Mimi Torchia Boothby

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  • Esteemed by Elephants

    Most humans love elephants, but wild African elephants generally only love elephants. I want to bring to your attention an exception. I would introduce you to Lawrence Anthony, born in 1950 in South Africa, the very man who rushed into Baghdad to rescue the surviving zoo animals after the US Invasion and the terrible bombing…

  • a healing Dream – Donald’s dream – The Hunter

    For the letter D, I would like to add a guest post. My husband Donald has a blog where he imparts his wit and wisdom about life. This particular post is so powerful, I had to share it here. A lot of you are literary minded, so I thought you would really enjoy it. You…

  • Calabria, Italy

    Most people are happy to have a little family history. I am an exception. As a small child, I quizzed my grandparents, immigrants all; about where they came from. They patiently repeated the answers when I asked them again and again, and it occurred to me one day, when I was a teen, I had…

  • B is for Blackfooted cat

    One of my favorite species of wildcat is the Blackfooted cat. Black-footed cats are described as a naturally rare species. The World Conservation Union Red List shows them as Vulnerable, with a total effective population size of less than 10,000 and declining. They may be locally common in certain localities in South Africa, but being…

  • Aunt on an Automobile

    Here is my Aunt Tess sitting on her husband’s Buick. I actually have more pictures of that Buick than I do anything else from that time. Cars meant a lot to my family, they were status symbols even in the 1940’s. My Aunt looks a bit like a hussy here; but she was a beautiful…