Bittersweet birthday party last evening at Jabula…Day 3 without water in Marloth Park…Headache update…
Last night we attended a birthday dinner gathering for our friend Sinndee who recently lost her dear husband, and our friend, Bruce....
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Yesterday’s memorial service…
Yesterday morning, we left the house at 10:50 to arrive on time for the memorial service for our friend Bruce Barnes who...
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Memorial service this morning…Why so many passports in the past ten years?…
It's hard to get myself ready for the day when there is load shedding every morning from 7:00 to 9:30. The...
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Where are we going in 2023?…Planning for the future…More of Tom’s great photos…
We will leave Marloth Park in approximately eight months and may be gone for a year. We've decided we need to...
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Settling back into our lives in the bush…
When the bale of lucerne arrived early this morning, we were thrilled. In a matter of minutes, two wildebeests, Bad Ear and...
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Our friends have left…Leaving so much behind…Lindsey’s photos…
Losing a loved one while in a foreign country on holiday is terrifying. Over the past few weeks, we witnessed first-hand the...
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Tomorrow morning, Connie and Lindsey begin the journey back to the US…And for us?…
Today, Connie and Lindsey are organizing and packing, which includes countless pieces of medical equipment, they'll be hauling back to the US....
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The viewing is completed…Now, we wait for the ashes…
What a busy morning! At 6:00 am, Tom bolted out of bed to get ready to drive Connie back to Tonga for...
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Moving through the days and nights with hope and love…
This morning, Lindsey and Connie took off for a day in Kruger National Park. We decided to let them go on their...
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What are the legal requirements in South Africa for foreigners handling the death of a loved one?…
If this headline makes no sense to you, please read yesterday's post when we described the sad loss of our friend Jeff...
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