My Ramblings

Having a small shop can definately be a challenge. However, along with challenges come good breaks – and last weekend was such a break! We run Digital equipment through Xerox. Let me start out by saying in this industry and in terms of digital technology in the small shop arena Xerox have come to the…

So, we have been living in California for a few years, and would you believe Disneyland is just an hour up the road, and we haven’t visited yet! This last weekend was a great opportunity because Vicky does babysitting for a couple that really trust and love Vicky to take care of their baby. They…

Hey everyone – I know this is by far the longest I have been taking to post anything to my blog. I am really glad however that the traffic is constant and people still come back and see what is new. You would think that would be enough motivation to keep it going…mmm! Well, Monday…

I have seemingly slowed dow on my posting which isn’t a good thing. I have noticed that the last few weeks have been really hectic both at home and at the shop – but that’s no excuse. This weekend marked Mothers’ Day – a good time to give honor to our Moms, wives and Mom’s…

Did you hear just the other day that the richest man in the world is Bill Gates. Yip – you guessed it. He has a net worth of over 50 Billion Dollars. How does one man acquire such wealth? He has however indicated that before he dies he will give it all away to causes…

Ok so I have been quiet for a couple of weeks. So now is a good a time as any to catch up and let you know what has been happening lately. The best news is that Dad is doing very well. He had a blood transfusion last week because his bloodcount was low, and…

Ahhh after over three years of not having the luxury of driving down to Tilbar Butchery to buy a few sticks of the best biltong ever, I have finally got round to making a batch here at home. So what is biltong? Well, it is dried meat that is cured and spiced and given 4-6…

So, here is the deal. Spring began here on Monday this week at 10:30am – what has somewhat amazed me is the fact that people can now pinpoint the start of a season right down to the hour and day it is due to begin. What is even more striking is the almost incredible turn…

I am starting to enjoy messing around with my digital camera. I figure why have the technology and not experiment with it. Being winter and heading into spring there are some very picturesque plants in bloom at this time of the year, and so I flipped my camera onto macro and did a variety of…

Greetings all, As promised slightly later than anticipated, here is our short family Christmas greeting to you all. I think that if none of our videos and audio files are playing you might consider downloading the new version of Windows Media Player from the official Windows site. But fot the rest of you folks who…