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Great Wite Shark

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  This is one of the stories in my latest book. The next experience I want to talk about happened when I was in high school. One day, some friends and I went to Simonstown to swim, snorkel, and spear fish. Sounds okay! Well, the weather was perfect, and the ride there on the train went well. There were many people and kids already splashing and enjoying the water, which settled our nerves, and there were no warning signals.  I swam to the floating raft, where many were climbing on and jumping off, and continued beyond that because I wanted to see if I could try out the speargun on a fish. I did not find a fish but a shark that was about 1.5 metres long. It kept on moving in and out of the seaweed and was difficult to spear. Eventually, I thought I had the right moment to shoot and pulled the trigger and missed. Disappointment crept in, and I was struggling a bit to handle the situation because it was the first time I had tried spearfishing. I swam back to shore and decided I h...

Reliable Aerial Lift Platforms

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Risky War Games

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 War is a favourite topic in the news. The big ones are the ongoing battles in Ukraine and Palestine, where the IDF is very active. Since this is a hot topic, it is no wonder that we ended up playing a war game during a recent family reunion last Friday evening. After the delightful time we enjoyed, I wrote about it in a fun way since I am practicing my writing skills. That was fun too. When I read it again this morning, I enjoyed my writing. I got a kick out of it. A long time ago — I can’t even remember when — my son gave me a special book for my birthday titled A Writer’s Book of Days, by the famous author Judy Reeves. I started reading and studying it to write better. Then I wrote to her. Not long after that, she replied. Then, I shared something I had written with her to gauge her response. She was very kind and encouraged me to continue with my writing. That meant so much to me since she was very enthusiastic about my style of writing and clear voice. Encouraged in that way...

Writing

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  So, my son gave me a book as a birthday present a few years ago. It was called A Writer’s Book of Days. It was to help me with my writing. It challenges me to write with prompts for each day. The prompts would mention something short and then I have to write for fifteen minutes flat without stopping. There are no rules, except I must not stop during that time. I must just get a picture in my mind and write, write, write. I don’t have to worry about punctuation or grammar or rules. I must just go with the flow and put everything down on paper without even thinking. No preparation or anything. The idea is to create a flow/stream of words in 15 minutes without stopping. It sounds easier said than done but I decided to try it. This was my first try and I had my clock on my phone next to me. Once done, I had to read it out loud to myself. As I did that, I felt good and strong and empowered. Like a champion, a winner in a Greek Olympics in the past. They ran without robes. That was a c...

Around The World In 80 Days

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  When I created this card, I thought it would be interesting to see how many people from different countries would read this blog and look at the photograph. In 25 days, 78 people were reached. In 13 days, this blog post has been read by 63 visitors from different countries, quite an achievement for a little blog. My target was to attract at least 80 views from different countries all over the world in 80 days. After one month 119 visitors have read this blog post and it has travelled all around the world. This blog is not one of those super blogs where influencers promote  I know that wass expecting much but it would be fun to discover what happened after a while. Would visitors send a link to a friend in another country, or would all of this be left to chance? The movie was interesting to watch because the characters encountered many obstacles, dangers, and losses along the way. They left London for the Suez Canal. From there to Bombay in India. Then to Calcutta and on to V...

Love For Blankets, People, and Lesotho - Book 1

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  This is an exciting moment for me because I have worked on my book for a long time and can finally make it available to the public. There was one slight obstacle, but I worked out a solution to that requirement. Patreon allows file sizes up the 5MB.  My book is too large with too many beautiful photographs in it and at that size it just did not work. The resolution of 72 pixels made the photos a bit too fuzzy, and it spoiled everything. Even splitting the book in half was not helping. That is why I broke the book down into three sections, which enabled me to choose the right resolution for the photographs.  I numbered the books one, two, and three. This book is mainly about waking up in Bela-Bela in the rural part of Lesotho. It quickly progresses to the Basotho Heritage blankets, a section with blankets from the first years to what is currently available today. I took the photographs at the Sanlam Art Collection in Sandton. Here you can see the impressive blanket displ...

A Chinese Lantern

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  The Chinese lantern plant is strictly ornamental. Its bright orange, balloon- or bell-shaped husks make this species prized. You can harvest and dry these husks to use in fall décor and craft projects or simply enjoy their vibrant hues in the garden. Ensure that children and pets cannot access your Chinese lanterns, as ingestion of this species is highly toxic. In midsummer, the Chinese lantern plant blooms with small white flowers, which grow into tiny berries surrounded by a balloon-like husk, or calyx. The husks start off green, then shift to yellow, and finally a vivid orange. When it dies back for the winter, cut down the plant at its base. Its roots will survive the cold season, and when warm weather returns, your Chinese lantern plant will begin growing again. To preserve its attractive foliage for floral decorations, tie the stems of your Chinese lantern plant into bundles, hang them upside-down in a cool, dark place indoors, and replant any dropped seeds next year. Once ...