Steentjies are ordinary-looking silver fish with fascinating courtship rituals. Around breeding time the males body colouring changes to black stripes and their heads turn solid black, and they find an area of sand with something… Continue reading…
The last ee cummings we enjoyed was on my birthday. Here’s something beautiful and inspirational for the week of Tony’s and my first wedding anniversary – enjoy! It’s from the same anthology as the first… Continue reading…
The growth of group buying websites in South Africa has been on the increase of late and I think the almost worldwide squeeze on disposable income has contributed to their success. The concept is easy… Continue reading…
We had a request from a Discover Scuba candidate called Jacques, for assistance in proposing to his girlfriend, Kalika. He wanted to do this during the dive. Being Discover Scuba candidates and not qualified divers… Continue reading…
Here’s the parking area at Windmill, courtesy of Google maps. Make sure you get a car guard if you go diving here. To get to the beach, walk down through the low gate and follow… Continue reading…
Our wonderful wedding photographer, Catherine Mac, has almost finished the final work on our wedding pictures. She’s put some up on her blog, here. If you want to know what we look like out of… Continue reading…
Tony and I are getting married today, at Rodwell House in St James. Here’s a picture of the starfish that made it onto our wedding invitations:
Tony and I are getting married tomorrow, so forgive the schmaltz. (A brief hiatus from John Masefield!) Though I hardly think Pablo Neruda classes as schmaltz! This poem is from Twenty Love Poems and a… Continue reading…
