as dit nie brood nodig was nie! Mense wat my nie ken nie sou maar net gedink het, ‘ag siestog sy lyk nie te goed nie’ maar almal wat my ken het hul asems opgetrek en met groot oë gestaar!
Ek lyk aansienlik beter en kan darem weer my neus tussen my wange bespeur, maar ek was totaal toegeswel 2 dae kon ek nie my regter oog eers oopkry nie! Gelukkig het die Dr se medisyne gehelp en ook my smeek gebede dat ek ek weer gesond sal word sodat ek kan gaan werk, en nie letsels op my gesig moet oorhou nie.
Ons is erg bevoorregt om die voëllewe van naby te bekyk.
Vanoggend hardloop die ‘blackbird’ wyfie vinnig heen en weer op die gras wat gister gesny is en draai haar koppie en sy luister en sodra die wurpie sy verskyning maak gryp sy hom gou-gou, dis te wonderlik om te sien hoe sy telke male luister! Daar is gereeld ‘n geveg aan die gang oor wie se grasperk dit nou eintlik is! Die arme ‘red robin’ word soms wreed deur die ander groter voëls verjaag. Ons het ook ‘n piep klein voëltjie opgemerk, so klein dat hy, toe hy nie die einde van einde van die heining kon kry, nie deur die ogiesdraad gewurm het,dit het na ‘n ‘fly catcher’ gelyk maar ons is nie seker nie!Letterlik 100e voeltjies besoek ons daagliks want ons het die gans kuiken kos en die oats wat hulle trek, Baie bessies is aan die ryp word en hulle het ook ons appels begin pik en ons moes noodgedwonge die 5 appels wat toe oor was pluk en ek sal hulle maar vir Barry kook en met vla opdien môre as poeding! Die swaeltjies het ‘n 2de broeisel van 4 eiers in die donkiehuis en sal eersdaags uitgebroei wees! Hoop hulle word groot voor die koue kom!
Die boere is besig om gras vir ‘n 2de keer te sny en bale te maak dus is al die paaie vol trekters en sleep waens en baal masjiene,baie gevaarlik!
Ons het hierdie jaar ons hitte verskaffende materiaal, turf, gekoop, ons het baie somme gemaak en uiteindelik het Barry ge-kwibbel tot hy die prys gehad het waar hy dit met vrymoedigheid kon betaal en ons skuur is vol! Om warm te kan bly in die winter is seker byna meer belangrik as om te eet!
Die man van wie ons die turf gekoop het, het 11 kinders waarvan 7 seuns is en hulle is almal op die ‘Doil’ Hy het nie ‘n tand in sy mond nie en is stok doof, Jy moet so hard skree dat die mense in die dorp hoor wat ons sê! Hy bring gereeld 4 van die seuns saam en omdat dit nie meer in Barry se lyf sit om 2 tons turf te pak nie doen die 4 seuns dit dan vir ‘n eksta fooitjie! Hulle is ook almal bo 35!
Sou ons dit self gedoen het word dit ‘n erge beslommernis want ons het nie ‘n sleepwaentjie nie en moet dan betaal om dit hier te kry ,alhoewel dit goedkoper is om dit van die bog(G uitgespreek soos vir ‘gold’ in Engels) te koop, te stapel en te laat droog word, styg die koste geweldig vir die vervoer daarvan! As ek nou eendag geld het koop ek ‘n trekter en ‘n groot sleep wa om alles wat ek wil verskuif of vervoer self te doen! Hahaha...
Ons het heerlik koffie gedrink by een van die Suid Afrikaanse vroue in Mullingar. Hulle wag dat hul huis klaar gebou word en intussen huur hulle ‘n enorme groot huis in ‘n baie mooi buurt! Ons het ook ‘n hekel les gehad, ek het net gekyk want ek had toe nie ‘n hekelpen nie! Heerlike melktert en sjokolade koek ge-eet wat die dogters gebak het! Nogmaals baie dankie Marna vir die gasvryheid! Ons wens ook Mathie ‘n voorspoedige reis na SA toe en dat sy die tydjie saam met haar ma baie sal geniet!
