A bit of time

This blog is not about negativity.
BUT, this present ANC government does not have a clue about governance. Self greed and ignorance still continue to bleed our country. The gross mismanagement of our national power supplier, by incompetent people, has seen price rises that are affecting all the people in our beautiful country. Especially those that the new ‘democratic’ government of the last 17 years is meant to be helping.

But hey! We live in Africa. Why should South Africa be any different to the rest of the mess north of our lovely land.

To reduce our extortionate electricity bills I am putting a Kuoni (donkey) boiler into the cottage. (Photo below) I use only pine cones and dead wood which we collect from the forest. I do not cut down trees, not my style. I have stripped out the bathroom cupboards and tomorrow I will lay a concrete plinth.


I managed 3,000 words of free writing today.

Work on my Creative writing booklet progresses. Sometimes this seems to move fairly quickly at other times it drags. This booklet, one of ten, is for my ‘Write Freelance’ coaching course. The booklets will also be for sale on this blog.

My long term writing project, 'History and development of Lifesaving in South Africa' moves along at its own speed. Information from the different lifesaving clubs around South Africa continues to arrive in dribs and drabs.

Late afternoon I rewarded myself with a walk through the forest and along the river.

Last night we had a light powdering of snow on the higher peaks, and that made for a cold day. Besides the brisk tingly cold, it has been a blustery day. This meant long pants, jacket, boots and scarf.

Last night Sootie had poached chicken breast. Poached as in cooked - not illegally shot! This evening she had sirloin steak. Now she is curled up in the cosiest chair - where else? - in front of the log fire.

A Diana Krall CD is playing, candles, good log fire and a glass of Chateau Cardboard 2010. If I could purr - I would.

If the speed of my modem allows, I might just down load a couple of old photos.

Be happy and lovable.