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More Bloody Rain, Bunny Chow, Planned Trip, Uncertainty and Selfishness of 1998.
The sun is finally getting through the cloud this week. No doubt next week we will be wanting rain. That is the way of the farmer Has it...
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Corrections: I have to Keep Going back to that Dreadful Year, 1997.
Thunderstorms roll down our local Rabacal Valley. It could be Africa. This week, like many I am sure, I was gratified to receive the...
Apr 187 min read
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Lies and Despair, Air Crashes and Car Accident.
Rain and Sahara dust returned this week. Suits my mood. “By settling our arrears, we can tap into long-term capital.” - Minister Mthuli...
Apr 119 min read
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Willful Deceit. Admiration. Lions Tour and Australia.
The rain is back as can be seen through our car windscreen for an early morning visit to the dentist this week Over the weekend, my...
Apr 410 min read
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What to Say. The Party is Over.
Believe it or not, these people are related to us I am writing this on Tuesday while still in Praia da Luz and wondering what to say. I...
Mar 287 min read
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Family Reunion, The Modern World is Leaving Me Behind. The Trying Year; 1997.
The normally calm sea at Praia da Luz the night before storm Martinho hit and the night before Rozanne's party For a change, I am writing...
Mar 218 min read
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Scan Results, Social Week, Weather Variables in Portugal and Life After the CFU.
Moody skies over home, with thunder and lightning, sun, torrential rain, wind, hail and snow in the mountains Once again I start writing...
Mar 147 min read
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Confusion and Nostalgia. Livestock.
The wood sorrel in full flower outside our front gate looking over the Rabacal Valley I know I am old, but the events on TV last week...
Mar 710 min read
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Diversification on the Farm.
The weather this week is similar to the sky—a mix of clear blue sky and rainy periods. DEI ( diversity, equity and inclusion) is on the...
Feb 289 min read
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A Reminder Why I Started This Blog, The World of Rhetoric and More Conjecture About Our Title Deeds.
The early morning cloud inversion makes the Robacal Valley in front of us look like a lake Last week, I had the inevitable phone call...
Feb 219 min read
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A Gem and Some Trivia, Seed Maize, Wheat and Soya.
A picture of our everyday sunset taken by our American friend up the road, Dan Erleborn who is bravely undergoing treatment for cancer as...
Feb 147 min read
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Déjà vu, Visiting Old Friends in the Algarve, Labelling People and Groundnuts.
The clouds were building up on the night of our return from the Algarve. Despite the red sky, sure enough, as was forecast the next day,...
Feb 78 min read
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Archaic Information Collection, Back to the Farm and Tobacco.
A view of the Darwendale Dam from our house. We had ten kilometres of frontage with the dam as we were originally bounded by three...
Jan 319 min read
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Comments, Some Thoughts on Leaving the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) and Back to the Farm.
Moody skies this week and plenty of rain with it. There are no interesting pictures ; rather pictures of the citrus in the garden as of...
Jan 257 min read
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Lisbon Trip, Leadership and Crashing Out of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), so to Speak.
A beautiful sunset shot this week by our brave neighbour, Dan, who is in the middle of chemo treatment for cancer. Keep up the good...
Jan 178 min read
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