Crawling is the Journey
New marriages are fragile things. In our first few years of being married, Colin one day asked me: Why is it that I do everything wrong? This was because of a discussion around something trivial like the correct way to hang a toilet roll. No, Colin, I said. You are not doing it wrong; you […]
I am taking a bit of a break from my every day every things. Colin is on his once-a-month sabbatical, and I took the opportunity to visit my Sons & their Girls for a few days. What are you planning to do while you are here, one son asked. I am not sure if the […]
Bequeathing the term 101 to something, indicates the most basic knowledge of the subject. A beginners’ guide. You know, like: You should know how to boil an egg. That is cooking 101. In Hinduism, 101 is believed to be a lucky number. Should you ever find yourself in a Gulag in Siberia, the term 101st […]
Exactly 83 weeks ago (yes, that is right. I number them) I set out to write my Cape Crawl. If you go back to my very first ever “chapter”, you will know that I started recording Colin’s and my journey down here. When I say journey, I am not simply referring to the road trip […]
Shoes, although there to protect your feet, have a long history. Shoes can be a fashion statement. They can also be there for comfort, protection, and work. But shoes must be appropriate. You can’t climb a mountain in flip flops or ride a horse in stilettos. Having said that, high heels were initially created for […]
When someone is referred to as a Doubting Thomas, it means that that person is seen as being a sceptic, who refuses to believe without direct personal experience. Such a person is described as an incredulous or habitually doubtful person. None of us want to be put into such a horrible box. We are not […]
The furry members of our family have not been too well. Despite the fact that their humans would like to think that they live in an animal Utopia, things could not be further from the truth. Domino usually takes preference when it comes to raising his issues. You all know by now, that he has […]
A very common question at a job interview is always: what your strengths and weaknesses are. I was well into my 40’s when I went for a job interview once and got asked the question. At the risk of sounding arrogant, I did answer that if by the age of 40-something, I had not turned […]
Go on. Indulge me, It is a long time since I started a Cape Crawl with a reference to a song. Pink Floyd recorded the song: Another Brick in the Wall. The song was released in 1980. And at the time, the South African government, felt that our sensitive natures could be offended by the […]
A bit of trivia for you on cats. Cats are believed to be the only mammals that don’t taste sweetness. Cats are nearsighted and they have 18 toes, five on each front paw, and 4 on each back foot. Unless your name is Domino. Then you only have 14 toes. They can jump up to […]