Disappointment and
Both were my fault. The first as a result of being confused by new technology. The second by being distracted with too much going on.
If you are using WordPress you may well have seen the advance warnings and invitations to try the new
Being a sucker for new things and because it looked easy, I opted to try out the new system.
It is quite different
Blocks can be moved around within your post while you are creating it. They can also be saved which is very handy if you want to use a standard paragraph to start or end your posts.
For a much better idea of what Gutenberg is all about, read this https://yoast.com/what-is-gutenberg/ article on the Yoast SEO blog. I use the Yoast SEO plugin on all this site and find it very good for both SEO and readability.
The confession
On 31 August I wrote a longish post about Sustainable Consumerism
I was convinced that I had edited and published the post. The following week, I realised that I had not seen any comment about the post on social media. Then I realised that I had not seen it on my own twitter, Linked In or Facebook feeds.
It had not been published, somehow while trying to master the details of Gutenberg, I had not published it. I eventually did find the “publish” button and published it on 7 September.
Last Friday, the 14th September, I did not publish a post either. I had been busy working on my new site Tiny Home Geniuses and before I realised it was Friday night with a busy weekend ahead.
The Disappointment
After an initial visit in 2016, my younger son, his wife and two small daughters arrived from Zimbabwe in March 2017. He has spent a lot of money and two years of meetings with immigration lawyers. The family was told that the best chance of being accepted as
He invested a significant amount in a greenhouse, equipment and running costs to start a vegetable business. He rented land and purchased a residential property outright, without
Now he has been told that he has little chance of becoming a permanent resident. He has decided to give up the expensive battle to become a Canadian farmer and take his chances back in the uncertain climate of Zimbabwe.
For the first year, he had to pay all his families medical costs and received no assistance from either the provincial or federal government- not that he expected or needed any.
The comparison between his experience and how both levels of government spend lavish amounts of money, care and attention on illegal border jumpers is beyond explanation.
The Question
Why when Canada needs good farmers does it make it exceedingly difficult for farmers from Southern Africa to qualify as immigrants.
Any one who has been following this blog for a while or who has read my book knows that my life has had its ups and downs. I had thought that with both my sons in Canada after living on different continents for 20 years, life would approach some degree of normality.
It seems that is not meant to be.
My son and his family will be leaving in October, just a few weeks away. I cannot continue the vegetable business on my own so now I must switch my attention back to my own business interests, primarily my Tiny Homes Internet marketing business.
Life is full of surprises and the occasional disappointment.
It’s certainly always interesting.
