Hello again

It’s raining!
We are grateful for the recent downpour for crops and river levels. If the rains continue then flood waters will come down from Angola, fill the ‘oshanas’ (sort of dry pool-beds), recede and leave behind fish as a change of diet. The oshanas also offer a location for bathing, washing laundry, animal water trough and place for man and animal alike to cool down.
Pix
I have put up some new pix. One is of David when he was about Étienne’s age. Some of you may have seen it but people here are commenting on how like his Dad Étienne is so I am putting a pic up for all to enjoy. There is also a recent one of the children, a shot David took at a recent workshop, and (for your interest) an excerpt from the paper on the status of Namibian currency again the world. It is mainly for you to see the Zim exchange rate I put it up.
Visitors
We have enjoyed having our dear friend, Voni, with us for a few days. She left for Jo’burg today. It is such fun showing someone where you live and work, and introducing them to friends.
Family
David is away for his 2nd workshop. His 3rd one will be to Rundu and right along the Caprivi Strip to Katima Mulilo. It will be his first time so far west. Next time he goes we may be able to pack a tent and go with him as one can go to Vic Falls for the day from Katima.
We are all well. Home schooling is really interesting. In history we have just read of the Hyksos ‘invasion’ of Egypt. Science and natural history: we are looking at birds; why they are the same and how they are different (nesting habits, beaks, feet, migration etc). Caris called a flock of geese a ‘giggle’ and a female swan a ‘pencil’ (instead of ‘pen’). Étienne is doing well with recorder. He still tends to call a crochet a ‘cockroach’! He is steaming ahead with maths. In geography we are focussing on Southern African countries. And English, in its various forms (reading, writing, comprehension), makes another interesting facet to it all. He has discovered FONTS on my computer so now his typed book reviews tend to look like a sample page from a font factory!
Anyway, enough from us. Our newsletter will be out shortly.