Fun Facts about Honey Bees
I love these fun facts about Honey Bees. They are pretty amazing! To start with, they have five eyes and can carry half their weight in pollen. I also love...
One Solitary Tear
You knew, Emperor of India, Shah-Jahan, That life, youth, wealth, renown Float away down the stream of time. Your only dream Was to preserve forever your heart's pain. The harsh...
Mandela’s 90th Birthday in London
On the 29th June 2008 I went to Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday in London. The concert was held in Hyde Park. This is what I felt at the time: I...
Life’s Lessons & Ballet
Pushkin is a town just outside St Petersburg and home to Catherine the Great's Winter Palace. And a wonderful start to my 'life's lessons & ballet' journey while on a...
Study Tips from Mom
In 2008 I started my degree as a correspondence student with Unisa. It was going to be tough to work and study at the same time, but my mother did...
Friendship
We sat on a grubby mattress in a large room of the big house share. Except for the music downstairs vibrating through the floorboards, it was quiet. Kal took my...
Esme Goldberg Getting to Know People
I popped in briefly to introduce myself to Esme Goldberg one afternoon in 1998 and the first question was, “Who do you belong to?” This of course gave Esme an...
Homecoming
Is this my homecoming? It has been three years since I was in South Africa. This is country that is in every fibre of who I am. But this homecoming...
The Thrill of History
What makes history so interesting? For me it is the people who give me the thrill of history. They make the history. They build the churches, sign the agreements and...
Clerkenwell Marxism
Clerkenwell Marxism arrived with Vladimir Ilich Lenin in April 1902. He was given a small room at number 37a Clerkenwell Green with only one window that overlooked a blank wall....
The Wings of Change
The Wings of Change is a poem written by my late mother (Teresa Denton). At the time I was returning to teaching after working in tourism for many years and...
Give That Which I Want to Receive. Really?
“Today and every day, I give that which I want to receive” Deepak Chopra "Give to receive" - I found this meditation so difficult today. I have spent 48 years...