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My Blog name is "diamonds regained".
That's because I live in South Africa and almost two years ago my diamonds and a good many other things were removed from my home by three armed Mocambicans.This occurred while I and three other people , my son, my husband and a guest were tied up with ties (never buy anyone a cheap acrylic tie, they dont give), in a companiable group at the foot of our stairs, and for three and a half hours, the Mocambicans walked up and down the passge stepping over us, carrying our possessions, leaving one in charge with his loaded 9 mil pistol. We lived at the time in a "secure complex", regularly patrolled by a useless security company. It was an interesting experience in a land where every single person has encountered crime in one form or another, some dire and terrifying, some really quite commonplace as was ours. Of course, at the time we were a bit worried, because we weren't sure if they were going to shoot us. But these guys were paramilitary. They weren't thuggos with chips on both shoulders and grudges, real or imagined. They had instructions. They had done their homework. They knew what they were doing and got on with it. This occurrence bore great fruit in our lives.Wait for the next installment.