Continuing my search and formulation of my heritage follows on from Discovering my Ancestry I discovered that I have ancestry from the beginning of the colonization of the Cape, South Africa, by the Dutch East India Company in the seventeenth Century. Obviously it starts centuries before but I hadn't realized my roots in South Africa … Continue reading Matriarchy Mandala
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The Conversation: a short story
The story, inspired by Degas’ painting, features two women, Karine and Monique, embracing independence through cycling and birdwatching, discussing societal norms and women's liberation in late 1880s France.