Comments for What it is, is

Comment on Ash Wednesday by Alastair Blaine

Alastair Blaine — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:35:10 +0000

The birds are hadedas (so called because that is the racket they make when they take off!) – very good for aerating the lawn!

Comment on The first proper weekend by domwhitting

domwhitting — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:33:34 +0000

Enjoying the blog Tom. Hope all is well. It is bringing back lots of memories. Enjoy St Augustine’s I remember that well too! Dom

Comment on Looking forward to Sunday by Tom

Tom — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:23:37 +0000

We didn’t play in cassocks, we just processed to the volleyball court in them There are others that aren’t from SA here. The Province of Southern Africa covers Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and the island of St Helena. I know we have students from Lesotho and Mozambique and there also is a student from Haiti. The staff are equally multinational from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and UK.

Comment on Looking forward to Sunday by zoe

zoe — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:01:14 +0000

Please tell me that you didn’t play Basketball in cassocks! I’ll be they were fight to get you on the team…I know I would have!
Are there other foreigners that the college or just SAs and you?

Comment on The first academic week is over by zoe

zoe — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:53:10 +0000

Hi Tom,
It certainly sounds like you are getting stuck in. It’s funny to note that people, especially people who are forced to live and work together, are the same and have the same issues of grumpiness no matter where you are in the world. I find it encouraging somehow!
Life here is a bit manic as usual. Had a last minute order to go back to look at houses in Loggerheads yesterday and really hope that the matter will be settled soon as it’s starting to make us all a bit grumpy! We saw a house, in the parish, that is not huge like the one in Market Drayton but is much more modest and still big enough. We are waiting to see if that will be the compromise that resolves all of the different folks desires and concerns… (and it seems that although we’ve been pretty quiet, there as been LOTS of peeps having a say about where we live!). Either way, God is good and all will be fine.
The kids have been off this week and I have not had 5 minutes to do any work so I’m camped out in the Library Seminar room for the day whilst Doug’s Mom is visiting and having fun with Doug and the girls – I feel like a proper student today!
So marmalade is helping..? What is a typical day of eating like? Is there more socialising than you’d thought there’d be or are you really catching up on your sleep?
This place does feel different without you around…I think Ebony will just about cope but expect to have your shoes weed on when you return!
z

Comment on Ramblings about today by zoe

zoe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:05 +0000

Hi Tom,
I’m glad your room is bigger and you are being well hosted and receiver of hospitality rather than giver for a change.
I’m going to enjoy reading your stories. I hope you’re getting some extra sleep at last!
Z

Comment on Ramblings about today by Alastair Blaine

Alastair Blaine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:31:44 +0000

Great start – I’m very glad that OR Tambo airport didn’t defeat you! I don’t think President Reay is at all alone in wishing he was somewhere more southern right now. Have fun!

Comment on Day 2 and 3 – otherwise known as the start of the term by mail@joshuarey.com

mail@joshuarey.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:33:43 +0000

Hi Tom – was sorry I missed my chance to wish you well before the off, but I’ll follow this blog with interest – all good things to you… as you may have heard the ground here is covered with semi-frozen slush, now with added grit, so the Southern Hemisphere’s looking good..

Warm wishes

Joshua

Comment on Leaving IT behind by philk

philk — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:13:42 +0000

Good Luck Tom – gonna carry on with the blog ?

Comment on Change by Tom

Tom — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:07:59 +0000

I was trying to think of some stability and routine that actually didn’t have change in it, or is it just me that I see change (or the potential for change) in every thing?

Good point about best practices – I totally agree with the Alt.NET understanding of that there are many ways to do things, and one will fit for you