Animal Encounters.
My youngest daughter, Janine, who resides in the United States and edits my blog, suggested as a blog subject, ‘Animal Encounters’. She...
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Apr 198 min read
Sun and Pig. Cold Switzerland, Chilly Chicago and the End of 1993.
Sun and Pig. It is funny, but when the chilly rainy weather disappears and the sun comes out, all our spirits are lifted. At a wild boar...
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Apr 126 min read
Waiting Game Anxiety. The ZIG (Zimbabwe Gold) and the Scottish Hate Crime Bill.
I was meant to have a midweek consultation with my stomach surgeon following my latest CT scan, which unfortunately did not happen. The...
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Apr 58 min read
Some Positive Health News. Scotland's New Hate Crime Law. Istanbul.
After eight months of negative news yesterday, Monday, my consultation with my urologist surgeon was more positive, with a clinically...
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Mar 298 min read
An Engagement. Life Goes On and A Trip to a Saharan Irrigation Scheme in Tunisia.
Our son Selby and his partner of some seven years arrived on Sunday afternoon and no sooner had we arrived home from collecting them from...
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Mar 227 min read
Garden Tasks. Tractor Nostalgia and International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), Tunisia.
Another week's gone by; I just do not know where time goes. It seems that doing little or nothing has increased the speed of time rather...
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Mar 156 min read
Medical Update. Early Land Challenges. ZIMACE is Born.
Medical Update. Last week, like the previous week, I said I would give a medical update, but I am afraid there is not much to tell. I had...
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Mar 88 min read
The Onslaught On European Farmers. State of Play on Land in Zimbabwe 1993 and A Meeting with Mugabe.
The Onslaught On European Farmers. I said I would update you on my health this week, but I lied. This is because my appointment with the...
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Mar 16 min read
The Deadly Internet. My Namibian Odyssey Continued.
The Deadly Internet. I will not discuss my medical for the second week in this blog. It is nice to be able to do that, although next...
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Feb 237 min read
The Unknown Secrets of Madeira Bananas. Dr Jerry’s Eventful Trip to Namibia and SACU Farmers Unions Meet.
The Unknown Secrets of Madeira Bananas. Rozanne and I, for the first five years of living in Portugal, often wondered why bananas...
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Feb 168 min read
Not Great Health News. The Macabre ‘I Wish’ SpreadSheet. The True Nature of the Land Issue.
Not Great Health News. Before I posted last week's Blog, I had a medical review with my stomach oncologist. The surgeon who removed the...
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Feb 98 min read
Comments and Criticism Welcome. Grand Lies and The Seismic Change to Agricultural Marketing in Zimbabwe.
Comments and Criticism Welcome. I have a small following of readers who regularly pass comments on my blog. Some openly sympathise with...
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Feb 26 min read
A Musical Evening. No Restitution Wanted by Me. Transparent Southern Africa Commercial Framers Alliance(SACFA)
A Musical Evening. When I was at the local government clinic, Centro de Saúde, having the twenty-seven staples removed from my stomach...
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Jan 269 min read
An Unexpected Medical Challenge. The Passing of Two Highly Respected Zimbabwean Farmers.
An Unexpected Medical Challenge. “At New Year, I said I would be girding my loins for the year ahead in my battle with cancer. Suddenly,...
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Jan 191 min read
Peter’s Latest Adventure.
Back at Coimbra University Hospital once more, Peter's grappling with a bout of appendicitis this time around. It all started this past...
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