26 September’11
Goeie dag, familie en vriende,
Die briefie is ‘n paar dae laat maar so baie het gebeur dat dit regtig nie saak maak nie. Via Gerlof se brief verneem ons dat die Van Marles nou ook groot ouers is en nou sal hul die vreugdes van Ouma en Oupa beleef! Veels geluk aan Jaco en Stenelle met aankoms van jul baba en dan ook veels geluk aan al die nuwe Oupas en Oumas! Ons hoop om volle besonderhede eersdaags te ontvang!
Gerlof se weermanne en ons weervroue voorspel eienaardige dinge soos vroeë sneeu maar ook ‘n Indiese somer voor die sneeu kom! Temperature van bo 25° word vir die suide van Engeland voorspel en hier by ons netso bo 20° maar as ons moet oordeel aan vandag se temperatuur dan sal daar ‘n wonderwerk in die werkinge moet wees want dit het nie vandag hoër as 12° gestyg nie. Reën as afwisseling is doodgewoon. Die wind is geniepsig en jou hande word sommer gou koud as jy hulle buite los! Die blare val nou vinnig en die kleur skemas is besonders soos dit altyd gedurende herfs is, alle kleure vanaf donker roesbruin tot warm geel.
Ons hanekamme lyk nou mooier as gedurende die hele somer en die helder rooi bring pragtig kleur in die afbrekende somer blomkleure. Die begonias het ons totale bewondering nodig want hulle blom nou 6 mnde en lyk nog steeds mooi! Die rose het so iets van ‘n laat drag rose wat pragtig lyk en ek het seker nou die laaste van die pronkertjies gepluk!
Gister was ons Oes gedenk diens en die hele kerk was vol dalias van wit tot donker rooi byna pers en alles tussenin- ongelooflik mooi! Die kerk het pragtig gelyk en natuurlik was dit die beste dag van my week! Elke hoekie en lysie was gevul met vrugte en groente uit die gemeentelede se tuine-,gerwe van koring gebind soos in die jare her! 110 in getal miskien dink julle dat dit nie juis baie mense is nie maar vir ons gemeente wat hoofsaaklik uit ouer lui bestaan en miskien 20 in getal bereik, is dit ‘n allamintige groot klomp mense. Die orgel diens is deur Joy en myself gehanteer- 4 van my 12 voorgestede Psalme en Gesange was gesing en ek was baie in my skik! Barry het die skrifvoorlesing gedoen en soos altyd word hy vreeslik geprys omdat hy baie duidelik en helder lees-en al die hardhorendes kan hom goed hoor en die feit dat hy deel is van die Protestante kerk bring groot dankbaarheid en maak my baie trots!
Ons het die dankdiens met sang en musiek gevier.Die besoekende predikant het ‘n baie moderne boodskap gebring maar baie indrukwekkend-maar die kersie op die koek naas die heerlike klank wat uit die kerk opgestyg het was die eetgoed! Die ou skool gebou waar meeste van die ouer mense skool gegaan het in die laat 1920’s is gerestoureer in die afgelope 5 mnde met geld wat nagelaat is deur die buurplaas se eienaar-nie eers ‘n lid van die kerk nie maar hulle het altyd na die oes gedenkdiens toe gekom. Nou ja ons het koek vir die res van die jaar maar ek vrees die voeëls sal meeste daarvan verorber!
Ons het ook die wonderlike ervaring gehad van klein voetstappies in die huis,”Opa” soos Lukas, Barry noem, is ‘n diebare klein seuntjie volstreke en slimmer as die houtjie van die galg-skielik klink die uitdrukking baie snaaks, nietemin hy is nie op sy ‘bek’ geval nie en praat aanmekaar, elke woord duidelik uitgespreek bitter min baba woorde en herhaal wat hy foneties hoor. Dit was die eerste keer dat hulle oorgeslaap het en hy het sonder probleem in sy kamp kot gaan slaap en eers die volgende oggend ¼ voor 7 wakker geword! Finbarr kon nie gaan slaap nie want een van hul klante se webblad het die geesgegaf en hy moes deur die nag werk om alles weer in orde te kry- en om nader aan die ellende tewees is hulle toe maar na ‘n vol Ierse ontbyt, huis toe. Dit was nogtans baie lekker om hulle hier te hê. Jy moet oë in jou agterkop hê want alles word ge-inspekteur ,elke kas word oopgemaak en uitgepak- en die wasmasjien het ‘n groot aantrekkinskrag gehad en die klein vingertjies kan so maklik in die knyp kom! Sy ‘Opa’ is die mees wonderlikste ding en as hy hom nie kan sien nie roep hy luid ‘Opa’!!!
Nou ja, die naglewe in Cranleymore het met rasse skrede vergroot. Blackie, Professor, die 2 katte en die 2 jakkalsies het ‘n maatjie bygekry ‘n krimpvarkie-hy is te pragtig en eet alles wat hy as oorskiet op die gras kan vind. Professor en die jakkalsies sit langs mekaar en eet ,dis nou die grys strepies kat maar Blackie is die koning en as hy in die nabyheid is bly al die ander op ‘n afstand!
Die swaeltjies het nog gister deur die lug geswiep en hulle vertrek datum is seker baie naby! Die ander deurdiejaar voëltjies begin nou soek na hulle grondboontjies maar hulle sal eers volgende Maandag begin ekstra voedsel kry!
Die verkiesing van ‘n nuwe President vir Ierland is besig om momentum te kry- alles wat onguur is word nou uit die klosset gegrawe en elkeen moet net verdedig- dit is ongelooflik dat ons ‘n verkiesing gehad het en ‘n nuwe politieke party is aan bewind maar, oo weë! Dit is moeilik om te besluit wie is slegter! Sowat van geld mors is ongelooflik! Die gesondheidsdienste is in Chaos. Geld sake dwarsoor die Europese gebied is in groot gevaar en nog steeds gaan hulle voort met ‘gravy train’ salarisse.
Ek is vir 2 weke met vakansie en is dankbaar vir ‘n kans om weer kragte te herwin-net ‘n akkreditassie vergadering môre middag ,net om dinge effe te vertraag- ons beplan om Vrydag Enniskillen toe te gaan , NI, daar is ‘n groot antieke veiling en omdat dit altyd ‘n baie gesellige uitstappie is doen ons dit alles ineen-besigtig die goedere en indien daar iets is waar ons in belangstel sal ons oorbly!
Nou ja ek het geen verdere nuus nie.
Jul veiligheid is altyd vir ons van groot belang!
Hou die deure gesluit en wees altyd versigtig!
Liefde groete vanuit Cranleymore waar die winter met ‘n ompad, nader kruip.
Barry & Christina
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Mid September greetings
Saturday 17 Sept’11
Good day to all, family and friends!
Rugby takes the prime spot in my letter today with SA beating Fiji and then the news of all news
Ireland show Australia how to do it 15-6 Wow!
The Irish will do post mortem of their performance for the next 72 hrs intensely and then less frequent for the next 5 days or until the next game.
We have sudden showers with sun in between and when the sun shines it is lovely we cannot complain- the temperatures may drop at night below 10 but overall an average of 15-17 during the day. The nights have become much darker and longer and of course days much shorter. The leaves of some trees have turned within a week’s time into gorgeous autumn colours a feast for the eye. In between the dark green of the other trees are still very vibrant. Most of the fields have been cut for a 2nd time and the grain fields are now only stopples on the ground.
The wind blew last week at some horrific speed, settled a little this week but as we are in the pathway of every tail-end of most weather systems we experienced a very “unsettled” weather patron at present. We also have to get ready for the possible snow predicted for early October.
The chimney has been swept and the fire-lighters have been bought. The shed is full to the brim with natural fuel, turf and wood as well as the oil tank. We are ready for whatever is thrown our way! Have to say I love the sun! But on the other hand the winter has its own beauty!
Garden news. I still picked some sweet-peas yesterday and rescued a few roses from the rain and wind. Some of our flower pots were blown over and off the wall which broke branches off some of our bushes and the poor begonias got hit the hardest as they came tumbling down.
The roses are still in flower and have been now for a good month, for the 2nd time this year. The vegetable garden looks very good, the cabbages are filling out and the Brussels sprouts are forming –so are the cauliflowers.
Our animal visitor population brings us great joy! Blackie and Professor cannot stand each other and every now and again they arrive at the same time- an authoritive Blackie make sure that Professor leaves pretty quick and then remarked the whole territory, while the foxes stay hidden until the boss takes his leave! Hours are spent watching the foxes- you have to have excellent night sight to distinguish these animals from the background vegetation- they arrive usually minutes before darkness fall and their ritual stay the same- we were very surprised as we thought one of the young ones were killed on the road but on Wednesday night both of them arrived- may- be it was the mother that died. They are in peak condition, their fur is shining and their tails magnificent. We feed them with scraps from the table and what- ever is available- while we have changed to tinned cat food for the other two. They used to get tuna but it has become a bit expensive- so they eat the tin food just as happy!
At the hospital the Emergency Dept has taken off and we have had every possible admission under the sun from overdoses to 95yrs olds that stopped eating and drinking with the earnest wish to die! In between the 50 cases for theatre a day continues and the staff works very hard, my last 3 nights were out of this world. I cannot even get out of the car when I eventually arrives home at 09h30 in the morning as I am so stiff after a night full of events-trying to keep an Alzheimer patient who had a prostatectomy from getting out of bed and pulling his catheter out to haughty tauties who thinks they own the hospital- we work without a carer at night and you have to do everything and I mean everything. From doctors rounds to giving them their tea and everything in between! Another 2 years maybe three then I will call it a day! The last night I was on my own with 8 patients- I kicked up some mud but there is no-one that can come and help as we run on short staff as normal.
