20 Years Young: Voting Day in South Africa!
7 May 2014
Happy Anniversary, South Africa, on 20 years of Democracy. National Elections today. Love, Marla
Tag: Travel
Retreated!
5 May 2014
My family might say that I dropped off the face of the earth for awhile, and I would say that isn’t far from the truth. Because the southern hills of the Drakensburg Mountains certainly made me feel like I was in another world. I created a self-retreat at the Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo. It … More Retreated!
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White Eggs and Ham, American I Am
17 April 2014
The title of this month’s Expat Focus column was based on an entertaining chase to track down as close to American-style Easter fare as I could find. As this is our first Easter in South Africa, I picked several people to invite who have never heard of some of our American traditions. Please follow this … More White Eggs and Ham, American I Am
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Did You See the Blood Red Moon Over the Americas?
15 April 2014
It was daylight here in Africa when the blood red moon and total lunar eclipse occurred. I was disappointed, because I love to watch special events in the night sky. Several hours ago, while we were starting our day in South Africa, my friends were out in the night, trying to catch a glimpse of … More Did You See the Blood Red Moon Over the Americas?
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Meanwhile, in Africa…
14 April 2014
A small elephant calf tries to scare off a group of tourists on safari. via Is this the cutest elephant attack video ever?.
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Making Keema Paratha in the Maldives
10 April 2014
When our favorite chef, Anoop, offered to let me make my own Keema Paratha one evening at the resort where we stayed in the Maldives, I took over his rolling pin before he could tell me he was just kidding! The evening was titled Spirit of the Maldives and it was abundant with foods from … More Making Keema Paratha in the Maldives
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Parasitic Fly Problem? Dress Like a Zebra!
9 April 2014
Recently, I read an article on South Africa’s News24 about the latest hypothesis on why Zebras have stripes. Long story short, apparently “blood-feeding flies shun stripey surfaces and prefer instead to land on uniform colours.” I don’t know when this latest science will be replaced by another, but in the meantime I’ll be the strange-looking … More Parasitic Fly Problem? Dress Like a Zebra!
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Soggy Lion Photo Contest: Win a Lion (Bookmark)
3 April 2014
Another fun photo contest, readers. I thought this was a rather funny photo of a young lion playing in the water on our recent bush walk at Ukutula. Caption this photo and win a lion bookmark I picked up while in The Kruger: Deadline = Friday 04 April 2014 at midnight. Winner will be announced … More Soggy Lion Photo Contest: Win a Lion (Bookmark)
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Looking for Nemo
2 April 2014
Well, I almost posted this a week ago, but that too-humorous Ned over at Ned’s blog had a post titled That time my daughter found Nemo—then ate him.
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Help! There’s a Boerboel on my Bird Feeder!
1 April 2014
Today’s post is a guide for my husband. Knowing how I love birdwatching and the pretty calls of a little bird called a bulbul, he sometimes asks how my day was, followed by “And were there any boerboels on the feeder today, dear?” Boerboel: Bulbul: Part of the difficulty in remembering the names is that … More Help! There’s a Boerboel on my Bird Feeder!
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