Tales From The TreeHouse
A Word on the Strength of Women and Water Dear Daniel, Thank you for sending the Tischendorf piece my way, it’s a fascinating story. I’m having a gas while it’s kicking my butt as I wrestle with this myriad of details and fun facts. He had to have possessed an extraordinary sense of will and purpose, not to mention a keen intellect willing to adapt to new information, to persevere and succeed as he did. But there is one pertinent question to which the answer escapes me – did
Tales From The Treehouse
A Word on the Lure of the Vespa and The Power of Dreams Dear Daniel, So you thought I’d balk at writing about Vespas? How extraordinairy and au contraire, ma Cherie! And to make my point, I need only share with you a now obscure blog I wrote many moons ago, if not in a faraway land, though some would consider Texas just that, so let’s say a…distant, land. I named it, most succinctly, sincerely and to the point: I Want A Vespa... I want a Vespa. There, I said it. I want a Vesp
Tales From The Treehouse
A Word On Rats, Bats and Treehouses Dear Daniel, There were Wildebeest in our orchard last night. (Now there’s a line I never thought I’d write, but I rather enjoyed it now that I have.) Off the cusp that’s really cool and fun, but as was pointed out to me in a fashion that rather dampened my glee, that may not go well in the long run for all our fledgling fruit trees. So there you go, the fun and the hazards of living in a wildlife reserve in deepest, darkest Africa. Another
Tales From The Treehouse
A Word On Dryers and Lint Balls Dear Daniel, Actually, I don’t have a literal treehouse yet, but I will someday soon, I'm told, and in the meantime, I have come to realize that both my home in the US and my borrowed cottage here do a fine impersonation of a treehouse, so I can't complain. But when I do, I will write there in splendid bliss, looking out at the African treetops festooned with wild orchids, moss and more, such as all the birds and insects that reside there, and
