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Murder on the Parkway.
I take Jack for a walk twice every day. He is like an alarm clock, starting to get restless and mumbling to me – then nudging me and eventually barking to get my attention at 12.00 and 4.30 pm every …...
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The lying lion of Louhe
Every now and then, the miserable newspapers cough up an item that tickles my fancy Last week, it being school holidays in Henan Province, China: Mrs. Liu Wen, took her son to visit their local zoo in...
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The Kindness of Strangers.
I’m no stranger to travel – at one point of my life I was spending 8 months on the road each year, living in busses and hotels. And the moment I had a chance – I would go on holiday: … Continue reading →
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Simple Pleasures.
It occurred to me tonight that I really hadn’t done a lot this weekend. I have a running list of ‘to dos’ that I write religiously into my diary each week. A small sample: springclean the spare room...
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Goodbye Madiba.
Our beloved Tata (father) has died. He had been ill for months and we didn’t really know how he was. Of course, it was none of our business. He had retired from public life – he was no longer a …...
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It’s just a jump to the left … doing the time warp again.
Each year Sandown High School held a talent show. The usual mix of dancers, declaimers, jugglers, magicians and the like. But everything changed in 1975 – because of a movie. “How do you do I …. see...
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Rewild heaven – the story of the wolves of Yellowstone Park.
Every now and then I read something that gives me hope. Let me clarify – something involving the efforts of real, living, engaged human beings – who identify something that will improve life. And who...
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This Much I Know: Frieda Claasens*
I met Frieda in Seattle Coffee Shop one Sunday afternoon. She was sitting on the sofa and I asked her if she would keep an eye on my handbag while I picked up my coffee. She was snazzily dressed,...
View Article(5) Lovely places to try if vacationing in South Africa
I recently read an article that made the point that eating in a big city, anywhere in the globe, will reward the diner with same flavor profiles, if not exactlyRead more(5) Lovely places to try if...
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