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My Hero – Naoto Matsumura, Guardian of Fukushima’s Animals
Mr Matsumura is my absolute hero. He is a 52-year old rice farmer who is the last person inside the No Go zone in Tomioka, Japan. He has stayed behind to take care of the abandoned animals. While...
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Lee Thompson, now an international star
So very proud of my stepson Lee Thompson for now being an official international cover model – he is appearing on the covers of Men’s Health in Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The sky really is the...
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My life in hair
It struck me today that our hair really defines different times in our lives. In South Africa boys have to have their hair cut short for school and then when we had conscription they had to have it cut...
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To a special person – thank you!
A very special person realised today was a big day for me and that I needed support and encouragement. You know who you are but you will never know how much it meant to me THANK YOU! (also posted on...
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Words of Wisdom from Older to Younger
I am a mature woman now and there are many things I wish I could have told my younger self. Enjoy being a kid. Don’t be in a big hurry to grow up. Play with toys and believe in Santa Claus and dress...
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Tattoo Q and A
Who did your tattoos? Quinton Carnage of Ink Saints in Grahamstown, South Africa (above). Brilliant artist and very cheap (though see tips below for caveat on cheap tattoo artists!) Where are your...
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My Favourite Quotes
Also: I own NOW Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red...
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Brothers and Sisters
Not so long ago I wrote an article called ‘How I found my brother on the internet’ Yesterday I received this message on Facebook: Isn’t life GREAT!
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All Roads Lead to Ian Somerhalder
I started three different articles today but they all lead to Ian Somerhalder so in the end I gave in…. I have worked with media in some form for my entire career. And trust me, gorgeous people often...
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Post for Lesley
Please excuse this post, which is for my recently discovered sister, Lesley. Some photos of our family so she can download them
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Janet Joy
This one is for my friends and family who live far far away – happy to say I have been asked to send over some photographs so they can remember what I look like!
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Ziplining Across Tsitsikamma Falls
50 metres high, over 200 metres long. A zip-line is also known as a flying fox, foefie slide, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, death slide or Tyrolean crossing. PS Yes that’s me
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Video of bungy/bungee jump
Video clip of me jumping Bloukrans - highest bungy jump in the world at 216 metres
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In praise of Tina
Had a lovely afternoon with Tina today. My ex-husband has had three wives and we are number 2 and 3. One of the most wonderful strokes of luck in my life was meeting this fantastic women 17 years ago....
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Question for my readers about recipes
My mother was a fantastic cook. I never learned to cook but I asked her write all her recipes down just before she died. As time went along I collected recipes for dishes I liked. My old battered...
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Lovely Mother’s Day post from my daughter
Yesterday was Mother’s Day in Sweden and I received a wonderful text and Facebook post from Amanda, my daughter (above) Translated it says: Not everyone has just one mother, I am blessed with two! You...
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700 posts and 100 followers – thank you to everyone who reads me!
I reached 700 posts and 100 followers yesterday, and wanted to say thank you to everyone who follows, reads and likes my posts. I have a ball writing my blog and it means the world to know that people...
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