Drop me a line

The most amazing thing has happened since this blog came about.
Cousins I haven’t heard from, seen, or in one case even met – have made contact.
I thank technology for bringing people closer together and wonder what it would have been like if we still depended on letters to communicate.
I guess just like our great-grandfather - we would have lost contact with family and spent the rest of our lives wondering where they are and what happened to them.
Imagine passing someone on the street and not realising they're a cousin. Well, as is the case with Cheryl-Ann - I would have!
If like her, you are family I haven't heard, or seen in ages, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line, send in a photo or two and update me on what you’re up too and where you are in the world.
just email me at waltersabroad@yahoo.co.uk

Don’t let the opportunity pass to reach out and touch someone.
You never know where in the world someone might actually reach back!

My cousin Garret, who lives in New Zealand, and whom I have never met, recently reached out. I only hope to hear from him again.

Family is precious - you don't realise the value until it is gone.

Devon Hodgson

Latest photo of Devon Hodgson.

Nadine

Nadine Cloete
Currently living with Christine and Patricka Abbott in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. She celebrated her 18th birthday in May this year and is attending school in Humansdorp.
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, music and socialising with friends.
Dreams: Wants to attend beauty school.
Daugther of Christoline Hodgson and Raymond Cloete
Sister of Devon Hodgson. Numerous other siblings from fathers' second marriage.

More family photos

Dad Abbott and

nephew Devon with niece Nadine.

Cousins

These are my two cousins.
The lovely young lady on the left is Nicole Hewson. She's also my Godchild. She lives with her parents in South Africa and is finishing school this year.



While the girl on the right is Lehesta Beukes. Yip, she's a model and a qualified beautician living in Cape Town, South Africa.
She was born in Namibia and grew up in Windhoek.
Both their mothers are my mother's sisters - younger.

My nephew Devon

Devon Hodgson. 3-years-old in April this year.
As naughty as he looks.

My uncle and his new motorcycle

This is John Beugger (in the middle)
He is my uncle (my mothers' baby brother) who lives in Durban, South Africa.
He loves bikes. Need I say more?

Not sure who the other two guys are, but they look like the type of guys you would not want to mess with, especially if they're on a Harley Davidson too.