Braai

In South Africa, among other countries, braai is a social custom. My South African / Canadian / Indian friends had such a party on Friday night. It was a particularly pleasant evening after many days of drizzly rain and dark skies. For the first time in a while, the sun shone brightly in a blue sky and everybody was immediately happy, drink in hand and a beef rib or morsel of chicken in the other. The word braai itself literally means grilled meat and there was no shortage of the flesh on Friday. In fact, I don't think there were any vegetables at all. No salad, corn or the vegetable kebab usually provided for pesky vegetarians, just meat, meat, meat, charred, savoury and mouth-watering. 

More random photos from a jazz festival weekend

This is Jordan. He's 19 and wants to be a plumber. He was quite possibly the nicest, friendliest and hardest working  ice cream sales man ever. He also knows who to target. People who've had a few 'beverages' sitting in the beer tent. He also has the knack of knowing how to sell his product. Basically, if you repeat 'ice cream' enough times to drunken people in a suggestive manner, they will either buy one to get rid of  you or, like subliminal advertising, will suddenly feel the need for a Magnum or drumstick. We not only bought ice cream but also told him we would feature him on this blog. He's going to rule the world one day.