Category Archives: Durban and Coast Horticultural Society

Boring but Really Awful Subject.

Posted on July 27, 2019 by colonialist

Today we attended a talk given by Johan Bodenstein, an esteemed local environmentalist, on the menace increasingly posed by the Polyphagus Shot Hole Borer Beetle. It is rampant in Johannesburg, which may soon cease being the biggest urban forest in … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Current Affairs, Durban and Coast Horticultural Society, Gardens, Horticulture, Nature, Personal Journal | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

Fuf-fuf-fuf Free Zing Party and Talk

Posted on July 20, 2019 by colonialist

After two of the most delightful days imaginable, weather wise, things turned mean today just because we had two outdoor events following one after the other. In the morning we were up early to an overcast day with a gale … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Books, Durban and Coast Horticultural Society, Gardens, Grandchildren, Horticulture, Personal Journal, Publishing, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Good Buys Fare Well; Abecedarian Rhyme with Little Reason.

Posted on April 19, 2019 by colonialist

As good buys at our local flea market last weekend before the goodbyes that followed, I found the loot pictured above. The most expensive item was the keyboard stand for my second keyboard and towards my tutor on keyboards currently … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Colonialist, Durban and Coast Horticultural Society, GloPoWriMo, Really Awful Rhyme, Rhyme | Tagged , , | 20 Comments