Footprints of the Mind
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Having lived all over the world, mainly in capital cities, my family and I decided to take two years off from corporate life and try to live a sustainable life on the edge of the Namib Desert in Southern Namibia.
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‘Memories of our time in the sun”
Posted on 02/03/2012
Memories of our days in the sun . . . (Cats) I am typing this on my solar powered Samsung Netbook, while sitting on my front lawn and gazing out across the golden grass that has...
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‘What next?”
Posted on 27/01/2012
In our 20 months out here, I have always subconsiously felt like Macbeth in his ‘borrowed robes’- Sean is much more of the adventurist, while I like my creature comforts and...
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August 2011 (late I know!)
Posted on 26/10/2011
August has come and gone without us even noticing – no sand storms, no animals at the water hole – just lots and lots of grass still getting caught up in our vehicles whenever...
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“We live in the desert, but we’re never...
Posted on 19/07/2011
Yes, it does feel as if we are never at home lately. These last few months since I last wrote have been so filled with adventure that I do not know where to start, so I will put...
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April 2011
Posted on 05/05/2011
And so the circle of life continues. When we arrived here nearly one year ago, the desert was resplendent in her golden glory. We have seen her colours slowly turn through the full spectrum...
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January 2011
Posted on 17/02/2011
I am writing this to the words of Tom Jones’ song “Green, Green Grass of Home” echoing in my mind. Why? Because I spent the month of January recouperating from a major...
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November Newsletter
Posted on 21/01/2011
The rains have come! Of all the juxtapositions of the desert, the phenomenon of rain is the weirdest. It’s as if the desert fights the rain’s onslaught –...
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October News
Posted on 05/12/2010
So we ate Henry! His crowing got the better of Sean and in secret he ordered the staff to get him ready for dinner. I woke up to a peculiar noise coming from the chicken hock...
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August News
Posted on 05/12/2010
August is a trying time in the desert. The rains are far off, and the land is becoming drier daily. The constant winds bring both heat and cold and at times you cannot see more...
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