From Merrivale
11.2.1998
Dear Alan, Lorna & Girls,
Thought I had better drop you a few lines before we leave
for Cape St Francis (1000 kms away) on Monday. I am looking forward to being
there but not the journey as we are going through the Transkei as it saves 400
kms. Sheila seems to have settled there and bought a house, but neither she nor
Ronald have jobs, but I’ll write from there & let you have all the news.
Vanessa has just phoned to apologise to me for the way she
went for me for trying to look after her TAB as I knew she was on diet &
could only drink TAB. Yesterday Sheila phoned to offer to lend her Toyota,
which they didn’t take with them & she was so rude to Sheila &
complained to Sheila about me, so I don’t know what bought about the apology,
anyway for Neal’s sake I accepted her apology.
The next doors still aren’t talking to me & I can
promise you Ronald is going to be very sorry when he does come over as he is
going to get it from me from a dizzy height over the way he has treated Sherry
& about the way he has got this farm & gives us R250 a month, & I
have to stand over the wood stove making pickles & chutney so that we can
make out, while they live in the lap of luxury & buying a car for Clinton
etc. Sherry was 21 last Wednesday &
she & Juan took Dad & me out to lunch at Spurs. She has a lovely little 2 bedroomed home 20 kms out of
Maritzburg on the Greytown road & she is very happy & excited about
the baby & has a cat & a pram,
car seat, computer & just about
everything she needs. I bought & made the curtain for the baby’s room as a
21st birthday gift.
On Saturday we all went to Water world for her
birthday. She phoned Ron & Les but
hey turned down her offer. Jenny has bought a lovely old house in Ladysmith.
Tam-lyn is now an air hostess with British Airways & is on the European
Route so seeing a lot of the world.
Debbie’s kids have been having such fun with their friends
down at the dam every weekend they take the boat down & I only see them
when they want food or drinks. Dad’s keeping well & busy. I started again
with panic attacks with all this nonsense going on. Ronald & les are so
jealous that Sherry & Juan are always here or else we just love going out
to them as it so peaceful & lovely they have at least 4 dams full of life. Thanks
for the money for Xmas. I’m very involved in Church.
Tons of love,
Dad, Mum & family XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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