Monthly Archives: May 2011

COLONIALIST CWIZ FOR FOOD EXPERTS.

Posted on May 31, 2011 by colonialist

I have been tied up the past couple of days with business, book formatting, bookstore visits, and the funeral of a next-door neighbour of many decades.    Anyway:   Brace yourselves, foodies – I thought it was time that instead … Continue reading →

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FULL OF BOUNCE

Posted on May 29, 2011 by colonialist

< My Sunday was largely taken up in trying not to bounce, while bouncing and feeling full of bounce. That is to say that we went to give R another session on her favourite pony, and I then deserted the … Continue reading →

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REALLY AWFUL COMFORT FOOD

Posted on May 28, 2011 by colonialist

I have brought side view’s ‘Comfort Food’ theme to within my comfort zone of causing severe discomfort in readers:  Sure, chocolate is comforting To have beneath one’s belt, But when you lie in it, the thing Is, that it tends … Continue reading →

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ALTOGETHER REALLY AWFUL DE-FENCE

Posted on May 27, 2011 by colonialist

This morning saw some sorry scenes Which truly made me curse and swear, Gale blew our fence to smithereens, And bits of tree were everywhere. The signboard, hung outside the gate, Was clearly hanging out no more, But grounded was … Continue reading →

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RAPTURE POSTPONED – THE REAL (LY AWFUL) REASON

Posted on May 26, 2011 by colonialist

On the twenty-first of May Was to be the final day; Then the world would be aborted And the goodly souls be sorted.    Camping followers have found That their feet stayed on the ground, With surprise their senses capture That … Continue reading →

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REALLY GRAND DAUGHTERS – THREE WEEKS AND THREE YEARS

Posted on May 24, 2011 by colonialist

  With being all tied up in matters literary, I haven’t had a chance to show the progress of the younger ladies of the household. Without further ado, here is Baby J, followed by her very self-important elder sister R enjoying … Continue reading →

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REALLY AWFUL RHYME STARTING FROM NOWHERE, GOING NOWHERE, AND ARRIVING AT THAT DESTINATION.

Posted on May 21, 2011 by colonialist

  Now when you think of mats and rice Set out upon a table, A Chinese feast to bring to mind I’m sure you are quite able; But if it turns to rats and mice The image is a different … Continue reading →

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THERE’S NO PLACE (TO) LIKE (AT) HOME

Posted on May 20, 2011 by colonialist

Elections are over, and one may observe They’ve chosen the ANC to preserve – By voting them in again They will begin again Getting the rubbish that they deserve. The biggest mistake with the not-very-bright Is not so much teaching … Continue reading →

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NOT ALL X IN SAME BOX, BREKKIE, YAPPY KNEES GODOWN, AND A DAM RIPOFF

Posted on May 18, 2011 by colonialist

We timed the voting just right between the early rush and the mid-morning escalation, so our democratic rights were exercised painlessly. That the family does not vote blindly is borne out by the fact that we didn’t all vote the same … Continue reading →

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OF TRAGEDY AND COMEDY, SUCCESSES AND FAILURES

Posted on May 16, 2011 by colonialist

-Mac and Gemma sunning-   Justice has not been done to the happenings of the past few days, as I simply haven’t had time. I should try, in any case, as a good example of the helter-skelter of our lives. Our … Continue reading →

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