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Combatting the Descent into Depression and The Start of 1994.
I was texting an old friend, Beth Bedford, who, in her past life, was an English teacher before becoming a very successful cattle farmer...
May 10, 20246 min read
Ignore Your Constituents At Your Peril. The ZIG and Carnation Revolution Festivities and a Trip to the Alentejo.
In the past two weeks, we have seen a change in leadership in Scotland and so I am informed the formal withdrawal of the Commercial...
May 3, 20246 min read
Animal Encounters.
My youngest daughter, Janine, who resides in the United States and edits my blog, suggested as a blog subject, ‘Animal Encounters’. She...
Apr 26, 202411 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...
Apr 19, 20248 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...
Apr 12, 20246 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...
Apr 5, 20248 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...
Mar 29, 20248 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...
Mar 22, 20247 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...
Mar 15, 20246 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...
Mar 8, 20248 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...
Mar 1, 20246 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...
Feb 23, 20247 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...
Feb 16, 20248 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...
Feb 9, 20248 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...
Feb 2, 20246 min read
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