Monthly Archives: December 2011

HAIRPEE HAIRPEE HAIRPEE!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by colonialist

~~20~~ To all of you, may your twenty-twelves Be everything you could wish yourselves: ‘Fit as a fiddle’ will do for health, And then ‘stinking rich’ can cover wealth, While ‘happiness’ is a bit too coy – I wish you … Continue reading →

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MARRYING NUMBERS

Posted on December 31, 2011 by colonialist

A sorry tale I must relate Of numbers going on a date Who have a disappointing fate: For ONE and TWO are all will pair With all the others standing there, (10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 … Continue reading →

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CLARENS CONTINUED

Posted on December 30, 2011 by colonialist

I didn’t quite finish with the record of our recent weekend in Clarens, Free State, and so without further ado here are some more impressions:   On the walk young R and I took, we passed along this area on … Continue reading →

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NO NET, AND BOOKING HORSE-SPITTLE FOR INTERNAL NET …

Posted on December 29, 2011 by colonialist

  Yet again for the past few days I have had no net. Gross! Then today I got an SMS from Telkom to say they had re-tested the line and found it free of defects. They requested that I transmit an … Continue reading →

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REALLY AWFULLY BANG-ON EFFICIENCY

Posted on December 27, 2011 by colonialist

  In March in year Two Thou and Nine, You may recall, a gun Was something thought not very fine – Not even owned for fun.  One had to turn each weapon in To your cop-shop nearby, Or be arrested … Continue reading →

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THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH

Posted on December 26, 2011 by colonialist

  It is a tradition in our family to try and listen to the Queen’s Christmas speech.  We are all committed royalists at heart. British royalty, anyway; and any of the others that behave in a truly royal manner and are not … Continue reading →

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REALLY AWFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Posted on December 26, 2011 by colonialist

Internet woes continue.  I had no line for all of yesterday.  Today, dogged persistence enabled me to get through to Telkom who brilliantly diagnosed an ‘intermittent fault’ and said they would check it out.  Strangely, on both occasions I have … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND GRITTINGS AS OF TEEF

Posted on December 24, 2011 by colonialist

  A Very Merry Christmas from   all the inmates of Colonialist Castle  P.S. If you don’t do Christmas, just leave it on the plate, dears, and take a Merry Sunday instead. P.P.S. If you don’t do Sundays, then just … Continue reading →

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NO WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

Posted on December 23, 2011 by colonialist

There’s a window on my router that lights up when there’s a line, And just lately it is doing little work; For that little indication that my internet is fine Has started most abominably to shirk; It will light up … Continue reading →

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A CHRISTMAS STORY (4 – CONCLUSION)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by colonialist

KATS, KATZ, CATS AND CHRISTMAS (final segment)   A while later, as we were watching our guests enjoying their meal, I said softly, ‘Peace on Earth, goodwill towards cats.’ I wasn’t being flippant, and although it seems rather funny now, … Continue reading →

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