Teachers striking today. Wanted 8% pay rise, offered seven % so no children! Seven percent....Hmmmmm Must have quiet word with own Union on return to UK.
Bank holiday over, so sun out again! Yesterday went to Kirstenbosch, the National Botanic Garden. I don't know what Kew charges now, but this was three pounds fifty. Could have stayed all day. I know nothing about plants, apart from they grow and die, some you eat and some you don't and they're usually green, but this was amazing. Bird of paradise flowers, currant trees and all sorts of aloe. Did you know that the fynbos( native mountain plants) of SA have three times the numbers of species per 10,000km that the Amazonian Rainforest has. I didn't. The setting was incredible. In the shadow of Table Mountain, with paths leading to such wonderful sounding places as Skeleton Gorge. Didn't do though cos it was getting late and they warn you about doing paths with fewer than four people in case of muggings. There were butterfly gardens, scented gardens, bird gardens and healing gardens( not yoga and wind chime therapy type healing, but plants grown for healing)
No gin plant though so shall stick to therapy I know best!
7%?! You'd bite their hand off, unless it's 7% of not very much to start with?
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Hi Sally - Just to let you know Angela Lottie & I are just keeping tabs on your Blog (the first I have ever looked at). Sounds like it is a real adventure of extremes so far - excitement on the one hand of visiting wonderful places and meeting new people and then an element of despair on the other hand as you see the poverty & hardship that many endure. Keep up the posts - though perhaps a little less about knickers and how many men you are sleeping with going forward as I am not sure how I will face you in September!!! Best Wishes the Southwell's
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