Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The week that was....: Yip, summer's officially here. Coupla nice days, coupla stonking wind days. And no surf. Eish. It would be easier to deal with had we had really good surf this winter, but El Nino did us in for another year. Here's holding thumbs it's done now and we can go back to "normal" weather patterns next year - and the possibility of better surf.The lekker weather did mean the "locals" were out in force - pods of … [Read more...] about The week that was…. – Featured Blog
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Oh! What a Night! – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Oh! What a Night!: Thanks for reading, for caring and for sharing … BrainStorms - Ed Lunnon's Blog I had all the crutches out last night … will fill in the dots later! © 2015 Ed C Lunnon I have been ill for ten years and one month. Until now, I have had to deal with discomfort but not really any pain. All this has changed now, and the last week has introduced some pain into the management programme. The last few days has … [Read more...] about Oh! What a Night! – Featured Blog
21st century ML – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: 21st century ML: Finally taken the plunge and updated Millerslocal's Facebook profile to a page. Just means ya gotto go give the new page a Like in order to keep getting all the surf, beach and sea news coming up on ya Newsfeed as will no longer be posting on the old profile.So pop over here to give the Page a like and make sure you stay in touch. Cos Local is Lekker, but being a Bay surfer is … [Read more...] about 21st century ML – Featured Blog
A garage on an island? – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A garage on an island?: This week's Video Friday post is one featuring a video by Alan Straton of MyPE he uploaded after a visit to Bird Island in 2014. It shows the old Bird Island Keeper's house... with a garage. Curious? Have a look. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with … [Read more...] about A garage on an island? – Featured Blog
Coral Aloes in flower – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Coral Aloes in flower: The flowering Coral Aloes in the Karoo just north of Olifantskop was stunning again this year. We really don't have to go very far from Port Elizabeth to see nature in all it's splendor. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. The view outside my office: This is my view when I walk out of my office. Hobie Beach, Shark Rock Pier and Algoa Bay. Pity I have no window or view from my desk … [Read more...] about Coral Aloes in flower – Featured Blog
Cape Town’s Noon Gun. An almighty BOOM! – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Cape Town's Noon Gun. An almighty BOOM!: It's a beautiful late morning in the Cape Town City Bowl. Not much of a breeze blowing and Table Mountain, without a table cloth draped over it, rises up behind the city in all her glory. Peaceful. Visitors and locals alike are going about their daily routine, heading between meetings, window shopping, grabbing a quick coffee, sightseeing... Suddenly, BOOM! Pigeons fly up from … [Read more...] about Cape Town’s Noon Gun. An almighty BOOM! – Featured Blog
Things to do in Port Elizabeth in 48 hours – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Things to do in Port Elizabeth in 48 hours: Port Elizabeth has been called many things from ‘friendly city’ to the Gateway to the Garden Route or Eastern Cape bushveld; when in fact PE as it’s known to most, is an all-round, value for money, fun-in-the-sun, outdoorsy, beachy family holiday destination. Source: NMBT Blog. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily … [Read more...] about Things to do in Port Elizabeth in 48 hours – Featured Blog
Amy & Rob | Stutterheim – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Amy & Rob | Stutterheim: This past weekend we had the wonderful pleasure to travel to Stutterheim for Amy and Rob’s wedding. As their minister rightfully remarked, they were the first couple he married (and which we photographed) that got married on a tennis court! It was a day filled with beautiful emotion and even the weather played along. Thank […] Source: FullCircle Photography | Port Elizabeth and Garden Route … [Read more...] about Amy & Rob | Stutterheim – Featured Blog
NMMU performing at Varsity Sing – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: NMMU performing at Varsity Sing: The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University choir really showed their worth at the recent Varsity Sing choir competition up to where the judges screwed them over in the final placing them fourth where they should have ended second at worse. But let's not show sour grapes cause sour grapes do not make good wine. Anyhow, I wanted to share two of their performances from the semi finals with you … [Read more...] about NMMU performing at Varsity Sing – Featured Blog
My other air plant is flowering as well – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: My other air plant is flowering as well: Last week I posted a picture of my air plants flowering and received quite a few questions about in, especially on Facebook. Most people asked what I do to make them flower as their's don't. I have to types of air plants around my yard (don't ask me what they are called cause I don't know) with the one type flowering bright pink with blue every year. The other type grows quite … [Read more...] about My other air plant is flowering as well – Featured Blog
The week that was… – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The week that was...: Nup, that wasn't this week. Wish it was. Yet again the bay has a pretty mundane run of surf. There was the odd "highlight" - when the wind actually stopped blowing for two whole mornings of the entire week - and there were some fun lil lumps to be had. Almost felt like the Twilight Zone or something to be out there in windless glassy conditions, a bit like something was missing. Ah yes, the wind! … [Read more...] about The week that was… – Featured Blog
Fees Must Fall – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Fees Must Fall: (c) 2016 Ed C. Lunnon #Ill 10 years 1 month After 4 weeks, our children are trying to get back to their university classes. By any and all means possible, they are being intimidated not to do so. Our children are having to pay for the policies of their grandparents – the so-called “sins of the fathers”. Their only crime is that they are at the right place at the wrong time. They have been taken hostage … [Read more...] about Fees Must Fall – Featured Blog
All Things Must Pass* – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: All Things Must Pass*: (c) The Daily Zen / Ed C Lunnon 2016 Ill 10 years 1 month |Physical: Adv CBD / Mental: Adv Cbd “No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.” ? D?gen Feeling good about your life? It will pass. Feeling miserable? That will pass too. Meditation teaches us not to cling to good thoughts or bad, but … [Read more...] about All Things Must Pass* – Featured Blog
Roses are red – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Roses are red: Roses are red, I didn't see any Violets blue, these roses are all waiting at Floradale for you Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Flowers flowers everywhere: I spent most of my Saturday in the garden and feeling a little in need of gardening inspiration we headed to Floradale Nursery on Circular Drive. Now I know even less what I want to plant. Wow, the options are endless and so many plants are flowering. … [Read more...] about Roses are red – Featured Blog
Ironman 70.3 World Champs coming to Port Elizabeth in 2018 – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Ironman 70.3 World Champs coming to Port Elizabeth in 2018: Probably one of the biggest pieces of sport news of the year broke about two or three weeks ago when Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay was announced at hosts for the Ironman 70.3 (also known as Half Ironman) World Champs in 2018. The event is even bigger than the annual Ironman African Championship that takes place in the city and attracts over 3 000 competitors from … [Read more...] about Ironman 70.3 World Champs coming to Port Elizabeth in 2018 – Featured Blog
