RAMBLING AROUND NEW ZEALAND – SNAPSHOTS OF MY MIND
During our travels around New Zealand we had many great experiences and wonderful times. Some of these I am going to try and describe in this Post. None of them warrant a full Post, on their own, but they have…
NEW!! NEW! THEME CHANGE, WHATDYA THINK?
I have just finished redesigning this blog. I must say I was very timid about stepping away from the first and only one I had ever built. And then into something new. It was way out of my comfort zone.…
WITH MEMORIES OF SOUTH AFRICA LOCKED IN MY BLOG WE NOW DEPART (ADIOS)
I have spent a long time reaching into the depths of this old mind, in order to set in print some of my remaining memories of South Africa. I have truly enjoyed digging out memories, some of which have been…
I HAVE SURVIVED 70 DAYS IMPRISONED INSIDE MY OWN MIND
I made it, I stayed inside, I hid from all who looked like they may have been germ carriers. That included everyone except Deysi (ol’ Bubbaloo), D2 (who came for weekly welfare checks of my sanity) and Ange who broke…
LIFE IN A TIGHT SHIP OR ANGE CRACKING THE WHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA
Home life in South Africa was always active and full of fun. With Desyi cracking the whip and pushing my butt out the door each day, to work on the funding for our next adventure, the girls providing the comic…
A LITTLE TRIP IN MY MIND AROUND THE SEYCHELLES
We explored the complete island. It took about 45 minutes by car from south to north and about 30 minutes east to west. The island was basically covered in jungle. At that time the Seychellois were very proud of the…
SNIPPETS OF LIFE AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA
For this post, I am going to jump around a bit and provide some short clips of our life, and impressions of South Africa, as we got settled in and as we understood a bit more of this wonderful and…
JOHANNES, GARDENER, PHILOSOPHER, AND WIZARD
Now that the maid problem was solved, Deysi had time to turn her attention to the gardener. We had a Xhosa gardener living in the back of our property in a room when we arrived. He previously worked for the…
SEVEN WEEKS IN LOCKDOWN BUT I HOPE THE END IS NEAR
Well I’m still alive and kicking after seven weeks in isolation. Summer looks like it is here and I’m most of the way thru my war against the Amazon Jungle. I have reclaimed some of our yard and can see…
OGDEN UTAH 1986 AND NOW THE VISITORS ARRIVE
It has been a while since I let my mind wander around a time and place, searching out thoughts. I find that I need to control my rambling in case my mind rambles away and does not return. However I…
