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An Unexpected Medical Challenge. The Passing of Two Highly Respected Zimbabwean Farmers.
An Unexpected Medical Challenge. “At New Year, I said I would be girding my loins for the year ahead in my battle with cancer. Suddenly,...
Jan 26, 20249 min read
Peter’s Latest Adventure.
Back at Coimbra University Hospital once more, Peter's grappling with a bout of appendicitis this time around. It all started this past...
Jan 19, 20241 min read
Is It a Judas Goat? Some Thoughts on Wilding. Early 1993.
Is It a Judas Goat? I have had a number of requests in relation to my thoughts on PROFCA and the Farm Compensation Agreement (FCA). It...
Jan 12, 20249 min read
No Resolutions and Nazaré. My Farming Routine and the Confusing Unseen Farmers Compensation Agreement (FCA).
Many years ago, I decided to remove some of the recurring annual stress I would burden myself with by making New Year's resolutions. Like...
Jan 5, 20246 min read
Reflections of Auld Lang Syne.
“In your youth, you look forward to the New Year with fearless enthusiasm; in middle age, no matter what, you hope the next year will be...
Dec 29, 20235 min read
Yet Another Year Gone By and Some Memories of December 1992.
“The end of the year is always a time for reflection on the year gone by. As we age we are more inclined to reflect on our whole life.”-...
Dec 22, 20236 min read
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
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