Category Archives: Art

Celtic Rock; noisy rather than tasty.

Posted on July 21, 2019 by colonialist

The grandchildren were in the same area as this during the morning, and Jeneva managed to twist her ankle while Rhiannon got nipped by a spider on some climbing equipment. We are watching that closely. An afternoon visit to the … Continue reading →

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Immy-agination in Art

Posted on April 22, 2019 by colonialist

GloPoWriMo Day 22 Prompt is as follows: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that engages with another art form – it might be about a friend of yours who paints or sculpts, your high school struggles … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Fantasy, GloPoWriMo, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Automatic ‘Copy WordPress Posts to Facebook’ Function

Posted on September 21, 2018 by colonialist

I was annoyed when this facility was removed amidst a flood of incomprehensible jargon and computer-jabber. I was even more annoyed when google and Bing searches gave more of the same, but the gist was either that it was no … Continue reading →

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Ships and Shoes and Sealing Wax minus Ships and Sealing Wax Plus Elves

Posted on May 5, 2018 by colonialist

One of our recent excursions that I have lacked the time to blog about was to revisit Groundcover Leather Company in Curry’s Post near Howick in Natal. Daughter K wanted to take a couple of pairs of their leather sandals … Continue reading →

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Schooldaze …

Posted on January 18, 2017 by colonialist

Eight-year-old granddaughter R, entering Grade 3 (which my generation knew as Standard 1) is already involved in a hectic schedule.  Off her own bat she auditioned for Junior Choir, and yesterday received a letter of congratulation stating that she has … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Art, Education, Grandchildren, Music, Swimming | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Picturing Families Noble and Royal

Posted on November 15, 2016 by colonialist

While unpacking another of the thousand-or-so boxes we moved from our previous residence, I came across a folder with some of my late father’s experimental prints. As one of many hobbies, Hyla Noble was into early colour photography, developing, printing, and enlarging. … Continue reading →

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My Worgle and My Worg – Which is Worgse?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by colonialist

Wordle 251 using my usual self-imposed rules of words in order, adding as few as possible, and rhyming:                                     Impact Hung less high made the painted fish, Upon their … Continue reading →

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Quests for Harmony

Posted on March 6, 2016 by colonialist

 Will it cause dissonance if I am late for the Weekly Photo Challenge themed  Harmony? Though marketing does cause alarm I hope that it will do no harm If I may show, so you can see A cover of some … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Art, Composition (classical), Nature, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

Fur-fectly Fabulous Feline in Full Footwear

Posted on December 14, 2015 by colonialist

  Technical hitches with computer and camera which can only be described in words best not printed have prevented me from being, as I usually am, the first to review a new KickstArt production – and have demoted mine to … Continue reading →

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Really Awfully More Ornate.

Posted on November 8, 2015 by colonialist

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Ornate.” A brilliant article on the state of the Universe or something, which I had in mind to offer today, has been interfered with slightly.  In quick succession, the light in my … Continue reading →

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