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Designer Teddy Bears Original designs by bear artist, Johan Scholtz, Crystal Teddies are hand sewn from only the finest imported faux furs and mohair available.  With their unique trademark of a Rose Quartz crystal sewn into each bear's foot pad, these furry creatures not only make for loving companions, but also the perfect gift for that someone special!  In addition the five bears in the Crystal Teddy range each come with their own different crystal!  A wide variety of character bears are also available, amongst others - the Leather Bear, the Muscle Mary and Drag Queen, to name but a few.  All these bears can be personalised to ensure that they complement any special occasion.  For more info visit my website at: www.crystalteddies.co.za or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Sue Bonar, Reiki Master and member and Area Representative of the UK Reiki Federation, an organisation working towards standardising Reiki in the UK.
I have been practising Reiki for 11 years and and am also a Yoga therapist with Yoga Scotland.
Reiki is a Japanese stress reduction and relaxation technique with healing capabilities and can help many conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, digestive disorders, cancer, migraines, ms.  What can Reiki do for you? ... contact Sue at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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For Rent

Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit in Manaba Beach.  A 300m walk down to the beach. Verandah and sea views.  Secure under cover parking for 3 cars in remote control access complex.  Sleeps 6.  Swimming pool and braai area in complex.

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From Africa to Buková

 

Essential reading for every immigrant - or armchair traveller!

 

Born within sight of the red sand dunes of the Kalahari, PEARL HARRIS  lived most of her life in South Africa, until taking the drastic step of emigrating with her husband, Ian, to the Czech Republic (with their Labrador and cat).

 

“Czechoslovakia? Isn’t that Communist?” “All they have to eat and drink are beer and potatoes!”  “You’ll freeze to death there!”   were some of the comments they had to grin and bear before leaving South Africa forever in 2002.

 

At an age when most are enjoying the company of grandchildren or relaxing by the fireside, departing from the comfort zone of family and friends to a new home and career in a Central European country with an unintelligible language, culture and climate far removed from their own, proved an enlightening and hilarious experience, a challenge to be faced head-on by this descendant of another British pioneer.

 

Pearl’s account of those first difficult years as an immigrant in a small  Czech village will have you laughing out loud.  This is an essential read if you contemplate immigration at any age, as well as if you merely wish to relax in a familiar armchair and breathe a thankful sigh for not having chosen this tortuous path!

 

"From Africa to Buková" will give the reader an insight into life in the present-day Czech Republic, the beautiful capital city of Prague, the lesser-known capital of South Bohemia, the Czech countryside and its extraordinary people.

 

Teaching English as a Foreign Language to the Czechs—a new career for the author—has its joys and trials, which Pearl shares with the reader.  You will also learn about her early childhood on an isolated South African farm and about her British Settler ancestor who chose to emigrate from England to Africa as a 19-year-old, spending the rest of his life in South Africa.

 

Incidents included in this very funny travel-memoir include:

Settlers in Strange Lands, Pet Travellers, Buková Braai, Ian's Sledge Ride, Floods!  Prague,  Driving Hazards, Cycling in South Bohemia, Moravian Wine Cellar, First Czech Christmas.

 

Pearl’s travel articles have been published in South African magazines, "Diversions" and "Your Family", and in Czech magazines, "Lifestyles" and "Bridge", as well as on the websites, www.TimeTravel-Britain.com   and www.TransitionsAbroad.com 

Pearl taught English at  the  České Budĕjovice branch of  POLYGLOT from 2002 to 2007.  At present, she works from home as an English teacher, proofreader and travel writer. The Czech Republic has become her permanent home.

 

From Africa to Buková  

may be ordered online from:

https://www.createspace.com/3359697
OR  

 http://www.amazon.com/   Books

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by contacting Pearl Harris at

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  SWEETHEARTS OF SONG: A PERSONAL MEMOIR OF ANNE ZIEGLER AND WEBSTER BOOTH by JEAN COLLEN


Jean Collen began her singing studies with the famous British duettists Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, in
Johannesburg, when she was 17. Two years later they asked her to act as Webster's studio accompanist when Anne - who accompanied their students - had other commitments. This was the beginning of a close friendship which lasted until their deaths. The book gives a summary of Anne and Webster's rapid rise to fame, which is already well documented in their own autobiography entitled Duet (1951). Its main focus is on their lives and careers from 1956 in South Africa and their third career when they went back home to the UK in 1978.

Print: £10.71

Download: £4.71

 

Available at http://www.lulu.com/duettists

 

  DO YOU REMEMBER ANNE ZIEGLER AND WEBSTER BOOTH? by PAMELA DAVIES AND JEAN COLLEN

tells Pamela Davies' story of her keen admiration of Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth in the forties and early fifties. Shortly after Anne and Webster returned to the UK from South Africa in 1978, Pamela began corresponding with Anne and became good friends with her. The book includes THE BODY OF WORK OF ANNE ZIEGLER AND WEBSTER BOOTH, compiled and edited by Jean Collen. Jean has listed many of their engagements on stage, screen, radio and television from 1924 to 1994.

Print: £10.04

Download: £4.71

Available at http://www.lulu.com/duettists

 

A SCATTERED GARLAND: GLEANINGS FROM THE LIVES OF WEBSTER BOOTH AND ANNE ZIEGLER compiled by JEAN COLLEN

This book is a compilation of newspaper snippets, articles and criticisms, taken from a wide variety of sources, interspersed with my own comments expanding on particular events. The compilation covers Anne and Webster’s musical and theatrical ventures from Webster’s first professional engagement with D’Oyly Carte in the early nineteen-twenties to Anne’s final broadcast towards the end of the century. The book is over 300 pages in length and is liberally illustrated.

Print: £12.95

Download: £6.25

Available at http://www.lulu.com/duettists

 

  WEBSTER BOOTH & ANNE ZIEGLER: EXCERPTS FROM GRAMOPHONE & DISCOGRAPHY

is made up of various articles about recordings made by Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler (1929 to the present). The book includes an almost complete discography of their solo and duet recordings and some of their surviving radio broadcasts.

Print: £5.09

Download: £2.50

Available at http://www.lulu.com/duettists

 

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