Author: Miriam Erasmus

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  • Miriam was born in Lewes, East Sussex, in 1948. For the last 76 years her life has revolved around the gift of music. At college in the 60s, she learned the guitar and became enamoured with folk songs, which led to a 4 year career as 'Miriam Backhouse.' The First Lady of Folk”. She still tours Europe every Summer. In 1977 she married John Erasmus and moved to South Africa. Miriam and John (who died in May 2023) shared a love of music and raised a family on these talents, playing music from Opera to Rock’n’Roll and Nursery Rhymes! Her life has trodden many paths: musician, sound worker, educator, model, seamstress, puppeteer, actress, wife, mother and grandmother. Now, Miriam is a journalist, and shares her adventures in South Africa and on her travels. YouTube link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpj8REUlOzHPXnPnULwpKg Facebook link. https://web.facebook.com/miriam.erasmus

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Forestry and Nature, Further Afield

Mudras (Yoga) by Moonlight

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At the beginning of lockdown in March 2020 I was asked to film my simple yoga routine to help people keep supple. Our son, Sid, kindly offered to help and,&hell... Read more.
Food and Drink, Further Afield

Boerebeskuit – Rusks Recipe

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  There is nothing like a dunking biscuit. We know all about leaving them in too long and fishing the goo out with a spoon. There is an answer –…... Read more.
Animals & Wildlife, Forestry and Nature, Further Afield

Cows of South Africa

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For hundreds of years, cows have roamed this valley. The hillsides are full of their paths as they have grazed their graceful way, heads down through the lush g... Read more.
Forestry and Nature, Further Afield

Treating Long Hair

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  My hair has always been my ‘trademark’. I have had long hair most of my adult life. In the 2010s I got a bee in my bonnet to see…... Read more.
Art, Further Afield

Fashion-ing My Way

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  I love watching fashion shows. Well, I did until designers decided to get really weird and make garments I wouldn’t be seen dead in. It was like watching a... Read more.
Entertainment, Further Afield, Sussex

Lonely or Alone? Thoughts for Solo Travellers

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May I offer up some thoughts about the subtle difference between loneliness and aloneness? I have been a ‘loner’ all my life. Always seeming to be out of st... Read more.
Animals & Wildlife, Forestry and Nature, Further Afield

Beautiful Sunflowers

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For my “lockdown garden” in 2021, I went to the local animal feed store and bought some sunflower seeds. I was warned that they were irradiated and may not ... Read more.
Art, Entertainment, History, Sussex

Sentimental Clothes

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My brother has just told us that his son deconstructed a ‘hoody’ to make another in fabric of his choice. It took him a weekend to finish. This brought back... Read more.
Entertainment, Further Afield, History

Pulling in the Horns Month

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  Being self employed in the Southern Hemisphere has caused me to regard January as a “Pulling in the horns” month. Here in South Africa our school year st... Read more.
Coastal, Food and Drink, Sussex

Mim’s Favourite Article of 2024. Lewes Lass in South Africa on The Kings Hotel, Brighton

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By Miriam Erasmus The Kings Hotel In June I was travelling throughout Kent and Sussex with a friend, and on our journey we visited my 96 year old Uncle in&helli... Read more.
Art, Further Afield, Sussex

Christmas in Africa

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I love Christmas. In the Northern Hemisphere, where I spent the first 29 years of my life, it is Winter. Christmas here falls in our Summer, just after our Summ... Read more.
History, Kent, Sussex

How 1820 Linked South Africa with Kent & Sussex

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From Miriam Erasmus, our Lewes Lass in South Africa   As promised, I carried out further research regarding the events of 1820 and found inextricable links bet... Read more.
Coastal, Entertainment, Further Afield, History, Kent, Sussex, Uncategorized

Events of 1820 Bonded South Africa and the UK

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From Miriam Erasmus, our Lewes Lass in South Africa People have been relocating across the globe since the dawn of humanity. We hear of migrations by land and s... Read more.
Animals & Wildlife, Forestry and Nature, Further Afield

Springtime in the South African Home of our Lewes Lass

by Miriam Erasmus 1
It is 6.30 am, 29th October 2024 and a glorious morning here in the valley of 1,000 hills. The early air is cool and silky, and the sun is busy…... Read more.
Coastal, Food and Drink, Kent

Broadstairs, Dickens & the Canterbury Bell

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Bleak House A phone call – “Would you like to come to a Pirate Wedding in Broadstairs ?” After the usual stop start journey round the M25 and over the... Read more.