Our house…
…is a very very very fine house… So. Here we are in Johannesburg, in front of our apartment in the […]
Domestic life
Lovely laundry ladies
As official members of the DCS boarding house, one of the things we are getting used to is the weekly laundry
My little home
This is my third year of writing this blog, and (inevitably, I suppose) I find the same old topics and
March 13th 1982
Our first task of the day, once breakfast was done – it’s so nice to be in a place where
December 1st 1982
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to work we go… Val as cleaner extraordinaire, me as general maintenance man, who is just
A room with a view
View from my balcony – there does seem to be an existing green gully or ravine, but I doubt that
Day seven – a new home, a new start
The idea had been to start a new regime of early morning rehearsals, as apparently various teachers have been complaining
November 18th 1984
Disaster! Our previous night had been plagued by mosquitoes, so last night I had placed a burning mosquito coil on
Arrival in Lucknow
The journey itself was unremarkable, so that is fine. An overnight trip in Economy is never going to be much
Living the high life
We are being treated most royally here. CMS have provided us with a very modern, well-equipped apartment in a most
Morris and Minnie Myna
Since apartment 415-P The Empire State Residency is not in permanent occupation, some feathery guests have taken advantage and moved
Ding dong
Learning how to live in a new (foreign) place is interesting. It’s one of the fun aspects of staying somewhere