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Life Goes On
The last week or so has been challenging. I seesaw between normality and sadness. But one has to keep on keeping on…it is the nature of life. My friends rallied round while Norman was away. Retha came and collected me on my 1st night alone and we went to the harbour for take out sushi…
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Not on My Watch
The last few weeks have been very stressful for our family. My kids have had such a tough time. First they lost their childhood nanny. She was with them since Lily was a baby. She came into their lives at a point when they needed her and she spent the majority of their lives looking…
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My Weekend in Photos
I had been planning on meeting a couple of girlfriends for afternoon cocktails but one of them had been a bit under the weather so we rescheduled, but then I got invited to join other friends who were going to the same venue. We went to the new bar/restaurant Re:Public. I had bought my daughters’…
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A Twist of the Tongue
My accent can be a real mishmash of the various influences in my life. There are some words which have been phased out of my vocabulary – like ‘ain’t’ or saying ‘good’ in place of ‘well’, i.e. saying “He did good” vs “He did well’. Some of those things really bug me now but I…
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That Sense of Privilege
Our household have joined the Hout Bay Neighbourhood Watch (HBNW) in an attempt to help our village get to grips with the crime which has gone on a sudden upshoot. This has had both positive and somewhat of negative aspects to it. The positive: direct access to everything happening in your area, awareness of any…
Kitten in the City
Neurodiverse Georgia Peach transplanted to Cape Town, the most beautiful city in the world
