Daily Archives: Thursday, 22 October 2009

Lions’ teeth or cats’ ears?

Posted on Thursday, 22 October 2009 by

I’ve neglected weeding in my garden lately, and so there have been lots of dandelions sprouting up all over the place. The name ‘dandelion’ comes from the French words dents de lion, which means ‘teeth of the lion’ and is … Continue reading →

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Hayfever hell

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The city council hasn’t mowed the grass in the median of our road for a looooong time (I think they were last here sometime in August). At first, we didn’t mind too much, because it was WILD FLOWER season! But … Continue reading →

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Full moon picnic at the Taal Monument

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A couple of weeks ago, on Saturday the 3rd of October 2009, two friends, Volker and Liezl, invited us for a full-moon picnic at the Taal Monument (Afrikaans Language Monument) on the outskirts of Paarl. We hadn’t visited the place … Continue reading →

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