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Julian’s Treasured Books

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday When in Johannesburg briefly last week, Julian showed me some of his most treasured books. He picked up two which were in Nelson Mandela’s Library.  This one, The Great Betrayal was written by Rhodesia’s Prime Minister, Ian Smith.  Madiba’s … Continue reading →

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A Day In Johannesburg

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a really varied day. We got up quite late, specially for me, it was about 7-30am. After lounging around and then getting dressed, we set off for the local popular eatery for a croissant. The first thing … Continue reading →

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Nine Tonnes of Books Travelling in a Truck

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Helga

That is what is happening right now. Nine tonnes of books (give or take a tonne) have been loaded into a container on a truck. They will spend the night in Cape Town and tomorrow will head north for Johannesburg. … Continue reading →

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The Books are on the Move

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Helga

Thousands and thousands of books are on the move….we went this morning to pack up these… These…. And these… And that was not all of them, by a long shot. We did it. We did not have enough boxes, but … Continue reading →

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The Sneering Laugh of the Starling

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Helga

It was that jarring chirrup that got me out of bed this morning. Yesterday I put a fresh new seed ball out for the sun birds. The starlings will make short work of it. They would absolutely get more if … Continue reading →

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