Mum's contribution on Sat morning

+Its a cool overcast day in the great land of Zimbabwe, I am sitting in the lounge on our huwai internet which is working wonderfully. I have just come home from shopping and have just committed my first act of rebellion in a long time and bought a .....turkey!! The Mbweni's are giving us one, but I have a longing for a store bought one!

I am sitting surrounded by a granny with her nose in a book having spent hours on a puzzle and packing her things to move to Sue today. Whoo hoo, we sleep again, ( see previous blog concerning JR2 and midnight wanderings by Granny). Oh I am also surrounded by 2 sleeping kittens, one on the computer table, one on the sofa by granny, JR 2 at granny's feet and Saku as well. Poor Bingley is locked out as he is rather muddy and I resent the references to his femininity, he looks wonderful and flea, not flee free!

The mood for Christmas is coming on a bit slower than usual, however having bought dried fruit, ie raisins, mixed cake fruit this morning and I am about to attempt a proper fruit cake, just need to get brandy from Granny when we drop jr2 at Jenny Kirk., I am getting in the mood. The
Christmas decorations are not up yet, but I will put up just a few to get in the mood and wait for the rest when Mike and Ang are here.

What else, I am new at this, so be patient with me. The pool is looking wonderful blue and clear due to the new pump installed by Uncle Graham, Dad and George. Swimming is great, yesterday dad and I had a date to swim in the lovely water, fortun. I went at lunch time and almost collapsed in a heap after just , wait for it,... 10 laps!!!!!!!!!So sad, but we had a thunder storm so our swim in the evening was canceled.

Thus ends the first blog by the oldest member of the Bell family!