I still have a job and enjoy my work just sometimes you realize that things could have gone wrong – thank the Lord nothing has so far but still patient safety becomes an issue. There are many people who has no work and I gladly do my share- hopefully for as long as I can!
The Presidential election is near but the nomination of candidates is a circus!
The lots seems to be so ignorant of the fact that the President is the 1st Citizen of the country and should be a person of good standing and integrity able to meet any-one and every-one. Some of the candidates make me shiver- I dread the outcome of this election, instead of being proud of your President we might like to dig our heads into a bog! I just hear the voice of Martin Mc Guinness the 1st Minister of NI who has become Sinn Fein’s candidate- now there is hope!
We are both well and enjoy our little estate in the country! The Lord has blessed us in so many ways that my moaning is really not fair. The grass when cut looks like a carpet- the birds sing and the berries are red what more can I say! Last week Barry picked every blackberry and raspberry along the hedge and I cooked jam- there was just a little too much fluid left and I said to Barry when I sat down I must get up in 5 min to check the jam but I started reading my book and the next thing the fire alarm went off! Needless to say - I turned the jam into stone! It took us 3 days to get the pot clean and the stone was given to the birds and bees.
The next lot I treated with great respect and stood over the stove until ready to go into the jam jars! This time we are enjoying our own blackberry jam!
The swallows left their nest and has departed from the donkey house, they have been gathering for some time in great numbers and will soon leave!
Tomorrow is the best day of my week and I will sit in a pew far away from every-one so that I can sing and praise the Lord. Joy is playing the organ and we have tea afterwards. Next week is the event of the year when we have our Harvest Thanksgiving Service. As it will be in the form of Hymns singing Joy and I will share the duty of organ playing. Afterwards we will give tea and cake to all the visitors!
Three of the Potgieter family will be in South Africa in the next couple of weeks and we wish them a safe journey and Christopher that is there since end August- enjoy the hot weather!
Every-one of you are always in our prayers and especially those who are having birthdays. Adelbert on the 20th and any-one else who I do not have a record of! Enjoy your day! Congratulations to Bianca and her husband with their Irish citizenships.
Remember your safety and those of your families.
Take care in every way!
Autumn regards from us in Cranleymore!
Barry & Christina
Good day to all, family and friends!
Rugby takes the prime spot in my letter today with SA beating Fiji and then the news of all news
Ireland show Australia how to do it 15-6 Wow!
The Irish will do post mortem of their performance for the next 72 hrs intensely and then less frequent for the next 5 days or until the next game.
We have sudden showers with sun in between and when the sun shines it is lovely we cannot complain- the temperatures may drop at night below 10 but overall an average of 15-17 during the day. The nights have become much darker and longer and of course days much shorter. The leaves of some trees have turned within a week’s time into gorgeous autumn colours a feast for the eye. In between the dark green of the other trees are still very vibrant. Most of the fields have been cut for a 2nd time and the grain fields are now only stopples on the ground.
The wind blew last week at some horrific speed, settled a little this week but as we are in the pathway of every tail-end of most weather systems we experienced a very “unsettled” weather patron at present. We also have to get ready for the possible snow predicted for early October.
The chimney has been swept and the fire-lighters have been bought. The shed is full to the brim with natural fuel, turf and wood as well as the oil tank. We are ready for whatever is thrown our way! Have to say I love the sun! But on the other hand the winter has its own beauty!
Garden news. I still picked some sweet-peas yesterday and rescued a few roses from the rain and wind. Some of our flower pots were blown over and off the wall which broke branches off some of our bushes and the poor begonias got hit the hardest as they came tumbling down.
The roses are still in flower and have been now for a good month, for the 2nd time this year. The vegetable garden looks very good, the cabbages are filling out and the Brussels sprouts are forming –so are the cauliflowers.
Our animal visitor population brings us great joy! Blackie and Professor cannot stand each other and every now and again they arrive at the same time- an authoritive Blackie make sure that Professor leaves pretty quick and then remarked the whole territory, while the foxes stay hidden until the boss takes his leave! Hours are spent watching the foxes- you have to have excellent night sight to distinguish these animals from the background vegetation- they arrive usually minutes before darkness fall and their ritual stay the same- we were very surprised as we thought one of the young ones were killed on the road but on Wednesday night both of them arrived- may- be it was the mother that died. They are in peak condition, their fur is shining and their tails magnificent. We feed them with scraps from the table and what- ever is available- while we have changed to tinned cat food for the other two. They used to get tuna but it has become a bit expensive- so they eat the tin food just as happy!
At the hospital the Emergency Dept has taken off and we have had every possible admission under the sun from overdoses to 95yrs olds that stopped eating and drinking with the earnest wish to die! In between the 50 cases for theatre a day continues and the staff works very hard, my last 3 nights were out of this world. I cannot even get out of the car when I eventually arrives home at 09h30 in the morning as I am so stiff after a night full of events-trying to keep an Alzheimer patient who had a prostatectomy from getting out of bed and pulling his catheter out to haughty tauties who thinks they own the hospital- we work without a carer at night and you have to do everything and I mean everything. From doctors rounds to giving them their tea and everything in between! Another 2 years maybe three then I will call it a day! The last night I was on my own with 8 patients- I kicked up some mud but there is no-one that can come and help as we run on short staff as normal.
I still have a job and enjoy my work just sometimes you realize that things could have gone wrong – thank the Lord nothing has so far but still patient safety becomes an issue. There are many people who has no work and I gladly do my share- hopefully for as long as I can!
The Presidential election is near but the nomination of candidates is a circus!
The lots seems to be so ignorant of the fact that the President is the 1st Citizen of the country and should be a person of good standing and integrity able to meet any-one and every-one. Some of the candidates make me shiver- I dread the outcome of this election, instead of being proud of your President we might like to dig our heads into a bog! I just hear the voice of Martin Mc Guinness the 1st Minister of NI who has become Sinn Fein’s candidate- now there is hope!
We are both well and enjoy our little estate in the country! The Lord has blessed us in so many ways that my moaning is really not fair. The grass when cut looks like a carpet- the birds sing and the berries are red what more can I say! Last week Barry picked every blackberry and raspberry along the hedge and I cooked jam- there was just a little too much fluid left and I said to Barry when I sat down I must get up in 5 min to check the jam but I started reading my book and the next thing the fire alarm went off! Needless to say - I turned the jam into stone! It took us 3 days to get the pot clean and the stone was given to the birds and bees.
The next lot I treated with great respect and stood over the stove until ready to go into the jam jars! This time we are enjoying our own blackberry jam!
The swallows left their nest and has departed from the donkey house, they have been gathering for some time in great numbers and will soon leave!
Tomorrow is the best day of my week and I will sit in a pew far away from every-one so that I can sing and praise the Lord. Joy is playing the organ and we have tea afterwards. Next week is the event of the year when we have our Harvest Thanksgiving Service. As it will be in the form of Hymns singing Joy and I will share the duty of organ playing. Afterwards we will give tea and cake to all the visitors!
Three of the Potgieter family will be in South Africa in the next couple of weeks and we wish them a safe journey and Christopher that is there since end August- enjoy the hot weather!
Every-one of you are always in our prayers and especially those who are having birthdays. Adelbert on the 20th and any-one else who I do not have a record of! Enjoy your day! Congratulations to Bianca and her husband with their Irish citizenships.
Remember your safety and those of your families.
Take care in every way!
Autumn regards from us in Cranleymore!
Barry & Christina
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Groete vanuit 'n windverwaaide Ierland
Saterdag 10 September’11
Goeie dag allemaal! Familie en vriende!
Eerste die goeie nuus, net soos dit soms by Leopold in N Holland/Belgie gaan, ervaar ons vandag sonskyn en effense warmte ongelukkig waai die wind baie onplesierig en kan jy dit nie waag om buite te sit nie, moenie eers praat van koerant lees nie! Ons vat nou maar elke dag soos hy kom, soms heerlike sonskyn wat dan vinnig afgewissel word met ‘n bui stort reën ,of grys en donker en onheilspellend,geen gewaarwording van enige son in die ruimte nie of sommer net blou kolle in die lug met wit opgestappelde wolk lae wat soms ‘n donker onderlagie het en jou heeltyd laat op kyk maar niks gebeur nie- so al asof die lug ruimte jou terg! Die temperature is eintlik baie goed- vandag het ons opgestaan met 12° wat reeds teen 10vm na 16° opgeskuif het en nou is dit naby 19° wat glad nie sleg is vir ons herfs nie!
Nog goeie nuus, wel vir my was dit in elk geval - en dit is die feit dat ek hierdie allamintige ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Kursus geslaag het. Daar was 2 dokters saam met ons en een het dit nie gemaak nie- ‘n sjirurg, neem hom nie kwalik nie want dit is nou regtig nie sy area van eksperteuse nie solank hy sy snywerk en toewerk goed doen is daar ander wat na die pasient se welsyn omsien. As hy knoei is daar ‘n probleem maar steeds is daar iemand anders wat die pasient aan die lewe hou!
Dit is die allerlaaste keer wat my in so-iets sal begewe. Ek het my hele lewe aangehou studeer, ek hou nooit op nie maar nie eksamen en prakties nie- nee-nee-nee, My stres vlakke het die hoogte in geskiet en ek dit nie nodig nie!
