by Paul G Newman | Mar 13, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 26 Mountain Hike I was involved as softball coach and umpire with the Homespun Softball Club for nine years. In 2015 my wife coached the under-16 boys team, in which our son Eden was a player. The boys were keen to follow in the footsteps of the under-19 team,...
by Paul G Newman | Mar 21, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 27 Head and Shoulder Saturday, 6 November 2021 — At 15:20, five of us we were driving to Efraim’s 50th birthday celebration at Saintsburg, on the east side of Pretoria. Shifting the car into 1st gear with my left hand was so painful I had to lean...
by Paul G Newman | Mar 26, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 28 Garden Party Saturday, 24 April 2021, 14:30 — We arrived at friends’ house for their daughter’s 19th birthday party. Earlier, this autumn morning was overcast with dark clouds, prompting my prayer for clear skies. Upon arrival, a few parked cars indicated...
by Paul G Newman | Mar 27, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 29 Catcher with Migraine Thursday, 1 August 2013 — We were at a softball field, where I was scheduled to umpire an under-13 girl’s game. Before the game, Anouk, the coach of the HomeSpun team, asked me to pray with them for their Catcher, Isabel, who was...
by Paul G Newman | Mar 28, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 30 Paddle-Ski Pain It was a sunny day on a beach near Mossel Bay, Western Cape. Practicing to balance my body on the paddle-ski in the shallow surf had me exhausted, yet pleased. Slogging the huge paddle-ski back to the car in the heat was far less exciting....
