BRING OUT THAT FESTIVE CHEER

I had been stuck in the doldrums of zero motivation and the garden had been beckoning me. After our exceptionally hot and dry weather the garden looked miserable. I had intended to trim back the hydrangeas and cut off the woody branches from the roses and prune the herb bushes […]

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WHERE THE WINDS TOOK US…

I know avid planners, people who research and plan their holidays, months or even a year in advance…and when the holiday is over, before they can even unpack or wriggle and stretch their tired toes, they’re already talking about the next holiday. I would say to these breed of individuals…`Good […]

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SINGING WITH LOUISE…

Louise flew in with her parents mid-July with the throngs of tourists. She looked at us and smiled, an uncertain smile, at these two unyoung people that she recognised but couldn’t quite trust. She kept looking around for her parents to make sure they wouldn’t leave her with us. But […]

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THE FREEDOM TO BE…

I sought freedom, to liberate myself from a certain thought and habit that had surfaced like a demon during these dark and dour months, when the sky frowned and furrowed its brows and the rain came in starts and stops. The problem was…my washing. In warmer drier months, it’s a […]

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