Another oldie, from my regular Wednesday night date. This one surprised both of us. I was expecting a love story that would make me cry, and I suspect N. was expecting a relatively good chick-flick that would make Eve cry. But what we actually got was an extremely well scripted criminal thriller, that didn’t make anyone cry. And a superb performance from Whoopi Goldberg, as a bonus. Give it a go.
Two Thumbs Up!

What the Leopard Trail taught me
In late June 2026, just after some of the most destructive floods the area had ever seen, I walked the Leopard Trail, in the Baviaanskloof. I’ve written a logistical roundup of the trail here. That was easy to write: facts, facts, facts. But the experience of the trail cannot be

