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Yip, I'm slowly turning from a "mielie" to a kiwi, hopefully not permanently, but my kids safety and education takes priority and for now that seems better here in NZ.
posted by
AardigeAfrikaner
on July 25, 2008 at 2:33 PM
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This was extremely well composed and narrated! I loved it!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on July 23, 2008 at 1:08 PM
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I extend my condolences. sam
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sam444
on July 23, 2008 at 1:08 PM
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Re: In this veldt of tears - life and death on a South African farm
To aardige afrikaner,
Hi, Thank you for your positive comments regarding my short story - in fact it is not fiction but based on true facts and experiences in my childhood years on my grandparents farm near Bloemfontein.
You sound as if you are no longer in South Africa??
Regards,
Karin Lorenc
posted by
garda
on July 23, 2008 at 11:12 AM
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Moving. I haven't seen the word "koppie" in a while. Welcome to blogit. This "vertelling" leaves me numb somehow. It stirs up a lot of memories. My Oumas and Oupas stayed on farms in the Free State and Northern Cape for most of their lives and although they were old, and one dead, by the time I came along, and living on self sufficient little "plotte", the "veld" is still in my minds eye too. An inexplicable well of tears overcomes me now. There is a lot of memories from my childhood that hasn't been triggered for long. I look forward to reading you here again.
posted by
AardigeAfrikaner
on July 22, 2008 at 3:36 PM
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lovelyladymonk
on July 22, 2008 at 2:45 PM
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