TrailBooth – Letters from the Lowveld
Letters from the Lowveld – stories of the Booth Family's move from KZN to Kampersrus, Limpopo.
Die Hindernisbaan ~ the obstacle course Moving provinces, changing careers, enrolling your children in a “foreign” language school. Our decisions have been described by some as brave. I’m sure there are people quietly thinking us crazy. I know I have at times! You can lay out all the pros & cons of a decision, analyse…
We may have moved to the Slowveld, but let me tell you, stuff has been HAPPENING. I met my new neighbour the other day. It was 7pm, and she was on her haunches, holding the non-pointy end of a python that was stuck in her fence. She seems nice (the neighbour, not the python). She…
Tannies Who Box and child neglect. A lot has happened since I last penned my thoughts from the Lowveld. The dog got caught in another snare. That is two snares in in three months. At first I thought he was a ducking idiot, but my neighbour pointed out he is in fact a Hero. Putting…
Keeping nature out. I love nature better than most. I am comfortable with bugs. Moths – no problem. Spiders are ok if they don’t startle me and are reasonably small. I do hate mosquitoes, but only because they love me. But there is a limit. I recently I became distressed, though not surprised to find…
Buying a hamster in the Lowveld. Shortly after arriving in the Lowveld, both our boys’ birthdays were looming. Ben was quite satisfied to receive Transformers. However, I started to become aware that Charlie & Andrew had been in negotiations around a hamster. Apparently, an agreement had even been reached. Now you may remember that pets…
Andrew’s letter described the bigger picture themes around our move. ‘Cos he is the big picture guy, while I’m the detail person in the partnership. So here are the gory details (you might want a cuppa tea for this one)… We were a magnificent sight, Booth’s Travelling Circus at its finest! Charlie & I travelled…