An American in Pretoria

Raising a child with special needs isn't all bad; it's just that the day-to-day challenges can be so overwhelming I sometimes miss t...

If most parents had to take their child to a neurologist with the fear that something was wrong with their child's brain, they would ...

I don't know what it is about grey skies that I love these days. Maybe because they are so rare here in Pretoria I have learned to ap...

On Thursday, we decided to pay our last respects to Nelson Mandela, whose body was lying in state at the Union Buildings here in Pretoria...

(Today's post is a bit sensitive, dealing with issues of race, division, and my own shortcomings. I mean no disrespect in what I write, ...

This is a pin-tailed whydah. On a list of "most desirable birds to have in your garden", he would be dead last, right next to p...

Earth yawns in morning mist - Just five more minutes of sleep! - Sun tiptoes in, nudges veld - Wake up! It's time to play! - Birds ...