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The Complexity Of Wilding. So Much Water, None to Pump.
I have not mentioned my medical status recently. For the cancer, I have been told I am under surveillance. I am awaiting a further update...
Dec 15, 20238 min read
Missive or Misgivings. Marketing Changes.
Missive or Misgivings. This week, my old friend Vernon Nicolle, whom I have not seen for many years, sent me, and I am sure many others,...
Dec 9, 20237 min read
PROFCA. Why? What? Funding Farmers Following the 1992 Drought and Water Wars.
PROFCA. Why? What? Like many Zimbabwean Title Deed Holders (TDHs), I received sight of a promotional video through social media...
Dec 1, 20239 min read
Last Week's Feedback. Election Fever in West Nicholson.
Last Week's Feedback. Last week's blog attracted more attention than usual. Many comments were received, private and public. Every...
Nov 25, 20238 min read
Not So Good Medical News. Commercial Farmers Union Election Debacle.
Not So Good Medical News. My visit to my urologist did not go exactly as hoped. Despite the visual appraisal following the operation...
Nov 17, 20238 min read
Have We Already Lost It? Trip to The Stricken Lowveld.
Have We Already Lost It? Each day, I am getting stronger, although my plumbing system is still challenging. I won’t share the details...
Nov 10, 202311 min read
The Inherent Danger of Self-Importance. The Cozy Zone. The Drought.
The Inherent Danger of Self-Importance. At last, through some pressure from a number of different groups, including the Commercial...
Nov 3, 202310 min read
Why Does the Liberal World So Often Take the Side of Evil? My Early Days at CFU.
On the medical front, progress is slow but steady. I can now walk around the house without support and attend the clinic using a walker...
Oct 27, 20237 min read
On the Mend and A*******s. Start of My Role as CFU (Commercial Farmers Union) Vice President.
On the Mend and A*******s. It is Wednesday after a difficult week prior. Suddenly, things have improved. Rozanne and the children have...
Oct 20, 20239 min read
The Battle Recommences. Blood, Shit and Pain.
Seven years ago to this month, my doctor in Zambia, after a random blood test, informed me my PSA numbers were up, but not to be too...
Oct 13, 20239 min read
Unprecedented Event. Memories of Mull Wildlife.
Unprecedented Event. Last week, an unprecedented event happened. A loose group known as the Past Presidents Group (PPG) of the Commercial...
Sep 29, 20237 min read
Surgery Date. The Abandonment of Science and Logic in Wildlife Matters. 1992.
Surgery Date. This week, I have been instructed to report to the Coimbra University Hospital on Monday, the 2nd of October to prepare for...
Sep 22, 202310 min read
Get Around the Table. Plantation Crops. Piss Cat of the Year.
“In a good democracy, governance is by the majority willing to consider and, if necessary, act on all concerns, including the minority....
Sep 15, 20239 min read
Campo Maior, Choice and The Purchase of Mede Farm.
Campo Maior Last week, Rozanne, John Tidey and his wife Margaret, and I took a trip to visit their nephew, Thomas, his mother, Sarah and...
Sep 8, 20238 min read
Yet another Election Debacle and Rumour of Bonds. Immigration and 1991
Yet another Election Debacle and Rumour of Bonds. A great three days this week with Storm, my daughter and partner Duncan in Lisbon, and...
Sep 1, 20238 min read
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