Tuis gaan dit goed ons het die plesier van ons besoekende katte Professor en Blackie. Lg is die baas- selfs die jakkalsies is bang vir hom. Hy het intussen baie astrant begin raak en sit nou op die vensterbank vir ons en wag, gee niks om vir Barry nie sit by die kos bakkie en wag vir sy melk en wat nogal terwyl Professor met sy wit snorbaarde baie versigtig is, hy kruip weg en dink ons kan hom nie sien nie,sy kleure is so dat hy heeltemaal saam smelt met die grasse en ou takke van die heining. Die jakkalsies het minder geword. Ons verneem van een van die SA dames wat so ‘n week of wat gelede hier verby is dat hulle ‘n jakkalsie dood opgemerk het in die pad. Nou is daar net een oor en hy hardloop nog groter draaie as in die begin om seker te maak niemand sien hom nie! ons staan digby die venster in die kombuis met die lig natuurlik af en hou hom dop- ‘n uur kan sommer verby vlieg op die manier. Hy lyk goed sy jas blink en sy stert is te pragtig!
Ons swaeltjies het hul nes eergister verlaat en vlieg nou rond . Hulle slaap nog in die donkiehuis maar is besig om sterker te word elke dag! As ons buite is swiep hulle graag netso by ons koppe verby!
Die tuin lyk nog besonder goed ,die rose het hul 2de drag en lyk mooier as vroër in die somer. 5 jaar gelede het ons ‘n variasie van
Honeysuckle geplant en dit het vir die eerste keer hierdie jaar geblom en lyk te pragtig!
Die pronkertjies het nou die gees gegaf, terwyl die begonias nog pragtig lyk. Die allerhande soort kole in die groente tuin het ongelooflike groei getoon ons hoop dat ons heerlike groente sal he in die winter. Gepraat van die winter- een of ander weervoorspeller het gesê dat ons vroë sneeu gaan hê- dis nou in die eerste 2 weke van Okt en ‘n erger winter as verlede jaar- as ek hom in die hande kry draai ek sy nek om-mense raak al morbied net as hulle so-iets hoor!
By die hospital gaan dinge hulle gang! Die noodgevalle afdeling was baie besig die afgelope week van mense wat moeg gewag was op trollies en iemand het selfs vanaf Cork noorde toe gery –is hier by ons dadelik gesien, gediagnoseer en behandel binne 3 ure ,was opgeneem en is baie gelukkig met die bahandeling. Baie van die gevalle is ouer mense met mediese probleme en dit beteken dat die werklading nou verdubbel het!
Op die politieke front gaan dit vrot verby ,Waterford waar die Kristal fabriek was en toegmaak het, het ‘n 2de groot knou gekry toe een van die telefoon maatskappyeTALK TALK die oproep en diens sentrum aangekondig het dat hulle in 30 dae die plek gaan toemaak en 675 mense sal sonder werk sit!
Intussen vlek hulle almal wat op die ‘gravy’ trein was se verlede oop en vind uit hoe hulle die mense besteel en bedrieg het!
Hulle loop vry rond en die res van die land moet die ellende verduur! Onverstaanbaar!
Hoop dit gaan goed met al die jongelui wat voorbereidings eksamen vir matriek skryf! Nico, Stefan,Nicole! Veels geluk aan die pragtige prestasie van Elaine Kruger met skiet vermoë!
Verlede week het ek totaal en al vergeet van Verjaardae tot my skaamte.
Barend Bornman het die 1ste verjaar.Die 2de het Leané Eloff verjaar, 5de Michael Knight, en Cobus van Marle die 6de.
Veels Geluk aan julle almal! Hoop dat die dag vir elkeen van julle goed afgeloop het!
Volgende week verjaar Finbarr die 13de Ron Starns die 14de saam met Jennifer de Lange. Gwynneth Staples die 15de. Ook aan almal van julle ‘n baie aangename verjaardag jul toegewens!
Ek kry ‘n ekstra kans om hierdie Sondag die orgel te bespeel want dit is katkesasie vir die jonges en Joy help uit met die klas gee.
Ons Oes Dank Fees is die 25ste wat die vorm van ‘n sang diens sal aanneem met heerlike koek en tee daarna! Die kinders kom vir die naweek van die 25ste en ons is baie opgewonde. Ons klein kind is nou ‘n regte klein seuntjie en alte pragtig!
Byna wou ek groet sonder om te vertel van my orgideë wat 8 plante gemaak het in die 2 jaar wat ek die plant gekoop het met totale ander blommetjies aan as wat hulle nou dra! Gister het ek die hele klomp opgedeel en uitplant in spesiale orgideë mengsel. Die 2 de plant moet ook nog onder verdeel word maar die grond is klaar en ek sal eers nog moet gaan koop. Die vensterbank in die gang is nou vol orgideë en my 7 lemoen bome groei ook goed. Die orgideë wat ons gered uit Home Base staan in volle blom in die groot sitkamer! Baie mooi! Dankie MArthie!
Ons pluk elke dag tamaties van die 2 plante wat 7 vt hoog gegroei het en toe dubbel gevou het van swaarheid. Hulle leef nog en produseer die heerlikste tamaties denkbaar!
Ons was vanoggned na ‘n MONSTER VEILING waar die nasionale voetbal en hurling assosiasie geld bymekaar maak – ons is daar weg met 20 boeke onder andere ‘n splinternuwe wêreld atlas wat nog nooit eers oopgemaak is nie. Ons het ook besoek afgelê by Marthie waar sy haar stalletjie in die opemark in Longford het – baie interessant maar ondankbare werk en soms gaan dit goed en ander kere minder goed- ons wens haar alles van die beste toe!
O ja die rugby het begin en nou is alles in rep en roer! Weet nie so mooi van die Iere nie maar ek glo die Springbokke behoort goed te vaar!
Nou het ek alles kwytegeraak wat ek opgegaar het in die onthou boksie!
Ek kan nie genoeg op jul harte druk dat julle tog altyd versigtig moet wees nie! Vertrou niemand nie- en sluit julle deure.
Ek groet uit Cranleymore waar die son skyn en die wind waai.
Liefde
Barry en Christina
Goeie dag allemaal! Familie en vriende!
Eerste die goeie nuus, net soos dit soms by Leopold in N Holland/Belgie gaan, ervaar ons vandag sonskyn en effense warmte ongelukkig waai die wind baie onplesierig en kan jy dit nie waag om buite te sit nie, moenie eers praat van koerant lees nie! Ons vat nou maar elke dag soos hy kom, soms heerlike sonskyn wat dan vinnig afgewissel word met ‘n bui stort reën ,of grys en donker en onheilspellend,geen gewaarwording van enige son in die ruimte nie of sommer net blou kolle in die lug met wit opgestappelde wolk lae wat soms ‘n donker onderlagie het en jou heeltyd laat op kyk maar niks gebeur nie- so al asof die lug ruimte jou terg! Die temperature is eintlik baie goed- vandag het ons opgestaan met 12° wat reeds teen 10vm na 16° opgeskuif het en nou is dit naby 19° wat glad nie sleg is vir ons herfs nie!
Nog goeie nuus, wel vir my was dit in elk geval - en dit is die feit dat ek hierdie allamintige ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Kursus geslaag het. Daar was 2 dokters saam met ons en een het dit nie gemaak nie- ‘n sjirurg, neem hom nie kwalik nie want dit is nou regtig nie sy area van eksperteuse nie solank hy sy snywerk en toewerk goed doen is daar ander wat na die pasient se welsyn omsien. As hy knoei is daar ‘n probleem maar steeds is daar iemand anders wat die pasient aan die lewe hou!
Dit is die allerlaaste keer wat my in so-iets sal begewe. Ek het my hele lewe aangehou studeer, ek hou nooit op nie maar nie eksamen en prakties nie- nee-nee-nee, My stres vlakke het die hoogte in geskiet en ek dit nie nodig nie!
Tuis gaan dit goed ons het die plesier van ons besoekende katte Professor en Blackie. Lg is die baas- selfs die jakkalsies is bang vir hom. Hy het intussen baie astrant begin raak en sit nou op die vensterbank vir ons en wag, gee niks om vir Barry nie sit by die kos bakkie en wag vir sy melk en wat nogal terwyl Professor met sy wit snorbaarde baie versigtig is, hy kruip weg en dink ons kan hom nie sien nie,sy kleure is so dat hy heeltemaal saam smelt met die grasse en ou takke van die heining. Die jakkalsies het minder geword. Ons verneem van een van die SA dames wat so ‘n week of wat gelede hier verby is dat hulle ‘n jakkalsie dood opgemerk het in die pad. Nou is daar net een oor en hy hardloop nog groter draaie as in die begin om seker te maak niemand sien hom nie! ons staan digby die venster in die kombuis met die lig natuurlik af en hou hom dop- ‘n uur kan sommer verby vlieg op die manier. Hy lyk goed sy jas blink en sy stert is te pragtig!
Ons swaeltjies het hul nes eergister verlaat en vlieg nou rond . Hulle slaap nog in die donkiehuis maar is besig om sterker te word elke dag! As ons buite is swiep hulle graag netso by ons koppe verby!
Die tuin lyk nog besonder goed ,die rose het hul 2de drag en lyk mooier as vroër in die somer. 5 jaar gelede het ons ‘n variasie van
Honeysuckle geplant en dit het vir die eerste keer hierdie jaar geblom en lyk te pragtig!
Die pronkertjies het nou die gees gegaf, terwyl die begonias nog pragtig lyk. Die allerhande soort kole in die groente tuin het ongelooflike groei getoon ons hoop dat ons heerlike groente sal he in die winter. Gepraat van die winter- een of ander weervoorspeller het gesê dat ons vroë sneeu gaan hê- dis nou in die eerste 2 weke van Okt en ‘n erger winter as verlede jaar- as ek hom in die hande kry draai ek sy nek om-mense raak al morbied net as hulle so-iets hoor!
