Story Weaver News…
storyteller ~ writer ~ celebrant
"There is such a great community feel to your newsletters. You bring life in Prince Albert into our living rooms."
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My May 2024newslettercan be read here
Pieter Mostert and the antique brandy still he donated to the Fransie Pienaar Museum |
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My April 2024newslettercan be read here
The photo of Jan Christiaan Smuts and men at Oukiep 1902 was colourised by Tinus le Roux and can be seen on his facebook page |
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My March 2024newslettercan be read here
Photo: Inga at the Prince Albert People facebook page. |
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My Febuary 2024newslettercan be read here
Got the newsletter, Ailsa, it's so nice... all the articles are so so interesting... my folks are going to love it... already looking forward to your next one... thank you so much. Ryan Austin |
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My January 2024newslettercan be read here |
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My December newslettercan be read here |
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My November newslettercan be read here
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My October newslettercan be read here |
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My September 2023 newslettercan be read here.
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My August 2023 newsletter |
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 Loadshedding doesn't stop Ghost Walks! |
My June 2023 newsletter |
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I celebrate 21 years as The Story Weaver read my May 2023 newsletter here.
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April’s newsletter features Karoo plants and creatures, rocks and lots of cyclists!
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"Broekie lace," a graveyard mystery and Tannie Alta's 'rooi bakkie." |
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Fire on the mountain, hats and the Karoo Kombuis and the Jazz Festival which lies ahead... |
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A new year, we look back to Christmas and consider the excitement ahead in 2023... |
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A Nature Ceremony at Tweedewater, our Saturday Market turns 25 and more local news
photo by Garden Route photographer Jenya Zhivaleva
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There are loads of anniversaries, good food and pancakes galore in my November 2022 newsletter... |
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Here is the link to my October 2022 newsletter
Memories of the Queen, Heritage Day food, lots of cars, a ghostly granny and forthcoming events... |
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Here is the link to my September 2022 newsletter
Another organ, a "ghost" story, school news, art events and more...
photo from PA Tourism facebook page |
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Here is the link to my August 2022 newsletter Treasure Hunt fun, very dark evenings and Museum meanderings…
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Read my July 2022 Newsletter here. The NGK Organ, nicknames in the village, the Story Weaver appears in Platteland... and more. |
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A Karoo farm, a Library surprise and more...here is my June 2022 newsletter
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Ailsa the Story Weaver... telling Prince Albert's stories for 20 years!
Read my latest newsletter here.
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My March 2022 newsletter appears here
Interesting guests, a seldom-told ghost story and PACT POP news...
DURING MARCH MASKS WERE GIVEN THEIR MARCHING ORDERS ON MY WALKS - HURRAH! |
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You can read my February 2022 newsletter here
Church tower tales, Susanna Gordon, school excitement and more.... |
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You can read my January 2022 newsletter here
Meeting former students, telling de Beer tales and discovering an unknown twin when looking for baptism records... |
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Read my December 2021 newsletter here |
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Here's the link to myNovember 2021 newsletter
photo from PACT facebook page |
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Here's the link to myOctober 2021 newsletter
Thanks to Peter Olckers for the photo |
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More Prince Albert stories in mySeptember 2021 newsletter |
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My August 2021 newsletter can be read here: filming, a bookcase, peaches, a marvellous motor mechanic and more...
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My July 2021 newsletter can be read here.
Back to lockdown level four for a while, so no walks but lots of planning and preparation... |
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My newsletter for can be read here |
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My newsletter for can be read here |
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My March 2021 newsletter can be read here |
My February 2021 newsletter can be read here
Pat and Helena Marincowitz on their wedding day
My January 2021 newsletter can be read here
My December 2020 newsletter can be read here
My November 2020 newsletter can be read here and there's a link to previous newsletters there too.
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My September 2020 newsletter can be read here There's a link to all my previous newsletters too.
Probus group from Cape Town on one of my early lockdown level 2 walks... |
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On Gordon's koppie
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 Ring out the Peace 11/11/2018 |
 Fantastic Mr Fox ~ Albert College at the Showroom Theatre |
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