Changes all round #2

And so, with my folks discovering the novelties of city life, and a new year underway, it became time to effect the changes I hinted at towards the end of last year. In short, I’ve left steamy Durban, with its palm trees, curries and Indian Ocean that on some evenings carries the faintest [...]

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Changes all round

If I remember correctly, it was Mr Brown who said in one of the Paddington Bear books that all good things come to an end. This was certainly how I felt a few weeks ago when my parents moved to the city after nearly thirty years in the countryside. Strangely, none of [...]

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So long, farewell

Sad news is that the Garden Monkey (click or see the link on the side) has decided to end his blog.  Rebekahn and I are  great fans of his witty take on British gardening and we’ll miss his posts.  If you haven’t visited his site, do swing by – it’s not too late. Yet.  Best [...]

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Here comes the sun

I recently received a note about a solar eclipse viewing and picnic breakfast from Martin Clement, education officer at the Durban Botanic Gardens.  To join you’ll need to meet outside the orchid house at 7am on Monday 26 January -  the local astronomical society will be on hand to point out relevant blobs in the [...]

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Little Britain

Somewhere in my possession there is a blog post, scribbled in entirity on the back of an envelope between Christmas and New Year or rather between Ooty and Mumbai, India. For days I kept it tucked in a safe place until I could type it up. “Ah,” I’d say to myself as I unpacked [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Blooms for the New Year

So it’s been a while since I got in on the Garden Bloggers’ Blooms action, and mainly that’s just becuase I’ve been lazy. But, as we’re in the height of summer here in South Africa, and the rains have been quite fantastic, I thought I’d be a proud mom and show off what my garden [...]

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Weekend Reading – Sustainable and Secure

I did a lot of reading this weekend (and only a little bit of weeding, which is a problem)  and came across several articles that made the garden bells in my head go “bong”. I like it when the weekend papers reflect what I’m thinking about – it doesn’t happen often, so when it does, [...]

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Contraband

So I’m back from Botswana, and what a trip it was. I saw things I have never, ever seen before (like a leopard, and a baby jackal, and more cows than you can shake a stick at) and ate like a queen.
Botswana isn’t just famous for The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency, you know. Some [...]

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