By die hospital gaan dinge hulle gang! Die noodgevalle afdeling was baie besig die afgelope week van mense wat moeg gewag was op trollies en iemand het selfs vanaf Cork noorde toe gery –is hier by ons dadelik gesien, gediagnoseer en behandel binne 3 ure ,was opgeneem en is baie gelukkig met die bahandeling. Baie van die gevalle is ouer mense met mediese probleme en dit beteken dat die werklading nou verdubbel het!
Op die politieke front gaan dit vrot verby ,Waterford waar die Kristal fabriek was en toegmaak het, het ‘n 2de groot knou gekry toe een van die telefoon maatskappyeTALK TALK die oproep en diens sentrum aangekondig het dat hulle in 30 dae die plek gaan toemaak en 675 mense sal sonder werk sit!
Intussen vlek hulle almal wat op die ‘gravy’ trein was se verlede oop en vind uit hoe hulle die mense besteel en bedrieg het!
Hulle loop vry rond en die res van die land moet die ellende verduur! Onverstaanbaar!
Hoop dit gaan goed met al die jongelui wat voorbereidings eksamen vir matriek skryf! Nico, Stefan,Nicole! Veels geluk aan die pragtige prestasie van Elaine Kruger met skiet vermoë!
Verlede week het ek totaal en al vergeet van Verjaardae tot my skaamte.
Barend Bornman het die 1ste verjaar.Die 2de het Leané Eloff verjaar, 5de Michael Knight, en Cobus van Marle die 6de.
Veels Geluk aan julle almal! Hoop dat die dag vir elkeen van julle goed afgeloop het!
Volgende week verjaar Finbarr die 13de Ron Starns die 14de saam met Jennifer de Lange. Gwynneth Staples die 15de. Ook aan almal van julle ‘n baie aangename verjaardag jul toegewens!
Ek kry ‘n ekstra kans om hierdie Sondag die orgel te bespeel want dit is katkesasie vir die jonges en Joy help uit met die klas gee.
Ons Oes Dank Fees is die 25ste wat die vorm van ‘n sang diens sal aanneem met heerlike koek en tee daarna! Die kinders kom vir die naweek van die 25ste en ons is baie opgewonde. Ons klein kind is nou ‘n regte klein seuntjie en alte pragtig!
Byna wou ek groet sonder om te vertel van my orgideë wat 8 plante gemaak het in die 2 jaar wat ek die plant gekoop het met totale ander blommetjies aan as wat hulle nou dra! Gister het ek die hele klomp opgedeel en uitplant in spesiale orgideë mengsel. Die 2 de plant moet ook nog onder verdeel word maar die grond is klaar en ek sal eers nog moet gaan koop. Die vensterbank in die gang is nou vol orgideë en my 7 lemoen bome groei ook goed. Die orgideë wat ons gered uit Home Base staan in volle blom in die groot sitkamer! Baie mooi! Dankie MArthie!
Ons pluk elke dag tamaties van die 2 plante wat 7 vt hoog gegroei het en toe dubbel gevou het van swaarheid. Hulle leef nog en produseer die heerlikste tamaties denkbaar!
Ons was vanoggned na ‘n MONSTER VEILING waar die nasionale voetbal en hurling assosiasie geld bymekaar maak – ons is daar weg met 20 boeke onder andere ‘n splinternuwe wêreld atlas wat nog nooit eers oopgemaak is nie. Ons het ook besoek afgelê by Marthie waar sy haar stalletjie in die opemark in Longford het – baie interessant maar ondankbare werk en soms gaan dit goed en ander kere minder goed- ons wens haar alles van die beste toe!
O ja die rugby het begin en nou is alles in rep en roer! Weet nie so mooi van die Iere nie maar ek glo die Springbokke behoort goed te vaar!
Nou het ek alles kwytegeraak wat ek opgegaar het in die onthou boksie!
Ek kan nie genoeg op jul harte druk dat julle tog altyd versigtig moet wees nie! Vertrou niemand nie- en sluit julle deure.
Ek groet uit Cranleymore waar die son skyn en die wind waai.
Liefde
Barry en Christina
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Early September greetings from Cranleymore
Saturday 3 Sept’11
Good day to all, far and near, family and friends!
You had a good break from me and this is just a short reminder that I still exist even though it is just about........
As Spring arrived in SA with temperatures above 20° so we came to end of our summer which in the 3 months only reached temperatures higher than 24° on 6 occasions and as it is the 3rd day into Autumn we have once again been deprived of a proper summer. The sun is struggling to break through the clouds and it is 5pm here! The sun sets now much earlier and it is dark at 9pm, it is still dark at 6 am and I predict that we are on an express metrological train speeding towards winter with no stops ahead!
Lovely to have read Gerlof’s holiday review, Botswana, the Boskamp and Zebula all included. You must have had a tremendous time all together! Arnolda’s photo album was wonderful! Back to school for teachers and new faces everywhere! The young people in SA are preparing themselves for their Prelims – everything of the best for you! Here the Leaving cert pupils are getting ready for university or college. Many very young ones went to school for the 1st time on Thursday and the parents were very brave! Other had to put night hours in to get presentations ready for job interviews, and herewith congratulations to Jeanne who will start as Assistant Manager in LIDL soon!
I envy any-one that is young and full of grey matter which is still functioning superbly- it is extremely hard to accept ,that as you get a bit older the ability of the remember cell to reproduce has slowed down. Things I learnt 40 years ago is as clear as a bell in my head even stupid things like telephone numbers pop up in my head but the facts of last week seems far removed. I am still trying to get this ACLS under my belt.
We have had the tremendous joy of watching the 2 little foxes grow up – yes I know that they could be a menace to some farmers but there is no sheep or lambs, chickens, ducks, geese or any other kind of fowl in the vicinity and they are lovely!
The 2 cats had a show down on Sunday night which lasted nearly an hour. Fascinating to watch their postures during this display of power the tails slap every now again the ground- just like a lion, the front paw in the air for long periods and they open and close their mouths like they are gasping for air! The hair on their backs up in the air, staring at each other from under their eyebrows! The black cat seems to have the upper-hand and the grey stripe cat slips away eventually without a sound. Blackie and Professor – our names for them have developed beautiful shiny coats since frequenting the Dunne’s residence.
Then I think of Retha and family who lost their 2 dogs in 4 days time! Hope that you have replaced them by now with 2 new little pups!
The baby swallows are slow in their effort of leaving the nest and we doubt if they will be able to fly even to Capistrano never mind to Africa!
The flower section of the garden is now nearly something of the past although the sweet-peas are still doing well and the begonias have been wonderfully resilient in their effort to keep out garden colourful!
The baskets have been emptied only one still hanging! The roses have their 2nd doss of flowers and look lovely!
The daffodils and tulips have been put to ground and we hope that we will have a good display of beauty in Feb!
The vegetable garden has winter cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli and Brussels sprouts in and is growing well! We are enjoying our own potatoes and onions.
Just back from taking in some fresh autumn air and enjoy a bit of sun shine picking some raspberries which will turn into jam after supper!
Tomorrow-Sunday the best day of my week gives me a turn at the organ- many weeks I did not play as work demanded my attention.
Our harvest Festival is coming up and we hope to have the children here in full force! Staying the weekend as we have to accommodate 2 birthdays 13 days apart!
I lost track of the countries politics as they( The
parlimentarians) were on holiday
while the facts of the fat cats, past and present, livings, are
exposed on a daily base
and causes severe nausea.
The priests and the Vatican deny all wrong doing in child abuse cases and makes me miss the news when ever I can! I get so mad- and it is not good for the blood pressure!
I have to return to the books and will not linger any longer in my fare-wells!
Hope you are all well, thank you Althea for your lovely letter!
Keep safety uppermost in your minds!
Autumn regards from us in Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
Good day to all, far and near, family and friends!
You had a good break from me and this is just a short reminder that I still exist even though it is just about........
As Spring arrived in SA with temperatures above 20° so we came to end of our summer which in the 3 months only reached temperatures higher than 24° on 6 occasions and as it is the 3rd day into Autumn we have once again been deprived of a proper summer. The sun is struggling to break through the clouds and it is 5pm here! The sun sets now much earlier and it is dark at 9pm, it is still dark at 6 am and I predict that we are on an express metrological train speeding towards winter with no stops ahead!
Lovely to have read Gerlof’s holiday review, Botswana, the Boskamp and Zebula all included. You must have had a tremendous time all together! Arnolda’s photo album was wonderful! Back to school for teachers and new faces everywhere! The young people in SA are preparing themselves for their Prelims – everything of the best for you! Here the Leaving cert pupils are getting ready for university or college. Many very young ones went to school for the 1st time on Thursday and the parents were very brave! Other had to put night hours in to get presentations ready for job interviews, and herewith congratulations to Jeanne who will start as Assistant Manager in LIDL soon!
I envy any-one that is young and full of grey matter which is still functioning superbly- it is extremely hard to accept ,that as you get a bit older the ability of the remember cell to reproduce has slowed down. Things I learnt 40 years ago is as clear as a bell in my head even stupid things like telephone numbers pop up in my head but the facts of last week seems far removed. I am still trying to get this ACLS under my belt.
We have had the tremendous joy of watching the 2 little foxes grow up – yes I know that they could be a menace to some farmers but there is no sheep or lambs, chickens, ducks, geese or any other kind of fowl in the vicinity and they are lovely!
