Red. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Indigo. Violet. The colours of the rainbow. Today we celebrate Heritage Day in my beloved rainbow nation of sunny South Africa and I would like to share my reflection on this particular holiday.
A HIGH FIVE IN LIFE
On Sunday 25 August 2024 I had the privilege of sharing a message from my heart with a group of wonderful women in another neighbourhood on the outskirts of my hometown of Bloemfontein.
DEAR DIARY…
Excerpts from the bittersweet diary entries (on 27 September, spanning 9 years) of a mother, mother-in-love and grandmother
LITTLE BOY
On this day in 1945 an estimated 80,000 people were instantly killed off in one of the most...
CELEBRATE 731 DAYS!
Seven hundred and thirty one days ago, in the dead of a Free State winter, a hunkingly handsome...
FROM AMUSEMENT TO AMAZEMENT
My beloved Assie and I spent a few days on a Free State farm last week.
ASSISTING THE DYING TO MAINTAIN DIGNITY IN DEATH
Although I started out in Afrikaans, I decided to write this reflection in English to make it...
YOUR TIME IS UP, EMPERORS, YOU ARE THE WEAKEST (NAKED) LINKS!
This is an opinion-infused exposé on the dreary, drawn-out saga of South African government gwarra...
MOTHER’S DAY 2024
I spent Wednesday afternoon feverishly working on my TEARS, TATTOOS AND THE TENDER WISDOM OF A...








