During the period in which I lived in Retief Street, I saw frequent changes of inhabitants in the corner house, which was situated on the left of my garden on the corner of Retief Street and Long Market Street. I don’t know why so many changes took place, but I suppose that one of the […]
My White Mini
May 5, 2013 by 1 Comment
One day while visiting a friend of my parents I came to know that his Mini, which he used to use for work and which he kept under a tree in his garden, didn’t want to start. I don’t know how it came about but talking about cars and other things we decided to make […]
The Tumbling Pigeons
April 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
I liked a friend of mine’s hobby, that was breeding and taming pigeons. Birds which are normally considered noisy and messy. To us these birds were on the contrary fascinating and unusual. His pigeons were of a special kind called tumblers. The pigeons which, although at first glance looked all the same, were very different […]
Hold on!!
April 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
My dear old friend, You that never betray me, you that never lose a word of what I say and remember everything always, you that remind me the things I have to do and where I have to go, you that during the night listen to my fears and make yours my thoughts You, that […]
The Cement Bridge
April 5, 2013 by 1 Comment
One Saturday morning one of my friends and I were at Bugs’ house deciding what to do. As there had been speed boat and other in-board engine boat racing at Peaties Lake the day before, we decided to go. On those occasions there was always something interesting to see. It was a period during which […]
Is the Desert Really Lifeless?
March 15, 2013 by 6 Comments
Once, Bugs and I decided to go for a long drive since there was a three-day weekend coming up. Without a cloud in the sky, we jumped into Bugs’ old Renault and because it was Saturday morning, we had the full three days to spend for our trip. We decided to head South. After having […]
My Place of Dreams
March 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
During my troubled adolescence in South Africa, full of family arguments, uncertainties about the future and also the beginning of my illness, I often felt the desire to spend some time alone, far from everyone, to recharge my flat batteries. I got on my motorbike and at full speed like an arrow went here and […]
Never Trust the Waves
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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!
February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
(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
January 11, 2013 by 3 Comments
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 […]
I got my inspiration for this website from the song called “Imagine”, and so I decided to go on this adventure. I have always wanted to put up something like this where my friends and I could express our memories and dreams for the future. Share them with us, because if many people dream the same dream it will certainly come true.