Dalene qualifies

On Monday we found out that Dalene has officially qualified - she may officially now use the title Dr. de Beer (not Kroon, she kept her surname). And, of course, I am real proud of her. Except that she wants me to the graduation. *sigh*

Am I not the picture of a dutiful husband (*martyr*).

Otherwise, the wind has been blowing something awful here in Stellenbosch, denoting the real start of the warm months. The whistling sound in the window casements is quite disturbing when one tries to sleep. This is probably because I'm not used to it, since I was used to sleeping on the other side of the house the last time the wind was doing this.

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Today, Dalene is giving a presentation on her work at some farmer's conference. Since it's in Afrikaans, she's a bit stressed - lots of terms had to be translated, since her presentations are usually in English.