I had my minor procedure last Wednesday. I was such a bag of nerves and in a state of panic. Luckily I had Lily with me to distract me with silliness like photos. When we arrived at the clinic it was raining and we had to park miles away. But as we started trotting in, …
Category: Life
Not So Easy E’s
Sunday was Mother’s Day in SA and the USA. Norm was working and my son was in Plett for a wedding and Josh was enroute home to George, so it was just me and my daughters who were around. I had booked Cheyne’s for lunch as I have not been in a few months and …
Back to Life, Back to the Mother City
Our arrival back in the Mother City last Tuesday was met with much excitement from the animals that we had not abandoned them forever and a bit of excitement from the girls over their new onesies and other little presents. They both look very adorable in their onesies. But I am probably a bit prejudiced. …
From Windsor to Wedding
It's funny the things we remember and the things we forget about a place from our past. I had forgotten how green England is. I had forgotten the experience of the variety of so many dialects of the same accent all swirling around me. I had forgotten just how many women are victims of the …
The Fragility of our Physicality
Pixie is slowly getting better each day, we notice new areas of weakness and we notice new areas of strength. She has finished her corticosteroids so I suspect she is a bit less mobile today as she seems a bit sad. She has the most emotion on her face of any dog I know. I …
Chameleons
Last night I went to Peddlar's on the Bend in Constantia for dinner. It was planned as a book club get together with the George escapees, but most couldn't make it so there were only 3 of us who were there. Cait dropped me so I didn't have to drive as I intended to have …
The Bare Facts
Like so many things which go viral, the no makeup selfie trend went a bit awry. In many cases it lost it's meaning completely as most never donated. It was so easy - just SMS 'PinkDrive' to 40158 (in South Africa) to donate R20. In the UK millions were mistakenly donated to UNICEF due to …
The Luck of the Draw
We are all a product of our environment. Genetics does obviously play a certain role in our make up but I think most people discredit the role that ‘nurture’ has on our personality and temperament.I see this reflected in the people around me and hear it in the stories people share with me.Yesterday was the …
Riding Into The Wind
Riding Into The Wind.
Riding Into The Wind
I had such a fabulous weekend but this week has rattled along and I have been neglectful in sharing the fabulousness.We had a busy week last week and a busy weekend planned so on last Friday night we just had a quiet family night in and Norm cooked for us girls and made my fave, …
Kitten in the City 