Where reverence lives – it’s in the small things
The novels of Terry Pratchett are full of small gods. So is our family life – meet our own small pantheon.
Category: Opinions My thoughts about the world
Another brick by the side of the road: life in South Africa
Life in South Africa is not for the faint-hearted. But it is interesting… a list of things you might see as you wander our highways and byways.
Why everybody counts, or nobody counts
Why everybody counts: The story of something extraordinary that has happened in our family over the last months.
Growing a jungle garden: Lessons from chaos
I live in a suburban house in Cape Town – and have small, inexpertly cultivated vegetable patches. How can this be jungle gardening?
What’s an interstitionary? The power of a name
As all readers of fantasy know, names are powerful things. Which explains my excitement when I found a name for the kind of person I am…
Walking the dog: Conversations with nature
In a moment of blankness, I asked various AI tools to suggest topics for blog posts, based on my interests and activities. Then I set myself “dog walking and conversations with nature” as a challenge, despite it’s slight oddness.
Four pubs I have loved and lost
In a long life, some of my happiest times have been spent in pubs. Here’s a tribute to four that I miss to this day…
My thoughts about the world
Another brick by the side of the road: life in South Africa
Life in South Africa is not for the faint-hearted. But it is interesting… a list of things you might see as you wander our highways and byways.
Why everybody counts, or nobody counts
Why everybody counts: The story of something extraordinary that has happened in our family over the last months.
Growing a jungle garden: Lessons from chaos
I live in a suburban house in Cape Town – and have small, inexpertly cultivated vegetable patches. How can this be jungle gardening?
What’s an interstitionary? The power of a name
As all readers of fantasy know, names are powerful things. Which explains my excitement when I found a name for the kind of person I am…
Walking the dog: Conversations with nature
In a moment of blankness, I asked various AI tools to suggest topics for blog posts, based on my interests and activities. Then I set myself “dog walking and conversations with nature” as a challenge, despite it’s slight oddness.
Four pubs I have loved and lost
In a long life, some of my happiest times have been spent in pubs. Here’s a tribute to four that I miss to this day…