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UNDER THE MILKWOOD

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Category: Life

14 May 201221 November 2019 Under the milkwood

Bubbling from the pot

Life, Work-life
Bubbling from the pot

I’m sitting here, quietly watching the sea, when the peace is shattered by raucous laughter – my own, that is. I am giggling with my

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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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25 April 201224 November 2019 Under the milkwood

The art of wasting time

Life, Reinvention, Work-life
The art of wasting time

In my former life, I had a “proper” job and tried my best to be a decent mother (mothers are always full-time, no matter what

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1 April 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

Familiar comfort

Eastern Cape, Garden, Life, Trees
Familiar comfort

The milkwood tree has been a constant in my life for as long as I remember. The trees grow prolifically in the coastal dune forests

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27 March 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

Here and now

Garden, Life, Trees, Work-life
Here and now

Not that long ago, I clawed and sweated my way along the corporate ladder. This was the done thing, so it seemed, and I worked

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