I shall have to make a confession to the Girls From The Nero Foundation.. ...
I have to pluck up the courage to admit to them that they have been living under some
sort of lavatorial deception !!
For many months now I have been the envy of the Nero Foundation, by virtue of the fact
that my Lavatory / Bathroom/ P.K./ W.C./ Ladies Room / Comfort Station ... call it what
you will, has always boasted nothing but the best, as far as loo rolls go !!
Until recently when there has been absolutely nothing left in the stores !!
I have always insisted upon "Thick and Absorbent Baby Soft 2 Ply Toilet tissue with (and I
quote) "softness through micro pocket technology".
Aaaah ... such decadence, such pampering, such softness .....and of course it had to
feature the little tawny coloured doggies that suit my tawny colour scheme on my own
personal comfort station !!
And it is most pleasing on the eye as well as pleasing in other areas.
However I began to notice that a great deal of sniggering ensued behind my back ....
"fancy wasting money on such an unnecessary luxury" they would say in hushed voices, as
they rushed off to have a last comfortable piddle before going home !!
They have told me categorically, more than once, that they do not come to the weekly
Friday meetings only for the convivial company, the excellent food, and the Cranial
Titillation, but also because of the quality of the Loo Paper !!
They told me, with tears in their eyes, that they are unable to afford the tawny cushion
comfort tissue and have to settle for the local recycled equivalent ....
Well... Girls ... I have some bad news for you... you have not saved a single cent !!
While queuing for bread the other day, I stood and counted off, sheet by sheet, the exotic
comfy roll.... It took quite a time, but time I was not short of.
It was the subject of a great deal of curiosity and mirth from other queue jostlers ... but I
shouldered on, in my smarting thirst for justice...
There were a lot of helping hands too, as the Public W.C. was close by and the queue was
exhaustive.
However I kept a strict and accurate count, and giggled hysterically when I got to over
700 sheets on the Doggy Brand as opposed to 350 sheets on the local stuff !!
Hee hee...spend thrift indeed !!
For confirmation I rushed home trailing great swathes of puppy paper and threw it on the
scale ... it weighed 120 grams......
I then weighed one of the local toilet tissue rolls, and I quote "strong soft and absorbent"
one ply - 350 sheets per roll !!".... This little number weighed just 80 grams !!
Now I must tell you a bit about the Nero Foundation, which was started as a venue, where
a group of Bulawayo girls gather on Friday mornings, to discuss various "business" matters
concerning the city !!
Aptly named the Nero Foundation as we girls "bridge the gap" while Zimbabwe burns !!
A kind of "Privy Council" for the Bulawayo Community I suppose ...
Jealousy will get you nowhere Ladies, we all know that you need your "big cheque book" to
purchase Tawny Coloured Baby Softs, but the last laugh is on you, as in fact I have proved
that,
I had the winning "hand" in this tissue issue.....
CONSTANTIN LEUSCHNER and THERESA REGMANN like to announce with great joy and
gratitude the safe arrival of their daughter LOTTE MARIE on August 1, 2007 in Berlin,
Germany.
She is sister to Emil Balduin and the 7th grandchild to Gogo Ulrike and Grossvater Klaus
Leuschner !!!
email: me@constantinleusch ner.com
Faiz (Mac) McKay passed away on Wednesday 15 August 2007 after a long
illness bravely borne. Will be greatly missed by his wife Fozia and
children Naadia, Naziem, Rosmien and Medina.
Dulcie Anna Allers ( nee Myburgh ) beloved wife of Ruben Allers and mother to Zita and
Emmerentia, passed away in Pretoria, South Africa on 1st August 2007, after a struggle
with cancer. Anyone wishing to send emails may send to Emma address ev@zol.co.zw or
Zita address zeet@absamail. co.za Ruben Allers can be contacted on Bulawayo 230962 for
the month of September.
FREDDY MORGAN
The memorial service for the late Freddie Morgan will take place at the Church of
Ascension Hillside on Wednesday 5 September at 3.30 p.m.
MORGAN FRED - so sorry to hear that our dear lifelong friend Freddie passed away on the
31st of August. Fond memories of happy times together.
Our thoughts are with you Robin - love from Lorraine and Buddy Coates - Perth Australia.
From: alcoates@iprimus. com.au
The sad sudden passing of our mother and Nana Kay Higgins. She will be sadly missed by
her family in Australia, Ireland and England and all her friends at Girls College and
Bulawayo.
Love you Mom, you are a special person to us all and our hearts are broken. We are going
to miss you so very much. Rest in Peace -Your loving daughter Jacquie, Gavin, Michaela &
Georgia Roberts and son John and Caroline Higgins - All of Toowoomba, Qld
Sister Kay Higggins, our much loved and respected colleague for so many years, deepest
sympathy to Jacquie, Gavin, Michaela & Georgia Roberts and John and Caroline Higgins -
from the Headmistress and Staff of Girls College.
SISTER KAY HIGGINS -
MUCH LOVED AND RESPECTED SAN SISTER AT GIRLS COLLEGE FOR SO MANY SPECIAL
YEARS.
With much love Rick and Margaret Kriel and Joanne and Robyn
Day to day life - working to make an income, managing relationships and family life, and
meeting one's own inner needs - can be stressful even in easy times. But in the times we
live in with the economic hardships, the uncertainties of what will happen next and the
day-to-day frustrations of getting the basics to keep home and work life running puts all
of us under enormous stress. In stressful times, people often try to cope by drinking more,
working more, becoming angry and depressed, playing out negative patterns in family life
and relationships, and neglecting their inner needs. These often lead to illness,
unhappiness and decisions that have negative consequences for work performance, for
family relationships, and for ourselves; further adding to the cycle of stress.
In these times, it is important to be able to see and think clearly, know what to involve
ourselves in and what not to, be flexible and realistic, respond to stressful people and
situations in appropriate ways, and also manage one's own needs and find ways to relax
and enjoy what life offers.
The courses below, which will be taught by Clive Holmes during September 2007, help us
to cope with the demands, uncertainties and losses in our lives and find greater peace and
happiness.
1. Emotional Intelligence and Awareness
2. Restoring our Inner Balance
3. Understanding Death and Dying
Clive lives in Scotland and holds a degree in Philosophy. He has been teaching courses in
the UK and Europe for the last seventeen years. He runs a range of courses targeted at the
public, the business community, teachers, school children and health workers. He has
recently been approached by the National Health Service to train staff in concepts of
emotional intelligence and awareness. His speciality is teaching awareness as a means of
enhancing well-being.
Please feel free to pass the information in this programme to anyone whom you think may
be interested.
For more information call : Richard Maasdorp: 0912419897 or email: verval@mweb. co.zw;
Jayne Pilossof 861030 rayjayne@zol. co.zw, Barbara Vitoria 2900097.
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is
really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. --John Ruskin
Every single evening
As I'm lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head:
God bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Keep them warm and safe from harm
For they're so close to me.
And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do;
Hope you don't mind me asking,
Please bless my computer too.
Now I know that it's unusual
To Bless
a motherboard,
But listen just a second
While I explain it to you, Lord.
You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my friends.
I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me in to where they live.
By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you.
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendships grew.
Please take an extra minute
From your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book
That's filled with so much love.
Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail inbox
And each person who hits "send".
When you update your Heavenly list
On your own Great CD-ROM,
Bless everyone who says this prayer
Sent up to GOD.com
"Nine requisites for contented living:
Health enough to make work a pleasure.
Wealth enough to support your needs.
Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbour.
Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others.
Faith enough to make real the things of God.
Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future."
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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