Monday, 18 July 2016
Monday, 9 May 2016
Book: Old Pretoria, Dr Gustav S Preller
Based on my last blog indicating my lack of historical knowledge, I borrowed a book from my Mom about the history of Pretoria. It was fascinating to read more about the history of the town I grew up in.
What I found particularly interesting was the abundance of wildlife that used to roam the veld. It is actually rather obvious to be honest, however, I didn't put two and two together; places like Koedoespoort and Elandsfontein was so called due to the vast amount of that specific buck found in that particular area.
Growing up, Lion's Bridge was the place to go for garden supplies and advice. Needless to say, Lion's Bridge was so named due to the high number of lions in the area. The newly arrived voortrekkers would go out hunting each weekend and hunt between five and eight each time.
When I looked at the index, I saw there was a chapter about 'Pretoria in the sixties,' I still thought to myself, oh goody that will be interesting to learn more about the swinging '60's in Pretoria. Little did I know that they were referring to the 1860's! Which I should have considered seeing that this book was published in 1938!
Very interesting to learn more and where the street names came from as well. They had quite a lot to say about the possibility of name changes then, can you just imagine what they would have to say about all the new names today! So we move on and grow as communities, towns, cities, provinces and a country.
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Book: Healing Habits – the key to understanding your underlying emotional issues – Ann Gadd
Interesting book explaining why
we subconsciously do things. e.g. scratching, throat clearing, driving too
fast, arriving late or early and so on. The first part of the book looks at
what exactly a habit is,;habits being a mirror of what we are experiencing; how
habits can be used for healing etc. The author also touches on how habits are linked to
our chakras. The second part goes into more detail of each habit – very interesting.
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Book: Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work, Jack Canfield | Mark Victor Hansen | Maida Rogerson | Martin Rutte and Tim Clauss
A fairly quick read; different short stories of people's experiences in the workplace. Interesting stories to restore your faith in humanity.
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