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BAMBOOZLED BY A BIDET
Grahamstown is full of architectural treasures from the 19th and early 20th centuries and a fair number have been turned into places to...
Jul 10, 20213 min read
GOLF IN STERKSPRUIT
You have probably already read about Crawley's "spider" - well, here are some more stories from the same "Golf" course COLIN CLONKED In...
Jul 8, 20218 min read
THE LUCKY BLACK CAT
I love animals generally and would not go out of my way to harm one on purpose. I’m deeply ashamed of the way I used to shoot birds with...
Jul 7, 20213 min read
WYSIWYG
I think it was probably in the late eighties or early nineties, when we Auditors were given laptops to replace the trusty typewriters we...
Jul 5, 20211 min read
BEWARE! I SMASH CHAIRS!
I started off this “literary” journey by asking people in our group, for stories they might have of me breaking chairs in their offices...
Jul 4, 20217 min read
JOHN THE DOPPER
I started my working life in the South Western Free State, in a place called Fauresmith. I briefly served as a pay clerk in the...
Jul 4, 20213 min read
THE BOOZY WAGTAIL
The Philippolis Hotel had a congenial pub with a well-stoked fireplace in winter where one could enjoy the banter and achieve a buzz and...
Jul 3, 20212 min read
CRAWLEY & THE GIANT SPIDER
I was a pretty poor golfer, never rising above mediocrity in the year I tried the game, but next to Henry Crawley I was Tiger Woods....
Jul 2, 20213 min read
A BIT OF FOOLISHNESS
The old Hilltop Hotel was sought after by company reps which would visit trading stations in Lesotho and exit via the Telle Bridge...
Jul 2, 20213 min read
AN UNHOLY FAUX PAS
We were Anglicans and we attended St James Church in Ladybrand when we moved there in 1957. The time came when our Vicar decided I would...
Jul 1, 20213 min read
THE CLOETES HIJACK A TRAIN
Before I talk about the Cloetes, let me sketch a little background of the area where this drama took place. In the days of steam, trains...
Jun 29, 20213 min read
THE CLOETES & THE LION
As I previously mentioned, after passing my “Rite of Passage” and becoming a fully accredited member of the Lady Grey pub by standing up...
Jun 26, 20213 min read
JOHN THE KNIFE FIGHTER
Back in 1967, I was transferred to Sterkspruit, a small dusty town in the erstwhile Transkei. The town was miniscule but it served a...
Jun 13, 20213 min read
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