Monthly Archives: March 2018

March-Haring and a BAD Friday

Posted on March 31, 2018 by colonialist

  The end of the month has not been without incident. On Thursday I took young J for some rather overdue training for a Swimming Distance Badge she is booked to try out for on 19th April. The idea being … Continue reading →

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THE BEST DECISION

Posted on March 29, 2018 by colonialist

Towards the end of last year I was involved in looking at the proofs of ‘Split Decision’ as I mentioned at the time.  The water running under that bridge ran into a few obstructions, and it is only this week … Continue reading →

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Water Baby

Posted on March 25, 2018 by colonialist

The latest gala, this time for little J’s swim school, and she does her winning thing on freestyle and breaststroke. WORDLE 344 Since birth the silky saturate This soul is sharp to have as dish; In truth, when broken shadows … Continue reading →

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Proposals for Land Expropriation Without Compensation

Posted on March 21, 2018 by colonialist

Wordle 343 Heap scorn, and make no wild attempt to cajole, Such means of wolf practice are small in kind and role; Close by, cause one to cringe at the sight — Proponents, all, may be called a blight. (Latest … Continue reading →

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Let There be a Searchlight

Posted on March 20, 2018 by colonialist

When not collecting kids from school or watching swimming training, I have spent most of the past couple of days in hunting for a charger for my Eurolux searchlight.  After several years without a charge, the few million candlepower beam … Continue reading →

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A Golden Opportunity …

Posted on March 18, 2018 by colonialist

… for experience, is what we regarded R’s entry into the Provincial Swimming Championships to be. No other gilty thoughts entered our heads. We were duly thrilled when she acquitted herself well yesterday, but today we were over the moon … Continue reading →

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A Weekend that goes Swimmingly

Posted on March 17, 2018 by colonialist

We are all spending the entire weekend at Kings Park Swimming Pool next to the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Young R has been entered by her Seagulls Club for four races in the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Championships Gala. Here … Continue reading →

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GOING L-FOR-LEATHERMAN AGAIN

Posted on March 15, 2018 by colonialist

At the end of April last year, I went boogie-boarding with the grandkids. I failed to report that when setting off back to the car, I noted that I had an empty Leatherman multitool sheath with me.  A frantic search … Continue reading →

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BRONZE AGE SWIMMING

Posted on March 13, 2018 by colonialist

Six-year-old J granddaughter J is ridiculously fond of being in water and just lately has taken this passion to extremes. After finding herself in the Swimming Squad within days of starting ‘proper’ school, she has been taking lessons twice a … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Story of Passion

Posted on March 12, 2018 by colonialist

Once again it is that time of the year when our yellow fruiting form of the granadilla or Passion Fruit, Passiflora edulis, with the name of Flavicarpa but known to us in South Africa as Guavadilla, starts producing to the … Continue reading →

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