Bounty

Early summer in South Africa really is a wonderful thing. Especially in Joburg, where the sudden heat is mitigated by regular, wonderful thunderstorms, which wash the city clean, cool the air and make the nights tolerable. The heat and the wet also mean that suddenly the fruit and veggie shops are filled with the new [...]

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Back from the North

Well, I’m back from my whirlwind trip to London, and I must say, I am humbled. All those snotty things I said about London being grey and wet and grizzly and grim? I take them back. Because in the summertime, it’s just lovely. Green and mild and as sparkly as a big city can be.
And [...]

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Bulbs and Roses

I’m beginning to learn that, while soil and water and mulch and ph and fertilizer and plant food are all a very important part of keeping your garden green and blooming; at the end of the day, it all boils down to daylight hours.
We still haven’t had any rain, and it’s still windy as hell [...]

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