Don’t you just love booksI remember as a kid, reading most of the Secret Seven, Famous Five, then graduating to the Billy Bunter series, The Hardy Boys and many others. A book is magic in a cover. You can travel to faraway places,relive the horror of war, identify the killer and then prove your case. You […]
This is an account of a young lady that, through her courage has always been an inspiration to me. I forget her name but that detracts not from the story. In the early seventies I lived in Ladysmith in KZN. In those days the double carriageway from Durban ended in Pietermaritzburg. From there to Ladysmith […]
ARMD – THE FIRST UNDETECTED SIGNS The first signs of ARMD came and went without any red lights, sirens and that sort of thing. It was after I had beendiagnosed that I recalled three incidents, each on their own were insignificant. All three combined confirmed what the specialists had found. They were such everyday events […]
WHAT IS ARMD What is ARMD? The macular is a small part of the retina. About 5mm in diameter. It’s the part of the eye that enables you to focus. Like the rest of the body its made up of cells. Millions of them, so small you cant identify one on its own. If you […]
LIVING WITH AGGRESSIVE MACULAR DEGENERATION I am blessed. Despite that which is happening to me, I am indeed blessed.I have the most incredible wife who is walking this journey alongside me, which you will see, is a very good thing.I have wonderful children and stepchildren.I also have 16 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. SO, WHY […]
This magnificent example of precision engineering was originally imported from Japan as a pink car. According to the wner It was in a sorry state. So started the long process of rebuilding and some years later It has been completely restored and then some. My painting of this astounding vehicle has pride of place in […]
On My Easel and almost complete. Ninety six kilometres north east of Kroonstad and sixteen kilometres east of Parys in the Northern Free State is the small farming region of Weiveld. Central to economic enterprise in Weiveld is cattle and grain farming and supported by a twelve tube grain silo operated by Senwes – Grainlink. […]
This is an oil painting on a canvas panel measuring 148 mm x 210 mm (6 in x 8 in) and is one of series including Just an Old Ford, 1937 Chev Coupe, 1933 Ford Sedan Delivery, 1937 Cord Westchester, 1950 Chevrolet Deluxe and Grandpa’s Chev. I’m brave enough to tackle most challenges. You’re invited to send me […]
Boats at Arniston About 20 km north-east of Cape Agulhas is the holiday village of Arniston and it’s historical neighbour, the historical fishing village of Kassiesbaai. There is a small “harbour” for the fishing boats in Arniston, owned and managed by the locals. Out of season, in bad weather and when the fish aren’t biting, […]
The grand age of steam has long passed us by. All that remains of the steam train era are mainly those engines and train sets maintained and run by private individuals and companies who have a real passion for steam. They have the skills and financial resources to restore, renovate, and maintain these huge, smoking […]