Tag Archives: foreigner
My husband, the non-South African Irishman
Hi there. I’m good thanks, and you? Cool. We’re new to the area. Yes we have moved from far away, South Africa actually. Yes it is quite different here. We … Continue reading
Little Deer
Here he is. Born on the 24th June, weighing 2.965kg Oisín Harold Reid has made us four. Now Stephen and I have one each. And in the early mornings that … Continue reading
A year ago today, it was here
This time last year I posted this rather bland piece of writing about the beginning of the World Cup in South Africa. My poor blogging performance was obviously due to … Continue reading
The difference between people and cows
The Australian government have recently decided to pause our export of live cattle to Indonesia. It is sent live so the abattoirs there can slaughter the cows in culturally appropriate … Continue reading
Mercy and Justice
News everywhere this week has of course been the murder of Osama Bin Laden by a force of American soldiers in Pakistan. While nicely taking the focus off Obama’s truthful … Continue reading
Silas the Saffa
Silas was born a South African, even though neither Stephen nor I are citizens (though Stephen is a permanent resident). This means that Silas has more rights to function as … Continue reading
