Lunchtime Tintin in light lilac

...or lila as my grandmother used to say. She did not mean the Hindu lila, although it would not have been amiss today as the years fell off Mahendra's face when he read the story about Tintin's 75th birthday. He became visibly excited, his eyes sparkled, and for a moment he looked just like Tintin himself, hairstyle and all. I could (at not too much of a stretch, I might add) even imagine Tintin wearing that diagonally striped red, lila, purple and black tie. And so, when Tembisa asked him if he was a fan he left us with an enthusiastic “OH YES!” from the wings as he ran off. Maybe, if he does not get lost in Tintin's adventures, we will see him tonight for the seven o'clock news, just maybe.