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Sarie Coetzee
AF
"What do you remember about your grandmother's garden?"
My grandmother's garden had geraniums and sorrel leaves. And peach trees — so many peaches we gave them to the neighbours. The smell of peaches in the afternoons.
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Maria du Toit
AF
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
I remember my mother's hands smelled of soap and dough. When she hugged me, I always smelled her. Hands that smelled of work, of home.
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Sarie Coetzee
AF
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands were small but strong. She always smelled of earth and herbs, especially in summer when she worked in the garden. I remember her hands on my hair.
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Jan Botha
AF
"What do you remember about Sunday morning in your house when you were small?"
Sunday morning was the sound of the wagoners' church bells far across the mountain. My mother made porridge and we sat in silence while my father read the Bible.
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Maria du Toit
AF
"Describe the bread your family ate. The smell, the shape, who baked it."
The bread was round, crusty outside and soft inside. My grandmother baked it every Friday in the outdoor oven. The whole yard smelled wonderful.
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Jan Botha
AF
"Describe the bread your family ate. The smell, the shape, who baked it."
The bread was made from wheat my father ground himself. Dark, strong, with salt. We ate it with butter and jam — every day the smell was the same.