Category Archives: Exploring the Cape

Charon the Ferryman – and his spooky friend – are floating on the Black River

Posted on Tuesday, 5 March 2013 by

Two or three weeks ago, a blue-green boat with a strange cloaked figure sitting inside it suddenly appeared on the Black River, just north of the bridge where Raapenberg Road goes underneath Kromboom Parkway (or the M5). Initially, I thought … Continue reading →

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Walking around with Flat Kathy: An introduction to a magical world?

Posted on Thursday, 14 February 2013 by

It is not easy to walk around with Flat Kathy. For all strangers, or rather, people whom Flat Kathy hasn’t yet demanded I introduce her to, she is simply a sheet of sunshine yellow paper on a stick. With a … Continue reading →

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Defeated by the sun-baked mountain slopes of the Swartboskloof and revived by lunch at Hillcrest Berry Farm

Posted on Sunday, 3 February 2013 by

With Richard’s sister T, an avid hiker, visiting us last week, we thought we would treat her to a lovely hike in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve outside Stellenbosch. We ourselves hadn’t done any hiking in a long time, and honestly … Continue reading →

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Looking back on an exciting year of being published!

Posted on Thursday, 24 January 2013 by

Last year, I wrote and submitted a number of articles to the Pinelands Muse community magazine and the Reserve Force Volunteer magazine, as well as the Equestrian Express and the Sawubona in-flight magazine of South African Airways, our national carrier. … Continue reading →

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The Pinelands Muse leaps into its third year of publication

Posted on Thursday, 24 January 2013 by

And Richard becomes famous! Since October 2010, a glossy community magazine has popped into our postbox towards the end of each month (I wrote about their first anniversary here). Known as the Pinelands Muse, or just affectionately as ‘The Muse’, … Continue reading →

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Flowering fynbos, veggie patches and quaint cottage gardens: The Rotary Anns’ annual Spring Garden Day in Pinelands

Posted on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 by

Once a year in springtime, five brave residents of Pinelands generously open their gardens to crowds of curious visitors, as part of a fund-raising event organised by the Rotary Anns of Pinelands. This group, which is part of Rotary International, … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Cart Horse Angels to the Rescue

Posted on Monday, 15 October 2012 by

Exciting news! I have just received confirmation that an article I had submitted to Equestrian Express has in fact been published in their Issue No. 3 of 29 August 2012. The article is titled “Cart Horse Angels to the Rescue: … Continue reading →

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A-a-a-tschoo!! A Fun Run/Walk along the Elsieskraal Canal in Pinelands during the Pollen Season

Posted on Monday, 15 October 2012 by

An all-day Family Fun and Sports Festival was held at the Pinelands High School (PHS) on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 October 2012, to launch their new Youth Possibility Centre (which you can read all about here). A Fun Run/Walk … Continue reading →

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Prancing ponies, colourful carts – and a braying donkey: Having fun at the Cart Horse Show 2012

Posted on Thursday, 11 October 2012 by

Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop… a line of cart horses from the Cape Flats came a-trotting down the road, pulling colourful carts of all shapes and sizes – elegant two-wheelers, traditional four-wheeler passenger carts, and rustic handmade scrap-metal carts. Some sported a … Continue reading →

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Scorching heat, sea breezes and colourful bandanas: A 9 km fun walk for the Sunflower Fund

Posted on Tuesday, 18 September 2012 by

On a scorchingly hot Sunday the 16th of September 2012, we joined a crowd of more than 2000 walkers and runners on a 9km fun run/walk along the Green Point and Sea Point promenade. This event had been organised by … Continue reading →

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