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SAPPAUT
Group meeting (for parents of children living on
the autistic spectrum, ASD).
Location: Planet Kids, 3 Wherry Road,
Muizenberg.
Date & time: Tuesday 1 September at 7pm.
The meeting will include a talk on Cranio
Sacral Therapy by Mary Hegarty.
Among the conditions which have responded
well to Cranio Sacral Therapy are: aggressive
behaviour (or tantrums), allergies, rashes, acne,
eczema, asthma, Autistic Spectrum
Disorders, chronic pain anywhere in the body,
colic, feeding and sleeping difficulties, digestive
problems, constipation, irritable bowel, ear
infections, tonsillitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, chronic
cold and flu, eating disorders, headaches and
migraines, hearing disorders, tinnitus, vertigo ...
and the list is never-ending.
Entrance is free. Please RSVP:
or phone (021) 788 3070.
BOOK REVIEW
Blood’s Mist by David Donald (Jacana Media,
2009) – review by Roy Siegfried.
No beating about the bush. This is a book that
you should read if you are at all interested in the
history and the evolution of South Africa’s
exceptional cultural diversity.
The greater part of the book is a work of
fiction, but it’s based on facts. You could call it
faction, if you like. No less important is the
balance of the book, setting out, as it does, a
factual account of aspects of the culture of the
San Bushmen of the Drakensberg. Much of this
information is otherwise difficult to find, being
scattered in a relatively-vast formal academic
literature.
For example, why does the eland feature as
selectively prominently as it does in the rock art
of the San-Bushman? David Donald’s synthesis
of the findings and conclusions of several
scholars not only yields an answer, but it also
provides an appreciation of the significance and
meaning of San-Bushman paintings in general.
Donald has woven a captivating drama of two
families, drawn from the clashing worlds of San-
Bushman and British settler in the midlands of
Natal in the 1850s. It makes for a rich and
powerful historical novel. Donald’s characters
don’t do much small-talk, keeping the storyline
taut. It’s a story well worth reading. Do yourself a
favour and don’t miss it. You will want to keep
your copy of the book. It’s a valuable piece of
Africana.
There is little of this kind of exemplary
scholarly historical fiction available for Southern
Africa. It’s a neglected field. Louise Kent had a
crack at the genre in the 1930s (He Went With
Vasco Da Gama), Hjalmar Thesen, in the
1960s, wrote about the so-called
Strandloopers, and Lourens van der Post wrote
about the San-Bushman. Their historical fiction
is either simplistic or factually suspect, or both.
More recently, Dalene Matthee has ventured,
with some acclaim, into this field. Donald’s
sensitive, but not overly romantic, writing is up
there with some of Matthee’s best, and the
products of other leaders in the business.
Enjoy!
J&J SCAPES TURNS TEN
As Spring is a time of blooming, blossoming, flowering and growth – J&J Scapes have decided to celebrate their growth!
On their tenth Anniversary they would like to thank the community for their
support. They are running an exciting garden Spring clean-up special till the end
of October. That's not all! In line with this unique tailor-made Special you have
the chance to win garden-maintenance services for three months absolutely
free! This means your garden will be in top-form till Christmas. Visit their website
www.jjscapes.co.za for Spring promotion and competition details or give them a
call for friendly professional service on 082 658 0005.
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This wonderful photo of a family of
otters was taken by Dutch visitor Petra
Groot while staying with Geoff and Lyn
Spiby at their Smitswinkel Bay home.
Colliers, Fish Hoek
Moves
Colliers Fish Hoek has moved from its
premises facing Town Square in Fish
Hoek to just around the corner opposite
the escalators in Shop 8.
It’s hosting a Young Art Exhibition
which is a community youth initiative
providing a platform for the talented
multi-faceted youth in the South
Peninsula to exhibit their excellent
artwork. “Mothers collect their children’s
artwork throughout their lives and would
love to exhibit. We will provide a popular
venue to launch their budding artists
commercially.
Pop in when in the area to view our
own daughter’s masterpieces,” says
proud Mum, Maggi-Mae Vidas, co-owner
with husband Mike Vidas of Colliers
International False Bay. More details to
follow in the next issue of Full Circle.
September 2009 Vol6 No9
