Recent writing
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Just Dandi – Deliciousness from Durban
ReadThe wonderful ladies from Just Dandi just dropped off some snacks and treats for us to try (thanks for making my order a priority, girls! Such lovely service and so…
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On Pride.
ReadOkay. The relationship between Sheena and I is well-documented. Our friendship has spanned the expanse of the Internet, and lives within the little spaces of our heart too. Our friendship…
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Marshall, They Said.
ReadDear Mom, You would be 69 today. That would be a hilarious joke, if we were all sitting around the creaky dining room table and indulging in some cuisine from…
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I need a holiday. Do you need a holiday?
ReadOkay, it’s time I told you. I need a holiday. I know that sounds ridiculous considering that we’re just finishing up on February but, this year is already going far…
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On teaching humanity to daughters and sons.
ReadYou’re probably going to spit at me for that title. That’s okay. I know I raise a daughter, not a son. I know that by differentiating, I am consciously embedding…
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The Knickers
ReadThis will be my strangest post. Ever, I think. In the now seven years of blogging I have behind me, I have done a lot of things. One thing I…
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I can make toast with my voice.
Read“Basil: “Have you seen my wife make toast?” Mimes a dragon breathing onto the bread.” If you know nothing of Fawlty Towers, that’s okay. I was genuinely reminded of something…
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I wish for every child
ReadThe news at the moment is woeful. I am filled with a sense of dread and despair. But as I sit here, and ponder the reasons for the insanity that…
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I need my red pen.
ReadOkay, I’m doing this now because I cannot control myself any longer. I’m going to make these 9 little guidelines… 1. Lose vs Loose. You lose something. You set something…
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One Billion Rising.
ReadOne Billion…sounds like a pretty huge number, right? It doesn’t seem all that much when you consider that, sometime in 2012, the world’s population exceeded 7 billion. Still, if we were…