Only the most intrepid of us – like my dear V – have ventured outside in the rain and wind of the past week. And
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
Jewels of the bush
Not long after we moved to East London, I found myself wending my car along a dusty farm track. I was searching for a nursery
This serious frenzy of making babies
My method for rooting cuttings seems to be fairly successful, even with “difficult” plants, but my attempts to get seeds to grow is another story.
My happy jeans with karma
Today, I am wearing my most beautiful jeans and they are making me feel happy, so happy that I want to dance. Not even the
In search of the lemonwoods
Up. The thin path winds through the forest, up and up the mountain. And we keep going. V and I are searching for the grove
Go native
Down here in South Africa, especially along the coast, we seem to have a perpetual fixation with palm trees. I know, I know … we’re
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
50-something shades of blue
Fifty shades of grey? Not a chance. I am confronted with 50 shades of blue, at least 50, every day. Sometimes it seems that