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Tag: Life

26 September 201224 November 2019 Under the milkwood

Today smiles on us

Handmade, Life, Work-life
Today smiles on us

After weeks of foul weather, today smiles on us with sunshine and a cooling breath of wind. That breath is becoming a hot berg wind,

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20 September 201221 November 2019 Under the milkwood

An ode to singing souls

Life
An ode to singing souls

Whether it’s a passing touch of the blues or sheer horror that can persist for years, bad times happen to all of us. When I’ve

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16 August 201224 November 2019 Under the milkwood

The power of getting lost

Handmade, Life, Reinvention, Work-life
The power of getting lost

My goal these days is to work (as in do paying work) for half the month and do life things, like garden and be with

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29 May 201224 November 2019 Under the milkwood

Coming of age

Life, People
Coming of age

The east wind is up early, but even as it picks up speed, there’s a sense of peace. A bird is calling in the forest.

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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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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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