Warm greetings from the North Another stunning day has dawn on the Highveld in Gauteng…..and our Indian summer continues….Mother Nature did strike back for a little while and sent in some cool breezes to remind us that it is only August…..but the traditional August winds have not arrived as yet….and as my farmer mates from […]

Warm greetings to everybody….. This past weekend I was able to experience the highs and lows, exhilaration and despair of Masters Hockey…..a special place, where the mind says that you can do what you did in your twenties….whilst the body shouts back and replies….”that was more than thirty years ago!! Never!! Slow down!!” Every year […]

A splendid morning greeting to everybody…. We are currently experiencing a fantastic Indian summer….and I think that my body is not sure what to do….when I peep out of the window in the morning the weather and view appear to be the same as last week….but the temperature differential must be all of 10 degrees […]

Hi there everyone….. Anyone who was at or near the North on Saturday was treated to the best of South Africa’s Scottish Pipe Bands….what a day it was….throngs of people milling around….highland dancers….bagpipes galore, with a rat-a-tat-tat of the snare drums…accompanied by the boom of the tenor and bass drums was present, in varying degrees […]

Hello everyone… We have had some real winter weather in the last week…I trust that everyone was well wrapped up against that bitingly cold wind that seems to arrive every time there is a cold front…. Our national netball ladies acquitted themselves quite admirably at the World Cup….I think we were extremely unfortunate to land […]

  Warm greeting to all……What a finish to the Cricket World Cup….and whilst we experienced some thrilling matches throughout the 6 weekspectacle…the best nail biter was kept to the very end….to have two teams tie in a World Cup final is absolutely crazy….afterreally allowing England through the back door with the additional 4 runs of […]

A good morning to all…… So we see the end of our efforts in the Cricket world Cup with a win against Australia of all teams…..and while all this was concluding on the muddy island…on the African continent, near the historical pyramids, the host nation (and one of the tournament favourites), were coming to grips […]

Well well well….Good morning from a freezing and frosty North… The wind on the 1st of the month indicated the start of official winter….from Sunday to Monday night must have had a differential of 10 or more degrees….from having a fairly relaxed and comfortable winter to two pairs of socks….and having all our winter woollies […]

Good morning to you all from the “ice box” Another week of the Cricket World Cup has passed and South Africa have only succeeded in ensuring that they have progressed no further in the league and are now firmly placed near the base of the log….no more said….. And with the soccer AFCON starting recently….I […]