Arriving out of bad habit, curiosity and loads of fun knowing teleporting anywhere is going to bring some laughter!
Before venturing into the 524 comments already posted yup late arrival, on African Time... Again!
Teleporting to 1924 into farm life my father new (would have made him a teenager at 13 years of age). Why....
Dad lived outside of Meyerton, Gauteng on a farm, had to walk about 'ten miles' he said to school, but that is not what I want to know. It is the antics he and his siblings enjoyed, so many stories. Crossing the river, what farm life was like, would be a treat to walk in his shoes for a day or two!
As someone who has joined in late, I definitely feel you. The comments keep coming lol.
This is very wholesome. I am sure you will have a better understanding of all the stories and enjoy your time at the farm. I have only visited a ranch once and helped out a little there. It can be quite some physical labor at a full farm for city people. I definitely remember feeling sore after being at a farm for a whole day and helping out.
Sounded like they worked hard, played hard and the four of them had a wonderful time revealing small extracts over time, their mother sounded an extremely wonderful woman. I never met either of my Dad's parents so it would be nice to go back a little to explore.
I often yearn to get back to more simpler days where working with ones hands didn't mean playing Playstation or ones thumbs on a phone-game. I was raised in a small town where walking to get places was a thing, where sleepy Sundays were spent on the verandah with doggo beside me, or finding mischief in the fields and woodland, vineyards or by the creek. I wish I could go back there, so I understand your comment and the feelings behind it.
We grew up under similar to your life, I would love to go back that little further, experience the slightly earlier period, even more rustic.
One or two photographs doesn't tell the story, small snippets told indicated in chat sounded good fun, although many duties had to be performed, it wasn't all work.
It would be good to go back to earlier times for sure. No computers.
Heck no computers, no telephones, not so many cars or people, what is there not to like?
Sounds bloody glorious!
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