Tag Archives: Humor
More on romantic mixtapes
Please read what follows very much with tongue in cheek … Yes, yes, okay, I’m at it again! If you’ve known me for any length of time you will know … Continue reading
Reed it and weap
I’m currently suffering from a bout of nostalgia. Yesterday I shared about my friend Anri-Louise’s hilarious misfortunes. Today I dug up some comical high school students’ quotes (were the quotes … Continue reading
Looking back: One worth retelling
My friend Anri-Louise, who lives in Tana, Madagascar, and who taught with me at VVS on the island from 2009 – 2011 is back in South Africa. I’ve been reading … Continue reading
Where (some) stolen cars go to die
I mentioned briefly in my blogpost on Wednesday that we had been robbed in the early hours of the morning. Apparently at least two men broke into our house (very … Continue reading
Life is too important to be taken as a joke, but too ridiculous to be taken seriously *
On Sunday evening I was trying to get two little ones to smile at me so that I could take a photo, but they were having none of it. At … Continue reading
Dear God (Things children say)
I’ve worked with my fair share of children at church, and love their naive, innocent response to the world around them. Some time back I came across these “Dear God” … Continue reading
Immortal childhood
Candid shots taken at church on Sunday evening of a little actress in the row in front of mine. No special lighting, no flash, just high ISO and a camera … Continue reading
The tale of the bovine baiter (a.k.a. the heat is on!)
WARNING: This post is PG, so if you are easily shocked, if cruelty to animals upsets you, or if you are a child with the surname Midgley or Burkhardt, then … Continue reading
The things children say: multi-tasking
I spent two years in Madagascar, much of that time with the Midgley family – which includes five boys. We wrestled; we laughed raucously at toilet-humour at the supper table; … Continue reading
