Crawling is the Journey
I came upon a provocative headline today on News 24. One of those that made me sit and think. I was unable to read the article, as I am not a subscriber, but the heading was enough to get my cogs turning. It simply said: Our collective resilience will get us up tomorrow, but today […]
John Steinbeck authored the book: Of Mice and Men. First published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of 2 displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in search of new opportunities during the Great Depression. It was considered to be a vulgar read, full of offensive language and seen as promoting euthanasia. […]
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Traditional “hard” ice cream has been around since the 1600’s. Soft serve was only invented as recently as 1938, by a chap with a good Scottish name: McCullough & Son. A few interesting trivia about soft serve is that 70% of people prefer it to hard ice cream. It takes around 50 licks to eat […]
Neil Diamond sings in Canta Libre: I got music runnin’ in my head, and that is the only way I can describe my mind. It is filled with music. Unfortunately, music did not quite travel to my fingers or vocal cords, and as such I am not a musician, but give me the first word […]
We all know those scenes in a series or movie: the impeccably groomed woman, coming home after a day’s work. She walks in, drops her handbag on the way to the kitchen. In the kitchen she reaches into the fridge and pulls out a bottle of ice cold white wine. She pours herself a glass […]
As we are settling down, we have more time to take in the world around us. I spend less time staring at Google Maps and spend more time looking around me. Driving along to wherever I am going to, I now know when to look left (to see those cute little lambs) or right (to […]
According to the Guinness Book of Records, one of the biggest cheeses ever made was a Pecorino Cheese, made in Sardinia. It weighed 598.5kg, and it measured 165cm wide, and 60cm high. There are many others listed, but this one took my fancy. If you are going to be big, I’d rather be a Pecorino […]
This past week, Colin and I watched a show on Netflix. It was all about being a minimalist. The basic story line is about 2 friends, who grew up together, and how each of them decided to do away with “stuff.” The first one challenged himself to a gradual process, the next one took drastic […]
Sometimes I do sit and wonder: What do I miss about Gauteng, my old province, and my life before we relocated to an easier (or if my younger son is to be believed – a better) life. And to be honest, there is a lot I miss, but not what you would imagine. I miss […]