Ons gans familie is op die oomblik pragtig, die tieners is parmantig gemaklik met ons, Barry is hul bron van voedsel en hulle is baie lief vir hom, Gister het ek ‘n hele gesprek met die klomp gevoer terwyl hulle net so hard antwoord. Hul piep-piep het nou verander na wap-wap-wap net die k wat nog vermis word. Hul ogies het almal ligte rooi kringe om en die oog kleur is vinnig besig om van swart na lig blou te veranter! Hulle is nou byna so groot soos hul ma’s en tantes! Toulouse, die een tiener wat meer vreemde eieskappe as die res het is nou nie ‘n mooi gans nie maar ons het net so lief!
Die kleintjies is nou 2 weke oud en doen al die dinge wat hul boeties ,sussies ens gedoen het! Wonderlik hoe vinnig hulle groei en onafhanklik begin wei en kosbak toe hardloop! Hulle sit net soos die tieners ook in die waterbak! Die tieners is baie lief vir die water en soms is daar 4-5 in die tenk op dieselfde tyd! As hulle uitklouter moet ons omtrent die tenk weer opvul, so het die watervlak gesak!
Ons het ten spyte van die bewolkte weer tog ‘n paar heerlike ure buite deurgebring vandag! Die wind het nie gewaai nie en dit maak die wêreld se verskil!
Môre is Sondag en die beste dag van die week! Psalme en Gesange reeds goed ge-oefen en ons hoop dat ons more lekker sal sing! Ons besoekende prediker verlede week was van Monaghan en het ‘n uitstekende preek gelewer! ‘n mens loop so sielsverrykkend uit die kerk en het sommer hoop vir die ellendes wat die week mag bring! Ons Hemelse Vader is goed vir ons!
Ons dink baie spesiaal aan Isabel en kinders met oorlede broer Gerhard se verjaardag herdenking!
Paul in Australie verjaar die 20ste! Hoop jou verjaardag verloop met dawerende gejuig! Ryke seeninge jou toegebid jongman!
Ons kleinseun word ook 4 mnde oud, tog eienaardig hoe hy reeds 16weke oud is maar nog nie 4 mnde nie! Hy is ‘n oulike ,vriendelike en hoogs intellegente knapie! Ons sien hulle volgende week en kan nie wag nie!
Ons lees met weemoed van die moorde en bid vir almal se veiligheid! Ek weet daar is duisende mooi dinge wat ook in die land gebeur maar ‘n mens se hart voel tog maar baie seer!
Hoop van harte dat Nine en kleindogter hul reis geniet, Haya , hoop dat jou voete goed herstel en dat Cobus se rug beter is! Gerlof ,Sandra en MarieJanke- geniet leke moment julle tyd in SA vlieg verby!
Intussen is die dag verby en ek moet gaan opskep!
Almal wat werk soek was vandag by die deur! En die elektrisiën het nooit teruggekom nie nou moet ons maar ‘n ander een soek! Nog geen eleltrisiteit in die skuur nie!
Hiermee dan bewolte groete met die son strale wat so elke nou en dan skitterend deur breek!
Liefde groete van ons hier in Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Greetings from the Emerald Island
Saturday 7 Aug ‘10
Good day to all, family and friends!
Met Eireann or something to that spelling promised that the heavens will open sometime today, no.... unfortunately not to let the sun in but with buckets, of rain water. Admitting that the sun did shine for 60 min when we got up this morning, it is now nearly dark inside and we have to switch the lights on to read or do something specific! According to records, I do not know who keep these records , they never consulted me, and I have records of everyday’s weather for the last 5 years, the sun shone less in July 2010 than in the last 10 Julys.
August has not started much better we are at day 7 and we have not had a full 12 hours sunshine yet in these 7 days! Summer is coming to an end and very quickly!
Vegetation flourish in the wet weather in some ways and in other they totally disintegrate, the 2 tomatoes plants standing in the rain but with leaves too dense the water does not reach the soil and in spite of all the rain we still have to water many plants and baskets!
In our garden we have one ornamental plum tree and one green plum tree entwined, or may be grafted, who will know but in the 5½ years we saw no fruit of any kind , but this year the branches are heavy with a different kind of plum , looks like cherry ,lovely red in colour when ripe and sweet! So with ladder and rake we intend to gather all the fruit from the highest branches to make jam!. These fruit is from the green tree, there are also fruit on the maroon tree but the fruit stays hard and also looks just like a cherry but tasting it , it is plum like!
