Author: Don Kirkwood

We have been living in our house for the past four and a half years. All the pelmets above the windows were those old metal ones and the curtain rails were the ancient type. We decided to remove them and replace them with more modern ones. There was no rush, as all the windows throughout […]

Can you believe we are at 130 days of lockdown? The news article below gives some helpful reminders of good practices for one’s physical health (with my input inserted in brackets). As the nationwide lockdown is eased, people are venturing back out to work, school and the shops. However, with the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, […]

Today, I read a newspaper article with the headline, “Remember we are in Covid-19 Lock Down.” I thought the headline was a great method of catching the reader’s eye, encouraging a read. The article goes like this: Outside we wear masks, but indoors the masks are off and true identities reveal themselves. Hiding behind a […]

The Sowetan Newspaper recently ran the following article: Babsy Mlangeni and his family have been left puzzled after Thobela FM “killed off” the legendary musician while he’s still alive and kicking. The 77-year-old musician’s world was thrown into turmoil on Saturday after the station allegedly declared him dead and paid tribute to him on-air, even […]

Someone once asked me: “What did George Bernard Shaw actually mean when he said ‘We learn from history that we learn nothing from history’?” I found an article that says: George Bernard Shaw did not say this, he was merely quoting the German philosopher Hegel. The exact text from the play “Heartbreak House’ by Shaw […]

You have most likely heard of the collapse of a new section that was being erected at Jacaranda Centre, Rietfontein, in the Moot area today. According to the reports I have seen, one person was killed and a few injured. The pictures paint a grim picture of the disaster. Renovations to refurbish this mall started […]

A friend and I were chatting on the phone last Monday. He said he was trying to repair the bathroom light. I joked, “So you’re showering in the dark now!” We laughed. The next morning whilst I was showering, the shower head, which is connected to the bath tap, blew a gasket and sprayed water […]

Yesterday, I referred to International Friendship Day. Now, I want to tell you about our experience of friendship earlier today. We went to the Hypermarket in Faerie Glen to do our monthly grocery shopping. I don’t know whether the staff have been on a team building exercise, but everyone was excessively friendly and helpful. It […]

On Thursday 30 July 2020, the world celebrates the International Day of Friendship. The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. … Our world faces many challenges, crises and […]