Door 4

Behind Door 4 is the Christmas tree from Christmas 2005 in Bonnington Square.

(Sorry for the late posting - it's been a busy day! I'll post about what I was doing next week.)

Door 3

Behind Door 3 is the wedding cake I made for Cormac and Gillian. The recipe can also be used for a Christmas cake though - and can be found here.

Picture Dictionary: Robots

Robots [roh-botz]

-noun

Lights to control flow of traffic cf traffic lights. Example of usage highly confusing to visitors: these robots are kak, man. (J. Winfield, 2009)

Door 2

Behind Door 2 ... is something that made me think of the Owens-Malliaras family. This year they traded life in New York State for life in the South of France, Merry Christmas for Joyeux Noel. (They look pretty happy about it though, no?)

GK Update

Though I’ve been hanging out with a different small blond boy recently, my affection for this one is still as obsessive strong as ever.

I thought you might like an update.

1. He has had, I’m told, a frighteningly short haircut.

2. He is now trilingual: his first French word was avion. He is a genie’s arse.

3. He hasn’t forgotten me. I spoke to Roisin a few days ago while she was giving Gregory his bath. ‘It’s Auntie Nehneh, Gregory’ she told him. ‘Nehneh!’ he exclaimed.

I miss him –

[Hints to Lady Travellers needs to be excused as she is currently weeping into her keyboard making it too slippery to keep typing.]

Door 1

I pass by this shop almost every day and when I do I think of the lovely Dr W and the divine Mrs W. Can’t wait to see you in Cape Town for belated New Years celebrations!

The Advent Project

I’m several thousand kilometres/miles (Hints to Lady Travellers caters to both metricians and imperialists) away from most of my loved ones this December and the South African postal service is many things, but I’m told ‘reliable’ isn’t one of them – so I’m afraid that almost nobody will be getting a Christmas card or present from me this year.

But since I want you all to know how grateful I am for you and that I’m thinking of you this Christmas, I’ve decided to create my very own Hints to Lady Travellers advent calendar.

Every day from 1^st December (today) until 24^th December (Zimbabwean internet connections permitting) I will be posting an Advent picture. The pictures are taken from archive – mostly from the last year, but a few from further afield. If I could, I would zap a chocolate to you when you click on the pictures, but the internet has its limits.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, the Advent Project is a supplement, not a replacement, so I will still be posting my usual meanderings about my day-to-day adventures.