Secrets of the Cathars & Mysteries of the Magdalene Tour June 2015 October 2014 and a friend mentions a book, ‘The Book of Love.’ This book is an ancient tome hidden somewhere in a small Tuscan village, a gospel according to Jesus Christ. History and reading, my two loves…I jump on the Internet and […]
Sabi Sands Game Reserve Flying from Cape Town we arrived in Skukuza Airport at 12:30 pm. Skukuza is in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Kruger Park. We were staying at Dulini Lodge www.dulini.com for the next four days. Skukuza airport was recently reopened after extensive renovations. With beautiful timber floors and ceiling, the terminal is a […]
Hades broke through the ground driving a chariot of black horses. He seized Persephone from the garden and fled back to the underworld. Demeter, the harvest goddess desperately searched for her daughter, neglecting earth’s bounties in her sadness. A great famine came to pass. Concerned by this neglect, Helios told Demeter what occurred. Angered, Demeter […]
Her long red hair was unkempt. Her deep-throated moan reverberated off the wall. Her eyes held mine. They reached into my soul, and twisted my human supremacy beliefs upside down. Why am I here? Who did this to me? Were they her questions or mine? Her tiny baby squirmed in her arms. Our eyes remained […]
His face contorted in fury. Nose to nose they glared. ‘How dare you question my authority.’ he roared. No one spoke ‘Your place is here beside your father.’ ‘Never,’ the son declared. ‘I will not be a party to your cruel tyrannical ways Father.’ ‘You call me a tyrant?’ The father raged. Defiantly the son […]
Oh, hummingbird Mankind was waiting for you to come flying along, Heavenly songbird We were so wrong; we’ve harmed you, Oh, hummingbird… Seals & Croft He heard her coming…her wings beating to a hum…she hovered mid-air… chirping in distress. Standing beside his machine he gently held up his hat…her distress abated. He walked […]
They said they came in peace…Janissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent. They brought a gift…a gift for Shah Tahmasp…a hand woven carpet…a Turkish kilim of rich reds, soft pinks and vibrant blues. Bordered by Goz motifs to ward off the evil eye…at its centre an illustration in black…a nest of scorpions…symbolizing protection from their deadly sting. […]
She lay with her eyes closed…cocooned in a world of blurry vision and limited hearing…her mind remained alert. In the stillness her thoughts wandered through the years…ninety-one…her single life a microcosm in a macrocosm of billions. Like old newsreels, faces and voices flashed by. ‘Mama open your eyes!’ The voice close…the touch gentle. ‘Dianne?’ Another […]
She was called Ira…the watchful one. Her eyes deep blue…. her silvery mane flowed down her back. When she ran, at a glimpse it seemed she barely touched the ground. She lived where magic pervaded the cloud forest…in a mysterious world veiled in mist where a rustle of the wind, reminded her fairies were near. […]
Wednesday morning Duncan picked us up from the hotel and dropped us at the airport. We were now on the last leg of our African sojourn, exotic Zanzibar. Arrival was crazy. We had to fill in forms for Ebola and pay another $50US each for a visa. This was the third time…Zimbabwe, Zambia and Zanzibar. […]
Gorillas in the Mist Our flight out of Victoria Falls was delayed by an hour. Finally we were on our way arriving in Johannesburg by evening. Tonight we stayed in the Casino. Fortunately there was a food court attached so we ate in an Italian restaurant then back to our rooms for an early pick […]
The Victoria Falls Wednesday 13th August we left Ngoma Lodge and drove to the Botswana and Zambia border, but this time there would be no road or bridge crossing. There would be nothing conventional about this crossing. This time we were going by a simple punt. A vehicular ferry is the only means of crossing […]
