Enjoy the view from our veranda ... and I'll be back soon ! Tomorrow, just before sunrise, I’ll be leaving the farm and getting on a ‘plane with my daughter which is flying to the island of Zanzibar for a short stopover (not long enough for us to frolic on the beach though, I’m afraid !) then we will fly on to the humid, bustling city of Dar es Salaam where we will change ‘planes and head to our final destination – Johannesburg, South Africa.
This is an unexpected trip, and has all come about in the past few days. I have had some recent health issues (connected to migraines and scary bouts of vision loss lasting for several hours at a time) and feel that I really need to get to decent medical care, to someone who can give me a correct diagnosis and help me to overcome these awful, debilitating attacks I’ve been having.
South Africa is a natural choice for me as my parent’s live there and I have my own doctor there who I have seen for years, who will refer me to a specialist. My parents, of course, are overjoyed about this unexpected visit, and for time to spend with their beloved grand daughter !
My husband is very busy working 24/7 with the planting season on the farm at the moment, so I have booked a 3 week trip as I might as well make the most of it, and catch up with other things whilst I am there like shopping, hairdresser and dentist appointments and … oh, did I mention even more shopping ?!
We are hoping to get back sometime over the Easter weekend but at the moment, all the flights are fully booked, so we are waitlisted. We will just have to have a belated Easter celebration with my husband once we are back home again. We’ll miss him terribly - the longest we’ve ever been away from each other in almost 13 years, is just 3 weeks !
I am very lucky to have Justin, who loves my animals as much as I do and who I know till take good care of them in my absence. He will also continue to feed and care for my village waifs and strays – I am feeding several dogs and cats now. I promise to do a post all about Justin (“my right hand man”) once I get back. I actually want to include a photograph of him, but I need to ask his permission first and as he is mostly illiterate, and speaks little English, the thought of trying to explain exactly what a blog is, and what I need his permission for is quite daunting ! So it will have to wait for now ….
I do promise to keep on “blogging” whilst I am in South Africa. Although maybe not as frequently, but I will keep it up because I am amazed at the response I’ve had to the blog, and to the number of people reading it from all four corners of the world - from Australia to Zimbabwe, and beyond ! I really appreciate each and every one of you for ‘reading’ me so often and to all those of you who email me and leave comments for me – thank you !
My parents are great, inspirational cooks and I’m sure that I will be able to supply you with some mouthwatering recipes from their kitchen soon … (my poor husband, on the other hand, will be living on homemade freezer meals for the next 3 weeks !)
So bye for now, my next post will be from South Africa ….. in the meantime I’ll leave you with the lovely view from our front veranda … make yourself a nice cuppa tea, have a seat and enjoy it !
This is an unexpected trip, and has all come about in the past few days. I have had some recent health issues (connected to migraines and scary bouts of vision loss lasting for several hours at a time) and feel that I really need to get to decent medical care, to someone who can give me a correct diagnosis and help me to overcome these awful, debilitating attacks I’ve been having.
South Africa is a natural choice for me as my parent’s live there and I have my own doctor there who I have seen for years, who will refer me to a specialist. My parents, of course, are overjoyed about this unexpected visit, and for time to spend with their beloved grand daughter !
My husband is very busy working 24/7 with the planting season on the farm at the moment, so I have booked a 3 week trip as I might as well make the most of it, and catch up with other things whilst I am there like shopping, hairdresser and dentist appointments and … oh, did I mention even more shopping ?!
We are hoping to get back sometime over the Easter weekend but at the moment, all the flights are fully booked, so we are waitlisted. We will just have to have a belated Easter celebration with my husband once we are back home again. We’ll miss him terribly - the longest we’ve ever been away from each other in almost 13 years, is just 3 weeks !
I am very lucky to have Justin, who loves my animals as much as I do and who I know till take good care of them in my absence. He will also continue to feed and care for my village waifs and strays – I am feeding several dogs and cats now. I promise to do a post all about Justin (“my right hand man”) once I get back. I actually want to include a photograph of him, but I need to ask his permission first and as he is mostly illiterate, and speaks little English, the thought of trying to explain exactly what a blog is, and what I need his permission for is quite daunting ! So it will have to wait for now ….
I do promise to keep on “blogging” whilst I am in South Africa. Although maybe not as frequently, but I will keep it up because I am amazed at the response I’ve had to the blog, and to the number of people reading it from all four corners of the world - from Australia to Zimbabwe, and beyond ! I really appreciate each and every one of you for ‘reading’ me so often and to all those of you who email me and leave comments for me – thank you !
My parents are great, inspirational cooks and I’m sure that I will be able to supply you with some mouthwatering recipes from their kitchen soon … (my poor husband, on the other hand, will be living on homemade freezer meals for the next 3 weeks !)
So bye for now, my next post will be from South Africa ….. in the meantime I’ll leave you with the lovely view from our front veranda … make yourself a nice cuppa tea, have a seat and enjoy it !
