About 30 years ago, when the first stories about HIV and AIDS emerged, I was a health reporter on the Sunday Tribune in Durban, the
Category: Life
A few of my favourite things
My most favourite things right now are a small inverter, two water tanks and a sense of humour. It’s been hard to keep the latter
I’m planting trees. Are you?
Every single time I do an Internet search, I am planting trees. Yes, you read that correctly. And you might have noticed that I did
Today smiles on us
After weeks of foul weather, today smiles on us with sunshine and a cooling breath of wind. That breath is becoming a hot berg wind,
An ode to singing souls
Whether it’s a passing touch of the blues or sheer horror that can persist for years, bad times happen to all of us. When I’ve
The power of getting lost
My goal these days is to work (as in do paying work) for half the month and do life things, like garden and be with
Let there be light (and TV)
Wrapped up in a fluffy blue blanket, I am shivering behind the wheel of my stationary car. It’s night time, somewhere in the middle of
Goodbye, Max
My heart is heavy because this morning, we took our beloved dog, Max, to the vet to be put to sleep. He was 14, a
Power to you
When my children were very little people, they asked me if I’d been “alive when the dinosaurs were alive”. When I stopped laughing long enough
Coming of age
The east wind is up early, but even as it picks up speed, there’s a sense of peace. A bird is calling in the forest.