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Hope springs. That is such a loaded term (spring-loaded, perhaps?), because it can refer to a place named after Hope, or it can reference Spring, or it simply denotes optimism. Whatever, hope is definitely springing in South Africa right now, with high-profile arrests for corruption, welcome spring rains, spectacular nature displays and the end of lockdown. Our weekend edition, therefore, is full of both hope and Spring. Enjoy!
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Hidden away in the Cathkin Valley near Champagne Castle in the central Drakensberg is a country store – more correctly the ‘Negosie Museum’. It is designed to take one through a nostalgic time warp into your childhood years of the 1960s, with household goods and foodstuffs of that period, still in original packaging.
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What to watch this weekend:
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If the idea of a love story between a man and an octopus does not appeal, think again.
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I want to know the human being, the beating heart
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By Melody Emmett The 2020 Collective Trauma Summit explored methods for working with unresolved trauma in individuals, communities, societies, continents.(https://collectivetraumasummit.com/) “The effects of collective trauma are happening in our conversations, in our family systems, in our education systems, in our medical systems, in our justice systems, in our political systems…let alone the ecological crisis,” conference pioneer, Thomas Hübl said. …
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Jane Austen for the 21st century
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A review of Helen Moffett's novel Charlotte
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How much fun can you have with your clothes on? Would you like to know if it is possible?
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The Poetic Lyrics and the Musical Mastery of 'Time' by Pink Floyd.
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“Time” by Pink Floyd is an exceptionally wonderful song with artful lyrics deserving poetic notoriety. The album within which this song features, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, is a soundscape of serious note. In fact, this album has the world record of having spent 16 years in the US Top 100 Album charts. It is regarded as the most popular music album of all time. It is important to note that all the lyrics were written by Roger Waters, and the music was compiled and written by all four members of the group Pink Floyd; Roger Waters, David Gilmore, Rick Wright, and Nic Mason.
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Thanks to developments in veterinary care and quality nutritional products, pets are now enjoying a longer lifespan. Pets are also now, more than ever, a part of our family unit and when illness or tragedy strikes, veterinary bills do not always fall within our ever-tightening budgets.
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Where Words Take Us - October
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October is still spring, if ever it is longer than ten minutes. It's the month of the Jacarandas in Pretoria and the arum lilies in the Western Cape. It's the month that inspires the arts. Dis die mooiste mooiste maand.
With thanks to Sam J Basch for the image of the Jacarandas https://koisan.co.za/
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Divided by a common language
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If you are woke with your bae, you might just understand each other. Or anyone else.
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