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Violent Build-Up to Flawed Election in 2000.
Light clouds littlerrain but have dampened the fires Before I commence writing this week's blog, I would like to offer no apology for...
Sep 58 min read
Scuba Diving and More Death. This is More Than Serious.
The clouds are back at last, but only a mm of rain. At least it is cooler. Please forgive me, I'm going to meander for a little bit. It...
Aug 297 min read
Fires. Loneliness - Just Bloody Call!
This glow in the night sky is close enough for us. Sorry for those who are getting their property destroyed. This week's blog is already...
Aug 227 min read
Sad News. Zimbabwe Becomes a Crazy, Violent Country in 2000.
The heat wave continues. Oh, for some rain. Really sad news this week. Chris Thorne succumbed to his cancer and has left us. Chris was...
Aug 157 min read
Get It Right, Farm Invasions Take a Nasty Turn, Moving from Assaults and Mayhem to Murder.
Still no rain in sight, just hot, hazy evenings When I write this blog, I do so as a personal account of what I saw and did myself, it...
Aug 88 min read
Aw Shit!!! 2000 - The Year Zimbabwe Gave Up the Rule of Law and Its Reputation as “The Bread Basket Of Africa.”
With the hot, dry, windy weather, wildfires have returned to Portugal. Some 2,400 firefighters have been mobilised today, Thursday. -...
Aug 17 min read
Old Friends, New Friends, Too Many Distant Friends. The Land Invasions Commence.
The vineyards of Mangualde My self-musings this week included the question: When do new friends become old friends, and why are some...
Jul 258 min read
Confabulation, Time and the Gathering Storm. I Reach Fifty.
Some clouds but no rain “Confabulation is a memory error where a person unintentionally creates false memories, often without the...
Jul 188 min read
Only Lost Tuna. 1999: A Year of Mounting Concern and a Trip Around Zimbabwe with My Daughters.
Plenty of tuna were seen this week, none in the boat. The bluefin has gone from endangered in Portuguese waters to sustainable. John in...
Jul 118 min read
Agricultural Recovery and Compensation (ARAC) AGM, Another Cattle Sale and 98/99. My Worst Tobacco Season Ever.
Ghostly agapanthas welcoming the new moon Wow, it's hot here; the Iberian Peninsula is currently experiencing an extended heatwave....
Jul 48 min read
Reinvent Yourself for Survival. Scuffle on the Sea Lion.
Sunset and our new guest in the garden, a Fame Lilly. Let's hope it returns next year. I will write my blog from now on when I can on the...
Jun 278 min read
Correction.Tension Time, Double Stupidity at the Western Australia Horse Sales. Consultancy Startup and First Scoping Trip Around Africa.
Home. Nothing beats a comfortable home for relieving tension. Not forgetting a whisky and cigar in the evening on the 'stoep.' Yet...
Jun 206 min read
Alistair and Fiona Smith’s Visit, Cattle Sale and a Growing Feeling of Unease in 1998.
Lovely sunsets this week for Alistair and Fiona Smith's visit. I am writing this a day late this week, as we have just dropped Alistair...
Jun 138 min read
Conjecture: Is It a Crime? A Visit to a Bull Fighting Rancho (Ranch)
Back to Portuguse summer weather and clear night skies “From Despair to Hope: Zimbabwe Breaks New Ground with Compensation Program for...
Jun 69 min read
É a vida, and a Visit to Swan Hill
We visited a fighting bull ' ganaderia' this week. Will write about our visit next week É a Evida , they say. That is life. The...
May 317 min read
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