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We got a puppy from a lady in Pretoria. She is a salt and pepper minature schnuzer. for a day or two we didn´t  know what to name her, but soon we named her Shadow .We named her Shadow because she follows me a lot, and she is dark. Shadow is a pure breed and she is healthy, but when …

Every day at Gugulesizwe in Maputaland held wonder, as we flitted between two worlds.  The sandy bush veld, home to extraordinary insects, marvelous golden orb spiders and even a rarely sighted Mozambique Shovel snout snake.  While snorkeling the ocean revealed eels, blue spotted ribbontail rays, and a wonderful reddish octopus who danced through the water to look pulsating out at …

First off I must state that I am in now way representative of the ZACP  (Purple cow party).  They don’t even know that I exist. I will try to structure a shamble of thoughts, around this topic.  The birth of COPE got me very excited and involved in politics.  I believe that if they had capitalised on the tremendous positive …

I will get around to posting about our train ride to Cape Town which was utterly unforgettable.  Long ago I did posts about my week but got out of that habit.  I want to get back to using this blog as a journal. The morning after our return from Cape Town Cliff was picking up dog droppings in the garden, …

5 Months ago it came to pass that I am no longer the empolyer of a domestic worker.  This has been a dramatically positive and empowering shift.  I grew up with domestic workers in the home and from then onward felt that their services were vital and indispensable.  It’s hard to imagine if I would have coped with full burden …

Jaques Brel Alive and Living in Paris was a soundtrack to my childhood.  Even as a small child the passion of the music left an indelible spiritual imprint.  I almost forgot the music, you never hear his songs on the radio.  I didn’t know that Seasons in the Sun was based on his Le Moribond (The dying man).  The original …

At the end of last year, on my way to pottery, I was pulled over for not stopping at a stop sign in Edenvale, I was sure that I had stopped but the officer said that I had not, it was not sensible to argue with her.  After going back to take photos a few weeks later I tried to …

I’m not sure why I’m recording this here, but it was such a chilling and peculiar incident that I feel it should be written down.  On Saturday I went to visit Domi while she and Duncan continue packing up their lives before moving to Canada in December. Soon after leaving home I thought “Fjord is 10, if I die he …

When we went on our family holiday at Brambleberry Lodge, Domi brought along a bought muffin dough, Acacia went dilly over the coffee, choc chip ones.  This week I searched for a recipe and decided to try the one in South African cookbook for allergies and food intolerance book which is dairy free.  However I made several changes adding dairy …

Oh how quickly we dance to the tunes of others.  How easily we play into the hands of those driving divisive agendas.  You’d think that we would learn to stop, think and question when social and conventional media stir up a shit storm of controversy.  Did Bell Pottinger teach us nothing? Yesterday I wore black, only and specifically because I …