A few of my favourite things
February 26, 2014
I’m branching out! Its early days though, so there is a lot to still be done. A few of my favourite things.
Month: February 2014
A moment of sadness
February 24, 2014
Parlé vous francaise?
February 21, 2014
 In the recesses of my mind, there is a rule of fairly random nature that I am often forced to remember these days: When speaking French, you do not verbalise the last letter of any word. A classic example would be ‘filet mignon’, as you and I both know it’s pronounced “fil-ay min-yoh” with … More ParlĂ© vous francaise?
A little vent.
February 16, 2014
There is something about the 21st century that is getting up my nose. Â Back in the ‘old ages’, writing opinion pieces was limited to real journalists, and the occasional ‘letters to the editor’, which were ususally edited. The norm now is that anybody and everybody spouts opinions in several very public arenas. Â I … More A little vent.
Place de la Rebublique
February 2, 2014
These are the buildings we pass by when on the tram en route to school: Â Office of admin- a little bit like Home Affairs and the Dept of Motor vehicles all rolled into one This is the Palais du Rhin
A bit of sunny perspective
February 2, 2014
Yesterday morning Mme H and I took a bus to Kehl, over the Rhine into Germany. Â They have a ‘Woolworths’ (which are not the Woolies we all know, but more like a shop in a Chinese mall, in the south of Jozi.) Â The reason for our trip was to buy trinkets and sweets to put … More A bit of sunny perspective
Pinot, Bretzels, and Cathedrals 