
Jamaican Tattoo
“No woman no cry.” The reggae melody worked as a side-effect free psychosomatic remedy while he harvested the fluff in his partner’s navel. This cancelled out all his woes – from his relentless accountant to the pain in his arm which stemmed from a needlepoint … Continue reading Jamaican Tattoo
Big Mama
This sculpture is an example of Shona stone art, it stands in the Heidelberg Zoo. The artist is Colleen Madamombe, born in Zimbabwe who lived in the capital Harare. She was internationally acclaimed and died, only 45-years-old, in 2009 in Harare.
Why did I post this here in reference to the prompt: “pleasant”?
Well, we, too, lived in Harare. We lived in a suburb called Emerald Hill next to the suburb of Mount Pleasant, where our kids nursery school was situated.
Great minds think along similar lines
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”― William Shakespeare, Julius Cesar “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does”― Jean-Paul Sartre ““Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put … Continue reading Great minds think along similar lines
Full of Vim
There once was a young man who wasn’t dimAnd lived in Harare in the middle of Zim.He spoke four languages and he could signbut didn’t know what to do with his time.So he learned to speak Shona just on a whim. for Laughing Along with … Continue reading Full of Vim
On Ash Wednesday Everything Ends
It’s Carnival Tueday today which in our area is the climax of the celebrations with many smaller carnival parades and street parties (unlike the big parades and revelleries in Mainz, Frankfurt and Cologne which are traditionally held on Sunday and Rose Monday). In many areas … Continue reading On Ash Wednesday Everything Ends
They bugged me!
Monochrome Madness
I believe my search engine
It used to be more substantial than streaming
FOWC with Fandango: Vinyl




