Echobaby

As I sit in my pajamas at work today, eating a cookie, it occurs to me that people are awfully good at jumping when they step on a thorn but...

Wren is nine years old now, or as he says, nine and three-quarters. He will be ten in December. My visit coincided with the ending of t...

There's always a weekend in spring where we start thinking summer has come!.  Lines at REI go out the door, there's a crush at Green...

When bad things happened my grandfather used to say "worse things happen at sea".  I am not sure exactly what he meant by it - I a...

I don't like New Year's Resolutions. If something is worth doing, just do it already.. don't wait for the ball at Times Square t...

I went for a morning jog around the neighbourhood.  Houses have tall walls topped with electrified wire, sharp metal spikes or stakes. Many ...

#1 Wren: "I hate it when someone says you can have something for desert, like this turkish delight chocolate bar, and then you forget ...

Today was our last full day in Durban.  We went up the North Coast to Umloti, to swim in the protected lagoon behind some rocky reefs.  Whe...

Wren & I went for a morning swim at North Beach.  It was only 8am but already hot and bright with lots of swimmers in the water. The sur...