Part 1: THE JOURNEY TO KHWAI COMMUNITY CAMPSITE Home again Five and a half thousand kilometres later, and our Botswana trip is done. It's almost hard to believe as I sit here at home, in a sunny spot, the last of the holiday laundry flapping on the line, and type this with fingers that… Continue reading Treasures beyond the dust of Botswana
Freedom to travel One of the things I have loved about this decade, is our relative freedom to travel, whilst still being young enough to take on adventurous ones, and a camping trip to Botswana certainly qualifies as that. As I’m sure I have mentioned before, my husband is a great adventurer in his 4x4,… Continue reading Into the unknown preparing for our Botswana adventure
Ten days of solitude Recently, I found myself in the peculiar position of being completely on my own, for a ten- day stretch. My husband had taken himself off on an 4x4 over landing adventure, in Namibia, and my sons were visiting their brother in another Province. Lucky escapes I suspect they were all eager… Continue reading Time not my ideal solution for procrastination
A little too close for comfort One of my challenges for this decade ,was relocating from a large, sprawling garden and house, to a much smaller property in another Province. Along with this came the readjustment to living in much closer proximity to my neighbours, which of course means a substantial loss of privacy. It… Continue reading Respect: The best defence when it comes to neighbours
A new personal challenge One of my resolutions of my fifth decade is to set myself personal challenges. My idea being that challenges lift you out of your comfort zone, remind you that you are alive, and give you a new reflection of yourself. Reminding my brain that it still functions For me, these challenges… Continue reading Read, read, read
Rendezvous at Eland's Bay So how, on a sunny Friday afternoon, did I find myself seated with a somewhat disparate group of individuals, in an indeterminate hotel, located in the tiny, hamlet of Elands Bay, best known for surfing, on the West Coast, of South Africa? Organised hiking trail I would be spending the next… Continue reading Hiking the splendours of the West Coast Shoreline
New place, new challenge Moving to a new place, always has its challenges. I knew, from the outset, relocating from the warm sub- tropical climate of Durban, on the East Coast of Africa, to the cooler, West Coast would not be without difficulties. Blinded by a pretty face Some of these problems I anticipated and… Continue reading A rat in the System
Love or loathe weddings Even though I know this is a sentiment not shared by everyone, I love weddings. All weddings are special, and being sentimental, I shed a tear regardless of how well I know the couple. I also dedicate myself to enjoying the event to the utmost. When it's your own child getting… Continue reading Wedding weekend, another milestone for my fifth decade
The two weeks since my last post, have been a whirlwind of activity, as we celebrated iconic family moments. Two family birthdays, one of them a milestone, followed by the lead- up ceremonies, namely a Kitchen Tea and a Hen's party, followed by the Bachelor Weekend, as we enter the final homestretch to beloved, first… Continue reading Affirmation through Celebrations
The next blurred phase of our adult lives Some life events are definitive markers of having reached a new stage of life and oddly it is not necessarily physical. The real kicker for me is, it’s not a subtle scene shift whereby you gently merge into the next phase. It’s more likely a dramatic block… Continue reading Musings on Parenting the young Adult Generation in my fifties
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