The Beginning

I was lucky enough to teach in the Early Years department of a diamond mining community in the stark Kalahari Desert of Botswana. As the mine was in the early stages of construction, contractors from a variety of backgrounds came to work there. For some children it...

Diwali

Today I am celebrating a Festival of Light called Diwali with some of my Hindu friends. It is a time of great rejoicing. You can find out more on my page about Festivals of...

Cassini

The Cassini spacecraft has said its final farewell by disintegrating into Saturn’s atmosphere. It has been in space for 20 years and 13 of those have been spent sending spectacular pictures back to NASA of the that amazing planets, its rings and moons. A sad day...

Hurricane Irma

The catastrophic Hurricane Irma that has caused so much devastation is now being accompanied by another two hurricanes named Katia and Jose. Such is the force of nature that man cannot...