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Small, Small, Catch Monkey
This is the second guest post installment from AfricanKelli. Check her blog for more photos and a detailed account of her work in Moz.
I’ve just returned from two weeks in Beira, Mozambique. I work for an American NGO that has a public health project in eight outlying villages of Beira.
This city was once the major […]
Friday FREE Giveaway! Six Cherry Handbag Organizers!
Cell phone, make-up bag, wallet, iPod, hairspray, comb, hair elastics, lip balm, notebook, pen, nail polish … massive bunch of keys.
Credit cards, chequebook, library cards, medical and auto insurance cards, the seven-year-old dog-eared business card with my husband’s social-insurance and driver’s license numbers on it. Some grimy looking chewing gum. The list goes on.
Needless […]
eLuckyfocus: Oh My Stinkin Heck!
PSSST! Check back here on Friday!
I’m giving away gorgeous
FREE stuff again!
Or perhaps I should say Oh My Sticky Heck!
One of my very favourite American bloggers, Heather at Oh My Stinkin Heck, has a list of great projects she’s doing with her kids this summer (yes, summer, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere).
Case in […]
An American Girl in Mozambique
A blogging friend is currently doing work for an NGO in Mozambique.
Kelli is an American girl with an African heart, and when she returns to Arizona later this summer (or winter, depending on where you live), she has promised to guest post on eLuckypacket and tell us all, not only about her work in […]
We Had a Great Time
We’re back from ten beautiful days on Vancouver Island. We travelled up together, leaving Dave at a conference in Seattle, while Tau and I flew on to Victoria, where we stayed with Dave’s Mom and Dad.
We spent time visiting the extended family and exploring new aspects of our old stomping grounds … those that appeal […]
Straight-Up Dooce
From time to time, you’ll hear me rave about Heather Armstrong, also know as She Who Rules the Blogosphere.
If you don’t already read her daily, I’m wondering why. And I don’t mean to be rude by saying that. Dooce isn’t everybody’s martini glass of vodka. She’s straight-up, maybe with an olive … on good […]
eLuckyfocus: Etsy
Miss our FREE giveaway?
It closes this Friday,
so check it out!
Want to waste an hour, a day, a week? Want to be absolutely delighted, inspired, enthused?
Hop over to Etsy, the perfect place to buy and sell all things handmade. Everything from hand-illustrated comics to custom portraits of your dog to vintage aprons.
Though the company is […]
What We Eat: An Interesting Global Perspective
Yesterday being Earth Day and all, I thought I’d refer you all to a fascinating post over at Ideate that looks at what families all over the world consume in an average week food wise.
Andrew Smith points to an original Time Magazine photo gallery of pictures showing families from places as diverse as […]
Joining Facebook
I find it interesting how different nationalities use technology. Americans are mad about Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, blogs (which we read using RSS readers liker Google Reader or Bloglines) and online shopping. We love the comfort and ease — OK, laziness — of online shopping! In SA (correct me if I’m wrong) you’re all about texting […]
Posted by elp admin on April 20th, 2008 under Living abroad, Living in South Africa, From around the world, From South Africa, Technology & gadgets | 3 Comments »Enough is Enough in Zimbabwe
There is nothing sweet or unexpected about this post. Not even one bit.
And I promise you I will not post this kind of thing on a regular basis — I am all about looking on the bright side and being glass-half-full.
But I am pretty sure we all feel the same way about what is happening […]
The Sweets of the Internet
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not the kind of person who loafs around all day on the Internet, scrounging for free stuff and dollar-off coupons. I have a job, I have a family, I have a life. (Grin.)
But every now and then, when I am visiting a site or a blog I like, I enter […]
For Those Doing the Postcard Swap
Before I pair you up, I want to be sure I haven’t missed anyone who wants to do the postcard swap.
I have:
Jeanne (at Cook Sister)
Caty from Germany
Jennifer from Los Angeles
My American friend who prefers to remain nameless, the one who reminded me about African Daisies!
Cee Cee from Joburg
Georgie from Durban
Hanlie from Cape Town
And myself
Am […]
Posted by elp admin on April 14th, 2008 under Living abroad, Odds & Ends, Living in South Africa, From around the world, From South Africa, Giving & receiving | 2 Comments »Two Ways to Tell Your Own Story
It’s time to get your creative juices flowing!
Two easy and fun ways:
1. The First Luckypacket Postcard Swap!
I think it’s high time we kicked off our first eLuckypacket postcard exchange. I posted about this recently and many of you were keen.
Here’s the plan:
If you haven’t already, post a comment below or send me an email (editor@eluckypacket.com) […]
Posted by elp admin on April 8th, 2008 under Living abroad, Odds & Ends, Living in South Africa, From around the world, From South Africa, Technology & gadgets | 1 Comment »Virtual Sisters
Nowhere is the concept of six degrees of separation more evident than on the Internet, and within the blogosphere especially.
I read the blogs of two truly inspirational women, Jen Lemen (of the dazzling and very soulful art) and Andrea Scher (of the stunning and very popular Superhero necklaces).
I shouldn’t have been surprised that they […]
eLuckyfocus: Picnik!
It’s rare that free software totally blows me away!
I’m not a graphic artist by any stretch of the imagination but I do end up doing a lot of image and photo editing, both as part of my work and for fun at home.
I’m always juggling computers and software (read: kicking my husband off the computer […]
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