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 18 Jan 2008 @ 21:18
Rosemary and thyme
Sage and fennel
Tarragon and chevril
Anyone can live in a place with easy access to vast areas of wilderness with some kind of work which will cover the essentials. There is no need to become involved in the greater socio economic connundrums when one can retreat regularly to stare at trees or rivers.
Living within the densely built environment (italics) there becomes a dire need to FIND and influence in some way those factors related to the achieving of a HARMONIOUS and balanced life style.
The former would apply to most of America, and the latter to Europe roughly speaking. It also applies to Africa the former and India the latter. The bringing of the wilderness to the City is the most advanced in the City of Paris. It should be in the City of Rome, the eternal city, but something else abides here, of a different nature.
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 14 Mar 2006 @ 14:11
Good Morning, Bonjour M’s M’me, Morni Morni Bwana/Doena, Dumela Ra/Ma -- that’s Anglais, Franglais, Chinanje, and Tswana
Being the eldest child of a family deep in the bush with no modern inventions, apart from a black Ford for the most varied type of bush roads possible, did make lifestyle restrictions. Learning to speak the local dialect, one of three in the country, was top priority for all concerned. They tell me I was first to master it 2 going on 3. According to speech experts this is still apparent due to effect on vocal chord formation. By 5, I had three modes of transport, a big tricycle all the way from Big Smoke, a highly prized second hand dark maroon bicycle and a white donkey called Mary. Donkeys were used a lot. There was a herd on the farm. Father had them to go on safari into the interiors to check livestock herds and such. In many cases he was the first white person these remote (no roads) villagers would have seen. He travelled with a team of 13 donkeys, and several black veterinary assistants including cook and manservant on these 2/3 week “ulendos”. No telephones, or radio nor wireless which was at home, and too big to put on a donkey. The donkeys were used as pack animals and would have to have been guarded well at night by the herdboys and assistant veterinary officers from lion and leopard, not mention the occasional elephant or croc if by a river. More >
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