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MamaJunkYard

Mama JunkYard's

Not Just Junk...

Merry Christmas…

I always wonder at how many can claim not to believe in God yet still get all excited about Christmas. I know there are many who argue that Christ was not born on December 25th but the fact that still remains that on this day we celebrate His birth. Christmas is a a christian … [Read more...]

Christmas Confessions

Seeing as it is Christmas I may as well share a few of my secrets with rest of the world - if I later decide it was a bad move I can blame it on jet-lag/intoxication or simply delete the post... … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Mshairi

I don't normally use my blog to announce people's birthday's but this woman deserves a special mention. From the time I first told her that I wanted to volunteer she has been there for me, giving me advice, listening to me whinge.... Even before the whole volunteer thing she … [Read more...]

The Last Door…

A few years back while mum was working at the Africa Centre, I met a writer/director who asked mum if I could appear in her latest play - Goree: La Dernier Port. The writer who was orginally from Jamaica had just returned from Senegal and while there she had visited a slave … [Read more...]

What Next…

I have always thought of my volunteer time as a three stage process. Stage 1 being the fundraising/awareness raising part, Stage 2 being the actual placement and Stage 3 being the reflection, evaluation and assesment stage. Stage 1 and 2 have now been completed and I intend to … [Read more...]