Tag Archives: South Africa

South Africa: Creatures Large and Small

Here are a few of my favorite animal pics from our South Africa trip. Some are amazingly beautiful and others quite ugly — but majestic, intriguing and wonderful in their natural habitat. Take a visual stroll through my virtual zoo. Continue reading

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Cape Town: Visual Delight

We’ve spent the last week in Cape Town. Here are a few pics. The stories will come later as I have time to process. Continue reading

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Flying South for Winter

We’re going away for three weeks and I’m forced to edit my clothes to fit in half a suitcase. Perhaps I should take a cue from the birds who fly south for the winter: Take nothing, find food and necessities along the way. Continue reading

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Is Social Responsibility Innate or Nurtured?

What makes some of us comfortable with a cosy routine that never changes? What makes some of us rush out in the world to make change happen? Continue reading

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I Met Beth Moore!

I met Beth Moore at the airport! WooHoo! Continue reading

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Dot-Connecting Snippets: SCBWI Bologna 2010

I met new friends and reconnected with writers I’d met in Bologna two years ago. Continue reading

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JAM: Help Africa Help Itself!

A child dies every eight seconds. Partnering with JAM, you can help Africa help itself.
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Southern Africa: Story Behind the Eyes

“About 29,000 children under the age of five – 21 each minute – die every day, mainly from preventable causes.” Continue reading

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Mike Boon’s Vuka! Wake-Up Call

Ancient African proverb: “A man without culture is like a zebra without stripes.” Continue reading

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Have and Have-nots: Light years apart

The human spirit is amazingly abounding, even in the most hopeless times. Continue reading

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