by Deryn | Oct 22, 2024 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Nature, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
I have lived in cities most of my adult life. The older I get, the more I long for the peace and tranquility of the countryside. When I lived in Cape Town, my escape was to the beautiful vineyards of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Durbanville Hills. Living in... 
by Deryn | Nov 23, 2022 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Nature, Seasons of Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
Blouberg Beach – Unsplash Charle Fourie I am coming to the end of this Series on Margins, which has been the theme for the year. I wanted to give a voice to those who have found themselves sidelined and pushed to the margins, mostly through circumstances and... 
by Deryn | Sep 21, 2022 | Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Transitions, Travel
-These past two weeks have seen the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the great pageantry that only the British can do well to honor her life. I have watched with interest as the week of mourning passed, the lying-in-state, through the Service at Westminster, the ride... 
by Deryn | Sep 1, 2022 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, Travel
This past month I had the privilege of visiting the new Pueblo Cultural Center and Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the village in Taos. I was most impressed with the pottery and artifacts of ‘the storyteller,’ so I just had to share this with... 
by Deryn | Oct 22, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
Library of Congress Book Festival For this year’s Library of Congress Book Festival in September, the theme was “Open a Book, Open the World.” This really resonated with me as that was the maxim of my grandfather’s world as well. As children, he always encouraged us...
