Hailstorm in Craighall Park Dec 2022 Posted on 3 January 202324 May 2024 Remember, remember the 5th December  Whereas the old English nursery rhyme (referring to the attempted overthrow of  the English Parliament… Read more Frida Kahlo in Jozi 2022 Posted on 27 November 202224 May 2024 An exhibition of “threes” I made a second visit to the current exhibition at JCAF (Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation) which… Read more Stitches that heal body and soul: the Keiskamma Tapestry exhibition at Constitution Hill 2022 Posted on 10 November 202224 May 2024 Umaf’ evuka, nje ngenyanga /Dying and Rising as the Moon Does  This is the title of the exhibition of tapestries… Read more Tripadvisor: Problems with their faulty “false positives” filter as well as their “best value” search button Posted on 28 September 202224 May 2024 Genuine positive reviews are blocked by TripAdvisor The review mentioned above was never published by Tripadvisor.  This is another example… Read more LizAtLancaster: a Bird watcher’s paradise Posted on 11 September 202224 May 2024 With the upturn in occupancy now that travel has opened up, we have been able to encourage our birds back… Read more Jozi – we love you most of the time! Posted on 12 July 202224 May 2024 There is lots to moan about with Jozi: its failing infrastructure; potholes you could lose a giraffe in, crumbling pavements;… Read more Snippets from Liz at Lancaster Posted on 30 June 2022 Random thoughts and images …  Read more A winter’s day in the life of Lewis at Lancaster Posted on 20 June 2022 This post is for those guests for whom Lewis is the most important person at the guesthouse and we all… Read more Small things that irritate! Posted on 8 June 202224 May 2024 Many of us have similar things that bug us – litter, failing infrastructure, aggressive drivers. Some seem to point to… Read more Learning something new everyday – mostly trivial but not always! Posted on 29 May 202227 May 2024 The old cliché of “You learn something new everyday” certainly applies to me.  Some of this new information is completely… Read more