A Big Small World
Harry Wroth has a surprise encounter with the Chongs.
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July 29, 2006
July 22, 2006
Cricket
Is cricket a gentlemanly passtime? Harry Wroth has a friend who sees the game in a different light.
July 15, 2006
A Thorny Problem
Harry Wroth tells how a vet literally saved his scalp in the African bush.
July 08, 2006
At The Foot Of The Pass
Harry Wroth recalls his boyhood days in a South African railway camp during World War Two.
July 01, 2006
But-One
Harry Wroth tells of the subterfuge and success of an odd-man-out.
June 24, 2006
Overboard
Harry Wroth found himself swimming with the fish when he went to sea in a small boat.
June 17, 2006
Them Stones
Harry Wroth tells of a mystery and a matchbox.
June 10, 2006
Diamonds And Steam
Harry Wroth tells of a family friend who became big in diamonds.
June 03, 2006
In Deed, Nothing Happens Here
Harry Wroth tells of the night a boarding house caught fire, and no fire hoses were to be found.
May 27, 2006
Just For Kicks
Harry Wroth breaks a vital rule for visitors of Kruger Park, South Africa, and consequently has a lucky escape.
May 20, 2006
Hopping Mad And Noah's Day
Harry Wroth encounters hopping seeds in Kruger Park.
May 13, 2006
Rolling On And On And On...
Harry Wroth tells of a nightmare bus journey.
May 06, 2006
The Fastidious Lady
Harry Wroth tells a grin-worthy tale.
April 29, 2006
Do Not Leave The Castle
Harry Wroth has a high old time in Kruger Park watching the "residents'' of Castle Cheetah.
April 22, 2006
Sponging
Harry Wroth reveals himelf as a practical joker.
April 15, 2006
Live Steam
When Harry Wroth was ten years old he sometimes joined his father on the footplate of a steam locomotive while shunting operations were being carried out.
April 08, 2006
A Good Turn
Harry Wroth produces a wooden "masterpiece''.
April 01, 2006
Made To Measure
Harry Wroth's tale confirms that you need to be sure of your measurements when you order a new house.
March 25, 2006
A Spirited Lady
"I tried sex once at 40, didn't like it and never did it again.''
Harry Wroth tells us of his astonishing maiden aunt.
March 18, 2006
Looking Good
…The snake was in view for about two minutes moving silently and slowly through the clearing… Harry Wroth pays another visit to Kruger Park.
March 11, 2006
Thoughts Of A Coffin
There, staring in through the car’s windscreen, was a huge black mamba snake. Harry Wroth comes too close to danger.
March 04, 2006
A Gravel Highway To Paradise
Thousands of elephants. A jackal hunting for its breakfast? Harry Wroth goes driving in the African bush.
February 25, 2006
Dead Engines, Live Game
...We had sailed for five days when all of a sudden the main engines stopped. I knew from the satellite navigational tracker on the bridge that we were thousands of kilometres from either the African or South American coasts and that there was at least 5000 metres of water below our keel!... Harry Wroth recalls a voyage from South Africa to Antwerp.
February 18, 2006
Little Girls
Affectionate grandfather Harry Wroth tells tales about his grand-daughters when they were young.
February 11, 2006
Pickled Onions
Harry Wroth tells us his method of pickling onions.
February 04, 2006
Philosophy
In Harry Wroth's tale a labourer's response to his employer's questions sums up South African attitudes at a certain point in that country's history.
January 28, 2006
Bethulie
Harry Wroth tells a funny-sad tale in five short paragraphs.
January 21, 2006
A Chance Meeting
"It was a delightful hot midday at a watering point south west of Satara and the wife and I were watching some warthogs and giraffes lolling about...'' Harry Wroth whisks you away to the heart of Africa with his opening sentence.
January 14, 2006
Tale Of A Skaap
When you are trying to survey the site of a stock watering dam on a South African farm make sure there are no inquisitve sheep around, as Harry Wroth reveals. By the way, skaap is the Afrikaans word for a sheep.
January 07, 2006
An Oily And Greasy Subject
Harry Wroth tells of the day the oilmen came to South Africa.
Harry will be writing regularly for Open Writing in the coming weeks, sharing his experiences of life in South Africa.
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