18 August 2015
Last week I spoke about words, wonderful words that amused, particularly because they were so delightfully confused. Words are mysterious and powerful. How many words spoken […]
10 August 2015
Language can be such fun! A few days ago I was left a copy of our local newspaper, and was reading the classifieds (the only pages […]
31 July 2015
I was fortunate to be invited to spend a night in Swaziland’s premiere game park, Mkhaya, recently, where I took this picture of a small family […]
29 July 2015
It is fortunate that, whilst I have people living close to me, I don’t have neighbours in the traditional sense of the word, given the happenings […]
7 July 2015
The dry rasp of fresh wood smoke in my throat tickles me awake. I feel my lungs recoil, and hear their familiar wheeze of protest. It’s […]
24 June 2015
What is it about moving that causes such anxiety? For me, it is always the logistics: what can be packed ahead of time; how best to […]
23 April 2015
I have just been to Cape Town for a wonderful week of bonding with my grandchildren. Their parents, too! One of the boons of travelling from […]
26 March 2015
In a world of constant killing, the report that an Afghan woman has been beaten to death by a mob causes only a momentary flicker of […]
11 March 2015
I heard the ligwalagwala this morning. For those who are not Swazi, it is what I know as the Purple Crested Loerie, which is officially called […]
4 February 2015
The wind is soughing through the trees, birds twittering about their daily business. The repetitive call of a dove could irritate, but is simply a part […]
7 January 2015
Now that the fuss and kerfuffle of end of year festivities is over, I feel a need to look at the Christmas story, bearing in mind […]
2 January 2015
Another new year is upon us – 2015 marks the midway point of the second decade of this 22nd millennium! After an eighteen-month sabbatical of sorts, […]
20 June 2013
I can’t decide when is my favourite time of day, sunrise or sunset. When I am awed by the magnificence of a sunrise, I am certain […]
6 May 2013
It’s a windy day, bringing in squalls. Yesterday was cold enough to require a jersey and socks for the feet – definitely a sign of winter […]
20 April 2013
I almost missed him. The waters were swirling around the rocky reef, the tidal pool deep and murky, its surface restless. I was looking for the […]
13 April 2013
Henry is killing a green bean. The last time he killed something it was a mouse. He is throwing the bean up in the air much […]
5 April 2013
Just as I think the beach and the dunes have no further lessons for me, I find there is infinitely more in this microcosm of existence […]
29 March 2013
It was a glorious morning with a contusion of clouds chasing each other along the horizon. The tide was actively going out, the stillness chimerical. […]
1 March 2013
I found this small cowrie on the beach this morning. It caught my attention because it was an unusual purple, adjoined with mottled greys and browns. […]
12 February 2013
The reports coming out of Mocambique were scarce and varied. For those in the know, if the Limpopo floods its banks in South Africa, then it […]
15 January 2013
I love this time of the year. Each day begins with a determined resistance to getting out of bed to watch the sun make his strategic […]
19 December 2012
The explosion, though expected, was stultifying to the senses when it came. The fireball cannoned high into the night sky, a dervish swirling in the wind. […]