It’s always a hard day in our house. A happysad kind of day. A day for being thankful. A day for missing someone. An achey, mixed up kind of day. This year it’s a double whammy. I’m a new mother again with a tiny baby boy and a strapping toddler girl. Double the love, but … Continue reading »
This is Ben. He is one week old today. It’s been a week packed with emotion, a little pain and a lot of joy. New babies bring out the best in people and we’ve been overwhelmed with love, messages and gifts from loved ones, near and far. It’s also been a week of steep learning … Continue reading »
As this is the last time I’m going to be pregnant (unless life has other plans!), I wanted to chronicle the bump a bit. I’m not a fan of cheesy photography (e.g. newborn babies in teacups or wrapped up in gigantic bows) but I’m so chuffed with these pics by my friend Robyn Rose. She … Continue reading »
I’m getting a vegetable garden! It’s not often that I start off a post with a sentence that includes an exclamation mark, so you can guess just how excited I am. I’ve been wanting to grow my own veggies for a long time and now that we’ve moved into a bigger spot, I’m finally getting … Continue reading »
Today I took a cardigan out of my cupboard – it’s a testament to our glorious climate that this is the first time I have worn a jersey all year. Here in South Africa, we get just the right amount of summer so that when the days turn chillier and the mornings are darker, you … Continue reading »
Oh I had to laugh when a friend showed me this recently. She’d spotted it on a car filled with four bachelors when she’d been at a friend’s braai and the fleeing stick men family just made me giggle. For the uninitiated, these car stickers have become very popular in Joburg where some people use them … Continue reading »
I am a BIG fan of this book. I like to be Quiet. I am an introvert. When I tell friends or family that I’m more of an introvert, they all scoff and disagree. Introverts get a bad rap. They’re painted as unsociable beings, forever holed up in their homes or libraries as they peer … Continue reading »
When you have your first child, (if you’re lucky enough) you get very spoilt by work colleagues, family and friends and you enjoy every minute of it. I think baby showers have a dual purpose at this specific stage in your life: they’re held to celebrate a very exciting milestone but they’re also very useful … Continue reading »
I’m not a fan of those blogs which detail the minutiae of people’s lives and complain about the latest disasters to befall them. So I try not write like that myself, especially when I view my wonderful life in perspective to other less fortunate people’s. But still, it is my life and lately it’s been … Continue reading »
These past few weeks in South Africa have been terrible ones, and the news has been filled with murder, abuse and savagery. It makes me feel sick. And very sad. But the other part I’m beginning to hate is the relentless hunger us humans have to delve into the dirty details and then how quick … Continue reading »
