Busy weekend plans in the bush…
It's another late start to the day. It's almost 1:00 pm, and we've been busy this morning, leaving little time to post....
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Out! Out! and out some more!!!…We’re back up!!…
During the night, our water cooler leaked all the water from a fresh bottle onto the floor. No big deal. Zef...
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Tom’s unique podcast story…Check out this video!…
Listen to the above video with a mention of Tom and his daily participation on the most popular podcast in the...
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A nighttime, dream-like sighting for Tom…I missed it!…The responsibilities of living in the bush…
Last night, Tom was standing at the veranda sliding doors looking out into the garden. He spotted a porcupine, which, the...
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Late start to post…Busy day in town…What did we spend?…
Fred and Ethel. Fred is lying down. Notice warts on his face, and Ethel is standing behind him. She had no facial...
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A birthday celebration to remember…
After a relatively quiet day, partially spent indoors to escape the mosquitoes, who hover over me, we lathered up with repellent from...
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Today is the fourth of my past nine travel birthdays to be spent in Marloth Park…It’s truly a gift to be here…
We wrote in the caption of this photo, on my 70th birthday in 2018, at my party at Jabula with friends:...
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Back to my “old” self…Antibiotic agony abated…What does the future hold for us?…
Gosh, it feels good to be back to my old self once again. On Monday morning, we'll return to Komatipoort to see...
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Lovely bushbucks…Persistent pig on a mission…Oh, oh, damage done!…
Yesterday, while I was indoors, a persistent pig, albeit a warthog, identity unknown at this point, came up onto the veranda and...
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The wind was roaring…The power and WiFi were out!…What a day and night!…Covered in bites…Chicks.
Africa has its challenges. As is the case in most countries with extreme humidity, when it rains for days, weeks, or months,...
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