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A Problem of Jumbo Proportions!
Random Musings!

A Problem of Jumbo Proportions!

By Gaynor Young on 22/01/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

They say that elephants never forget. I beg to differ. I think that on Thula Thula Game Reserve, the female elephants have forgotten to take their daily contraceptive pills! What…

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Filed under: Random Musings!Tagged: elephants, thula thula
A Safari in Driftwood!
Random Musings!

A Safari in Driftwood!

By Gaynor Young on 15/01/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

The shops at Christmas time are pits of hell! I am so relieved that Christmas shopping is over for another year. So many people intent on buying presents, Christmas hams,…

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Filed under: Random Musings!Tagged: art, driftwood, sculptures6 Comments
And now…….
Children, Family & Friends Random Musings!

And now…….

By Gaynor Young on 18/12/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

I love this time of year. Family, Christmas carols and most importantly, the celebration of the birth of Christ! May this time be joyous for all of you in so…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Random Musings!Tagged: Christmas4 Comments
Cropping Reality!
Children, Family & Friends Random Musings!

Cropping Reality!

By Gaynor Young on 04/12/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ― Dorothea Lange Every day I post two photographs on my ‘ear ‘ear Facebook page. So…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Random Musings!Tagged: photography10 Comments
Jacaranda Tears!
Cochlear Implant & Deafness Random Musings!

Jacaranda Tears!

By Gaynor Young on 27/11/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

I was in Pretoria making a film for Absa. It was just preceding the volcanic purple eruption of the Jacarandas. Maybe it was the hint of pollen in the air…

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Filed under: Cochlear Implant & Deafness, Random Musings!Tagged: antihistamine, tablets, tears, The State Theatre6 Comments
Finding a Pearl!
Children, Family & Friends Food & Drink Random Musings!

Finding a Pearl!

By Gaynor Young on 30/10/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

Isn’t it wonderful to be spoilt? The Oyster Box is a beautiful five star colonial style hotel in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban. My uncle and aunt spent their wedding night at…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Food & Drink, Random Musings!Tagged: Oyster Box, spoilt11 Comments
Elephants……………and so much more!!!
Children, Family & Friends Random Musings!

Elephants……………and so much more!!!

By Gaynor Young on 23/10/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

I climbed out of the jeep that had transported me through hot and arid countryside and looked around me. Green lawns, a mass of beautiful trees spreading up and out,…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Random Musings!Tagged: elephants, rhino, thula thula7 Comments
Think Outside the Box!
Children, Family & Friends Inspirational Thoughts Random Musings! Spasticity

Think Outside the Box!

By Gaynor Young on 16/10/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

So many of us live in little boxes from which we quite happily survey the world. Until a window in our box shines a strong light onto a corner we…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Inspirational Thoughts, Random Musings!, SpasticityTagged: downs syndrome, Ups with Down's6 Comments
Secret Agent 0054!!!
Random Musings!

Secret Agent 0054!!!

By Gaynor Young on 26/09/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

Yesterday I published my 150th blog on ‘ear ‘ear!!! Isn’t that incredible – 150! Admit it, I deserve a rest! Seriously though, for the following two weeks I will not…

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Filed under: Random Musings!Tagged: makeover, secret1 Comment
Mac-Heaven!!!
Children, Family & Friends Food & Drink Random Musings!

Mac-Heaven!!!

By Gaynor Young on 18/09/2015 (updated 07/07/2026)

I love having friends round to lunch. I take great delight in setting my table. I have unusual placemats. Each one is made of a different kind of material. They…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Food & Drink, Random Musings!Tagged: food, macaroni cheese, mum8 Comments

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