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Synch In
This week passed by in the blink of an eye. The international news has been full of tragedy and senseless death. In one day my twitter feed was full of a stream of shocking events. Then I open my email and it was also full of various pleas: to shut down horrific zoos, to stop…
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Rainbows and Memories
The last few weeks have been incredibly hard. Last Saturday was Pierre’s funeral. The sermon was mostly in Afrikaans for the benefit of Retha’s parents and Pierre’s mom who had all driven down to Cape Town. Pierre’s godsons Roark and Tristan were both here as well, it was very special that they could support Retha…
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Nobody Knows the Trouble
I never would have imagined I would lose two friends in the space of only a few months apart. First my friend Anze and now on Friday my good friend Pierre deciding to end his life. Image credit Josh Mercer Photography. His wife Retha is my best friend. I never would imagine Pierre could do this.…
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My Sunshine
I can’t believe it is over a week since I fell ill and yet I am still sick. My head is so congested. But the show must go on. After work on Monday I was faced with my lack of pot roast for dinner thanks to naughty Navajo and had to come up with a…
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there but for the grace of the gods….
Last Monday seemed to come round so quickly as it was just a regular two day weekend. It had started to get chilly so I was happy to have Sunday’s leftover soup for lunch. I got in early to a stunning sunrise outside my office window. As we hadn’t done a proper weekly shop…
Kitten in the City
Neurodiverse Georgia Peach transplanted to Cape Town, the most beautiful city in the world
