Maggie’s bear was hard at work in the garden this morning. Next weekend when Maggie visits he’s going to help her and James to plant some vegetables.
Garden bear
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Maggie’s bear climbs a tree
Maggie’s bear climbed a tree today. He reached the top, but I asked him to come down because he wasn’t wearing a helmet and I worried he might come a cropper.
The bear said he’s missing Maggie a lot and can’t wait until she and James visit next weekend.
Topics: children, story
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mBox becomes eFax
At some stage during July, my internet fax and voicemail provider mBox sold out to eFax.
I’ve searched my inbox and can’t see any record of correspondence advising me of this. I had been an mBox customer since February 2004.
I received a fax from mBox on July 8. The next one on July 23 came from eFax.
Apart from the lack of notice, I was not given login details for eFax and had to request these using a “lost password” option.
As far as I can tell, eFax doesn’t provide a voicemail service, but they appear to have retained it in my case, albeit with an American accent and no option for me to personalise the message. Continue reading
Topics: business, fax, internet, Technology
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The Claassen family in South Africa
My wife Juliet is Afrikaans and her surname is Claassen.
One of Juliet’s cousins, Johann, is a genealogist and he contacted me recently after discovering my family history website.
Johann sent me a gedcom file, which I’ve now uploaded to show the Claassen family tree.
Claassen is a Mennonite name that originated in the Netherlands.
Juliet is descended from Claus and Marlene Clauszen, of Delve, Germany. Their son Claus was born at Delve in 1695 and sailed with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to Cape Town in 1720.
Claus, ook bekend as Claas Claasz gaan op 21.7.1720 aanboord van die “Blijenburg” as matroos indiens van die VOC. Op 20.8.1720 ontvang hy sy matroospak na ‘n maandlange opleiding as matroos. Hy arriveer aan die Kaap Desember 1720. Gedurende 1722-1734 is hy ‘n boerkneg nadat hy op 16.2.1722 met Goewerneur Swellengrebel se toestemming bedank. In 1734 verkry hy met waarnemende goewerneur Jan de la Fontainne se magtiging vryburgerstatus. Na sy troue in 1735 vestig hy hom op die plaas “Hemelrood”,Herbertsdale.
Op 21.10.1735 verkry hy die plaas “Elandsrugge” en op 10.5.1752 die plass “Buffelsfontein”. Op 4.8.1764 leen Claus die verlate plaas “Langetouw” (nou genoem “Langfontein”) van Jacobus Visagie Op 27.11.1767, na die dood van Claus, leen Dirk Uwes vir “Buffelsfontein” en op 16.2.1785 gaan die plaas oor aan Jacobus Rademeyer.
Op 6.5.1772 word die agterstallige huurgeld van Claus betaal met geld en velle, vermoedelik deur sy seun, Cornelis.
Clausz is gedoop deur Pastoor Dethlevi in die Lutherse Marienkirche van Delve. Die kerkie is opgerig in 1250 en bestaan vandag nog.
Delve is geleë aan die Eiderivier en was ‘n hawedorp. Die dorp is deel van Ditmarschen, tans in Schleswig-Holstein, Noord Duitsland. Destyds was dit deel van die Koninkryk van Denemarke.
Claus left the company service in 1734 and settled on the farm “Hemelrood” at Herbertsdale in 1735.
Topics: Claassen, genealogy, History, South Africa
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Adelaide Central Market
I went to Adelaide Central Market today for the first time.
I walk past it most days on the way to work. It’s in Grote Street, which becomes Sir Donald Bradman Drive after West Terrace.
The market is a great place to buy fresh meat, seafood, fruit and vegetables.
Today we bought some kangaroo meatballs and Thai fish cakes for dinner.
Topics: Adelaide, shopping
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Richmond Oval
I took James to City Mazda Stadium (Richmond Oval) today to see West Adelaide play Central Districts.
The Bulldogs booted the first seven goals within 20 minutes of the first quarter before the Bloods staged a comeback, only to be overrun at the finish.
Topics: Adelaide, Australian-football, SANFL, West Adelaide
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