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…
The Kruger Trail. A dream. The ultimate reality. Something that piqued our curiosity when paging through the SanParks Newspaper back in 2018, convinced us to use our Rainy Day fund and “see what happens” as we put our names down for the Kruger Trail (TKT) Auction, became a 5year adventure for Lauren & I. Together…
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…
Dear Family and Friends Much has happened since I last wrote a letter describing the trials and tribulations of our move to the Lowveld as a family, some exciting and beautiful, others sad and horrific. Life has not been without its contrasts and ironies and I’m not quite sure where to kick this letter off…….
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…
Letters from the Lowveld 5 Sport is everything to a lot of people around the world, and it’s no different in the Lowveld. When we arrived in Kampersrus in January, it was a week before school started for Ben and Charlie. The right amount of time to find our feet without experiencing the anxiety of…
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…
After Lauren’s letter two weeks ago I have realised I am not the funny one in the relationship, you’ll have to wait for her to write again (we will alternate and have agreed that roughly every two weeks one of us will produce the next “Letter”) to get the laugh. I’m going to be more…
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…