Power Cuts

I know it's a bit of an odd thing, but my husband and I are loving the Eskom power cuts - instead of sitting in front of our pcs or watching TV we're finding ourselves having the epic conversations of youth! It's remarkable! After fifteen years of being together (we were highschool sweethearts and we've effectively known each other for half our lives) we're suddenly remembering how much we like to talk crap. So much so that we've decided to have at least two days a week in which we're away from TV or pc screens entirely (if you think we're mad you should read what Dr Aric Sigman has to say about the effects of too much television in Remotely Controlled

So in between talking crap we've also started some rather Victorian pursuits - playing cards, playing chess and our latest, reading aloud to one another. Current book: Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Chapter 2: 'The Duce' is unbelievably funny read aloud! And chapter four, 'L 'Omosessuale' had me in tears!