WELCOME About the cover: Remembrance Day falls on the 11th November every year to remember those who left their families and homes to fight in the World Wars. Our cover image shows the Peter Pan Statue at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital – a world renowned children's medical facility inspired by World War Veterans, supported by the Children's Hospital Trust, and celebrating its 60th birthday this year! See childrenshospitaltrust.org.za.
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The past few weeks at the Muse have been dominated by recovering from a burglary. Thankfully, we were not at home at the time so we were unharmed, which is the most important thing. More than the loss of the physical items, the real price has been the time taken to regain a 'normal' life and trying to deal with feelings about the experience so it doesn't linger as an ongoing fear in the future. It felt as though a month of our lives was stolen by having to go through the wasteful grind of paperwork, repairs and getting home and business systems up again. Thank you to the many friends, family, neighbours and clients who offered help and commiserations. We really appreciate it. You are the real jewels that help to restore what the soul loses in the incident. What else did we learn from the experience? Here are a few things we thought we could share with you, and particularly for home business owners. Having excellent security may not prevent intrusion by determined and 'professional' thieves; It can happen to you, even after decades of crime-free living. It can happen very quickly – a few minutes is all it takes to cherry pick your valuables. When the 'security cavalry' arrives it may well be too late. Use your guile to conceal valuables where they will not be easily found in a hurry. Have a prior understanding that protecting life and limb is more important than defending possessions in the sudden adrenalin rush of an intrusion. Computers and phones are intimately entwined with our personal and business lives. While you can't prevent their theft, you can replace them, but their contents are the real valuables that no insurance policy can replace. A regular back-up routine, as laborious as it feels, will offer the relief of knowing that you have not lost the 'memories' and important information on them – and do keep a copy off-site of anything you cannot afford to lose. So, this edition has been a difficult one to put together, but we are very happy we have managed to get it out on time. I hope you enjoy it.
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Psychedelic caterpillars in Pinelands One of Africa’s most striking caterpillars occurs naturally right here in Pinelands! They feed on many plant species, especially the Brazilian Pepper trees that are so widely planted in Pinelands. Small groups often gather together on tree trunks where they attract attention at this time of year, before eventually pupating and emerging as a brown moth known as the Cape Lappet. Text and image by Dr Callan Cohen, research associate at the UCT FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, bird book author and director of Birding Africa tours see: www.birdingafrica.com. Callan is also a dedicated natural historian and has a passion for all things natural, including flora and trees, frogs, reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies and mammals.
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