Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

South Africa

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Writing, reading and chatting - I find great pleasure in reading travel writings and appreciate good photography as well. I shall share many of my own photos

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Kudu the Magestic spiral-horned antelope

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 25 Jan

Last night was just a feast being back to the painting palette, or drawing board as they would say. We were welcomed to the first of the 2024 season of fun painting and socializing and then it was eyes down, thinking cap on and...

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The Leopard

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 24 Jan

After a few months into our painting session, we got to paint this op-art coulourful Leopard. The techniques are very different from any other artwork we had done already, but what I enjoyed the most was that I could use the...

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Sunflowers

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 19 Jan

Over the last two years, I have been attending painting 'sessions' where we are given a specific painting to replicate. These sessions are with a group of thirty-plus ladies and are facilitated by a young lady with a company...

vimncent van gogh

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Losing Touch

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 11 Oct 22

In the actual living of life down under at the Southern tip of Africa it seems I am losing touch with many of my favourite people at myLot. Losing touch means that I have no idea what the current 'chat' topic is and it's not that...

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Medieval Picturesque Town of Rocamadour

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 24 Jul 22

While watching the second last stage of the Tour D’France cycle race yesterday, which started in Lacapelle and ended in Rocamadour, a place name very new to me, I was googling it in a flash. Upon a cliff face in south-central...

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Couch Traveller

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 12 Jul 22

It's been a while since I read and visited you all, but I have been busy with LIFE as they call it. Much has happened in the world of late with the "MASK" almost at its end and free mobility has once again got us up and out and on...

bucket list couch traveller

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World@War

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 25 Feb 22

It's been very disturbing to watch the conflict happening with the two Soviet States and from all the news reports and scenes shown on television, it seems that some of the World is at war again. Tragically so many people will...

collateral damage

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Time and Tide waits for no man

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 23 Feb 22

After reading about Nightbirde's passing yesterday I was reminded that life is extremely short and for some even shorter than expected. It is biblically written, that a person's life expectancy is around 70–80 years, which many...

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Cosmo and Gizmo

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 22 Jan 22

The two were found on a mound of sand overlooking a car park at a local sports grounds, presumably dumped and about 4 weeks old. Eyes barely open and scrawny, and as I placed a handful of cat nibbles in front of them, they ate as...

clowder of cats

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Meet Pepè

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 19 Jan 22

November 2020 both my cats died within a week of each other and left my heart in tatters and my emotional state crippled, but a lost and forlorn little kitten found its way to us even though I was not nearly ready to love any pet...

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Birdsong and morning promise

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 17 Jan 22

For me, the best time of the day is early morning . . . Dawn, just before the sun rises when birdsong has a resounding echo through the garden trees alerting everyone to be prepared - a new day is about to begin! This morning as...

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Such a Warm Welcome

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 17 Jan 22

I was overwhelmed and delighted at the 'welcome back' kindness and sincere wishes from many of the lot I know on this site. Thank you for welcoming me back to a writing circle that has endless warmth and care for many of us. I...

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Be Mindful

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 15 Jan 22

This morning I was chatting to my daughters about being mindful with their spending in January because January is always the struggle month especially with those that have children starting school and also after the Christmas...

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Happy Birthday Google

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 27 Sep 21

23-year-old our dear Google is and what a difference it has made in our lives. Everyone, at some time or other, has said "let me quickly check on GOOGLE" Last night I googled the golf course where they were playing the Ryder Cup...

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Baby Amarula Elephant

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 27 Jan 21

On our 25th Wedding Anniversary, we were lucky to visit the famous Timbavati Game Reserve in the South African bushveld. Going on private game drives, with a qualified ranger, is a daily occurrence and most times, they take us up...

timbavati game reserve

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My President, Oh My President What Now?

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 10 Jan 21

This heading could probably relate to everyone and to any country at the moment . . . it seems that every President currently, is in a global bind, and needs to follow the true course of saving a nation, lest the world suffers...

political climate

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40th Anniversary Adventure Travels

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 3 Jan 21

Planning an adventure to celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary in February during the Pandemic Travel restrictions, has been quite the challenge. All countries are saying "STAY HOME, STAY SAFE" a motto I know, currently, more...

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Feliz Navidad - Happy Hanukkah

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 25 Dec 20

I promised I would share my priceless (to my mind) plate/dish with you all - This Villeroy and Boch serving plate was given to me by my Belgian friend which comes from Germany. It's my absolute favourite item in my kitchen. I...

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Can the World please turn right-way-up again!

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 23 Dec 20

Zoom here and Zoom there; Skype now and skype later; Lifesavers Netflix and Showmax; different timezones, different seasons; No hugs and no kisses; lost sunsets almost abandonment . . . . 2020 definitely took the world...

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Less Christmas Cards

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 23 Dec 20

Before the turn of the year from 2019 into 2020, Christmas Cards and the posting thereof had already started their road to extinction . . . . but the world pandemic made a sure thing of Christmas Cards and the delivery thereof...

christmas cards

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