
I OBSERVE WITH CONCERN THE PROLIFERATION OF PLANTS IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF OUR HOUSE.
The other day I came in soaked and cold off my bike, to pour the water out of my boots and jump into a hot bath…only to find unexpected guests

The other day I came in soaked and cold off my bike, to pour the water out of my boots and jump into a hot bath…only to find unexpected guests

…any excuse will do to keep my wife amused and distracted from the fact that I’m several weeks behind on some of the tasks I agreed to on our to-do-list.

This is a plant at my office ; it’s pretty much dead. I tried to revive it with water, singing, cooing, and recitations of William Wordsworth, but the ghost is

Four days ago a horrendous amount of water started to seep mysteriously from the base of our kitchen and bathroom walls. Between deciding whether or not to pay R6000 for

Nothing says “go away” quite so well as an undersized bench and an oversized scowl. My wife is still coaching me on not barking when I answer the phone or

Obviously, the reason she is so far ahead of me in the photo is not because I couldn’t have kept up if I wanted to. It was more an act

…and then a childhood memory came flooding back, revealing the source of this disquietude.

You may be wondering what I’m doing with a sledge hammer at work. You’ve obviously never worked in education. Besides, doesn’t everyone have a box of superhero costumes in their