‘My’ opera, “Lost in a Bluebell Wood” will cost money. We need to raise a million rand to get it into production. But, we are making headway! In early…
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Out of the mouths of babes!
While shopping, I noticed a man with his fingers laced into the small hand of his daughter. She looked to be about five. She was talking to him the whole…
Read MoreWhen life gives you lemons!
“People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world….” I smile as I hum along to Barbra Streisand’s well known voice. Yes, I am one of the…
Read MoreA big fat success!
“Thin people are beautiful but fat people are adorable!” Jackie Gleason I looked at the picture on the mug in front of me as I waited for my hot chocolate…
Read MoreShooting the King!
When a man wants to murder a tiger, it’s called sport; when the tiger wants to murder him it’s called ferocity. George Bernard Shaw *** “Did you see the way…
Read MorePay it Forward!
I have this friend, Ynor. Yeah, Ynor and Gaynor. Great pair we make, huh! When Dad died, realising that I no longer had a lift to gym, Ynor offered to…
Read MoreGive & Take!
Gillian came into steam bath, her limp and slightly spastic left hand were clearly evident. Here was someone like me. She was wearing a blue baseball cap which covered her…
Read MoreA Thankful Heart!
All things come to an end, good and bad. ‘ear ‘ear blog 2014 draws to a close. Now it is time for my holiday. I will be back in 2015!…
Read MoreGroping around in the dark!
It was a “Gruck” evening! An “Eskom-Gruck” evening! I sat in the dark with my candles burning around me. In actual fact, my bedroom looked quite good in this blackout.…
Read More‘To market, to market……’
Most of us remember that nursery rhyme: To market, to market, To buy a fat pig, Home again, Home again, Jiggety Jig! I go “to market” every Saturday and while…
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