Links repaired

Eha kindly pointed out that not all of the links in yesterday’s post (Rosie’s new blog) were working.  So I’ve sorted that out. I have also put a RSS feed to the Life with a Neurotic Cat blog on the right hand side of Notes from Africa, just under the copyright notice (see image below). […]

Follow me

So I have finally created a Facebook page for Notes from Africa. I’m not really a “Facebook person” in my private life. I am not that interesting that I want to keep posting updates of my daily life. And I’m rather private and reclusive when it comes to sharing information about the “real me” on […]

Notes from the dark side

It has again been weeks since I last posted – and a year of very erratic posting on this blog. I just wanted to check in with regular readers and let you all know I’m still here. This year has been a very tough one for me health-wise, so it has been really difficult to […]

Update: The Mystery “anti-mole” plant

This is an update to my Mystery plant . . . and this is supposed to keep the moles away?! post. Lorraine from the Kumbula Indigenous Nursery has identified the plant. She wrote: This plant is called Bryophyllum proliferum or “Green Mother of Millions”. It comes from Madagascar and is highly invasive in South Africa. It […]

A reply from Hannah

For those of you not subscribed to the post comments, here is a reply from Hannah (to the last post) which you may want to read: Oh the responses so far are wonderful! Lisa you have a really great clan of followers – I can’t believe how many people have read the blog already. Yes […]

Mystery plant a mystery no more

Thank you to Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner (from the Pacific Bulb Society) for identifying my mystery plant. The mystery plant has been identified as Phormium tenax or New Zealand Flax. According to Wikipedia Phormium tenax (harakeke in Māori, New Zealand flax) is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island […]

Caption This #8 Winner

We have a tie for Caption This #8, so the honours go to two people. Barking in the Dark with the caption “Mick Jagger schmagger“ is a joint winner with Kate Kresse from Believe Anyway for the caption “Feet don’t fail me now!!!“. Congratulations to you both! Also see the previous winners at the Caption […]