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Marking the seasons
I
t is my considered view that people who live in the country
have a much more intense appreciation of the passing of the
seasons than individuals who live in town.
For, if we grow anything on our smallholdings we will be acutely
aware, particularly on the Highveld, of the dearth of rain during
winter, and the nightly arrival of damaging frost.
Even if we do nothing more strenuous on our plots than sit in
the wan sun with a mug of coffee and t