By: Damaria Senne,
on 10/13/2014
Mma passed way last week. We buried her this past Saturday. We held the funeral service at home in Phokeng; attended by hundreds of mourners including former students in a career spanning 43 years, her friends, neighbours, former colleagues, members of her professional associations and relatives. Mma & my younger bro on her 75th birthday this April Her passing was unexpected for me,
By: Damaria Senne,
on 5/9/2012
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By: Damaria Senne,
on 4/9/2010
I've just finished reading Changing Jamie by Dakota Chase, and it's a sweet, coming of age/coming out story that I think many teenagers should read.The ebook tells the story a teenaged boy who has come to the realisation that he's gay and comes out to his mother, school and falls in love with Dylan, a popular athlete at their school. Dylan does not fit in the stereotype of brainless jock, so the
By: Damaria Senne,
on 8/31/2009
I’m doing a very quick survey for a publisher on reluctant readers and I was horrified to find out that one of my relatives who I thought had a nodding acquaintance with books was no reader at all.In fact, his views on books, and willingness to pass those views to a child, made me consider that he's not as sensible as I thought he was.The following is a scene took place this past weekend while we
Beautiful writing :)
Thank you, Po. I appreciate the compliment. I do love glorious autumn days... :-)
Lovely - nostalgic and yet optimistic. So many things spark childhood memories - red hot pokers, mangoes, a blogging friend mentioning Fort Worth, Texas, reminding me of all the JT Edson books my dad and I read, a poem - so many threads that link the past and the present. I love autumn too, it's a kind of "settling down' period, a time to catch one's breath after the rush of
My brother said something similar when he read it, Judy. He said I look at the world with wonder. Looking back over a year or a lifetime is necessary and helps put daily happenings into perspective. I also love autumn, although summer is my absolute favourite! I hope all is well with you.