For Dave Pepler, as for all of us, the brightness of lemons enlivens grey, wintry days…
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Stellenbosch’s trees, says Dave Pepler, are the town’s cathedrals, constructed on the same principles as any building of stone. And they have the same capacity to give character to a landscape.
Once a staple of gardens and preserve jars, the guava should be making a comeback reckons DAVE PEPLER.
Comfort food is synonymous with winter, but for DAVE PEPLER the epitome of comfort food is created from mushrooms – gathered wild, of course.
For DAVE PEPLER, this gentle season between summer and winter is the time to harness the power of fallen leaves and re-establish the connection between humans and the source of life.
For DAVE PEPLER, there’s no more evocative sound than the song of the Cape rain frog heralding the approach of autumn.
The world’s new normal is seen by many, including Dave Pepler, as an opportunity to re-evaluate our lifestyles. Why not, he suggests, embrace the many advantages of bicycles?
Dave Pepler thinks back on the many human kindnesses he has seen and experienced in his moving article about a recent trip to India.
Gardens link us to the Earth – they literally ground us – be they the hidden, private ones that evoke sensual memories for Dave Pepler, or the public ones that provide an invaluable service to locals and visitors alike.
For Dave Pepler, an encounter with a mountain gorilla in Uganda reaches deep into the core of his being and even more so when a gorilla turns the tables and seeks out an encounter with him.