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Unfathomable Response, Some Thoughts on Future TDH Representation and Chaotic Gardening.
The chaotic garden . Every week, I diligently sit down to write this blog, as much a discipline as a compunction to fill my time in...
May 236 min read
Representation, Backpacks and Final Thoughts on Visit to Scotland.
Back to clear skies but a colder Portugal after two weeks in a warm, dry Scotland I am far away from the coal face of those digging on...
May 167 min read
Insults and Ridicule. A Sunny but Expensive Scotland and Family Visits.
Loch Awe from my cousins' deck I do not know why it happens, but every few months, the rhetoric around compensation for Zimbabwe...
May 98 min read
Always Right, Wedding and Western Australia Adventures.
A stained glass by Richard Apel the Droughtmaster breeder who supplied our embryos. How is it our womenfolk are always right? That is not...
May 28 min read
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...
Apr 258 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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