The Princesses and the Peas

These last few weeks really made me conscious of the passing of time, something that is often skewed by my neurodiversity and time blindness. It also made me incredibly proud of the life and family I have built. July 5th was mine and Norman's 29th wedding anniversary. We were wed in the beautiful registry office …

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Who’s Your Daddy?

Caitlin and Bree came around last Sunday to celebrate Father's Day with Norman. He is so humble and he hates any sort of attention but a low key pizza and chat is his style. I miss my own Father, who I actually did call Daddy as many southern girls do. He has been gone for …

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Luminous ‘Lisi

While I was in George, I loved having my morning coffee outside watching the birds while Amelia pottered about. There were so many lovely birds we do not see in Cape Town. There was a rainbird aka a Burchell's Coucal, which makes the funniest sounds as a warning of rain. There was the black African …

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