Monthly Archives: May 2018

Out Chopping for a TV, I Saw the View Open, then Sea Another Path

Posted on May 31, 2018 by colonialist

It started with the hard drive of Younger Daughter’s TV decoder up in the main house packing in. This meant that programmes could no longer be saved and stored for when she, the kids, and the two of us in … Continue reading →

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Step (or two) to the Beach

Posted on May 27, 2018 by colonialist

Today, to chase away cobwebs, we decided to take a stroll (sarcastic laugh) down the path to the beach we used from our first house on the Bluff, very many years ago, which was closer to the old Whaling Station. … Continue reading →

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A Postal Exorcise to Stamp Out Demons

Posted on May 26, 2018 by colonialist

Invisible creature close by; corners skip behind — Belong in Hell to roam — Strip from hiding and laugh as you find; Put in cardboard, paint black, post home!   © May 2018 Colonialist

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Twisty Paths and Greenery

Posted on May 25, 2018 by colonialist

For The Weekly Photo Challenge of Twisted I am revisiting the garden I got the slide from, where one can really do a visual Chubby Checker.  The most impressive twist is that most of the garden doesn’t look like a garden … Continue reading →

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Wordle Heads for the Bar

Posted on May 21, 2018 by colonialist

For the latest Wordle (352) I got too big for my boots and decided to break away entirely from the obvious pointers to a pub scene. However, my alternative of the Bar at the entrance to the Knysna Heads estuary … Continue reading →

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Camelot in Durban: dazzling.

Posted on May 20, 2018 by colonialist

The KickstArt production of Camelot will be running from 18th May to 3rd June, which doesn’t give much time to enjoy it. How do I know you will enjoy it? Because, as I said on their Fb page before swiping … Continue reading →

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TWADDLE in Really Awful Rhyme

Posted on May 19, 2018 by colonialist

    I used the 98-word Twaddle challenge to start writing anything, stop when I thought I’d got to about 98, and then do a little fine-tuning, pruning and swooning:-       So twaddle we send our writing efforts … Continue reading →

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My Troeteldier Amber met verbeteringe en musiek.

Posted on May 18, 2018 by colonialist

(Sien Mei 11 vir oorspronklike). Ek het ‘n paar verbeteringe gemaak asook om ‘n stuk van my ‘Trio No 2 for Alto Recorder, Piano and Violin’ by te sit. © 18 May Colonialist

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A slide show in the rain.

Posted on May 16, 2018 by colonialist

I have to decide whether to make a slide show out of my show of slides, or let it slide? My jungle gym is certainly growing in numbers of options to descend from it at speed. The latest was obtained … Continue reading →

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FOOTBLE WORDLE

Posted on May 14, 2018 by colonialist

          Wordle 351 Game simple, string net behind beam;  List teams; streak, ball still at feet, hasten, A sheen of sweat; kick ball mid-seam  Rattle post, beat keeper, score fasten.   I still can’t kick the … Continue reading →

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