Last year I asked if I should report on events which are less than positive as I had witnessed two bad and fatal accidents. The general consensus was that as it was part of life and part of my daily experience, I should include these events in my stories. This went through my mind when we drove past another fatal accident yesterday. A large truck and trailer were in the middle of the road with the front of the truck smashed up and the driver's cabin completely ri...

Before writing about the topic below, I wish to thank all my readers who have sent their comments either via the blog's comments box or direct via my email address. The email comments I always answer the same way however, the blog does not offer me this option unless I add comments to the comments box myself. I just wanted to mention that I read all of them and appreciate your comments which often encourages me to keep on writing even at times that I am too tired...

The "Loft" What had started as a light-hearted discussion over dinner had quickly taken shape and turned into a plan. After seeing Eddie's house being built by hand, using local materials and the simplest of tools, plus the fact that hardly a nail had been used, we discussed the possibilities of utilising a bit of land behind the house to build another house. From memory, the land measured about 11 or 12 meters by 6 meters tapering off at the back to 5 meters. ...