Category: General

Brits in Turkey

Right now, I’m looking at a report that my collegue has given. Apperantly there are 35,000 British subjects,  who own property in Turkey.

I knew some 800 Brits emigrating from UK daily, but I didn’t know Turkey was favoured by them. I’m pleased.

For those of you who have the thought of leaving;

Turkey welcomes you! 🙂

Female Eunuch

Germaine Greer and her book ‘The Female Eunuch’ created quite a stir 40 years ago when it was published. BBC ‘Women’s Hour ‘ have just broadcast a slot on it and a several recent articles have been published. For example

This link.

I must admit I have never yet read it. Though it is on the list.

Any thoughts on the changes we have seen in women’s lives over the last 40 years?

Poachers – a sad ending

I wrote here on Monday about a female black rhinoceros being killed by poachers at Kwantu, one of our local game reserves.

I also mentioned that the slain mother was nursing a 12 month old calf and that the there were fears for the calf’s survival.

A report in today’s newspaper tells us that that a pride of lions found the calf before the rangers / trackers did.

Kwantu Wildlife Manager William Hofmeyr said “The sad thing is it shows the poachers didn’t only kill the mother, but indirectly killed the calf as well.”

Wildlife expert and Shamwari vet Dr Johan Joubert said the calf’s age would have made it very difficult to rear by hand, that may very well be the case but I would have liked the staff at Kwantu to at least have had the opportunity.

This is freakin’ outrageous!

Telegraph Article.

It is written in the article that wearing the cross is not a requirement of the christian faith, unlike the muslim headscarf, which, as we all know, is also not a requirement of the faith.

This is an example of out-and-out discrimination.

Yes, I know, I don’t care a hoot about any form of organised superstition, but I do defend freedom of expression to the bitter end and, I am especially [passionate about one law for all. (Which is why I obey the stupid smoking discrimination laws, apart from being the considerate person that I am.)

(And yes, there is a difference between public and private freedom of expression, jut like the B&B lady and the queers.)

Bye bye Araminta!

They are hopeless

Backing up your peerless prose
In case of what? God only knows.
You may not last another minute
So save it or just go and bin it.

If you value what you’ve writ,
Deletion may just hurt a bit
So what’s the point in running scared
Just write or else you won’t be heard

Does it matter; I think not;
Some of us don’t care a jot.
It’s had its day and now I fear
It’s just about to disappear.

Gone without a trace!

I’m also in trouble because I forgot to attribute this pome to Dear Ethel, who wrote it about a year ago!  Obviously things have not improved!

Ticking off

Update:

The “Swimathon” swimming training for Marie Curie Nursing is coming along.

Visit the site:

I have been doing 50 lengths at a time for training sessions. My husband lent me his wrist stop watch but that was hopeless as without my glasses I couldn’t see the figures, but I’m doing 50 lengths in about 26-7 minutes at the moment. It’s only a couple of weeks to go now.

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