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November 6, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
Khaki (the colour) isn’t khaki . . . well, it obviously is, but it wasn’t what I thought it was. You’re probably saying to yourself “okay . . . so what . . .?”. [Go to the bottom of the post for a “lesson” in Khaki!] The reason I’m amazed to discover this is that […]
October 29, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
In 1989 Douglas Adams (of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fame) was asked by the BBC to accompany zoologist and conservationist Mark Carwardine, on a series of conservation expeditions. Their task being to investigate some rare and endangered species. The result of this was a BBC radio series, and also one of my favourite […]
October 7, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
I so often hear people say they loved a book, but were horribly disappointed by the film adaptation. Or vice versa. That’s if they bothered to read the book after seeing the film. I feel differently about it. I have always loved movies, and very often saw the film adaptation before I read the book. […]
October 6, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
Sunshine in London gave me the task of answering some questions about myself. I thought it would take me a while to get around to doing it, but I actually found it was fun to do. Sunshine, I hope you find my answers interesting! 1. If you could have any superpower, which one would you […]
September 13, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
I recently read Boy A by Jonathan Trigell. It is about a “young offender” in a similar case to the Jamie Bulger murder of 1993, in which two young boys tortured and killed a toddler. In Boy A the story starts with the title character being released from prison as a young adult. Although published […]
August 26, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
I have posted another installment of the Kalahari Series on the Notes from Africa photoblog. This installment is Kalahari: Big Cats II and features what is probably my favourite Big Cat, the leopard. Until our 2009 Kalahari trip we had not seen a whole leopard. We had seen bits of leopard sticking out from behind […]
August 17, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
I have just posted the second of the Kalahari Series on the Notes from Africa photoblog. The second installment is Kalahari: Big Cats I and features the ultimate “Big Cat”, the lion. So if you like cats (and even if you don’t) check it out.
August 11, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
Today I posted the first of the Kalahari Series on the Notes from Africa photoblog. The first post is Kalahari: Colours and shows some photos of the landscape. I did try and look for photos without animals in them, but it couldn’t be helped I’m afraid. See if you can spot the lions etc! So […]
July 26, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been on the hunt for the Ultimate Cheesecake. Before this there was the Ultimate Chocolate Cake, the Ultimate Carrot Cake (don’t know if this is a particularly South African thing, or whether it’s eaten elsewhere), the Ultimate Muffin etc . . . you get the picture. It […]
July 24, 2010 |
lisa@notesfromafrica |
I was going through a really bad patch a while back, when I found it difficult to concentrate for any length of time. Reading was impossible – I kept re-reading the first chapter of any book I picked up. Watching television – unless it was a short programme – was also difficult. One day my […]