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Black-Eyed Peas With Ham Hock and Collards Recipe -Southern United States New Year tradition

Posted on December 27, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

To balance the Scottish Tradition of Atholl Brose that I am honouring in the previous blog,  here is a tasty New Year tradition in the United States- Black-Eyed Peas- a ‘Good Luck” tradition, and one I can fully vouch for, having spent a … Continue reading →

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The Pallet Wood Christmas Tree and the Art Studio re-invented…..

Posted on December 14, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

At last! After the house fire,  my Art studio (214 Brooke Drive in Borrowdale Brooke Estate) is repainted, the Living area rebuilt, and paintings are hanging again for viewing! The garden has recovered from the invasion of builders and  under Dad’s … Continue reading →

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Banksy’s Truck Full of Wailing Toy Animals Turns Up at Glastonbury

Posted on June 27, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Let’s go back to slow food, locally produced and ethically treated! Such as the indigenous Nguni cattle which are hardy and happy animals of the South East Lowveld of Zimbabwe! PLEASE! Banksy’s Truck Full of Wailing Toy Animals Turns Up … Continue reading →

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Jacada Travel talks to Clive Stockil about communities and conservation…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Interview with the award-winning conservationist pioneer, Clive Stockil – http://www.jacadatravel.com/articles/interview-award-winning-conservationist-pioneer-clive-stockil/9992 Whether in a dinner jacket…………. Or in his more normal bush attire……. Clive Stockil stands for Conservation…… And Communities in equal measure…….

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Portfolios, pedals, people and pop-ups-Painted Wolf Wines in 2013….

Posted on January 24, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

Read the link below and my further notes below that,  for a resume of the year 2013, an exciting and successful year in the life of Painted Wolf Wines and Zimbabwe’s wild dogs! Portfolios, pedals, people and pop-ups – Painted … Continue reading →

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Theatre Dinner at Chilo Gorge Lodge, hyena chorus and lion opera……

Posted on January 18, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

14th January: A return to Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge for meetings, good company and plans for the future, finds us all sitting on the wooden deck overlooking the wilderness of the Gonarezhou National Park opposite us, enjoying a dinner under … Continue reading →

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Button quail sound like young African wild dogs, red wing starlings sound messy!….

Posted on January 9, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

4th January: heard a plaintive sound last night and again early this morning, almost like a young wild dog calling whoo whoo in the distance, but have suddenly realized it is the button quail, calling from thick grass cover…. Peering … Continue reading →

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a deluge has come, edible bullfrogs galore, floods and mosquitoes…

Posted on January 4, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

30th December: a deluge has come, bullfrogs galore…. Get home late from the Senuko Lodge yesterday evening and lose power as we arrive. We eat cold leftovers and creep to bed in the dark. Lots on our minds. Turn on … Continue reading →

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Cinderella pantomime and pasta with roasted cherry tomato salsa…

Posted on December 17, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Why does Buttons look so worried? And have you ever seen an uglier pair of ugly sisters? We are off to the Zimbabwean Reps production of Cinderella pantomime tonight..accompanied by the grand babies from the bush, who love dressing up … Continue reading →

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Frogs, mud and Grandbabies, Christmas tree and baobab tree…..

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wineandwilddogs

Back again at last, to Senuko in the Lowveld, where I find my summer flowering Sabi Stars in full bloom… Clive prepares stir fry lunch – chili noodles with chillies fresh from our garden… I make a white bean pate, … Continue reading →

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