You’d think that the walls of a house would protect water pipes against even heavy frost. Not so! We’ve had years when winter temperatures went down to -13C; last week’s frost was not nearly so heavy, but the damage has …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
Returning festival fundi, Duncan Hodge, stayed over with us last night; Smithfield is the ideal distance to break a journey from Grahamstown to Gauteng. This time he arrived without his Dalmatian, Daisy, so my dogs were a little disappointed. He …Share...
Post box – platteland style We don’t have street deliveries in Smithfield, so the post office is a popular place. When I arrived to clear my post last week I noticed this red box, swinging open, with a collection of …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
Colleague and friend, Charlene Smith, is now living in Boston, USA. She’s hard at work writing, studying at Harvard, producing a great travel app (more about this soon) and generally living the stimulating life that New England encourages. Her latest …Share...
At the Grahamstown festival? Don’t miss this fringe special: The epicene butcher and other stories for consenting adults. It’s performed by Jemma Kahn who stayed over at Trading Places on her way to the festival. She wanted a final run …Share this:Click to...
