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When redirecting a love of Big Lizards to tadpoles becomes an near emergency in the Booth household, but apparently NOT something to Panic about… - Letters from the Lowveld 19
Buying tickets to the Springbok Rugby in Mbombela may win you mom-points initially, but don’t let it go to your head – you can still Destroy someone’s day in the process! - Letters from the Lowveld 18
I started planning to write something different and ended up on “Market Lessons”. But even when I read it, it sounds more like life lessons to me. - Letters from the Lowveld 17 – the one we still haven’t gotten over.
This post came up on my FB Memories a few days ago and it made my heart shudder. It darn near broke all over again. That hamster. I went back and read the Letter from the Lowveld 4 mentioned in the post again from top to bottom (Read it HERE), reliving the decision to get… - Letters from the Lowveld 16: Wild InspirationChasing the Sun 2 is incredibly inspiring, especially for South Africans and even more so for rugby fans. But you don’t even have to like rugby to be moved by the fairy tale story of the Springboks that kicked off at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It’s a complete wonder we have not hosted the…
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My day started with a disappointing rusk. No big deal you may say. Well you would be wrong. - Letters From the Lowveld 14
New Year and new emotions in Kampersrus We have done it. We have reached Year 2 in Kampersrus. It has been fascinating looking back on this time last year. Observing myself with a bit of objectivity and distance. Back to school last year was stressful beyond what I was prepared to admit. I fought back… - Letters from the Lowveld 13
Never in my life have I felt so close to the edge for so long. The buffer zone enabled by periods of stability has gone, and the edge we imagine we might tip over seems to linger ominously close by. - Letters from the Lowveld 12
And so it comes to an end. Our first year in the Lowveld. At times it has felt like being in a tumble drier, and not because of the heat! - Letters from the Lowveld 11
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… - Letter from the Lowveld 10 – Slow White and the Boerewors Curtain
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… - Letters from the Lowveld 9The 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…
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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… - Letters from the Lowveld 7
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……. - Letters from the Lowveld 6.
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
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… - Letters from the Lowveld 4
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… - Letters from the Lowveld 3
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… - Letters from the Lowveld 2
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… - Letters from the Lowveld 1
“Tomorrow will be exactly two months since we packed our belongings into 2 trailers and 3 cars and left the green and wet hills of KZN for the mountainside town of Kampersrus overlooking the Lowveld around Hoedspruit. We could already write essays about the experiences we have had, some fun and adventurous, others not so…
TrailBooth – Letters from the Lowveld
Letters from the Lowveld – stories of the Booth Family's move from KZN to Kampersrus, Limpopo.