The 2 cats had a show down on Sunday night which lasted nearly an hour. Fascinating to watch their postures during this display of power the tails slap every now again the ground- just like a lion, the front paw in the air for long periods and they open and close their mouths like they are gasping for air! The hair on their backs up in the air, staring at each other from under their eyebrows! The black cat seems to have the upper-hand and the grey stripe cat slips away eventually without a sound. Blackie and Professor – our names for them have developed beautiful shiny coats since frequenting the Dunne’s residence.
Then I think of Retha and family who lost their 2 dogs in 4 days time! Hope that you have replaced them by now with 2 new little pups!
The baby swallows are slow in their effort of leaving the nest and we doubt if they will be able to fly even to Capistrano never mind to Africa!
The flower section of the garden is now nearly something of the past although the sweet-peas are still doing well and the begonias have been wonderfully resilient in their effort to keep out garden colourful!
The baskets have been emptied only one still hanging! The roses have their 2nd doss of flowers and look lovely!
The daffodils and tulips have been put to ground and we hope that we will have a good display of beauty in Feb!
The vegetable garden has winter cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli and Brussels sprouts in and is growing well! We are enjoying our own potatoes and onions.
Just back from taking in some fresh autumn air and enjoy a bit of sun shine picking some raspberries which will turn into jam after supper!
Tomorrow-Sunday the best day of my week gives me a turn at the organ- many weeks I did not play as work demanded my attention.
Our harvest Festival is coming up and we hope to have the children here in full force! Staying the weekend as we have to accommodate 2 birthdays 13 days apart!
I lost track of the countries politics as they( The
parlimentarians) were on holiday
while the facts of the fat cats, past and present, livings, are
exposed on a daily base
and causes severe nausea.
The priests and the Vatican deny all wrong doing in child abuse cases and makes me miss the news when ever I can! I get so mad- and it is not good for the blood pressure!
I have to return to the books and will not linger any longer in my fare-wells!
Hope you are all well, thank you Althea for your lovely letter!
Keep safety uppermost in your minds!
Autumn regards from us in Cranleymore
Barry & Christina
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Groete vanuit 'n sonnige Cranleymore
Sondag 21 Augustus’11
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!
Net om te wys dat my bedoelinge goed was laat ek die volgende op die bladsy......
Woensdag 17 Augustus’11
Goeie dag aan allemaal, Familie en vriende!
Dit was ‘n pragtige dag, die sonsopkoms was briljant en die son het heerlik geskyn totdat Barry my wakker gemaak het 14h15, skielik besluit die wolke wat van nêrens afgekom het nie om ‘n watte laag te vorm en die son te verduister, hoekom net toe ek ook die son kon geniet!? Nie regverdig nie! die nag temperature is besig om vinnig te val – 6-10 grade en bedags, as die son skyn darem nog so 16-18° maar ek wil nou nie spoke op jaag nie maar herfs is oppad. Die blare het begin val en die swaetjies begin bymekaar kom. Het nou net gekyk hoe ‘n swerm van seker 50 swaeltjies in ‘n groot sirkel bo die dorp hulle maters bemekaar roep! Wat gaan van die ou veerlose voeltjies in hul nessie word- veral die 3 wat nou 4 dae oud is!
Nou ja, ons terug by Sondag, die dag na Saterdag en die dag net voor Maandag!
Die weer het intussen in sprokies land verander en die son fee het haar stokkie oor Ierland geswaai en na byna, ek weet nie eers meer hoeveel dae van reën het die son briljant gister geskyn en werklik my dag gemaak!
Ons was baie geseën met die kinders as geselsskap . Ons het ‘n “Troeteldier plaas” in Athlone besoek, pragtig geleë tussen die heuwels en natuurlik die pragtigste groen velde , hoë bome en pragtige natuurskoon. Ons het dit baie geniet maar sou nog veel meer diere wou sien, maar dit is nou nie ons plek nie en hulle het groot aantrekskrag, elke ouerpaar met kinders onder omtrent 10 jaar het gister die geleentheid van goeie weer benut en baie, baie klein woelwaters het hulle vingers deur die ogiesdraad gesteek en jy moes net keer ! Daarna is ons na ons geliefde restaurant waar ons ‘n maal der male geniet het. Die mees wonderlikste Fillet Steak in die land volgens my en natuurlik al die bygeregte ingesluit. Die kinders het dit ook geniet so ook klein Lukas wat alles eet. Hy eet net soos dit hoort met die hand en alles word in klein stukkies gesny en hy het ‘n bord verorber gevul met broccoli, blomkool, wortels, en hoender stukkies opgevolg met roomys! Ons het ons verbaas oor die kind wat alles eet en dit so geniet! Hy noem alles op sy bord terwyl dit oppik om in sy mond te steek!Hy sal Dinsdag 16 mnde oud wees maar is reeds wys! Hy is baie hande vol want hy hardloop vinnig en jy moet net by-hou. Ouers het effe rus kans gekry terwyl Oupa en Ouma die harddloop werk gedoen het! Hy is toonsuiwer en sing te pragtig! Genoeg gespog!
Hulle het my met ‘n gruwellooslike l..... a ........n .........g riem geriem by die werk. Ek is weer in die diep kant ingegooi en moet op my ou dag studeer wat my glad nie aanstaan nie- die brein selle het net nie meer die vermoë om alles so vinnig inteneem en weertegee nie! Volgende Vrydag en Saterdag is die “Advanced Cardiac Life Support” kusus aan die gang en om alles te kroon skryf ons eksamen en moet 84% behaal anders dop jy,en as jy dop moet jy die €500 terug betaal hahaha hulle sal dit met €5 elke 2 weke van my verhaal en dit beteken dat hulle my nie in die pad kan steek nie want ek skuld hulle geld!
Bo en behalwe die ontydige studie werk het ek soos ‘n voos gedrukte perske gevoel. Ek het byna 2 weke gelede begin met ‘n maraton diens plig nagte en dae, ek het naderhand nie meer geweet of ek moet slaap of wakker wees nie, ek was in elke geval meer in die bed as daaruit! Gisteroggend het dit toe op ‘n einde gekom en met 1 ½ uur slaap agter die blad is ons hier weg na Athlone!
Met al die gewerk het ek verlede Sondag se preek gemis en vandag kon ek rustig in die kerkbank sit en saam met die gemeente sing want Joy het gespeel en sal weer uithelp volgende Sondag! Die preek was siele voedsel. Ps 2 en Handelinge 4 vanaf v 23. Gebed- die predikant van ons het ‘n wonderlike gawe!
Die groentetuin is in ‘n herlewe staat Al die broccoli, kool, wortels, ertjies en uie is uit Al die aartappels gelig ,die is in ‘n swart sak in die skuur vir die winter gebruik en die res is in die yskas of vrieskas! In hulle plek het ons winter kool, blomkool, brusselse spruite en broccoli geplant en hoop daar kom iets van!
Die pronkertjies het ‘n drag blomme gehad wat ongelooflik was!Die rose is in hul 2de drag en lyk pragtig! Ons kom gister agter dat ons geen swaardlelies het nie- maar ons sal plan maak volgende jaar! Die dalias is ook pragtig!Ons het in Maart begonias geplant wat nog steeds pragtig is !
Verjaardae het gekom en gegaan! En ek het agter gebly , baie jammer daaroor maar ek glo dat almal wat wel verjaar het pragtige dae gehad het en my wense vir jul almal is dat God julle ryklik sal seën! Marjorie Bosman 11e, Gerhardjie van Frik en Elmarie die 12de, Nicholas en Christopher in Cork die 19e, SJP Kruger iewers in Australie 20ste en Rachelle wat die 24ste verjaar! Hoop jou dag sal ook uitmuntend wees!
Nou ja hier vier ons ook uitslae van finale skool jaar en wens Christiaan van Longford geluk met sy manjifieke verbeterde uitslae! Die SAfrikaners begin nou voorberei vir rekord eksamens ens. Alles van die beste, ek weet van 2 jong manne wat sal moet leer en dit is Nico en Stephan! Nicola (Laurel se dogter) die jonge dame moet dit in Engels doen en almal van julle- Alles wat goed is!
Soos julle kan verneem gaan dit goed met ons en die Here seën ons daagliks met sy genade en liefde!
Ek groet en vir die wat die briefies gemis het.....vergewe maar julle kan altyd ou briefies lees as julle op my blog gaan kyk!
www.diemalmense.blog.com of so-iets!
Ons groet vanuit ‘n sonnige dag in Cranleymore met almal altyd in ons gebede vir jul veiligheid en behoud!
Barry en Christina
NS Baie dankie aan almal wat aan my sulke mooi wense gestuur het - vanaf elke oord op aarde!
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende!
Net om te wys dat my bedoelinge goed was laat ek die volgende op die bladsy......
Woensdag 17 Augustus’11
Goeie dag aan allemaal, Familie en vriende!
Dit was ‘n pragtige dag, die sonsopkoms was briljant en die son het heerlik geskyn totdat Barry my wakker gemaak het 14h15, skielik besluit die wolke wat van nêrens afgekom het nie om ‘n watte laag te vorm en die son te verduister, hoekom net toe ek ook die son kon geniet!? Nie regverdig nie! die nag temperature is besig om vinnig te val – 6-10 grade en bedags, as die son skyn darem nog so 16-18° maar ek wil nou nie spoke op jaag nie maar herfs is oppad. Die blare het begin val en die swaetjies begin bymekaar kom. Het nou net gekyk hoe ‘n swerm van seker 50 swaeltjies in ‘n groot sirkel bo die dorp hulle maters bemekaar roep! Wat gaan van die ou veerlose voeltjies in hul nessie word- veral die 3 wat nou 4 dae oud is!
