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Flower Show Momma

Mumsy works the Philadelphia Flower Show. She’ll be judging again this year too.

4 March, 2010 · Leave a comment

Her Indian name is “Crazy Hair.”

4 March, 2010 · Leave a comment

South Africa Update: Wild Hors?

If you’re someone who uses text messaging on your mobile phone, then you know it only allows short messages, another reason why so many of us substitute 4 for “for” and u for “you,” etc. Susan is pretty good at this and sometimes I have to think a…

3 March, 2010 · Leave a comment

South Africa Update: At the Roxy

Shortly after I posted yesterday I had a phone call from our intrepid explorers. They were sounding quite happy (and slightly tipsy) having just flown in to Cape Town and were settling into a “beautiful and ultra modern apartment” that John owns i…

1 March, 2010 · 1 Comment

South Africa Update: “Just when you thought it was safe …”

That’s right, there was no update yesterday as all I got was “Dad shopping, Susan golfing.” No, wait, I have that backwards. My reply was to go back to sleep. But today is a different story. Dad and Susan flew from Durban to Cape Town to meet up w…

28 February, 2010 · Leave a comment

Hi JoJo!

28 February, 2010 · Leave a comment

South Africa Update: Holy Flying Cockroaches Batman!

I’m going to let Susan tell her story. This is what she messaged me this morning: “When two inch flying cockroach enters rented cottage, lands on wall, then sprayed by Angela, goes into frenzy, catipultes onto Susan, flicked onto Lindsay ??? Susan h…

26 February, 2010 · 1 Comment

Monkeying Around

I’ve been finding myself researching the places and animals Susan and Dad have come across on their African adventure. Early yesterday Susan had told me there were monkeys all over Lindsay and Angela’s back yard. Knowing that I like monkeys, she w…

25 February, 2010 · Leave a comment

South Africa Update: On Safari

While I was sleeping, Susan was texting me the following: “Yesterday saw new Durban football stadium for World Cup. Has huge arch with train car that goes to top. You can bungee jump from (the) arch. On the road now going to safari. Driving throug…

25 February, 2010 · Leave a comment

South Africa Update: Sugar Coast

Umhlanga (which Susan says is “pronounced umm shlon ga – no lie!”), meaning place of reeds in Zulu, is a resort town just north of Durban in an area known as the Sugar Coast … y’know, for those who don’t know this already. This is where our intr…

24 February, 2010 · Leave a comment