The lower field was cut on Thursday and looks good, we do that only once or twice a year the geese does graze it down well but with all the rain it becomes like a forest!
Barry does most things himself and I assist just by being at his side. Last Saturday he wanted to sharpen a knife in the workshop and found the grinder not working, thought the plug fuse must be gone, { here all electrical appliances are equipped with a fuse in the plug, you just change the fuse } hoping to get back to it later but he did not! Coming back from church last Sunday he fetched food for the geese and find it smelling awful in the workshop ,looked around and saw the freezer defrosted and the whole place under water!
Quickly took the little bit left in the freezer out, still fairly frozen and moved it to the fridge in the house for cooking later, that day or Monday but then we realized that there is no electricity at all in the shed. With elementary knowledge of electricity and the DIY digest we went to the Shop and got a tester, after many hours of doing exactly as they suggest we established that all is not well and suddenly the whole house’s electricity went! After a hour I phoned ESB , wonderful, it was not the 2 of us causing it but the complete shut down over 10 -15km radius! What a relief!
A colleague of mine living 12 miles away is an electrician and he came round on our request and found that there is a break in the conduction from the house to the workshop! The cable being buried under 3ft cement for the last 5 years makes digging it up an impossibility! Typical Irish he will pitch here Monday or Tuesday afternoon with some very good excuse! He promised to be here today but the day is gone and no Cìaron......
In the mean time we also travelled to Dublin for the Nuclear Cardiac stress test which turned out to be more than a stress test for the heart but also in endurance and patience! What- ever could go wrong, did and after 50 min of lying with his arms above his head tied down in the scanning tunnel Barry went through agony as he has a shoulder held together with love and tender care as he tore most of his shoulder muscles some time ago! He also got panicky in the tunnel and vowed not to go back whatever the outcome. Lo and behold the phone rang Thursday, the cardiologist wants him back for a resting scan but he refused blankly he would have to lay for another 30 mins in the same position and he is just not able for it! That took care of the heart scanning! Disappointment but so it will be!
Last night after our evening meal i discovered that my face is covered in a red hot rash!and spreading fast over large part of my body It is still there and can get worse at any time or subside for a little while but not long! So here we go , the only thing I ate different from all week was Salmon last night and a little beetroot! I eat it at least 1x a week and never had a problem before but even the anti-histamine is not working! Will watch and see!
Our church minister is still on leave and Barry chose the Hymns like last Sunday, ones he can sing, then we know that the 10-12 people there will be able to sing it as well! All well known and well practised! Always the best day of the week!
I am not sure if I will post this letter as I suddenly wondered what on earth do you do with the letter? Delete it as it arrives in the ‘inbox’ most probably
The geese teenagers are lovely graceful young birds Monday 6 weeks old! The goslings a week old and all going according to plan!
I hope that those who are on holiday are having really a good time , those preparing for exams, study well! Those waiting for their results! Everything of the best!
Young Gerhard from Frikkie en Elmarie has a birthday on the 12th I will forward a separate birthday card!
Any-one else having a birthday Many happy returns of the day!
We were only 4 ladies drinking coffee on Friday and as always very pleasant! Marna I hope your cold has improved! Hope the other SA friends are keeping well! Gerda!!. How are you!?
Always lovely to hear from you, Trish I wonder if you get my letters, can you let me know!?
I greet ye all from Cranleymore where the sun plays hide and seeks with us!
Love and kind regards
Barry and Christina
Good day to all, family and friends!
Met Eireann or something to that spelling promised that the heavens will open sometime today, no.... unfortunately not to let the sun in but with buckets, of rain water. Admitting that the sun did shine for 60 min when we got up this morning, it is now nearly dark inside and we have to switch the lights on to read or do something specific! According to records, I do not know who keep these records , they never consulted me, and I have records of everyday’s weather for the last 5 years, the sun shone less in July 2010 than in the last 10 Julys.
August has not started much better we are at day 7 and we have not had a full 12 hours sunshine yet in these 7 days! Summer is coming to an end and very quickly!
Vegetation flourish in the wet weather in some ways and in other they totally disintegrate, the 2 tomatoes plants standing in the rain but with leaves too dense the water does not reach the soil and in spite of all the rain we still have to water many plants and baskets!
