Henry_iain

I don't really understand politics much so I tend to stay out of it. I vote, of course, and I pray, but that's all. I therefore reserve my opinion. It's not like I can change anything really.

I haven't heard about this organisation. De Doorns is a rural village about an hour and a half away from me. It's one of the towns that's part of the Hexrivier Valley. Lots of fruit farms and especially wine farms around there. It's considered to be a beautiful place. Landfills like these make me sad because they aren't very well managed. It is quite awful near these places. There are also many such strays. They usually come from poor communities where there is very little control. You can try to take the animals away, but they will simply get replaced, and the people are so poor that they don't care. The authorities usually simply give up. So I'm glad such an organisation exists. A friend of mine, who happens to be a vet lives in the area. She may be involved in this, although she specialises in farm animals. I might ask her if she's heard of it.

It's now officially 2025 over here. Enjoy! 🎉🎊🥳

my cousin, and a few other friends who lives in Oceania are already in 2025. Blessings to everyone

I'm painting small wooden canvases. I'm also putting all my presents in boxes I have painted myself. I often make my own cards. As for the actual presents, I got each person several small things, usually including a chocolate or some other treat.

Haven't started with the decorations. We won't be getting a tree until just before the day (for us it will be the 24th, following the German tradition). I'm looking forward to it. At the moment my main preparation is going into painting little art works that I'm going to include with each gift I give.

Yes. Nearly every South African garden has one of these.

I love gardens but I'm not much of a gardener. But I am an artist.

I'll check some other sources to confirm

Apparently not. Here's what etymonline.com says (it's very interesting): ditty (n.) "short song or poem intended to be sung to a simple melody,"early 14c., from Old French ditie "composition, poem, treatise," from Latin dictatum "thing dictated," neuter past participle of dictare "dictate," frequentative of dicere "to say, speak" (from PIE root *deik- "to show," also "pronounce solemnly"). In Middle English used of any literary composition, including dramas, essays, letters. also from early 14c. dithyramb (n.) form of Greek choric composition, c. 1600, from Latin dithyrambus, from Greek dithyrambos, which is of unknown origin, perhaps a pre-Hellenic loan-word. A wild choric hymn, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus, later of other gods, heroes, etc. Related: Dithyrambic. also from c. 1600

400g spare ribs and chips

Yes. Personally not something I would go for but it's not something I have an issue with. Totally the individual's choice. It might even have some advantages for witnessing. If a tattoo on someone's arm leads to a fruitful conversation about the Gospel I say go for it.

Thanks everyone. I'm hoping it's just the first of many. In fact I'm already starting to think of my next one (maybe in 6 months or so).

Yes it is . I could not resist putting it in there. There was at least one person who told me they love it . I also sold the cubist chicken which I did partly for my friend Mr chicken

Enjoy Also two more short clips : Here And here