Bulawayo Morning Mirror Edition 1040 - 16/10/2023 www.morningmirror.africanherd.com Open this link to join the Morning Mirror WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/G4uw2mTZGub2C9OeeRM10F Look out for us on Facebook! The Official Morning Mirror Facebook Group. Please contact magskriel@mac.com for information on how to place your advert. Morning Mirror is a publication run for the benefit of Bulawayo's only geriatric and frail care home - the Edith Duly Nursing home ++++ 1) Editorial Waxing Lyrical! I know I wax lyrical about our Bulawayo trees every year but the sheer exhilaration that exudes from our city canopy must be recognised and saluted. The jacarandas have been glorious as usual with the very first jacaranda having been spotted as far back as July!! They are not all flowering by any means, and I fear that they are becoming elderly like the writer, many of them are already entering straight into leaf mode and completely avoiding the flowering stage!! With these recent very welcome rains we await in eager anticipation a rapid transformation, although the jacarandas in Suburbs could easily be 120 years old and although I know they live to be a venerable age, I fear for their very lives!! In bloom as we speak are the fabulous Flamboyants. What a sight for sore eyes, what absolute joy these magnificent flowering trees bring to the wounded soul. I must admit I do wonder a little about our City Fathers though. What with the absolute slaughter of the trees outside the Railway House - Broadway - on 12th Avenue and then the 'massacre on Samuel Parienyatwa' outside the Borrow Street Swimming Pool, disguised as maintenance or 'pollarding' heaven knows who is now in charge of our city trees Moving on from the magnificent scarlet Flamboyants, also in flower at the moment are the Frangipani!! AAAAH I love the smell of them, my rather Pinocchio- type nose can sniff out a Frangipani from as far as fifty meters!! The ice-pearl and golden buttercup ones will always be my favourite although the pink and magenta blooms are glorious at the moment. A rather overlooked tree is the frangipani, due to its ungainly and stubby nature, but one cannot overlook their fabulous scent. We will move long seasonally soon to the Cassia, again a beautiful tree with an extravagant fragrance. Now here is a show off in the arboreal world to look forward to, stretching its boughs well over the roads, especially Cecil Avenue, and offering a delicate dusting of canary-coloured blooms daily. The Bauhinias are well past their best embellishing the Hillside Road, although they were alluringly beautiful again this year, the whites rivalling the pinks, the pinks rivalling the purples. One of my very favourite trees, non indigenous sadly as are all of the above, but found almost from Cape to Cairo in Africa, is the Cape Chestnut. Few people have as glorious a view as I, of the Cape Chestnut in my neighbour's garden, it is enormous and is literally shuddering manfully under its bounteous crop of sweet pink ribbonlike, cluster blooms. There are smaller trees in Suburbs, but I guard my own personal neighbour's vista very jealously!! It is well suited to its Latin name Calodendrum capense as kalos means beautiful, and dendron tree in Greek. Strangely enough birds are not attracted to its splendid blooms but butterflies abound. I have not given due credit to our fabulous indigenous trees but we will save that for another day... ++++ WATCHDOG Appeal to assist Sylvia Welsford. I know Peter Locke is going to die of embarrassment at this notice, but help is needed here. Peter was a stalwart at the AA of Zimbabwe for many, many years, I am sure everyone knew of his brilliant loyalty to the AA. before his much deserved retirement. Peters sister Sylvia, who is 77, was brutally attacked in Burnside on 28 September. Sylvia is still in a critical condition in high care, and funds are running out for her hospitalisation. I'd really appreciate it if you would share or donate to this GoFundMe, Sylvia Welsford (Zimbabwe) https://gofund.me/b4f3e18a ++++ 2) Condolences/In Memoriam/Wreath Funds Susanah Bushell (Jo) Deepest sympathy to Les Ross on the passing of her beloved Mom. ++++ MAUD MARTIN Beloved wife of the late John, Mother of Fiona and Gary. Much respected in the Bulawayo Community. ++++ 3) CONGRATULATIONS ++++ 4) Notices and Events ZIMBABWE ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tel: 2260684 / 2267195 E-mail: music@gatorzw.co.uk THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - 2 Slartibartfast reveals that the McGartheans have been building planets for years and are currently creating Earth Mark II. Arthur, Ford, Trillian and Zaphod find themselves in a restaurant, apparently at the end of the universe. - This is a really funny show that stays pretty true to the books and captures the silly feeling they were going for. The effects, sets and costume design aren't bad either, they fit in with the theme and look pretty good for a show that's over 40 years old! [Audience review] Admission: $2.00 [free to Film Members] FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER AT 6.30 P.M. ROCKET MAN Paramount Pictures calls Rocketman: 'An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.' The film tells Elton John's life story, beginning with his early years in Pinner, Middlesex, as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music. The biopic also touches on his influential and enduring musical partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin, as well as his struggles with depression, substance abuse and acceptance of his sexual orientation. - Rocketman ramps the camp up to 11, throws on some sequinned spectacles, and sparks fireworks of pure joy in glitzy song-and-dance routines. [Sight & Sound] - Rocketman manages to be campy and yet sincere, serious and yet ridiculous, profound and yet silly, and quite wonderful. Just like Elton himself. [Chicago Sun-Times] - There may be a showbiz biopic to come that matches Rocketman for wit, energy, charm, candour and shameless exuberance. But I think it's gonna be a long, long time. [London Evening Standard] - Pure Elton and pure pleasure. [Metro UK] Admission: US$2.00 [free to Film Members] THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER INVICTUS With the final of the Rugby World Cup coming up on 28 October, it seemed a good time to show Invictus which was directed by Clint Eastwood. Following the end of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided. Believing he can unite his countrymen through the universal language of sport, Mandela joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the rugby team, to rally South Africans behind a bid for the 1995 World Cup Championship. - A noble and compassionate work that in its later scenes manages successfully to invest our emotions in the triumph of an important sporting victory. [Time Out] - Eastwood hits all the right notes in exactly the right order. [Empire Magazine] - It's an exciting sports movie, an inspiring tale of prejudice overcome and, above all, a fascinating study of political leadership. [New York Times] - Freeman is so in-tune with the former South African president's persona you can't take your eyes off him. [New York Daily News] Admission: US$2.00 [free to Film Members] THEREAFTER Thursday 2 November NZARA-HUNGER - a film by Klara Ana Rosa Friday 3 November An Evening of Song with Christine Nyoni and Friends Thursday 9 November Private function Friday 10 November Schubert: Fierrabras [completed by Schubert in October ++++ 5) Roses And Raspberries ++++ 6) Pets Column ++++ 8) Bulawayo News ++++ 9) Harare And Gweru News ++++ 10) Wining, Dining and Coffee Houses ++++ 11) Property For Sale or to Rent TOWNHOUSE ILANDA GARDENS 3/4 BED Executive CASH BUYER from UK seeking to purchase a townhouse for CASH .. Sellers that are serious / ready / willing to sell please make contact DIRECTLY to discuss in strictest confidence .. Email adrianalves77@icloud.com Mobile 00447939245946 ++++ ADVERT WANTED: HOUSE TO RENT Professional lady looking for a secure house / townhouse or cottage to rent. Very house proud with traceable references. Your property will be well looked after. 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