by Lisa-Jo | Oct 6, 2009 | Family, Kids, South Africa, Sweetstuff, Travel
My first son was born in South Africa. My homeland. My motherland. The place where my heart is buried deep beneath a jacaranda tree heavy with purple petals. Such a tree waits at the top of my parents’ drive to welcome guests. I would take you there if I could....
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 24, 2009 | Family, Sweetstuff
Laying to rest the ghosts of all bad mothers-in-law, mine is one part knight-in-shining-armor, one part Betty Croker, and one part Mary Poppins. She makes housework fun and spoons sugar into all her interactions with us. Short, joyous, and faithful she arrives at the...
