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I love life’s little stories, home-cooked food, and the places that make Gaborone feel like our own.
House of Guinness gets a second season, but the family story still has work to do A television renewal is usually treated as a simple vote of confidence. With *House of Guinness*, I think it is also a useful opportunity to see whether the...
The teaser for *PENDULUM* has my attention mainly because of its cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Phoebe Dynevor, Jena Malone, Norman Reedus, and Jacki Weaver. That is a strong mix for a film I know very little about so far. It is scheduled for...
Gaborone United Ladies have moved the goalposts A penalty shootout can make a final look like a moment of nerves, but Gaborone United Ladies’ regional victory was built long before those last kicks. Their 1 - 1 draw with Zambia’s Zesco Ndo...
On my way through Gaborone, I noticed how many older shop signs are fading, covered by newer boards, or being painted over. They may not look important now, but they quietly record the businesses and neighbourhoods people remember. I want...
A garden harvest can become a small local business The community gardeners’ Market Day in Gaborone offered a useful reminder that food security is not only about growing more. It is also about creating a fair path from a garden bed to a pa...
A new novel about the complicated pull of home Richard Russo’s new novel, *Under the Falls*, sounds like the kind of book that understands why people leave a struggling town, but still feel responsible for what happens there. It follows a...
A good market visit begins before you leave home Saturday markets can be joyful, but they can also become expensive if I arrive without a plan. Fresh tomatoes look useful, herbs smell wonderful, and someone is always selling a basket of fr...
Lil Wayne and Craig Carton are betting on the conversation The interesting part of *The Joint Venture Show* is not simply putting Lil Wayne and Craig Carton together. It is the choice to build a weekly video podcast around people who can t...
Mega Rayquaza has arrived in Pokémon TCG Pocket, and the deck-sharing idea may be the real winner I watched the official trailer for the new Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion, “Ruler of the Skies”, and Mega Rayquaza ex certainly gets the dramat...
The Small Notebook That Keeps Our Household Spending Honest I keep a small notebook in the kitchen, usually under a pile of shopping lists. It is not a sophisticated budget system. I write down what comes in, what goes out, and the expense...