the things that drop in

it was a trip to the mailbox that partly started it, recently receiving two postcards one from south africa and the other, from botswana, has me dusting off treasures and dreaming of africa again....

  carved of ebony, this mama and papa were found in kenya

  hiding in the chocolate brown water behind mama and papa and us, are hippos

these treasures found or bought over the years,  from left to right, a soapstone carving from zimbabwe. an antique brown bottle found half buried in the dirt while on a walking safari in south africa. a porcupine quill picked up after a baby baboon dropped it, near lake manyara, tanzania. a feather from a crowned crane, zimbabwe. my photo of a cheetah, masai mara. us, at the grumeti river, tanzania. another porcupine quill, a gift from a lovely guide, south africa. and mama and baba wood carving, kenya.

 postcards from janet and karen

 some of these were bought and some were gifts from friends in kasane, phalaborwa and nairobi

some very favorite things

 mama imani and mtoto

 i made this pair after my first trip to the continent

 i used to make dolls, but they were given away or sold, this is the only one i kept

 part of an ever growing collection of books on africa   (and a gift of a wart hog tusk)

  my own books, my travel journals. these mean the most, when i reread them i feel i'm there

i love this kind of travel, reliving. thank you for bearing with me, i know it isn't the most interesting thing, but at least i didn't photo (and describe) every thing around here having to do with  A F R I C A. hee he.


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perhaps more interesting, did you know price william and his bride kate will be visiting carpinteria california tomorrow? yes, they will be helicoptering in 1.5 miles and four minutes from my house. the prince is playing in a polo tournament at the santa barbara polo and racquet club. i would like to see all the pretty hats that will be there. but at four thousand dollars per ticket, i will go to the beach instead. if any one would like a photo of the helicopter, i will try my best to get one.

have a wonderful weekend everyone!
x lori