Nou ja, ons terug by Sondag, die dag na Saterdag en die dag net voor Maandag!
Die weer het intussen in sprokies land verander en die son fee het haar stokkie oor Ierland geswaai en na byna, ek weet nie eers meer hoeveel dae van reën het die son briljant gister geskyn en werklik my dag gemaak!
Ons was baie geseën met die kinders as geselsskap . Ons het ‘n “Troeteldier plaas” in Athlone besoek, pragtig geleë tussen die heuwels en natuurlik die pragtigste groen velde , hoë bome en pragtige natuurskoon. Ons het dit baie geniet maar sou nog veel meer diere wou sien, maar dit is nou nie ons plek nie en hulle het groot aantrekskrag, elke ouerpaar met kinders onder omtrent 10 jaar het gister die geleentheid van goeie weer benut en baie, baie klein woelwaters het hulle vingers deur die ogiesdraad gesteek en jy moes net keer ! Daarna is ons na ons geliefde restaurant waar ons ‘n maal der male geniet het. Die mees wonderlikste Fillet Steak in die land volgens my en natuurlik al die bygeregte ingesluit. Die kinders het dit ook geniet so ook klein Lukas wat alles eet. Hy eet net soos dit hoort met die hand en alles word in klein stukkies gesny en hy het ‘n bord verorber gevul met broccoli, blomkool, wortels, en hoender stukkies opgevolg met roomys! Ons het ons verbaas oor die kind wat alles eet en dit so geniet! Hy noem alles op sy bord terwyl dit oppik om in sy mond te steek!Hy sal Dinsdag 16 mnde oud wees maar is reeds wys! Hy is baie hande vol want hy hardloop vinnig en jy moet net by-hou. Ouers het effe rus kans gekry terwyl Oupa en Ouma die harddloop werk gedoen het! Hy is toonsuiwer en sing te pragtig! Genoeg gespog!
Hulle het my met ‘n gruwellooslike l..... a ........n .........g riem geriem by die werk. Ek is weer in die diep kant ingegooi en moet op my ou dag studeer wat my glad nie aanstaan nie- die brein selle het net nie meer die vermoë om alles so vinnig inteneem en weertegee nie! Volgende Vrydag en Saterdag is die “Advanced Cardiac Life Support” kusus aan die gang en om alles te kroon skryf ons eksamen en moet 84% behaal anders dop jy,en as jy dop moet jy die €500 terug betaal hahaha hulle sal dit met €5 elke 2 weke van my verhaal en dit beteken dat hulle my nie in die pad kan steek nie want ek skuld hulle geld!
Bo en behalwe die ontydige studie werk het ek soos ‘n voos gedrukte perske gevoel. Ek het byna 2 weke gelede begin met ‘n maraton diens plig nagte en dae, ek het naderhand nie meer geweet of ek moet slaap of wakker wees nie, ek was in elke geval meer in die bed as daaruit! Gisteroggend het dit toe op ‘n einde gekom en met 1 ½ uur slaap agter die blad is ons hier weg na Athlone!
Met al die gewerk het ek verlede Sondag se preek gemis en vandag kon ek rustig in die kerkbank sit en saam met die gemeente sing want Joy het gespeel en sal weer uithelp volgende Sondag! Die preek was siele voedsel. Ps 2 en Handelinge 4 vanaf v 23. Gebed- die predikant van ons het ‘n wonderlike gawe!
Die groentetuin is in ‘n herlewe staat Al die broccoli, kool, wortels, ertjies en uie is uit Al die aartappels gelig ,die is in ‘n swart sak in die skuur vir die winter gebruik en die res is in die yskas of vrieskas! In hulle plek het ons winter kool, blomkool, brusselse spruite en broccoli geplant en hoop daar kom iets van!
Die pronkertjies het ‘n drag blomme gehad wat ongelooflik was!Die rose is in hul 2de drag en lyk pragtig! Ons kom gister agter dat ons geen swaardlelies het nie- maar ons sal plan maak volgende jaar! Die dalias is ook pragtig!Ons het in Maart begonias geplant wat nog steeds pragtig is !
Verjaardae het gekom en gegaan! En ek het agter gebly , baie jammer daaroor maar ek glo dat almal wat wel verjaar het pragtige dae gehad het en my wense vir jul almal is dat God julle ryklik sal seën! Marjorie Bosman 11e, Gerhardjie van Frik en Elmarie die 12de, Nicholas en Christopher in Cork die 19e, SJP Kruger iewers in Australie 20ste en Rachelle wat die 24ste verjaar! Hoop jou dag sal ook uitmuntend wees!
Nou ja hier vier ons ook uitslae van finale skool jaar en wens Christiaan van Longford geluk met sy manjifieke verbeterde uitslae! Die SAfrikaners begin nou voorberei vir rekord eksamens ens. Alles van die beste, ek weet van 2 jong manne wat sal moet leer en dit is Nico en Stephan! Nicola (Laurel se dogter) die jonge dame moet dit in Engels doen en almal van julle- Alles wat goed is!
Soos julle kan verneem gaan dit goed met ons en die Here seën ons daagliks met sy genade en liefde!
Ek groet en vir die wat die briefies gemis het.....vergewe maar julle kan altyd ou briefies lees as julle op my blog gaan kyk!
www.diemalmense.blog.com of so-iets!
Ons groet vanuit ‘n sonnige dag in Cranleymore met almal altyd in ons gebede vir jul veiligheid en behoud!
Barry en Christina
NS Baie dankie aan almal wat aan my sulke mooi wense gestuur het - vanaf elke oord op aarde!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Greetings from Ireland in August
Friday 5th August ‘11
Good day all, family and friends.
I had no complaints about the fact that I did not write last week so I presume that it is fine to skip a week or so sometimes!
Weather is typical Irish- thick cloud cover, no sun and if the sun tries to break through, the clouds get together as one army and confuse the issue in minutes. It is not cold but neither are we perspiring at present. When I say it is not cold – that is now if you lived in Ireland for longer than 5 years- that is how long it takes you to acclimatise 100%- and feel extremely hot when the barometer reads 16° C !
It is still beautiful, does not matter what the weather is like- the flowers are at the height of their blooming period, the leaves has still got some lustre left in them and the baby birds are now all changing into their proper colouring. The red robins are getting their distinctive red chests and the Lady wagtails are slowly but surely turning into white and black. A new pair of swallows built a nest in the donkey house - laid 3 eggs and mother swallow is sitting now in her 5th day. Hope they make it- 17-18 day for them to hatch and then 3 weeks to fledge the nest, which will be early September- they then still have to get strong and built up body fat for the long journey which lies ahead! We hope they will make it.
Our visiting cats are getting cheekier by the day and night. The black cat surely belongs to people as he does not run away any-more and come now even early in the morning for his saucer of milk! The 2 grey striped cats ? brothers come alternatively- we distinguish between them as the one has a pitch black tail and the other one not! They are much wilder and are continuously on the alert with ears pulled flat against their heads until they start eating and are sure we will not interfere or there is no other cat in the vicinity.
We also have night visitors as we observe the paths in the grass in the lower field- we did not cut the big field this year as before only left a pathway for us to walk which Barry cut every now and again in order for to walk freely. We have also found animal dropping on the lawn ? hedgehog or something else, not sure . It would have been very lovely to have one of those mini night cameras connected to the computer similar to the ones used in Spring Watch or nature programs BUT that does not fall within our budget and we will in the mean time just wonder!
It is holiday month in Ireland and many people have left looking for sunshine others are touring the island- for eg. Bianca and family –thank you for the lovely photos we are so privileged to share. Marthie has also spent a week at the coast !We are waiting for those photos!
I have also unscheduled holidays for which I am very thankful- the last 3 weeks took everything out of me- Nursing 28 post operative patients nearly every night -4 times a week, just 2 nurses and sometimes a helper but that was only once! Patients coming back from theatre at 9.30 in the evening!
It is early morning before you get a chance to write your report and the Harley group of patients think they have booked into a 5* hotel and demands a service that you just cannot provide with limited staff! You try to please as much as you can but many a time you have to disappoint the patients – which results in complaints! Well Nine – yes I do work very hard and sometimes the stress gets you a bit under but you keep going- I do not know how long I will be able to keep it up but with the Lord’s helping Hand I hope to make it to retirement age. The Emergency department is up and running and they have a Sudanese Dr working there full time (8am-6pm)- and we have quite a variety of patients that have been admitted since it opened.
The patients get the best of care -immediate scans- X Rays and cardiac assessments- as they need it and so far so good. The high care unit will open next week when they start with the bigger operations like knee and hip replacements.
Our very 1st patient from the ED dept was a young man who was involved in a brawl and presented a bashed in face- The Maxillae surgeon drove from Dublin to assess the patient We observed him overnight and the surgeon booked him in for surgery on his next list 2 days later he received pins and plates and his orbital cavity was restructured and his cheekbone is now of steel! He recovered very well and looked very good when he was discharged!
The rest were all geriatric patients with swollen legs and infected bunions-boring but on high doses of IV antibiotics they keep you very busy!
We are all now in our ‘scrubs’ and look all the same- must say it does look nice!
Did I not say I am on holiday?
Well Barry and I spent most of the last 2 days in the vegetable garden picking and freezing what I can – where the produce came to an end Barry dug the patch up and we have already planted some more Broccoli and Brussels sprouts – it is wonderful to sit down at your evening meal and the only thing on the plate which does not come out of our garden is the protein portion.