In our garden we have one ornamental plum tree and one green plum tree entwined, or may be grafted, who will know but in the 5½ years we saw no fruit of any kind , but this year the branches are heavy with a different kind of plum , looks like cherry ,lovely red in colour when ripe and sweet! So with ladder and rake we intend to gather all the fruit from the highest branches to make jam!. These fruit is from the green tree, there are also fruit on the maroon tree but the fruit stays hard and also looks just like a cherry but tasting it , it is plum like!
The lower field was cut on Thursday and looks good, we do that only once or twice a year the geese does graze it down well but with all the rain it becomes like a forest!
Barry does most things himself and I assist just by being at his side. Last Saturday he wanted to sharpen a knife in the workshop and found the grinder not working, thought the plug fuse must be gone, { here all electrical appliances are equipped with a fuse in the plug, you just change the fuse } hoping to get back to it later but he did not! Coming back from church last Sunday he fetched food for the geese and find it smelling awful in the workshop ,looked around and saw the freezer defrosted and the whole place under water!
Quickly took the little bit left in the freezer out, still fairly frozen and moved it to the fridge in the house for cooking later, that day or Monday but then we realized that there is no electricity at all in the shed. With elementary knowledge of electricity and the DIY digest we went to the Shop and got a tester, after many hours of doing exactly as they suggest we established that all is not well and suddenly the whole house’s electricity went! After a hour I phoned ESB , wonderful, it was not the 2 of us causing it but the complete shut down over 10 -15km radius! What a relief!
A colleague of mine living 12 miles away is an electrician and he came round on our request and found that there is a break in the conduction from the house to the workshop! The cable being buried under 3ft cement for the last 5 years makes digging it up an impossibility! Typical Irish he will pitch here Monday or Tuesday afternoon with some very good excuse! He promised to be here today but the day is gone and no Cìaron......
In the mean time we also travelled to Dublin for the Nuclear Cardiac stress test which turned out to be more than a stress test for the heart but also in endurance and patience! What- ever could go wrong, did and after 50 min of lying with his arms above his head tied down in the scanning tunnel Barry went through agony as he has a shoulder held together with love and tender care as he tore most of his shoulder muscles some time ago! He also got panicky in the tunnel and vowed not to go back whatever the outcome. Lo and behold the phone rang Thursday, the cardiologist wants him back for a resting scan but he refused blankly he would have to lay for another 30 mins in the same position and he is just not able for it! That took care of the heart scanning! Disappointment but so it will be!
Last night after our evening meal i discovered that my face is covered in a red hot rash!and spreading fast over large part of my body It is still there and can get worse at any time or subside for a little while but not long! So here we go , the only thing I ate different from all week was Salmon last night and a little beetroot! I eat it at least 1x a week and never had a problem before but even the anti-histamine is not working! Will watch and see!
Our church minister is still on leave and Barry chose the Hymns like last Sunday, ones he can sing, then we know that the 10-12 people there will be able to sing it as well! All well known and well practised! Always the best day of the week!
I am not sure if I will post this letter as I suddenly wondered what on earth do you do with the letter? Delete it as it arrives in the ‘inbox’ most probably
The geese teenagers are lovely graceful young birds Monday 6 weeks old! The goslings a week old and all going according to plan!
I hope that those who are on holiday are having really a good time , those preparing for exams, study well! Those waiting for their results! Everything of the best!
Young Gerhard from Frikkie en Elmarie has a birthday on the 12th I will forward a separate birthday card!
Any-one else having a birthday Many happy returns of the day!
We were only 4 ladies drinking coffee on Friday and as always very pleasant! Marna I hope your cold has improved! Hope the other SA friends are keeping well! Gerda!!. How are you!?
Always lovely to hear from you, Trish I wonder if you get my letters, can you let me know!?
I greet ye all from Cranleymore where the sun plays hide and seeks with us!
Love and kind regards
Barry and Christina
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Ierse groete!
Sondag 1 Aug’10
Goeie dag almal, familie en vriende!!!!
Die weer is baie wispelturig, ‘n baie bekende ondervinding hier in die groen groen eiland van die Iere! Ons het baie reën gehad die afgelope week maar so tussen deur het die son darem ook sy verskyning gemaak en dan met mening op die Ierse aarde geskyn! As julle na die golf kyk sal julle die groen sien waarvan ek praat!
