The Story I Cannot Tell Dear Family and Friends, Writing this Letter From Zimbabwe to you every week or fortnight for the last 23 years has taken some effort, and that’s an understatement! Some weeks it’s easy, words pour out faster than I can type them; other weeks I sweat blood, stare at the blank […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, March 16, 2023
The Snake and the Shooting Stars Dear Family and Friends, Our hearts are heavy for our neighbours in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi who have been repeatedly in the frontline of Cyclone Freddy for over a month as it has circled, retreated, returned and left a trail of destruction each time. Rivers of mud, houses washed […]
Cathy Buckle’s Letter from Zimbabwe, Mar. 3, 2023
Zimbabwe’s Greatest Treasure Dear Family and Friends, On an overcast and stormy day friends and I set out for the ancient monument. We were excited, it was a very long time since we had last seen it. We set out early, none of us sure exactly where to go but there would be signs, wouldn’t […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Feb. 15, 2023
Red Mud and Gold Bars Dear Family and Friends, Nine young guys came running fast along a narrow path through the long grass which was as high as their shoulders. When they were almost at the road they all stopped and bent down and I wondered what was going on: had they seen something, caught […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Feb. 5, 2023
Grab that farm and don’t wear yellow Dear Family and Friends, When the time finally came to literally put one hand on 4 metre high stump of a huge old Msasa tree in my garden and push it over, it was an emotional moment. For two years I had held the tree up with a […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe at Christmastime
Christmas Sunset over Zimbabwe to 63 countries Dear Family and Friends, On the eve of Christmas I look at my mailing list with deep humility when I see where you are and know that month after month, year after year you are there, reading my Letters From Zimbabwe, a country never forgotten, always in your hearts. […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Nov. 25, 2022
Dear Family and Friends, I am writing this “Letter From Zimbabwe” under a deep purple sky where the lightning is spectacular against the dark clouds in the distance. The rains have started in Zimbabwe, bringing relief after seven long dry months, replacing hot dusty whirlwinds with strong fresh damp breezes. You can see the rain […]
Matthew’s Message via Suzy Ward, Nov. 1, 2022
November 1, 2022 With loving greetings from all souls at this station, this is Matthew. Shake, rattle and roll aptly describes Earth’s energy field of potential, which is a reflection of light forces’ amped-up activity on the planet to dismantle the remnants of the Illuminati’s global network. Most of the populace have no idea what […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Oct. 8, 2022
Full pantry while pots are empty Dear Family and Friends, It’s hot and hazy and red and purple in Zimbabwe this October. Summer is here and temperatures are soaring; gone are jackets and trousers and the sky is a deep blue when you can see it, most days it’s obscured by the suffocating smoke of […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Sept. 23, 2022
Finding solace in the quiet beauty of wild places Dear Family and Friends, September’s a gorgeous time to go rambling in the kopjes in Zimbabwe, especially if you’re trying to forget the trials of everyday life here. As I set out on a cool early morning walk I came across a troop of baboons sitting […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe
The Predator at the Waterhole Dear Family and Friends, Twenty two years of writing this Letter From Zimbabwe, once a week for the first thirteen years and then once a fortnight for the next eight years is a very long time at the wheel. After my website was hacked again recently and lines of communication […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe
Jewels in the dust Dear Family and Friends, While the youngsters were cleaning spanners and putting tools away the plumber and I stood chatting. We talked about the crisis situation with water in the town. An electricity power surge had apparently blown up the water pump that fills the reservoir which feeds the entire town. […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, July 16, 2022
Gold and the Godfather Syndrome in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, Walking along the banks of the beautiful Gairezi River a few months ago the water was clear and cool, tumbling and swirling over pebbles, cascading down rocky outcrops. Sunbirds and waxbills were foraging in the scrubby banks and the only sound to be heard […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, July 1, 2022
Thousand dollar shopping in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, On the shortest day of the year (21st of June) Zimbabwe gave us her very best: blue sky, sunshine and golden grass. It was gorgeous out there in the bush, aloes in flower, streams still trickling and mist nestling in the grass long after sunrise. For […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, June 17, 2022
Crisis? What crisis? Dear Family and Friends, Just before sunrise when the sky was yellow and apricot, a jackal ran out into the road, saw me, turned and ran back into the golden grass. It was a very cold winter morning and there was an icy wind with the temperature hovering around five degrees. The […]