The weekend brings us to Sunday when our own minister will be on 2 weeks holiday and his father will have the honour of preaching to Corboy and Mullingar parishes.
I played the organ last Sunday in spite of the fact that I was in the middle of a 6 night stint. It will be my privilege to choose the Hymns and Psalms for Sunday and believe me it will be full of Praise!
Our grandson Lukas is on the run and his parents have their hands full! He went visiting with his mother to her friend’s child play group and he could not keep up with the rest of the children crawling and holding on and decided that it is a good time to make the move and did it in a run, not even a walk!
Now he can walk and talk and can eat biltong with 6 teeth!
Saturday 6th
I was rudely interrupted yesterday when Barry woke up out his afternoon snooze and my concentration had to shift .
I nearly sat down at ½ 11 last night in excitement to tell the story.
Barry wanted to check if he locked the work shop before we went to bed- we are not usually up so late but I have not seen the Western yet and it started only after 9.30 – he switched on the outside light and as is his habit, he checked the garden and there in front of him he saw the owners of the droppings- mother fox and her young! They were a bit surprised by the light stood still for a moment and ran off!
I won the contest as I said that it looks more like a dog than that of a cat- as a cat is very tidy and will never do her/his business on the grass – not heard of-but the argument was –if it a wild cat – it might. I am so happy that the puzzle is solved and we saw the little ones . Now we also understand the area in the bottom field where the grass was totally flattened and trampled on – she must have been lying down there to feed the young ones!
It is another day – bleak, wet and cool!
There are a few Birthdays that I missed Gerlof on the 1st as well as Renate (Mendel my brother’s youngest daughter ,now not a youngster anymore)-Paul will you forward our best wishes. Nicole in Randburg? Enjoy your Matric dance & Happy Birthday to you all! Patrick in Cork also had his birthday yesterday! Already father of 2! Hope you all had great days!
Time for choosing the Hymns and a bit of practise.
We read about the murder of a Reitz farmer- Uitenweerde- Haya as I wrote in my note to you the safety of those on farms are of great concern to us and we pray that they Attie & Hester as well as Jaco and Stenelle are always safety conscious.
I greet ye all from a wet Cranleymore where the days are much shorter and the nights a great deal longer!
Take care
Barry & Christina
Good day all, family and friends.
I had no complaints about the fact that I did not write last week so I presume that it is fine to skip a week or so sometimes!
Weather is typical Irish- thick cloud cover, no sun and if the sun tries to break through, the clouds get together as one army and confuse the issue in minutes. It is not cold but neither are we perspiring at present. When I say it is not cold – that is now if you lived in Ireland for longer than 5 years- that is how long it takes you to acclimatise 100%- and feel extremely hot when the barometer reads 16° C !
It is still beautiful, does not matter what the weather is like- the flowers are at the height of their blooming period, the leaves has still got some lustre left in them and the baby birds are now all changing into their proper colouring. The red robins are getting their distinctive red chests and the Lady wagtails are slowly but surely turning into white and black. A new pair of swallows built a nest in the donkey house - laid 3 eggs and mother swallow is sitting now in her 5th day. Hope they make it- 17-18 day for them to hatch and then 3 weeks to fledge the nest, which will be early September- they then still have to get strong and built up body fat for the long journey which lies ahead! We hope they will make it.
Our visiting cats are getting cheekier by the day and night. The black cat surely belongs to people as he does not run away any-more and come now even early in the morning for his saucer of milk! The 2 grey striped cats ? brothers come alternatively- we distinguish between them as the one has a pitch black tail and the other one not! They are much wilder and are continuously on the alert with ears pulled flat against their heads until they start eating and are sure we will not interfere or there is no other cat in the vicinity.
We also have night visitors as we observe the paths in the grass in the lower field- we did not cut the big field this year as before only left a pathway for us to walk which Barry cut every now and again in order for to walk freely. We have also found animal dropping on the lawn ? hedgehog or something else, not sure . It would have been very lovely to have one of those mini night cameras connected to the computer similar to the ones used in Spring Watch or nature programs BUT that does not fall within our budget and we will in the mean time just wonder!
It is holiday month in Ireland and many people have left looking for sunshine others are touring the island- for eg. Bianca and family –thank you for the lovely photos we are so privileged to share. Marthie has also spent a week at the coast !We are waiting for those photos!
I have also unscheduled holidays for which I am very thankful- the last 3 weeks took everything out of me- Nursing 28 post operative patients nearly every night -4 times a week, just 2 nurses and sometimes a helper but that was only once! Patients coming back from theatre at 9.30 in the evening!
It is early morning before you get a chance to write your report and the Harley group of patients think they have booked into a 5* hotel and demands a service that you just cannot provide with limited staff! You try to please as much as you can but many a time you have to disappoint the patients – which results in complaints! Well Nine – yes I do work very hard and sometimes the stress gets you a bit under but you keep going- I do not know how long I will be able to keep it up but with the Lord’s helping Hand I hope to make it to retirement age. The Emergency department is up and running and they have a Sudanese Dr working there full time (8am-6pm)- and we have quite a variety of patients that have been admitted since it opened.
The patients get the best of care -immediate scans- X Rays and cardiac assessments- as they need it and so far so good. The high care unit will open next week when they start with the bigger operations like knee and hip replacements.
Our very 1st patient from the ED dept was a young man who was involved in a brawl and presented a bashed in face- The Maxillae surgeon drove from Dublin to assess the patient We observed him overnight and the surgeon booked him in for surgery on his next list 2 days later he received pins and plates and his orbital cavity was restructured and his cheekbone is now of steel! He recovered very well and looked very good when he was discharged!
The rest were all geriatric patients with swollen legs and infected bunions-boring but on high doses of IV antibiotics they keep you very busy!
We are all now in our ‘scrubs’ and look all the same- must say it does look nice!
Did I not say I am on holiday?
Well Barry and I spent most of the last 2 days in the vegetable garden picking and freezing what I can – where the produce came to an end Barry dug the patch up and we have already planted some more Broccoli and Brussels sprouts – it is wonderful to sit down at your evening meal and the only thing on the plate which does not come out of our garden is the protein portion.
The weekend brings us to Sunday when our own minister will be on 2 weeks holiday and his father will have the honour of preaching to Corboy and Mullingar parishes.
I played the organ last Sunday in spite of the fact that I was in the middle of a 6 night stint. It will be my privilege to choose the Hymns and Psalms for Sunday and believe me it will be full of Praise!
Our grandson Lukas is on the run and his parents have their hands full! He went visiting with his mother to her friend’s child play group and he could not keep up with the rest of the children crawling and holding on and decided that it is a good time to make the move and did it in a run, not even a walk!
Now he can walk and talk and can eat biltong with 6 teeth!
Saturday 6th
I was rudely interrupted yesterday when Barry woke up out his afternoon snooze and my concentration had to shift .
I nearly sat down at ½ 11 last night in excitement to tell the story.
Barry wanted to check if he locked the work shop before we went to bed- we are not usually up so late but I have not seen the Western yet and it started only after 9.30 – he switched on the outside light and as is his habit, he checked the garden and there in front of him he saw the owners of the droppings- mother fox and her young! They were a bit surprised by the light stood still for a moment and ran off!
I won the contest as I said that it looks more like a dog than that of a cat- as a cat is very tidy and will never do her/his business on the grass – not heard of-but the argument was –if it a wild cat – it might. I am so happy that the puzzle is solved and we saw the little ones . Now we also understand the area in the bottom field where the grass was totally flattened and trampled on – she must have been lying down there to feed the young ones!
It is another day – bleak, wet and cool!
There are a few Birthdays that I missed Gerlof on the 1st as well as Renate (Mendel my brother’s youngest daughter ,now not a youngster anymore)-Paul will you forward our best wishes. Nicole in Randburg? Enjoy your Matric dance & Happy Birthday to you all! Patrick in Cork also had his birthday yesterday! Already father of 2! Hope you all had great days!
Time for choosing the Hymns and a bit of practise.
We read about the murder of a Reitz farmer- Uitenweerde- Haya as I wrote in my note to you the safety of those on farms are of great concern to us and we pray that they Attie & Hester as well as Jaco and Stenelle are always safety conscious.
I greet ye all from a wet Cranleymore where the days are much shorter and the nights a great deal longer!
Take care
Barry & Christina
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Groete vanuit 'n sonnige Cranleymore
Sondag 24 Julie’11
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
So baie wat ek wou sê, dwars deur die week het ek geheue notas gemaak en noudat ek uiteindelik kans kry om te skryf, sal ek seker die helfte vergeet.
Ek begin by die weer. Die begin van die week het maar trietserig begin. Gister het breë glimlagte, vrolike stemme and veel vreugde gebring- dit was seker een van die beste dae van die somer. Gisteroggend net so na ½ 6 (05h35) toe die son sy kop oor die horizon stoot en die vlammende bal swaar in die lug hang –het ek geweet dat dit sekerlik ‘n pragrige dag sou wees. In die son was die temperatuur tussen 25-27° en in die skadu goed 21!‘n Ligte briesie net om jou te herinner dat ons omring is deur see en hier en daar ‘n wolkie om darem nou nie die eiland te warm te laat word nie. Vandag het ons wakker geword met ligte reën wat die aarde effe afgekoel het en net so naby 1uur vanmiddag maak die son toe weer sy verskyning en ons beleef nog steeds ‘n briljante dag!