Die klein blommetjies kan net nie al die water verwerk nie en is stadig maar seker besig om te versuip! Ons aarbeie het na baie weke nou aan hul einde gekom maar op die stoof, hierdie oomblik kook ek gemengde bessie konfyt, rasberries,swart bessies, appelliefies en die laaste aarbeie! Moet elke keer gaan kyk en roer!
Die rose se eerste drag is af en daar is orals nuwe groei en ons hoop om nog ‘n stel rose te hê voor die herfs ons oorval!
Ons dag temperature is net so onder julle laat winter temp, vir ons is dit heerlik maar ek is seker julle dra truie!Vandag is 15 gr wat eintlik lekker is , As ons nou nader aan 12 of 10 beweeg word die truie wel aangetrek!
Ons kleinseun Lukas groei met rasse skrede en is baie oulik! Hou sy eie bottel vas en steek sy tong vir jou uit as jy jou tong uitsteek!
Die spul by die werk het my met ‘n slap riem gevang verlede week ,ek het 5 nagte moes werk en toe ek die laaste nag in die saal kom word ek gou ingelig dat ek oue te huis toe moet gaan! Hulle het die hele week gehad om my intelig maar nee dit word op ‘n slinkse manier op die nippertjie aan jou meegedeel met ‘n notatjie teen die muur. Ek was woedend , nie so seer omdat ek daar moes werk nie maar vir die manier waarop hulle my ingelig het, dit was my 5 de nag en die ander nurse het net Donderdag en Vrdag nag gewerk sy kon maar regtig Vrydag nag daar gaan werk het, ek was regtig moeg teen daardie tyd, maar ek besluit toe dat ek dit positief sal hanteer en besluit dat ek in die Paradys werk en dat ek met dankbaarheid in my hart die werk na die beste van my vermoë sal doen ten spyte van my gemoed! Dit het toe ook baie goed afgeloop en die nag was verby voor ek my oe uit kon vee!
Nou is ek op die plek rus en gaan die eerste paar dae net lui wees en dan sal ek huis begin skoon maak! Ons moet eers Dinsdag Dublin toe vir Barry se Isotope X Strale van die hart en ons sal die hele dag weg wees. Ons het besluit om met die trein na Dublin toe te gaan en dan met ‘n taxi na die hospitaal! Die Luis wat ‘n deftige
tram is en loop van die stasie tot by die hospitaal maar Barry wil onderdood nie daarin klim nie! Ons hoop dat die ondersoek goed sal afloop!
Vandag is daar 2 verjaardae Gerlof wat tans op besoek in SA is en Renate van Mendel my broer.! Veels geluk aan hulle en mag dit ‘n goeie en suksesvolle jaar wees!
Ek weet nie of die jonge lui in SA nog rekord eksamen skryf nie maar in ieder geval hoop ons dat die wat hulle begin voorberei vir die jaar-end eksamen dat dit goed sal gaan! Baie begin in Sept of net daarna ‘n nuwe loopbaan of die volgende jaar op universiteit en ons hoop dat vir almal van julle dit ‘n wonderlike ervaring sal wees! Die dokters wat hul hospitaal jaar doen, (ek weet maar min van hulle af,) Attie jnr, Anneke, Sam,(Kathleen rus nog eers na die geboorte van Isabelle) ons hoop dat hulle baie geleer het so vér en dat hulle uitstekende dokters gaan wees!
Die wat nie belangstel in die gans storie nie . Wees gegroet!
Die jong ganse is môre 5 weke oud is het 18 jaar in 5 weke geleef, hulle is nou geheel-en-al selfstandig, hulle is nou jong ganse met vere en vlerke. Swem sonder toesig en vreet hulle trommeldik!. Hulle word nog so effe deur die ouer lui beskerm maar elke nou en dan waag een van hulle bietjie om weg van die groep te wei! Baie oulik!
Ons het egter baie weemoedig al die eiers van een hen en ook 7 eiers van die 2 de sittende hen verloor maar spog darem met 3 pas uitgebroeide kuikens! Ons dink die eiers was ouer as 10 dae, Ons het hulle gemerk maar volgende jaar sal ons die datum op hulle skryf en versigtig wees ,en nie uit datum eiers onder hulle sit nie!
