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This photograph is one of the oldest we have of the Jaaps. Taken about 1888, it shows George and Jean Jaap with their six sons. Standing (L...

Thinking about the 1930s . . . . I REMEMBER - Sundays - when all the shops were closed, football was prohibited in the parks, and the s...

“Monarch” by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873) -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- Many old people are co...

The local clinic, which in my young day used to house the school doctor and dentist, has been lying empty since a big new health centre open...

Is this picture real? Can there be a place with such a variety of colours? I got it from stumbleupon.com and no information was given. -o...

In February 2006 I created my first blog “Wise Men Say” in which I began posting what I called “sensible sayings and quotable quotes.” At t...

You’ll remember last week I discovered a new word - triskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday 13th. Now, I have no problems with Friday 13th. ...