I overhead a young boy on the train the other day asking their mother why ‘old people’ had circular scars on their upper arms. As one of those people, I never ever think about it but it must seem strange… Read More ›
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BowieCat!
One of my students gave me this the other day as a thank you for the term. I was so thrilled. She knows me well! It was hand designed just for her by a tattoo artist.
Badly designed websites REALLY annoy me!
I just cannot stand companies who want to be on the internet and social media but don’t understand how it works. They want to have a social media presence because ‘everyone else has one’ but they don’t understand they have to be… Read More ›
My big project of the year – declutter!
This year has been an immensely productive one for me. I am so proud of myself and I feel amazing – I am not sure if it is because I have finally done something I have been wanting to do… Read More ›
Patron Saint of Cats, St Gertrude of Nivelles
Read more here My Catholic confirmation name is Frances, after St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. And more about Catholic confirmation names: SaveSave
This postcard goes with me everywhere
It makes me feel better when I am homesick. It shows how South Africa really is a world in one country. I use it as a bookmark for whatever I happen to be reading. I grew up in Port Elizabeth/Port… Read More ›
US Immigration Card, 1930
I was sorting out a whole pile of my papers the other day and this caught my eye. My grandfather was a miner and this is his US immigration card for April 1930. I am surprised how well the photograph… Read More ›