Ons het baie geleer en verstaan dinge nou effe beter en sal volgende jaar beter ge-organiseerd wees en ook hopelik ‘n broeikas hê! Om hulle groot te maak is niks nie maar hierdie gebroeiery is ‘n konsternasie op die stasie! Ons sal hulle nou van mekaar moet skei, kom die lente,(dis nog maande weg) want die matriarg mag nie sy dogters dek nie en die seuns mag ook nie hul mammas of sussies bykom nie dus ons sal die jong henne met ‘n nuwe mannetjie moet dek , Prins Scruffie behou sy harem van 4 henne! Ons het nou altesaam15 ganse!
Ek heg’n foto aan van die 5 weke oue ganse en die nuut uitgebroeide 3! Ons het ‘n magdom voeltjies wat in die heining leef swaeltjies , tot ‘n ‘Lady Wagtail’ met ‘n poot defek maar voer haar babatjies net so goed as enige ander voëltjie! Die swaeltjies in die donkie huis het hul 2de stel eiers van 4 gelê en begin sit , hulle het dit effe laat gelos maar ons hoop dat hulle dit sal maak!
Ons het vandag ons eie predikant se pa op besoek gehad en hy het baie goed gepreek en ons het heerlik gesing. Barry het die Psalme en Gesange gekies en almal het kom sê dat die keuse wonderlik was....want..... hulle kon dit met oorgawe sing! Dit het ook goed by die diens ingepas!
Nou ja ek het nie eintlik verder nuus nie en groet dus met wense dat Nine en Nine jnr hul reis geniet, Dat Gerlof en Sandra lekker vakansie hou, dat almal wat voorbereiding tref vir troues dit met vreugde doen! Rob en Thilo in VSA geniet dit!
Baie dankie vir al die briefies, dit is altyd so lekker om van julle te hoor! Sue ek wag vir die opname!
Groete met liefde van ons in Cranleymore!
Barry en Christina
Goeie dag almal, familie en vriende!!!!
Die weer is baie wispelturig, ‘n baie bekende ondervinding hier in die groen groen eiland van die Iere! Ons het baie reën gehad die afgelope week maar so tussen deur het die son darem ook sy verskyning gemaak en dan met mening op die Ierse aarde geskyn! As julle na die golf kyk sal julle die groen sien waarvan ek praat!
Die klein blommetjies kan net nie al die water verwerk nie en is stadig maar seker besig om te versuip! Ons aarbeie het na baie weke nou aan hul einde gekom maar op die stoof, hierdie oomblik kook ek gemengde bessie konfyt, rasberries,swart bessies, appelliefies en die laaste aarbeie! Moet elke keer gaan kyk en roer!
Die rose se eerste drag is af en daar is orals nuwe groei en ons hoop om nog ‘n stel rose te hê voor die herfs ons oorval!
Ons dag temperature is net so onder julle laat winter temp, vir ons is dit heerlik maar ek is seker julle dra truie!Vandag is 15 gr wat eintlik lekker is , As ons nou nader aan 12 of 10 beweeg word die truie wel aangetrek!
Ons kleinseun Lukas groei met rasse skrede en is baie oulik! Hou sy eie bottel vas en steek sy tong vir jou uit as jy jou tong uitsteek!
Die spul by die werk het my met ‘n slap riem gevang verlede week ,ek het 5 nagte moes werk en toe ek die laaste nag in die saal kom word ek gou ingelig dat ek oue te huis toe moet gaan! Hulle het die hele week gehad om my intelig maar nee dit word op ‘n slinkse manier op die nippertjie aan jou meegedeel met ‘n notatjie teen die muur. Ek was woedend , nie so seer omdat ek daar moes werk nie maar vir die manier waarop hulle my ingelig het, dit was my 5 de nag en die ander nurse het net Donderdag en Vrdag nag gewerk sy kon maar regtig Vrydag nag daar gaan werk het, ek was regtig moeg teen daardie tyd, maar ek besluit toe dat ek dit positief sal hanteer en besluit dat ek in die Paradys werk en dat ek met dankbaarheid in my hart die werk na die beste van my vermoë sal doen ten spyte van my gemoed! Dit het toe ook baie goed afgeloop en die nag was verby voor ek my oe uit kon vee!
