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Mulberry Mayhem

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Reviva

What’s cooking on the stove? Purple berry jam? Syrup? It’s spring time and the mulberries are ripening. Maya is impressed with the net Asher has rigged to catch berries as they fall. Look how well it works! The berries are … Continue reading →

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Monkey’s Wedding – embroideries for sale

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Reviva

Buy an embroidery – a whacky piece of Africana meticulously hand-sewn – and help me publish a picture book five years in the making! Because of a difficult publishing climate, I have decided to self-publish this children’s picture book in … Continue reading →

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Patterns to tickle the eye

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Reviva

            

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Billboard

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Reviva

Returning from this mammoth two and a half month trip to Namibia and Botswana and the furthest reaches of South Africa, what do I have to offer you in my first attempt to report back? This, an advertisement for nothing … Continue reading →

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Food in Writing

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Reviva

It’s not often that I dream an entire business plan – yes, a business plan – down to its name, operating strategy and the exact amount I should charge, but that’s what happened last night. It even got a thumbs-up … Continue reading →

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Myrtle and Daneco

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Reviva

Who are these two children? Find out about their life in Kassiesbaai in the next CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA book hot off the press, that is, my computer.

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Boating shard

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Reviva

  Fossicking in a sports-field-to-be on what was once Cape Town’s dump unearthed this broken shard – a boating scene that once adorned a soup tureen or cup or plate. I started writing a story about it but could not … Continue reading →

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The Spear – the last word

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Reviva
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Quirky stuff

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Reviva

Match the captions to the pictures below: 1. frilly, no thorns 2. convention for hermaphrodites 3. ankle snapper 4. pit stop  5. blue indicates unknown lands 6. fattened for the road 7. skywalker 8. if I don’t see you through … Continue reading →

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For regular attendance, neatness and general excellence

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Reviva

Do you know why a fly leaf is called a fly leaf? A clue I found in the dictionary (Webster’s) comes under one of the definitions of fly: Formerly, the person who took the sheets off the press. But I … Continue reading →

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