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.
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    Facebook link.
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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 step... 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 flower.…... 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

by Miriam Erasmus 0
  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 starts... 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…... 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 Summer…... Read more.
History, Kent, Sussex

How 1820 Linked South Africa with Kent & Sussex

by Miriam Erasmus 0
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 between... Read more.
Coastal, Entertainment, Further Afield, History, Kent, Sussex, Uncategorized

Events of 1820 Bonded South Africa and the UK

by Miriam Erasmus 1
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 sea... 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.