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Category: Ambles

3 September 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

In search of the lemonwoods

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Trees, Wild things
In search of the lemonwoods

Up. The thin path winds through the forest, up and up the mountain. And we keep going. V and I are searching for the grove

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5 July 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

Back where it began

Ambles, Eastern Cape
Back where it began

Almost 30 years ago, V and I spotted each other for the first time. We were students at Rhodes University in Grahamstown at the time,

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21 May 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

When the wind blows

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Food
When the wind blows

When life deals you lemons, the saying goes, make lemonade. In the Eastern Cape, we have our own version: when it’s windy, fly a kite.

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30 April 201212 December 2023 Under the milkwood

When freedom is normal

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Life
When freedom is normal

It’s Saturday on Freedom Weekend. My body is tired after this back-breaking work of digging out weeds, grass and other invasive stuff from the aloe

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