Author Archives: colonialist

About colonialist

Active septic geranium who plays with words writing fantasy novels and professionally editing, with notes writing classical music, and with riding a mountain bike, horses and dinghies. Recently Indie Publishing has been added to this list.

RIP Colonialist – The Last Post

Posted on March 30, 2020 by colonialist

Dear followers of my dad, Les Noble’s, blog. It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of Les’ untimely passing on the 13th March after a supremely courageous battle with cancer. He was ill for some time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa | 40 Comments

February Belatedly March-ed

Posted on March 1, 2020 by colonialist

So Feb, from clinging on, has moved on. MBH came out of hospital yesterday, rather rickety but improved quickly. Unfortunately, more procedures are indicated. Can’t find a suitable picture for this one – I don’t think a gore and guts … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Personal Journal | Tagged , | 20 Comments

Never Rains . . .

Posted on February 28, 2020 by colonialist

It has rained all day. Even when I ventured out to get this photo of the success of my Rain Catcher it suddenly poured on me gleefully, catching me out in the open. Another pouring thing is that Much Better … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Colonialist, Personal Journal, Swimming | 10 Comments

Swimmingly as a Gala Occasion

Posted on February 26, 2020 by colonialist

Jeneva qualified to participate in the Top 8 Gala at her school yesterday, and in  spite of being a bit out-of-sorts she went like a bomb. My great regret was that due to my health problems I was unable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa | 14 Comments

Too Maw Egg Skew Sis

Posted on February 24, 2020 by colonialist

I have two excuses for the recent absence – both self-sufficient. One is that on Saturday I was re-admitted to hospital feeling grotty. The second is that, also on Saturday, the internet and phones went down yet again and only … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Cancer Treatments | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Unwelcome Hospitality

Posted on February 21, 2020 by colonialist

Here we went again: another day, another hospital.                 This may seem welcoming enough, but the reality was that it was a rack of torture. Successive blood transfusions and no sleep for about … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Personal Journal | Tagged , , | 26 Comments

Times Increasingly Interesting

Posted on February 17, 2020 by colonialist

The wrongly-sourced curse of ‘interesting times’ (it is not Chinese but probably American) has certainly come upon us. Most the past week has been spent in hospitals, clinics, doctors’ waiting rooms, or travelling from one to the other. One Specialist … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Cancer Treatments, Personal Journal | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Colonialist’s SONA 2020

Posted on February 15, 2020 by colonialist

(Everyone present to be greeted by name as a preamble including the team that cleans the toilets): The State of the Nation is: DIRE It has been decided to rename the Provinces. Each will become a mini-State. There will be: … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa | 16 Comments

TOBOGGAN RIDE THAT COST +- ONE MILLION POUNDS

Posted on February 5, 2020 by colonialist

I am a dangerous person to be around, in that I am given to violins. The one I play most often is a run-of-the mill Suzuki: My other one, that Rhiannon has been picking up the rudiments on, is something … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Colonialist, Daughters, Music, Personal Journal | 12 Comments

GRAVEL OVER; SHADECLOTH UNDER

Posted on February 4, 2020 by colonialist

During the time blogging and computers were not 0n the agenda, one of the garden projects undertaken was accomplished by reversing the usual order of shadecloth and gravel. The cloth prevents the gravel from burying itself in the sand base, … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa | 7 Comments