Gister was ook ‘n baie spesiale dag. Lukas met sy ouers was op besoek ! Ons het die mannetjie 7 weke laas in lewende lywe gesien en mense is daar lewe in die klein mensie-jy het omtrent ‘n energie drankie nodig om by te hou! Nie ’n oomblik gaan verby waarin hy nie beweeg nie- Ons het goeie oefening gehad, jy moet oë in jou agterkop hê anders is hy die rand af. Hy eet alles op aarde wat organies gegroei is en is bo normaal spraaksaam. Sy woordeskat is ongelooflik van umbrella- tot ice-cream en down there –out en up-down en alles tussen-in! Hy roep sy’Oupa’ so hard dat mense omdraai om te sien wie roep so !.
Ons het besluit om na die Longford se Landbou skou toe te gaan, met die weer so goed en om te sien hoe hy reageer en ons was duidelik verras. Die eerste uur was hy heel gelukkig in die stoot karretjie maar toe word die sit teveel en hy roep luid! Out! Out!. Hy het geen vrees vir die vreemde nie.Hy stap flink met jou vinger in sy hand en hy is baie haastig. Nie ‘n bang haar op sy kop nie- het die skaap ‘n knyp gegee en omtrent elke hond omhels- hy was so ingenome met die ponie dat hy byna gehuil het toe die ruiter moes gaan deelneem. Ek het ‘n soutigheidjie in’n pakkie vir hom gehad en as ek nie gou genoeg een aangee nie roep hy ‘Ouma! Ta! Die ongelooflike ooreenkoms met Finbarr toe hy so oud was is skrikwekkend –dit was asof ons 31 jaar terug gevoer was. Tuis het hy heel party stappies op sy eie gegee tot groot vermaak van ons almal. Ek moet sê ek was effe kapoet teen 8nm toe hulle die hek uitry want ek het net 1 ½ uur geslaap voor die sms deurgekom het dat hulle op pad is.
Die wêreld is pragtig- die bome staan dig met blaar bedekking, die velde groen en die blomme in volle kleur. Die rose is asemberowend mooi! Die groente tuin is ‘n totale oerwoud en ons het maar moes begin uitdun, die broccoli is pragtig aan die groei en die uie kon ‘n prys op die skou gewen het as ek ingeskryf het.
Ons het heel week ons eie aartappels ge-eet- jy voel byna skuldig want dis so lekker! Daar gaan nie baie ertjies oorbly om te pluk nie want elke keer wat ons verby loop word daar eers gestop, ‘n paar gepluk en die peul net daar gepop en en die ertjies ge-eet.
Dit het wild gegaan by die werk- 4 nagte agter my blad vir die afgelope week en die komende week weer 4 nagte- Die eerste week in Augustus is die normale teater lyste afwesig want die Drs is met vakansie behalwe die wat op roep is soos ek wat vir 3 nagte op roep is. Die noodgevalle afdeling is oop en as iemand opgeneem moet word en versorg word sal dit my plig wees die eerste helfte van die week en my vriendin werk die volgende 3 nagte en die ander verpleegster kry Sondag nag! Die ‘skoonlug teater’ word geinstalleer gedurende die week en ons betree dan ‘n nuwe era met heup en knie vervangings asook rug operasies.
Ek het nie vandag die orgel gespeel nie en was bevoorregt om vanuit die kerkbank die psalme en gesange te sing! Die sielsvoeding was ongelooflik goed – ons is so bevoorregt met ‘n predikant wat werklik die boodskap uitstekend kan oordra!
Verjaardae; Eckhart Scholtz. ‘n klein nefie- verjaar vandag. Adelbert, ek wonder of jy die gelukwensinge aan hom kan oordra. Die 26ste verjaar Oubaas en die 31ste Frikkie! Veels geluk aan julle almal!Thilo in Saudi- Happy Birthday!!! For the 27th!
Ek wonder nou net hoe die uie sorteerder daar op die plaas hom toe van sy taak gekwyt het- Hessie laat weet asb! Al die familie wat bymekaar kuier vanuit alle oorde van die wêreld- geniet die samesyn!
Ek het genoeg kwyt geraak en hoop dat almal wat siek is beter voel, en dat die wat siek was nou heeltemaal gesond is! Die wat deur sielswroeginge gaan mag julle die seënende hand van ons Hemelse Vader op julle voel.
Wees tog altyd versigtig!
Baie liefde groete vanuit ‘n warm sonnige Cranleymore
Barry en Christina
Goeie dag allemaal, familie en vriende,
So baie wat ek wou sê, dwars deur die week het ek geheue notas gemaak en noudat ek uiteindelik kans kry om te skryf, sal ek seker die helfte vergeet.
Ek begin by die weer. Die begin van die week het maar trietserig begin. Gister het breë glimlagte, vrolike stemme and veel vreugde gebring- dit was seker een van die beste dae van die somer. Gisteroggend net so na ½ 6 (05h35) toe die son sy kop oor die horizon stoot en die vlammende bal swaar in die lug hang –het ek geweet dat dit sekerlik ‘n pragrige dag sou wees. In die son was die temperatuur tussen 25-27° en in die skadu goed 21!‘n Ligte briesie net om jou te herinner dat ons omring is deur see en hier en daar ‘n wolkie om darem nou nie die eiland te warm te laat word nie. Vandag het ons wakker geword met ligte reën wat die aarde effe afgekoel het en net so naby 1uur vanmiddag maak die son toe weer sy verskyning en ons beleef nog steeds ‘n briljante dag!
Gister was ook ‘n baie spesiale dag. Lukas met sy ouers was op besoek ! Ons het die mannetjie 7 weke laas in lewende lywe gesien en mense is daar lewe in die klein mensie-jy het omtrent ‘n energie drankie nodig om by te hou! Nie ’n oomblik gaan verby waarin hy nie beweeg nie- Ons het goeie oefening gehad, jy moet oë in jou agterkop hê anders is hy die rand af. Hy eet alles op aarde wat organies gegroei is en is bo normaal spraaksaam. Sy woordeskat is ongelooflik van umbrella- tot ice-cream en down there –out en up-down en alles tussen-in! Hy roep sy’Oupa’ so hard dat mense omdraai om te sien wie roep so !.
Ons het besluit om na die Longford se Landbou skou toe te gaan, met die weer so goed en om te sien hoe hy reageer en ons was duidelik verras. Die eerste uur was hy heel gelukkig in die stoot karretjie maar toe word die sit teveel en hy roep luid! Out! Out!. Hy het geen vrees vir die vreemde nie.Hy stap flink met jou vinger in sy hand en hy is baie haastig. Nie ‘n bang haar op sy kop nie- het die skaap ‘n knyp gegee en omtrent elke hond omhels- hy was so ingenome met die ponie dat hy byna gehuil het toe die ruiter moes gaan deelneem. Ek het ‘n soutigheidjie in’n pakkie vir hom gehad en as ek nie gou genoeg een aangee nie roep hy ‘Ouma! Ta! Die ongelooflike ooreenkoms met Finbarr toe hy so oud was is skrikwekkend –dit was asof ons 31 jaar terug gevoer was. Tuis het hy heel party stappies op sy eie gegee tot groot vermaak van ons almal. Ek moet sê ek was effe kapoet teen 8nm toe hulle die hek uitry want ek het net 1 ½ uur geslaap voor die sms deurgekom het dat hulle op pad is.
Die wêreld is pragtig- die bome staan dig met blaar bedekking, die velde groen en die blomme in volle kleur. Die rose is asemberowend mooi! Die groente tuin is ‘n totale oerwoud en ons het maar moes begin uitdun, die broccoli is pragtig aan die groei en die uie kon ‘n prys op die skou gewen het as ek ingeskryf het.
Ons het heel week ons eie aartappels ge-eet- jy voel byna skuldig want dis so lekker! Daar gaan nie baie ertjies oorbly om te pluk nie want elke keer wat ons verby loop word daar eers gestop, ‘n paar gepluk en die peul net daar gepop en en die ertjies ge-eet.
Dit het wild gegaan by die werk- 4 nagte agter my blad vir die afgelope week en die komende week weer 4 nagte- Die eerste week in Augustus is die normale teater lyste afwesig want die Drs is met vakansie behalwe die wat op roep is soos ek wat vir 3 nagte op roep is. Die noodgevalle afdeling is oop en as iemand opgeneem moet word en versorg word sal dit my plig wees die eerste helfte van die week en my vriendin werk die volgende 3 nagte en die ander verpleegster kry Sondag nag! Die ‘skoonlug teater’ word geinstalleer gedurende die week en ons betree dan ‘n nuwe era met heup en knie vervangings asook rug operasies.
Ek het nie vandag die orgel gespeel nie en was bevoorregt om vanuit die kerkbank die psalme en gesange te sing! Die sielsvoeding was ongelooflik goed – ons is so bevoorregt met ‘n predikant wat werklik die boodskap uitstekend kan oordra!
Verjaardae; Eckhart Scholtz. ‘n klein nefie- verjaar vandag. Adelbert, ek wonder of jy die gelukwensinge aan hom kan oordra. Die 26ste verjaar Oubaas en die 31ste Frikkie! Veels geluk aan julle almal!Thilo in Saudi- Happy Birthday!!! For the 27th!
Ek wonder nou net hoe die uie sorteerder daar op die plaas hom toe van sy taak gekwyt het- Hessie laat weet asb! Al die familie wat bymekaar kuier vanuit alle oorde van die wêreld- geniet die samesyn!
Ek het genoeg kwyt geraak en hoop dat almal wat siek is beter voel, en dat die wat siek was nou heeltemaal gesond is! Die wat deur sielswroeginge gaan mag julle die seënende hand van ons Hemelse Vader op julle voel.
Wees tog altyd versigtig!
Baie liefde groete vanuit ‘n warm sonnige Cranleymore
Barry en Christina
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