From Merrivale
21 August 1999
Dear Alan, Lorna and Girls,
I have just been given this typewriter by a very kind friend
so from now on it should be easier to read my tying than my writing.
This will just be a short note as I told you most of the
news on the phone the other day, but I want to send some photos of Aaron for
you to see what a beautiful child he is and he is so good and Sherry and Juan
are so good with him, although Sherry is inclined to be like Lesley an alarmist
as at the moment Aaron does have eczema and it is quite bad, so they took him
to a dermatologist, but she wasn’t too good and everything she has given him
has made him worse so I have suggested we take him to a homeopath and get their
opinion.
Leah is such a pretty little thing and started off being
very colicky but I went to the chemist and got something now she is sleeping
through after her late night feed. Sherry is so proud of her and dresses her
beautifully. she is married to such a nice chap doesn’t touch a drink and so
good to her and the children and they have a lovely home 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms
a study, separate dining room and large lounge and verandah set in about 2
acres of grounds and the firm provides a gardener a nice old man who just loves
Aaron and is so good with him.
We hardly see Debbie and family as the kids all go in
different directions. Nicky is my favourite and he comes and stays as often as
he can and we really spoil him when he comes he loves to play games so Dad and
I play games with him everynight he loves Uno and Rummikub also snakes and
ladders and any other games. The garden also keeps them very busy.
We spent last weekend out with Neal and family and really
enjoyed ourselves the weather was very good, we have really had hardly any
winter so I am afraid what is to come, also we have had no rain what so ever
and the Church is fasting and holding prayers for rain our dam is nearly empty
so hope the fish survive.
Sheila and Ron went up for Terrence’s wedding, but we only
saw them for a few minutes when they popped out to see Sherry and the new baby,
so Daddy blasted poor old Sheila, but its Ronald all he is interested in is his
friends and family, I don’t know what they are going to do as yet as Ronald
hasn’t heard any more about his job in Durban but he is very busy in St Francis
and has now insisted that Sheila get a job as he gets so jealous that she is
not working, but doesn’t realise how hard she works doing upholstering, sewing
etc anyway it’s up to Sheila.
I hardly see the next doors they occasionally pop in but I
don’t go out of my way to see them but I am always polite when they come over.
Jenny and family we never hear from Tara phones all the time
and Tam-lyn also phones and writes all the time. Tam-lyn has her head screwed
on and has bought herself a marionette for R60, 000 10 minutes from her work
they have renovated it and she has moved in and is very happy and doing very
well in her job. We are going to Durban this week and also again next week.
This week we are going down to Randell’s 50th wedding anniversary,
we have just been down to Pinetown to the Pages one, then next week we have to
pick up friends at the airport who have been to their caravan on Loch Lomond
for the last 4 months they go every year for 4 months and want us to go over
next year and spend some time with them.
We are both fine and keep very busy and entertain a lot,
hope to go to Southbroom soon with the Hayes really enjoyed our sojourn in the
Kruger my favourite place.
Well must sign off now as it’s passed my bed time.
Tons of love from us all,
Dad & Mum
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