Sultan Qaboos of Oman

Camels in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman

I was so saddened to hear of the death of the Sultan, which was expected but came to his people as a bit of a shock.
Tales are told that the Sultan yearly did a “meet the people” tour and people would present their petitions to the ministers. The ministers some of whom were fairly overweight and had to run up the sand dunes and come back and listen to their problems. Everyone had the chance to speak.
We were living in Oman for 6 years and those years were a highlight of our lives and I would like to thank the Sultan for the opportunity it gave us. I was teaching while I was there, and got the school I was with to start an Arabic class after school once a week, as I thought that was such a
an opportunity to learn the language!

It is such a difficult language I am still learning! The fireworks in Oman were amazing and I believe that is due to the Sultan. May he rest in peace.

And Happy New Year Again

Just wishing everyone a Very Happy New Year, difficult to do so with parts of the world being destroyed by fires in the Amazon Jungle remedies that have not been discovered yet but are there in the Jungle and like the indigenous people there have lived in harmony with the special plants.
I have written a piece on Orangutans and the Pangolins which are on the verge of extinction unless  we can break the habit of using palm oil and destroying the jungle by doing so.
One thinks that there are so many creatures that are endangered one's that were very common but mow are rare to see. So a Very Happy New Year to you All!
From Veronica, I do hope that it is a Peaceful one

Happy New Year!

All my friends and family all over the world have a very joyous and Peaceful new year a new decade and a new start for all of us. I am sure we all pray for peace all over the world, whether you believe in God or not Psalm 91 is very comforting "in you I will trust He will cover you with his wings you will be safe in his care" That is a lovely thought to carry with you all, a Very Happy New Year to you all.