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Phew! Farming Solo and The Second Tanzania Scoping Mission
Phew! Well while time seemed very short over the past ten days in Scotland my liver and waistline tell me that I had overstayed my...
Jul 1, 202211 min read
Change of Plans, Go or Stay?
“The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley.” - Robert Burns I know, I know it has become a common cliche. Once again in this...
Jun 24, 202211 min read
Image Over Substance, Bush Life and Pineapples
This week I have to cut my deadline for the blog to Wednesday as I am travelling on Thursday to Scotland and Friday onto Perth. That...
Jun 18, 202214 min read
Waiting, Just Married and Ghana
I spend more time worrying about what I will write in my blog for the week at night than my health. Luckily I am able to accept that...
Jun 10, 202211 min read
PET Scan, IT Headaches, Preparation for Marriage and Farewell to Benin
"The greatest wealth is health." – Virgil This week I had my PET scan. Over the course of the past six years, first, with prostate cancer...
Jun 3, 202211 min read
Farm and Business Friends, Numbers Correction and Another Brief Nigeria Visit
Every Monday I start thinking about what I will include in each week’s blog with the strong intention of starting on that day. I rarely...
May 27, 202210 min read
Connections, Thank Goodness It Was Not Me and Benin Continued
Perhaps due to becoming older, it was only after emigrating to Rhodesia that I started meeting the majority of the people who would...
May 20, 20229 min read
Friends, Gonerazou and Benin
Continuing on with friends this week we are happy to say with the semi-demise of Covid-19, we are now again welcoming some international...
May 13, 202213 min read
Friends, I Did Not Volunteer For This and Trip Back From Quelimane
A couple of weeks ago I predicted that the Chechen thugs Putin had sent to Ukraine would probably lead to atrocities. I knew there would...
May 6, 202211 min read
Bias Vs Prejudice, A Close Shave and Trip to Quelimane
Last week I wrote about many of my worst decisions being based on petty prejudice. That is; pre-conceived negative opinions not based on...
Apr 29, 202211 min read
Reflections, Rusape Boat Race and Mozambique Inspirations
Instigating the subject of this week's blog was brought about looking at what is going on in European politics, admittedly more an...
Apr 22, 202212 min read
Regenerative Agriculture, Farming in Enterprise and Mozambique Travels
So rather than talking about the Ukraine war as promised this week, I have picked another very contentious subject, though mainly in...
Apr 15, 202213 min read
Worst Fears and A Job Change
Oh for the first time the blog nearly did not appear this week. On Thursday evening reviewing my close to the last draft, I lost the...
Apr 8, 202210 min read
Definite Red Card, Ceasefire and Mozambique Travels Continued
I had decided not to watch the Oscars this year although I rarely do anyway. Rozanne and I watched the BAFTA awards and we were...
Apr 1, 20229 min read
Blog Reflections, Farming, The First Territorial Army Call-Up and Mozambique with Han
I am determined to keep this weeks blog within the recommended 1,500 words. Anything longer I am assured makes it too tedious for people...
Mar 25, 202210 min read
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