Archives for 2013

Never Trust the Waves

It was a hot Tuesday afternoon and us kids were playing a war game shooting at each other with water pistols. We also used to throw hand-grenades. They consisted of a plastic bag filled with water and in the heat it was pleasant to get one of these bombs on the head. Bugs’ dad came […]

The Sun Shines, Let’s Go Out in the Garden Again!

(Part II of “When Old Age and Bad Appearance Hide Great Sweetness“) At long last, after two days of heavy rain, the sun decides to come out from behind the clouds and now shines its warm sunlight. It’s late morning, the temperature is warm, I can finally go outdoors and carry on with the description […]

Nature’s Miracles

One day our Biology school teacher came to school with a huge cardboard box. We were all very curious to see what the box hid and we asked her insistently to give us a clue to help us guess what surprise was inside. After having kept us in suspense, she told us that there were […]

When Old Age and Bad Appearance Hide Great Sweetness

Our first house in Pietermaritzburg was in Retief Street, next door to Bugs’ family house. It was very small, only two bedrooms, one dining room and the kitchen. A veranda connected all rooms. The good thing about that house was not the inside, but the outside. As a matter of fact we had a big […]