Category Archives: Personal Journal

Dripped On and At

Posted on December 14, 2019 by colonialist

For the past week it has rained; It has rained hard. It has rained gently. It has drizzled. It has teemed down. It has teamed up with the wind to wreck umbrellas and soak the holders. By the time a … Continue reading →

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A Cupboard Not for Cups

Posted on December 11, 2019 by colonialist

Today was spent in overseeing the installation of our new cupboard, then out on the town in the unrelentingly pouring rain to get a blood test and then to buy some items I failed to find. Even Enid Blyton’s ‘The … Continue reading →

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An Empty Stage and Taking a Dim View

Posted on December 9, 2019 by colonialist

In the latest performance of the Electricity Supply Commission, the actors have left the stage and the spotlights are off. The announcement came that due to circumstances never their fault they have had to implement Stage 6 of Loadshedding. We … Continue reading →

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Driven to Drink and In The Drink

Posted on December 8, 2019 by colonialist

I have spent literally hours in trying, with increasing frustration and fury, to add this picture to the previous post. The minute I try and import it, the post reverts to the brief one for the previous day, and it … Continue reading →

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Here Currently; Hair Today; Gone Tomorrow

Posted on December 6, 2019 by colonialist

We are back to the famous Load Shedding. The power utility is once again unable to cope, is running out of fuel and capacity, and has equipment breaking down faster than they can repair it. So they go back to … Continue reading →

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More on Beds

Posted on December 3, 2019 by colonialist

    I’ve grown accustomed to my bed – Can hardly bear to leave it; By day and night I’m to it wed, And then need to bereave it; For every hour, don’t you know,~ I must get up, and … Continue reading →

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Sleep Addiction

Posted on October 29, 2019 by colonialist

I blogged too late the night before, Not taking of my rest a score, So when it came to sleep, I carried on for all today, And did not bring the blog to play, But simply counted sheep. Chorus: Hey … Continue reading →

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Geese in Hieroglypics or Camouflage

Posted on October 25, 2019 by colonialist

During a visit to Durban Botanic Gardens today, this family of Egyptian Geese wandered up almost underfoot. I have had to sharpen the picture for the goslings to stand out a bit — they are well camouflaged. It is good … Continue reading →

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Shed Up, Curse It!

Posted on October 18, 2019 by colonialist

Back to ‘loads that are now shed’I just simply went to bed;Now that lights have come back on,Back to blogging I have gone. Seems quite crazy that time spentOn one’s blogging, with intent,Must depend on current’s whim —Oops, did I … Continue reading →

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Golf a la Carte

Posted on October 14, 2019 by colonialist

We lunched at the Golf Club today; Of golf cart I got in the way; It struck me then strongly How thinking is wrongly, And shouldn’t belong-ry, To have such things brought into play: For walking that ought To be … Continue reading →

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