One of my new years resolutions was to at least write a blog once a month....but February even in 2012 is just too short.
I always say February the most work.. new school year, harvesting and the most guests.
Marloes is back and relieving me and Lee of a lot of little jobs.
I could finally move the last of William's furniture to his new home in Malmesbury. If you are familiar with Google street view, go to corner of Tswete and Arend Street and you will see his house. Yesterday I had a lot of stress regarding William. He had an operation scheduled for 01 March in Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. I tried in vain to organise transport for him from Malmesbury to Groote Schuur. Malmesbury hospital told me that Groote Schuur must organise it, Groote Schuur told me Western Cape Rehab must do it, Western Cape rehab told me Malmesbury must do it - full circles, I ended up where no one could help me. Thank goodness for Edith from Denmark who is working as volunteer at Brooklyn Chest Hospital that went with her friend to fetch William. And even that was not without drama but I will tell more when I tell you how William is doing after the operation today. A friend from Namibia is at the hospital and will look in on William. The operation is to release tension in elbow so that he can have more mobility in his right arm.
Lethu that was attacked over Christmas is now with family in Khyaelitschia and when William goes home, he will go with him for a few days to Malmesbury. Lethu is making a lot of progress but still gets very tired. His right side is paralysed but he has started to walk again and at least he can use his left hand. Also about Lethu I will report later more.
At the project the garden has supplied us with onions, cabbages, pumpkins and carrots. I have been working with the cook Kholeka together to try and get a better idea of the needs of the kitchen. Friends call it " so you are doing your Jamie Oliver at the project". But it was quite interesting and I think we both learned a lot from each other. Every week I harvested tomatoes from a local field and that could also be used in the kitchen. Here at home the deep freezer is stacked with tomatoes already peeled so they will have enough to use for the rest of the winter.
Every morning I take Dieter and Jean-mari to school in Bonnievale and turned around to pick up station children for school. First few days they were crying, then they became very quiet and now I have a bunch of singing and shouting children. I am learning them a new song and now that Marloes is doing the driving she will have to sing with them.
"Kaptein span die seile" and "Ek wil huis toe gaan" are the favorite songs.
"Captain pull up the sail" " I want to go home"
