Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, Oliver didn’t have a 21st birthday party like his younger brother, Connor—Covid-19 put paid to that. So instead, we’re celebrating with a graduation party. I never planned to have children, but when I married Nerine, she began making the critical decisions in our lives. Without her, thereContinue reading “Celebrating Oliver: A Tribute to My Eldest Son Upon His Graduation”
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Ruminations on Türkiye
Cat in Istanbul Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Having recently returned from an epic ten-day trip to Turkey I am now an expert on the country. Travel writing is not my usual genre but today I am making an exception. Not a lot of people know that Turkey is not a shithole country. Continue reading “Ruminations on Türkiye”
Ruminations on a Family Reunion
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies This week Nerine and I have travelled to Cape Town for a family reunion tomorrow evening. The featured image shows the family tree for my mother’s side of the family. My maternal grandparents had three daughters, Rene, Jean, and Nina (my mother). Arising from these 3 sisters thereContinue reading “Ruminations on a Family Reunion”
Ruminant Pink Friday 