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For Alan, Lesley and Kat
These photos are for my recently discovered brother, sister and niece!
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For HRC 1979 matrics
I found some of our ‘wills’ and our club documentation from when we were young. It really was like Enid Blyton! Linda I see you left me your cousin (Paul?) and then crossed it out and left me your eyes...
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Yes I do have trouble obeying
These pics taken on a boat trip to Robben Island off of Cape Town, South Africa
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My bungy/bungee jump
I promised to put this video up for students who don’t have Facebook. In July this year I bungy jumped the highest bridge in the world – the 216 metre high Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa. In English...
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Tips for flying long haul
I am a seasoned long haul traveller – I fly from Sweden to South Africa two or three times a year, I have done Johannesburg to Hong Kong, Zambia to Australia – you name it I have flown it. Sometimes I...
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Lee Thompson
I have written about Lee before – here and here. I am so proud of him. He hasn’t had it easy but he has never complained, put his head down, worked really hard and succeeded. Despite everything he...
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A bug for This Bug’s Life
This ladybird was sent to me by Paula from Roses in December. I was so happy when I saw it because the theme of my blog is ladybirds. I am not sure how it came to be ladybirds but I love them. The...
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Secret Sadness
I have been meaning to write this post for a long long time now. But (as with me and all things emotional) it has taken a while to want to come out. Each day we are with other people. Some we know,...
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My view on life
“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, shouting GERONIMO!” Hunter...
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For Shango and Jen
By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still. Where the friends of man and woman do run, When their time on earth is over and done. For here, between...
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My Swedish Tattoo Artist – Fru Duva (Aniele)
I have written about my South African tattoo artist here. I also, believe it or not, have one in Sweden. She does beautiful animal work. I sat and watched her doing a rabbit on someone and I was in...
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My Tattoos
I have written about my South African tattoo artist and my Swedish tattoo artist. And here are some of my tattoos. Right Ribcage. The ribcage is supposed to be the most painful place to have a tattoo....
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Icebreakers – another of my passions!
I am a South African living on the shores of a huge inland sea in Sweden. After 13 years I still find snow and ice absolutely and utterly fascinating and enchanting. I love watching the sea freeze...
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When Facebook makes me smile
Usually when you update your profile photograph on Facebook people write ‘nice pic’, ‘lovely pic’ and so on. This time when I updated my profile pic, I got three comments which absolutely encapsulated...
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Printers’ Trays
I trained as a journalist from the late 70s so I have always had printers’ trays (or printers’ drawers as they are also called). We actually used them in those days and I used to take any old drawers...
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A very Merry Christmas to all my readers!
A wonderful peaceful Christmas to everyone who visits my blog – I hope that whatever you are doing, it is what you want to be doing. Much love to all of you and thank you for reading me and for all...
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Happy New Year to all my readers!
To all my readers – Happy New Year and may 2014 bring you peace, happiness and love. I hope it is the best year ever for you and that all your hopes and dreams come true. Thank you so much for reading...
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About malaria and Monty
Monty and I in 1999 Thinking of my dear friend and colleague Monty Cooper who died of malaria eleven years ago today (4th January 2003). He was a former Cape Times news photographer and a Rhodes...
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