Author Archives: Reviva

Grand Announcement

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Reviva

The six books in the CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA series are to be published by Shuter and Shooter early in 2014. They are: Myrtle and Daneco, their life in Kassiesbaai, South Africa Thobeka and Samukelo, their life in Yeoville, South … Continue reading →

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Training

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Reviva

Where is my husband when I wake up in the morning? It’s only 5:30am, the light has only just started to seep in through the windows. The scuffle of the bedclothes on his side shows an early rising with purpose. … Continue reading →

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Insane joy

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Reviva

From what? Simply from the flowers blooming in my garden…

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Grassy Tails

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Reviva

I’m not sure of the identification of this grass, photographed in Lesotho but a new book we’ve acquired on the grasses of Southern Africa provides me with such a poetic range, I’m enchanted with possibilities. Could it be Boat Grass … Continue reading →

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Launch of ‘Martinique is Unique’

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Reviva

Saturday the 9th November and a special day for a bunch of really special people: The Cape Town chapter of the Little People’s Association came to my house where we launched a new book in the Highlighters series published by … Continue reading →

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Cactus vulgarian glorious

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Reviva

Can this be real? A cactus in flower is a flamenco dancer en flagrante, a seductress over the hill and out of her mind,  a bolt of drama delivered in a chromatic punch, a cross-dresser in a cross-fertilising frenzy. Oh … Continue reading →

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If only…

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Reviva

  If only you could smell…the sweet peas growing in my garden, filling my kitchen with their wild honey pungency

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Here she is!

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Reviva

After 4 years in the stitching, the monkey-bride is ready to make her appearance. It’s not only her dress that required sewing but her entire wedding party from guests of zebras, wild dogs, giraffe and children to the actual venue … Continue reading →

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What a privilege

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Reviva

I spent last week working in Langa (in the informal settlement and New Flats areas) alongside an amazing group of  7 ladies, Family Community Motivators whose brief it is is to visit homes in the area and play with young … Continue reading →

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Hope stirs

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Reviva

Guess who I found munching salad-greens in the garden? A melancholy clay beast with shaggy green coat wearing a decidedly odd hat fit for a Royal occasion.

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