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Waiting for the rains to come
(They can't come soon enough.)
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When the dreaded lurgy strikes
On hitting a wobbly.
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A new addition to the family
(Please don't tell the landlord.)
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Escape with me to an island (or three)
I made a podcast! As part of my efforts to teach myself how to make audio (a guy’s gotta up-skill!), I’ve created ARCHIPELAGO — a series of island adventures for you to enjoy in your armchair. The first three episodes have dropped and are available wherever you get your
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Um, but how do you cook an artichoke
And other burning questions
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Does my nose look big in this?
Braving this brave new world.
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Love in the time of coronavirus
Welcome to the new normal.
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The stars dancing at the bottom of the sea
Hello from California Amidst rising coronavirus panic, a plunging stock market and an interminable, exhausting American election season, a recent a visit to Monterrey Bay Aquarium proved to be a much-needed tonic. I hung out with the African penguins (we compared notes on immigration, homesickness and Tito’s brave budget)
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Full steam across the snowy West
A sumptuously slow start to the year.
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Merry, merry (and good riddance to those tumultuous teens)
Raise that eggnog: we're at the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.
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There's a bat in the sink
Cabin fever in California
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A seal pup, a man and a dog...
Greetings from Kommetjie This morning on the beach, I looked up when I heard a bark. Lucy (pictured) was dashing towards a youngish seal pup which was now making his clumsy way towards the icy Atlantic. I called away Lucy, and we watched the seal’s hasty re-entry into the