Monthly Archives: May 2017

Fast Food Writing

Posted on May 31, 2017 by colonialist

Originally posted on Leslie Hyla Winton Noble:
Editors and style advocates these days are promoting the conversion of gourmet meals of words into packets of popcorn. Is this really what has become necessary to keep the public reading? The above…

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Going Wild on Cats

Posted on May 29, 2017 by colonialist

This feral kitten, from the factory part of where Younger Daughter works, has become the latest member of the household. She has been named Cassie, and is making great strides in settling down. She used the sandbox from day one. … Continue reading →

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Bite in the Bark

Posted on May 28, 2017 by colonialist

Wordle 301 with given words taken in order and rhymed. Breathe cold while snapped-off icicles melt to seep Through bark like stones of overlapping ice; Each limb this season will crack its place to keep, Crimped, till grass and blue will … Continue reading →

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Frozen Fleeting Fish-like Flashes

Posted on May 27, 2017 by colonialist

The Daily Post photo theme for the week is Evanescent and I have chosen to interpret this with the fleeting images of airborne dolphins we had at a child’s birthday party held today at Durban’s Sea World. I know the subject … Continue reading →

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Buying a Farm

Posted on May 22, 2017 by colonialist

To say someone had ‘bought the farm’ or ‘bought the plot’ or simply ‘bought it’ has had morbid connotations, for airmen in particular, since World War 1. It meant dying as a result of a crash or of being shot … Continue reading →

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A Farming Heritage

Posted on May 22, 2017 by colonialist

On Saturday morning we met some friends on a visit from England at the Shongweni Farmers Market. Although within easy distance, it is somewhere we have not previously visited, and we were glad the venue had been chosen. The views … Continue reading →

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Steps on Water, Land, and Air

Posted on May 18, 2017 by colonialist

The picture below, taken of the route to J’s school a full day after the rains had stopped, is one that should have been used for the previous post.  It gives some idea that getting the kids to school had not been for … Continue reading →

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Falling Damp and Yucky Squirmy Things

Posted on May 15, 2017 by colonialist

We have had days and days of torrential downpour. At first I was happy when our porta-pool, sadly depleted by a burst pipe, filled up again. Then it became ridiculous. Not to mention, cold. Even now that deluges have moderated, … Continue reading →

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Orange Meant, to a Degree

Posted on May 14, 2017 by colonialist

Graduation Each tassel in line As speakers, fine, Love and honour the mortar-board — Sign, like a drum, of bouquet now scored From work; and orange hood Interprets just how good! (Wordle 299) © May 2017 Colonialist

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Writing and a Ball Pen

Posted on May 11, 2017 by colonialist

Over the past couple of weeks, when I haven’t been conveying kids to swimming, netball and such things,  I have been very involved with writing — someone else’s. My novel way of earning a living has had me glued to … Continue reading →

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