So it seems...

...there's going to be one less spare room in the Bishop house next year!

When it Rains...

We should have known there was trouble when all the animals started lining up two by two… Last week we had more rain than anyone knew what to do with. Its started with a storm that I was convinced would blow the roof off our house. I felt a little justified when we saw the next morning roofs had actually been blown off houses – including the crèche on the property of the Methodist Church in Atamelang. It then rained for about a week, and when we finally made it out to the villages, they were literally floating. I got to put my rally driving skills to the test going to a funeral early one morning, with most of the road being under water. I heard a rumor the Delareyville Spar is having a special on flippers and goggles…

A Tribute to Ammu October 1999 - October 2007

She came to me as a kitten – the last unwanted runt of the litter became my Christmas gift from a friend. Somewhat knock-kneed back legs and always a little funny-looking she was loved from day one. She stayed at the Shelwell house with me until I moved into digs in Scottsville. Ammu made the journey across town to rule the Ridgeford house. When I moved into a flat, she once again live in the Shelwell house where she made a home firmly in the hearts of mom and dad. (Rumor has it dad would even share his breakfast yoghurt with her, and mom would make her hot water bottles in winter…). When Michael and I moved into Green Acres, Ammu came too. Her favourite place to sleep was on the back of Michael’s legs. She would sit by the bathroom window and wait for us to come home when we stayed out late, running to meet us while trying to pretend indifference. She loved to play with anything on the end of a string, but if that wasn’t available an unsuspecting pair of legs would do just fine. We didn’t think Atamelang would be quite in keeping with the lifestyle to which Ammu had become accustomed, so she went to live with Caryn, Richard, Griffin, Mille, Riley and most recently Hannah. She soon put the puppies in their place and rekindled a friendship with Griffin. I know she was loved and cared for, and when she got sick, got the best possible care. Ammu Katty (meaning little lady) was my friend and I will miss her.