The braai…
Parents’ meetings here at Dominican are a little different. The formal consultation took place on Saturday morning, then at lunchtime there was […]
Food
Food glorious food
Not having experienced boarding school life in my youth, our stay at DCS has been an interesting insight into institutional life.
Everything stops for tea
We decided to assert our Englishness by inviting the other volunteers round to our (tiny) apartment for afternoon tea. We
Food, and associated observations
(Yes, I did think of naming this post “Food Glorious Food”, but decided that was a step too far. Maybe
Cafe culture
Neither Val nor I have ever been much for the lazy, take it easy sort of holiday, where one spends
July 14th 1981
Work again, this time with Billy, the guy we’d worked with on the very first day. We hung around for
July17th 1981
The usual substantial breakfast, van Groenou style, and then a lazy morning, for me at any rate. Val was busy
August 27th 1981
When we arose the next morning, Steve had gone out for a walk, + Chickie was doing some shopping. She
September 20th 1981
And, in contrast, a dull day. Today being Sunday, + especially seeing as we’d gone out last night, we agreed
September 23rd/24th/25th 1981
Yes, I’m afraid I am now going to break with tradition + count 3 days as 1. Especially necessary at
January 7th 1982
And so, tis done – Christmas, New Year, all. Tho’ I’d rather they’d have waited, patiently, at home for us,
January 31st 1982
We’d arranged this morning to meet Pedro at a local hotel, where he plays table-tennis every Sunday. However, first priority