Both my grandparents are buried in Knighton churchyard and my mother was born there so the connection to the town in quite strong. My sister and I decided to take part in the summer show and submit some exhibits into the competition. She put in crafts and photography and I put in photos and baking.… Read More »
The Latham fishing competition is the biggest in the fishing section calendar at the Dar Yacht Club. The boats go our for 36 hours in the area to the south called Latham or into the channel between Dar and Zanzibar. Before the boats set sail there was a raffle – kind of an auction –… Read More »
After getting over the loss of my beloved Fitbit and settling for a couple of free apps on my iPhone I was introduced to the Wechat app tonight by my Chinese friends. Wechat is a tools without which you can’t function socially in China. We have work groups, groups of friends, video calls, calls with… Read More »
I marvel that, on an early morning, when I have dragged myself out of bed and to work, that there are always crowds of people exercising on the athletics track – many of them retired people. There are countless boys playing basketball (I use the term ‘playing’ loosely – they are simply trying to throw… Read More »
Sam emailed “Do you want to be a judge at a kids English competition? They are looking for a female judge to go with me. They will pay you.” “Ok, where is it?” “In Nanjing, in a kids school” So I met Sam at the allotted time and place and was picked up by the… Read More »