This is a journey into the unknown. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve visited Leeds and Yorkshire before, but fleeting visits, best china and behaviour visits: this is for life. Everything starts well as we take the long road home, but after stopping at what the English call ‘Services’ (think: Wimpy road stops, but 5 […]
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We all come wired for anger. It’s a vital part of our emotional programming, that thing that separates us from the machines. But you can use a machine to imagine the different levels of anger, just think of your stove: The lowest setting (simmer) is like feeling annoyed, irritated The medium setting is closer to […]
When observing humans, one is advised not to intervene in social dynamics lest it all goes wrong, but I’m not wired like that. Here’s a little story. It’s a gorgeous summer evening and Cape Town is full of visitors – even our tree-house in Lakeside is full to bursting with good friends from Gauteng. They […]
So, I’ve begun the transition into what will be, I hope, a completely new life. To be honest, I’m quite a way into it already, but there’s so much learning and adjusting to do that I can’t truly measure where I am in the process. A bit like life, really: just when you think you […]
I woke up this morning and the first thing I read was that Joost van der Westhuizen had passed away. He was amazing: what rugby lover can forget his contribution to South Africa’s iconic 1995 World Cup win? But that was only one season; besides being a member of the 1995 Springbok squad, Joost represented […]
So, today, I see several posts about the horrors unfolding in Aleppo – and they are horrors indeed. One asks what we can do, another gives some practical suggestions re aid, and the the third tells us that we have done nothing, hence the horrors. It’s this one that gets to me – what exactly […]
“The thief, the rapist or the committer of treason, Each one believes they have very good reasons. When seeking redress beware, don’t lose sight Of the boundary that lies between wrong and right. Cross the line that’s deep in consciences engraved And here is the outcome: now we’re twice enslaved.”
Because of these times, I may have to leave Cape Town But before that happens I’ll be sure to write down The things that live in my mind and live in my heart About this city, this home, I’m about to depart. The city-wise hustle of the street girls and boys; The deep background roar […]
Computer issues (mostly me), so went to pay a couple of bills the old-fashioned way today. First bank tells me I can’t do a deposit without an ID book/card. I ask: “I don’t need that if paying online, why here?” Teller says she doesn’t know, so I ask: “Is it to force me to bank […]
Reading something posted today brought a flood of bright memories – I was transported back 30 odd years to a summer night in Franschhoek. A small group of us girls are creeping down the wooden stairs of our hostel – stepping slowly, holding our breath as we expect the old wood to creak and protest […]
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