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Shooting Animals 1 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Once a school friend invited me to spend the Christmas vacation with him and his family, because they were going to visit one of the most beautiful game reserve parks which is on the border with Mozam...
The Iron Boat 25 Jul 2013 | 01:55 pm
When I lived in SA there was one of my dad’s friends, who was also my godfather, who worked in a quarry. His job was to maintain the machines used to crush big rocks into small gravel needed for makin...
Mud 23 Jun 2013 | 04:05 pm
Photo by me’nthedogs In South Africa, especially in the province of Natal, thunderstorms are frequent and sudden. Out of the blue come heavy gray clouds that in very short time become compact and rea...
My First Real Car! 18 May 2013 | 12:34 am
When I finished police college in 1976 my dad bought me a second hand Citroen DS. It was known for its aerodynamic futuristic body design and innovative technology, including a hydro pneumatic self le...
My Purple Jersey 11 May 2013 | 08:44 pm
During the period in which I lived in Retief Street, I saw frequent changes of inhabitants in the corner house, which was situated on the left of my garden on the corner of Retief Street and Long Mark...
My White Mini 5 May 2013 | 03:01 am
One day while visiting a friend of my parents I came to know that his Mini, which he used to use for work and which he kept under a tree in his garden, didn’t want to start. I don’t know how it came ...
The Tumbling Pigeons 26 Apr 2013 | 03:17 pm
Takla Tumbler – photo by Jim Gifford I liked a friend of mine’s hobby, that was breeding and taming pigeons. Birds which are normally considered noisy and messy. To us these birds were on the contrar...
Hold on!! 15 Apr 2013 | 06:23 pm
My dear old friend, You that never betray me, you that never lose a word of what I say and remember everything always, you that remind me the things I have to do and where I have to go, you that d...
The Cement Bridge 5 Apr 2013 | 10:59 pm
One Saturday morning one of my friends and I were at Bugs’ house deciding what to do. As there had been speed boat and other in-board engine boat racing at Peaties Lake the day before, we decided to g...
Is the Desert Really Lifeless? 15 Mar 2013 | 02:36 pm
Once, Bugs and I decided to go for a long drive since there was a three-day weekend coming up. Without a cloud in the sky, we jumped into Bugs’ old Renault and because it was Saturday morning, we had ...