Nou is ek op die plek rus en gaan die eerste paar dae net lui wees en dan sal ek huis begin skoon maak! Ons moet eers Dinsdag Dublin toe vir Barry se Isotope X Strale van die hart en ons sal die hele dag weg wees. Ons het besluit om met die trein na Dublin toe te gaan en dan met ‘n taxi na die hospitaal! Die Luis wat ‘n deftige
tram is en loop van die stasie tot by die hospitaal maar Barry wil onderdood nie daarin klim nie! Ons hoop dat die ondersoek goed sal afloop!
Vandag is daar 2 verjaardae Gerlof wat tans op besoek in SA is en Renate van Mendel my broer.! Veels geluk aan hulle en mag dit ‘n goeie en suksesvolle jaar wees!
Ek weet nie of die jonge lui in SA nog rekord eksamen skryf nie maar in ieder geval hoop ons dat die wat hulle begin voorberei vir die jaar-end eksamen dat dit goed sal gaan! Baie begin in Sept of net daarna ‘n nuwe loopbaan of die volgende jaar op universiteit en ons hoop dat vir almal van julle dit ‘n wonderlike ervaring sal wees! Die dokters wat hul hospitaal jaar doen, (ek weet maar min van hulle af,) Attie jnr, Anneke, Sam,(Kathleen rus nog eers na die geboorte van Isabelle) ons hoop dat hulle baie geleer het so vér en dat hulle uitstekende dokters gaan wees!
Die wat nie belangstel in die gans storie nie . Wees gegroet!
Die jong ganse is môre 5 weke oud is het 18 jaar in 5 weke geleef, hulle is nou geheel-en-al selfstandig, hulle is nou jong ganse met vere en vlerke. Swem sonder toesig en vreet hulle trommeldik!. Hulle word nog so effe deur die ouer lui beskerm maar elke nou en dan waag een van hulle bietjie om weg van die groep te wei! Baie oulik!
Ons het egter baie weemoedig al die eiers van een hen en ook 7 eiers van die 2 de sittende hen verloor maar spog darem met 3 pas uitgebroeide kuikens! Ons dink die eiers was ouer as 10 dae, Ons het hulle gemerk maar volgende jaar sal ons die datum op hulle skryf en versigtig wees ,en nie uit datum eiers onder hulle sit nie!
Ons het baie geleer en verstaan dinge nou effe beter en sal volgende jaar beter ge-organiseerd wees en ook hopelik ‘n broeikas hê! Om hulle groot te maak is niks nie maar hierdie gebroeiery is ‘n konsternasie op die stasie! Ons sal hulle nou van mekaar moet skei, kom die lente,(dis nog maande weg) want die matriarg mag nie sy dogters dek nie en die seuns mag ook nie hul mammas of sussies bykom nie dus ons sal die jong henne met ‘n nuwe mannetjie moet dek , Prins Scruffie behou sy harem van 4 henne! Ons het nou altesaam15 ganse!
Ek heg’n foto aan van die 5 weke oue ganse en die nuut uitgebroeide 3! Ons het ‘n magdom voeltjies wat in die heining leef swaeltjies , tot ‘n ‘Lady Wagtail’ met ‘n poot defek maar voer haar babatjies net so goed as enige ander voëltjie! Die swaeltjies in die donkie huis het hul 2de stel eiers van 4 gelê en begin sit , hulle het dit effe laat gelos maar ons hoop dat hulle dit sal maak!
Ons het vandag ons eie predikant se pa op besoek gehad en hy het baie goed gepreek en ons het heerlik gesing. Barry het die Psalme en Gesange gekies en almal het kom sê dat die keuse wonderlik was....want..... hulle kon dit met oorgawe sing! Dit het ook goed by die diens ingepas!
Nou ja ek het nie eintlik verder nuus nie en groet dus met wense dat Nine en Nine jnr hul reis geniet, Dat Gerlof en Sandra lekker vakansie hou, dat almal wat voorbereiding tref vir troues dit met vreugde doen! Rob en Thilo in VSA geniet dit!
Baie dankie vir al die briefies, dit is altyd so lekker om van julle te hoor! Sue ek wag vir die opname!
Groete met liefde van ons in Cranleymore!
Barry en Christina
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