3 January 2013
One day while walking on the beach I noticed a woman fishing from the rocks. Nothing remarkable you might think, until you understand that here this […]
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. […]
11 December 2012
I am not gone away, I am just temporarily absent due to my house burning down. I have a Hall of Heroes that need to be […]
8 November 2012
Do you ever play conversations over and over in your mind? Do you have those times when words that have been spoken, either to you or […]
22 October 2012
Their red bodies are clearly visible on the pathways, on branches, on leaves, their tracks distinctive in the sand. They are a type of what I […]
15 October 2012
I was so thrilled to see a low tide early yesterday morning. The height of the tide, and having to be away for a week, […]
8 October 2012
8 October 2012
I stopped dead in my tracks. The thought and the sighting fused simultaneously in a moment of glee and awe: “He aint heavy, he’s my brother”! […]
1 October 2012
This has been a week when critters prevailed at the beach and the tales are as extraordinary as if they were fabled. It’s hard to know […]
24 September 2012
It’s been a really strange week at the beach. It began Sunday before last when we awoke to no power. This situation continued throughout the […]
14 September 2012
One of the first indicators that one has tumbled into the generation gap is when your children bring home music that you do not understand. In […]
3 September 2012
It is inescapable reality that every positive has its negative. The situation of this house, nestled among the sand dunes of Moçambique, within spitting distance of […]
28 August 2012
The wisdom of Solomon in my mind somehow equates not only to his mind, but also to his opulent and grandiose lifestyle as though somehow wisdom […]
20 August 2012
13 August 2012
The people of Mocambique went to rock bottom as only people who have been through a devastating civil war can go to rock bottom. On our […]
6 August 2012
The colour of the sky each day changes slowly from inky magenta to bland light to the softest hues of pink and orange. Then there is […]
30 July 2012
One of the institutions of beach life is Sunday morning coffee hosted by Chris, who currently lives in Scott’s House.Scott’s House is set on a dune […]
24 July 2012
One of the eternal arguments here at the beach revolves around how many bats are co-residents in each home. All the houses in this part of […]
17 July 2012
Settling In I stood in the kitchen surrounded by suitcases, cooler boxes, bags and piles of books and papers. “So this is it’” I thought, “me […]
6 July 2012
6 July 2012