Category Archives: Autobiography

Going solo

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Reviva

A logo for the new phase of my working life. What do you think of it?

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An African suitcase

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Reviva

Whew! After months and months I have completed my next big project. Here it is: A CD in a jewel case… A taste of the contents… All this for only R200! To find out how to purchase An African suitcase … Continue reading →

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Walking the dog

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Reviva

photo: Julian Hare Months after the Lilac Ballnow a faded memoryjacarandas fling downwoody castanets strewn on dog-shittedearth.Our conversation is coloured in patches of green and brown.Did you see that man?What this one should do.I can’t believe that.The sky answers in … Continue reading →

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Tibet

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Reviva

Years of day dreaming have taken me to many places. It was an escape route from school with its impenetrable and interminable maths classes and pointless drill, from endless hours on the weekend – almost worse than the long school … Continue reading →

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Charlie’s House – an update

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Reviva

       In 1989 my first published picture book, “Charlie’s House”, was released. The story of how it came to be and threw me into the trajectory that I have subsequently taken is worth repeating.( Apologies to all of you … Continue reading →

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My father and his brother

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Reviva

A photo of my father, Gregoria-Grisha-Gershon-George, aged 2 and his older brother, Boris,4, before they left the Soviet Union in 1928. Look at the two of them! No words needed.

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Ruined Hotels, Mozambique

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Reviva

Surprises abound in Mozambique. What we did not expect is to find abandoned ruins of once splendiferous, lavish hotels on remote islands and mainland coastal towns. Two islands of the Bazaruto archipelago, Santa Carolina and Margaruque, sport atmospheric rotting hulks … Continue reading →

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A new view

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Reviva

The equipment is minimal: a tube and a pair of plastic goggles, there is, luckily, no skill to it at all, yet the pleasure I discovered snorkelling the warm reefs of Mozambique and Northern Zululand, has me hooked. I am … Continue reading →

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Splat! We’re back!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Reviva

After two and a half months, we have returned from a 15 thousand kilometre trek through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland. I have lots of ideas and pictures to post which will appear over the next few weeks. This … Continue reading →

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I’ve come far

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Reviva

I’m one of those people who hate being photographed but I’ve decided to share my thoughts on this snapshot (apt for someone who has the look about her of a war victim about to be shot) taken when I was … Continue reading →

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