RASKI Network http://www.raski.co.za Working after retirement Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Botanical Society open day – indigenous gardenshttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/04/botanical-society-open-day-indigenous-gardens/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/04/botanical-society-open-day-indigenous-gardens/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:18:17 +0000 Pat Brouard http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8862 I feel really honoured to be asked to share my indigenous garden with other keen gardeners.

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/04/botanical-society-open-day-indigenous-gardens/feed/ 0 I’d bide time before buying Capitec but…http://www.raski.co.za/2013/04/id-bide-time-before-buying-capitec-but/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/04/id-bide-time-before-buying-capitec-but/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:13:14 +0000 The Temkins http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8857 I am not considering an investment in the banking sector at present, but, if I was, Capitec, with its no-frill methods of banking, would head the list...

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/steam-railways-train-spotting/feed/ 0 A proud father – my daughter, a triathletehttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/a-proud-father-my-daughter-a-triathlete/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/a-proud-father-my-daughter-a-triathlete/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:58:07 +0000 Peter Hall http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8807 Triathletes are resilient and very disciplined. They train long, hard hours in all kinds of conditions...

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/a-proud-father-my-daughter-a-triathlete/feed/ 0 Combat the rand’s fallhttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/combat-the-rands-fall/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/combat-the-rands-fall/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:19:38 +0000 The Temkins http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8724 Things are not yet as bad as my dire predictions of $1/R10,78, €1/R13,92 and L1/R17,68, but the rand is getting too close to them for comfort.

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/combat-the-rands-fall/feed/ 0 Strange tales of the KwaZulu Natal Midlandshttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/strange-tales-of-the-kwazulu-natal-midlands/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/strange-tales-of-the-kwazulu-natal-midlands/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:46:08 +0000 Gaynor Lawson http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8587 Like all new frontiers, the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal can claim as fact some very strange and highly entertaining tales,

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/strange-tales-of-the-kwazulu-natal-midlands/feed/ 0 Internet connectivity. Speed versus bandwidth ?http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/internet-connectivity-speed-versus-bandwidth/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/internet-connectivity-speed-versus-bandwidth/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:40:51 +0000 Peter Hall http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8556 Our internet landscape is patchy at best. Second worst of the BRICS group. Like Bafana Bafana and my old school reports, we could probably do better if we tried.

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/internet-connectivity-speed-versus-bandwidth/feed/ 0 New branding for Cathy and Peter Hall and Cooking Bearhttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/new-branding-for-cathy-and-peter-hall-and-cooking-bear/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/new-branding-for-cathy-and-peter-hall-and-cooking-bear/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:16:49 +0000 Peter Hall http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8518 After over 8 years we are taking Cooking Bear in a different direction. It’s time for radical change. Food will be right at the top of our priorities of course...

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/new-branding-for-cathy-and-peter-hall-and-cooking-bear/feed/ 2 Pairing wine with foodhttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/pairing-wine-with-food/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/pairing-wine-with-food/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:28:16 +0000 Paul Perton http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8497 There don’t seem to be too many guidelines for this kind of tasting and we all set to, starting with vegetable and salad. I decided to mark each taste pair out of five...

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]]> http://www.raski.co.za/2013/03/pairing-wine-with-food/feed/ 0 Boggles and the Millgate Cottage wishing wellhttp://www.raski.co.za/2013/02/boggles-and-the-millgate-cottage-wishing-well/ http://www.raski.co.za/2013/02/boggles-and-the-millgate-cottage-wishing-well/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:39:22 +0000 The Temkins http://www.raski.co.za/?p=8475 Some call Boggles ugly creatures because of their extra-long noses. However, their extended nose-length enables Boggles to sniff out animals in trouble.

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