More Mountains

Awesome: ‘something Americans use to describe everything.’ from the Urbandictionary.com I once knew a lady who scattered the word ‘awesome’ into conversation much as you might sprinkle sugar on your porridge and with almost equal abandon.  She was as likely to use it in reference to a particularly delicious slice of cake as to a … More More Mountains

Mountains and scars

‘The mountains are calling and I must go’ – John Muir (1838-1914) naturalist and environmentalist This past week or so has seen us travelling to the Free State province of South Africa to visit friends who used to live in Cape Town.  Flying into Bloemfontein we had a bird’s eye view of the vast spaces … More Mountains and scars

Keep looking up

I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 I’ve been fortunate to be able to see the local Helderberg mountains this week, here in the Western Cape.  There have been days when the lingering wet winter … More Keep looking up