Category: General

A Rant From A Red-Head

I have tried to run a site which:

provides a meeting place where multiple authors can publish articles on any subject that takes their fancy, and engage in civilised discussion on their posts. *

It seemed obvious, to me at least, that what might be civilised to some might not be civilised to others. However, I assumed that people who had known each other for some time would accept that some would express themselves a little more forcefully than others. Alas! It seems I was wrong.

I am beginning to wonder whether it is worthwhile continuing with the site. Continue reading “A Rant From A Red-Head”

Weather be nice

The light this morning when I got up was soft, burning through a light mist and so beautiful on the Autumnal landscape. After a lazy start we went for a walk in woodlands and parklands near by.

light though trees on seeds and stalks left standing, smothered in fine cobwebs Continue reading “Weather be nice”

Anni Dewani – 12 months on

A poignant reminder

The remnants of a bouquet of roses marks the spot where Anni Dewani’s body was found, a heartbreaking reminder of those oh so tragic events of 12 months ago today, in Gugulethu, Cape Town.

During the intervening year the taxi driver has been sentenced to 18 years in jail, a further two accomplices (the trigger men) are awaiting trial and the alleged mastermind (Anni’s husband Shrien Dewani) is appealing against a successful extradition order which the S.A. prosecution service hope will see him returned to Cape Town.

Continue reading “Anni Dewani – 12 months on”

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Brunfelsia pauciflora

They’re lovely, aren’t they, I have perhaps 5 or 6 bushes in my garden and they flower all year round.

It’s not just the beauty of the colours in their floral display that attracts me (and mine flower for the full 12 months of the year) but the scent.

I have them in my driveway, no matter what time of year nor what time of night, as I get out of my car I have this wonderful smell of the plants reminding me that I’m home!

But this isn’t a gardening post, oh no, I need a bit of help. Continue reading “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”

For The Times They Are A Changin

I wrote this piece this morning and put it on my blogger site, but thought it may stir a few souls, so here goes.

Well things are bad, and I believe are going to get a whole load worse, before there is even a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

To me the revolution has started. The strikes are growing and people are openly wearing the iconic mask from V for Vengeance. People the world over are waking up and realising that things left in the hands of politicians are now leading to disaster on a global scale. The revolution is coming from all walks of life and all ages and will continue to grow.

It amazes me that politicians really believe that Europe could become one superstate. Lets remember just in this country alone, we have the north – south divide, where oop north prices and jobs are vastly different from those in the soft south, in fact even in England some dialects are barely understandable to others from even the same country, so here we have self serving politicians from all over Europe who think that different countries, with old scores to settle, with vastly different cultures, language, tradition, history can all pull together in the same direction. Continue reading “For The Times They Are A Changin”