Yeti-Pooh Queen of the Himalayas Because I don't want to find myself living in squalor, I have a wonderful lady come to clean the house properly once a month. I mean, I do try to stay on top of things, but I have a large deficit of energy and I am reluctant to expend what … Continue reading Pre-cleaning day →

I have a triptych window,It's where I like to stay,Watching for the sun to rise,To see the start of day.Sometimes the dawn is really grey,The Sun it stays away.Those days too are all okay.It makes other people's hay.My favourite sunrise of them allIs the one that starts out red,Though old folk tales I know have … Continue reading Triptych window →

The world has turned green. I mean really GREEN! Spring came in stops and starts and the view went from white to grey to dirty orange and finally bits of green began to peek out tentatively. It was as if two departments of Nature are in charge of Spring and had not quite got their … Continue reading Gone green →

There was a period in the 1980's before my elder relatives grew actually elderly. I was living then in cheap accommodation. So whenever Tim announced another trip in the offing, I would start packing. Tim had become friendly with a gentleman who was involved with expedition cruising. When a particular cruise was not sold out, … Continue reading Bhungwane and Sipho →

Joey Today I'm thinking about Joey because he has gone missing and his family are frantic with worry. Joey was one of my first foster cats. He was a stray around Grant's condo complex and we brought him in because he had a big abscess that needed to be treated. Probably from fighting although Joey … Continue reading Looking for Joey →

Are you out there somewhere?Among the distant trees,Diffused in the morning mist?I look for you in sunsets,I look for you at dawn.In all the ever-changing light,I know you're there somewhere.I have your ashes in a box,Though I know you are not there.Just couldn't bear to quite let go,Of your mortal remains.Is it you who calls … Continue reading Searching →

Chuck is worried about climate change The world outside my window has turned green but my posting on April 25th about "mini-Spring" has been seeming a little off the mark. My experience in recent years has been that the very early, wonderful stage of Spring only lasts but a few short days, after which the … Continue reading Meet Chuck →