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Devastating fires descended on Knysna and surrounding areas recently devouring much of what used to be a place of quintessential beauty with winding roads and lush woodland. Pictures of the havoc caused by the raging fires are enough to drive you to tears. "This was later explained by firefighters: the flames carried by the wind came down like fireballs and could blast a house and leave others around it intact. In other scenarios, the fire would go into the ground, into the roots of trees accumulating with natural gases and blast out the ground like landmines. This has left the town and its people just as mentally and emotionally traumatized as a war zone would have." Quoted from Lowvelder where you can see some pictures of the aftermath. As the news spread all over the Internet and media people all over the country started to respond in many different ways. Up here in Gauteng, the owner of Firearm Trust Services decided to jump into action and rally people in the ar...

Today we finally received some photos of Maggie when she underwent her makeover. Everybody that read my blog articles probably wondered when they were going to see the final results. Well, after a very long wait we have something. She was bound by a contract to wait until the series was aired on national television before she could publish any photos. The dramatic transformation follows here: As you can see she underwent a whole transformation under the hands of Hannon, the Glam Guru. It was an experience of a lifetime. She was also featured in TV ads and appeared in a popular Afrikaans magazine. I am proud of her achievements. Natural or makeover Maggie has a beautiful personality that enhances her appearance and warms her up to people. That is something that lasts forever. I photographed Maggie being examined by the skin doctor before her makeover. This is an update on Tuesday 20 June 2017. Hannon, the Glam Guru, was very punctual this morni...

In 2016 my wife, Maggie, contacted our famous Glam Guru, Hannon Bothma, via Facebook for a makeover. Not a word of reply came back and it seemed as though her dream had melted away like a morning mist. But, lo and behold, on 21 April this year Maggie received the shocking news that her father had passed away. On the very same day, she also received an email inviting her for an interview with the Glam Guru himself. Obviously, she was grieving over the loss of her father - we had spoken to him a few days earlier in hospital - then the surprise came that she was to be interviewed by Hannon. We arrived at his smart building quite early and found the reception area filled with women candidates. Maggie was given number 21 and told to sit down. She chose a comfortable, white couch at the other end where we had an excellent view of the others. Almost everyone was tense with anticipation and spoke in hushed tones to bide the time. An assistant appeared and announced that everyone wit...

Monday morning  I woke up at 5:30 am and wondered what this day would be like. It was dark and cold with the temperature frozen at about 7 degrees. I switched the kettle on as well as the radio. At 6:30 am we drove to our church to for our monthly business breakfast. That was quite enjoyable. When we arrived home I found a bunch of urgent messages on WhatsApp. The next half an hour I spent sorting a client's email account out. No sooner had I handled that crisis when I received an email from a new client who couldn't access the website I had created for him. So I had to explain how he could enter the domain name in Google and his website would come up. The next call was from another client asking when I would deliver his calendar. So that was my next assignment. On the way there I popped in at Builders Warehouse to price a post box for my wife. I found one and took a picture of it with my iPhone. As I was about to leave I found a lady struggling to lift her basket o...

There’s a new cherry picker on the block at 54 Bontebok Street,  Meyerton Parks (Farms), next to the R59 Sybrand Van Niekerk Freeway between Alberton and Vereeniging. Yes, SA Platforms have moved to new premises and will be near Meyerton as from 1 June 2017. Their Genie brand of the cherry picker, which you can rent or buy from SA Platforms, is a very versatile and popular machine coming in different configurations. They started operations in Sasolburg and have decided to move to their new premises near Meyerton. All their clients can be assured of the same commitment to customer satisfaction and professionalism. For new clients, they not only give you good advice but also exist to make your work safe, effective and efficient. That means they help you enhance workplace productivity, which they believe to be a socially responsible practice. SA Platforms seeks to be your first choice in Cherry Picker (Lifting Machine) sales, rentals and training. The range includes but ...

In April I wrote an article titled " Read, Write, Learn and Exercise ." There I said that I had decided to take better care of myself – to read something every day, exercise every day and learn something new every day, amongst other things. All in the interest of self-improvement. I don't know so much about the exercise part because work usually wins the contest. Yesterday and today I thought about riding my bicycle, but just couldn't get around to doing it. Maybe tomorrow I will. The well-known quote from the famous writer, Robert Burns came to mind, "The best-laid plans of mice and men." So I'm human like everyone else. I'm just very thankful that the back pain of last year never returned. Probably because I have been paying more attention to my posture. Whenever I catch myself slouching or walking wrong I stretch and set my body right. Today I caught up with my writing, so I feel better after that (2375 words). Hopefully, if I practice eno...

Stained glass looks magnificent on any window or door. It is considered an art form which reached its height in the Middle Ages and became a graphic form which was used to depict stories from the Bible - many people were illiterate back then. To get a better idea of the history of stained glass you can visit Wikipedia where you will find lots of references and beautiful pictures relating to this noble form of art. Stained glass is still popular today but often referred to as art glass. It is prevalent in luxury homes, commercial buildings, and places of worship. Artists and companies are contracted to create beautiful art glass ranging from domes, windows, backsplashes, etc. ( source - Wikipedia ).  No doubt, when you stand inside a building and view a beautiful stained glass window lit by the sun, you stop and admire what you see just as you would a special painting. So it would be interesting to know how the glass gets its various colours - by adding metallic salt...