Refreshed after Grahamstown’s theatres ….

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...

What is wrong with this picture?

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...

Fame in the Free State

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...

Cute Japanese Style at Trading Places

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...

Why appeal judges get fed up …

… with other judges A NUMBER of judicial officers were klapped by the Supreme Court of Appeal in decisions delivered late last term: over just five days at least eight sharp criticisms were handed down to other judges, magistrates – …Share this:Click to share...