Herding Monkeys
Another year older and still hanging in there. Yesterday two people asked my age. Yup, very rude. The first was a lady at the...
Gray powered geniuses
In the ancient world water was dangerous to drink and the women of the family would brew beer as a safe alternative. I heard about my...
Obfuscating the obvious
Apparently children are arriving on the first day of school barely able to talk. Well that has never been my problem or thankfully my...
Camel cotch and baboon besties
Yesterday, while gazing at the fridge hoping that some amazing concoction would appear for lunch, (I don't particularly like food at the...
Hairy legs and drag queens
Funny how memories pop into your head at strange times. I was watching a programme about the vineyards on the island of Lanzarote where...
Mansplaining ostriches and stuff
I was listening to my niece's two sons talking about their holiday in South Africa. They saw ostriches on the beach and elephants in the...
Red petticoats and Skrikkeljaar poeding
In Irish legends St Brigid (5th century nun) complained to St Patrick that women were waiting too long for men to propose. He suggested...
Raft races and daydreams
About ten kilometers from Nkandla, where my mother was born, lies a deposit of iron pyrites or fools gold. Every so often people are...
Froggy ponds and Fort Mistakes
My cousin, Carol, was allergic to bee stings and we were always super-aware that if she got stung, she could die. Yes, this was in the...
The amazing tale of Grinch and gold
I have an old friend who is in prison for Christmas (and maybe next year too). I opened my Christmas cards that I had bought at discount...
