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ARDERNE GARDEN

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Dgould GARDENS, BIRDS, DOGS ETC, HISTORY

Cities often have, in their suburbs, places of interest and beauty.  Cape Town is such a city. This particular place is the Arderne Garden in the suburb of Claremont.  It is well known to brides as a place to take wedding photographs, also known to those homes near to it but there are many other […]

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EX SLAVES – ENTREPERNEURS OF NECESSITY

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 Dgould HISTORY

With the aid of modern appliances it is not difficult to have private or commercial washing done.

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Simon’s Town Marine Anchorage

August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 Dgould HISTORY

The town and the South African Naval Dockyard share the name of Simon’s Town.

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DOLOSSE

May 22, 2016May 22, 2016 Dgould HISTORY

Coast lines often need some means of protection against wave action, particularly harbour walls and breakwaters.

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HONEY – THE KHOISAN AND THE SETTLERS

April 4, 2016 Dgould HISTORY

Honey is a tasty thick fluid humans enjoy eating in various forms.  In the large background that we call history how did it become one of the causes for strife between the KhoiSan and the new settlers? Strife that got worse as politics began to form the future of South Africa and which would affect […]

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 Classifieds         CLASSIFIEDS        CLASSIFIEDS

February 14, 2016 Dgould ENGLISH

An important part of most newspapers is the advertising section known as the “Classifieds”. They are not a new form of finding an item to buy or sell or to report on some matter or other.  Being an inveterate newspaper reader curiosity was aroused as to the background of these specific notices. A classified advert […]

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A WALK AROUND A BEAUTIFUL WINE ESTATE

February 14, 2016February 14, 2016 Dgould HISTORY

Groot Constantia shares it’s beautiful vineyards.

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 BOOKMARKS   :   used to mark a reader’s place in a book

December 29, 2015 Dgould GARDENS, BIRDS, DOGS ETC

The use of bookmarks goes back many centuries. They would have originally only been used by men, perhaps monks who had a certain education and could read. Books were available to them.  A few women amongst the aristocracy might also have had the pleasure of reading.  It is said that Queen Elizabeth 1 was given […]

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RELAX AND APPRECIATE

December 16, 2015 Dgould GARDENS, BIRDS, DOGS ETC

Gardens of whatever size can be a place in which to relax or a place where one can closely observe the small creatures that live there.  It is surprising how many of nature’s family co-habits with human kind.  At the moment two colonies of honey bees are busily collecting the necessary ingredients to produce, in […]

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JEWELS OF THE AIR – well maybe sometimes

December 16, 2015 Dgould GARDENS, BIRDS, DOGS ETC

  Observing birds offers pleasure to many human beings.  Many different species of garden birds have, at times, taken their ease in our garden.  Nests have been seen in a variety of places sometimes with chicks making their hunger known. Over a period of years a large, well branched poplar tree was the place chosen […]

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