There are people who always lose their car keys and glasses, but then find them again after much frustration. I have never lost my glasses, simply because I have never had any as they haven’t invented any that can help blind people. When I still had some sight I never lost my car keys, because […]
Come With Me to a Party?
In South Africa in the 70s it was not unusual for us youth to participate in somebody’s party, even though we didn’t personally know whose party it was. The 70s Music was one of the greatest music decades of all time and we all enjoyed it whenever we got an opportunity. Nevertheless these parties came […]
Spending Time with a Legend
In 1978 I bought a good second-hand Honda XL 350 scrambler from a famous motorcycle racing rider, Rodney Gray. Its engine had been modified to a 420 cc capacity and had power far in excess of my needs. In fact it scared me in the beginning, but I finally got used to it and was […]
How We Passed Time in the Industrial Age
Growing up as a teenager in the seventies was a complete different kettle of fish compared to today’s Information Age. Now teenagers get fat sitting on their beds playing electronic games on their iPads and other fancy gadgets. South Africa although seen as the Switzerland of Africa was still far behind Europe in many ways. […]
Waterfalls Where Water Falls
In South Africa there are vast areas of plantations of trees which are used for the wood industry. These areas are divided more or less into huge squares. The paths that make up the boundaries of these squares are called fire breaks. They are made for the purpose of avoiding the spread of a fire […]
Rock Spiders vs Rooinekke
South Africa is historically an ex British colony and had an influx of various European immigrants during and after the seventeenth century. They arrived from Britain, Holland, France, and Germany, and more so when it was discovered that South Africa was rich in gold, diamonds and other precious resources. Apart from the many original tribal […]
Christmas at the Beach
For a few days distant memories have been crowding my mind of when I was in South Africa, in Pietermaritzburg. The wonderful region of Natal, at least in the period when I lived there, did not offer much – only the natural beauty of the land which is very rich in God’s gifts like fruits, […]