There is a quiet electricity in waking up one morning – perhaps in your fifties – with the audacity to begin again. Becoming is not a destination. It’s not the applause at the end of a perfect performance or the crossing-off of a bucket list item with a triumphant flourish. It’s the stumble, the get-back-up, […]
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Saying goodbye to my son wasn’t new to me. I’d said many versions of goodbye over the years – when he first left for university, when he moved into his own apartment, when independence became his new currency. I was proud of those goodbyes. But the one that came wrapped in a marriage certificate and
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Die kunste het die unieke vermoë om stories te vertel sonder woorde – om werke te skep wat die kyker raak en meevoer, soms op maniere wat ons nie kan voorspel nie. Dit was presies die belewenis toe ek en my sus haar verjaarsdag-naweek afgeskop het by die Art-Fair in Johannesburg. Met ’n dag vol
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There comes a moment in every parent’s life when they must loosen their grip – not out of indifference, but out of love. The child they once cradled, comforted, and guided must now step forward, shaping their own destiny. And yet, letting go is never easy. It is riddled with doubts, regrets, and quiet fears
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25 April 2025 Dis altyd vir my só lekker om kulture te ervaar. Dit was baie interessant om April in die Philippines te wees en só Paastyd te ervaar. Tagaytay is ‘n gewilde vakansie dorp, suid van Manila, op die eiland Luzon. Ons het ‘n naweek hier spandeer en dit het my die geleentheid gegee
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12 Februarie 2025 So word ek genooi om die naweek saam met Heine en Charlotte weg te breek. Dit beteken natuurlik kwaliteit tyd met Sméagol en Gimli. Dit is te lekker om stoet te ry agter hulle en die mooi honde se hare in die wind te sien waai. Vrydag Middag Foto krediet: Charlotte Smit
30 December 2024 For the past twenty-five years, Christmas has been a quiet day for me. I never expected to have family, particularly my children, home for the holidays. Instead, I spent the day alone, finding joy in building puzzles, devouring books, painting with vibrant colors, and getting lost in the magic of movies. December
20 December 2024 Sometimes, we need to break apart to become whole again. Madeleine chose an adventurous bike ride, while I decided to saunter through art galleries. Seeing her on a bike brought back so many memories. Back in the day, Madeleine’s hair would float in the wind as she rode in front, with Carin
Ek sou nooit in my lewe by Wolfgat beland het as dit nie vir my sussie se vindingrykheid was nie. So bespreek sy reeds in Oktober vir ons twee plek by die befaamde Wolfgat restaurant. Dié Suid-Afrikaanse restaurant in Paternoster is op die The World Restaurant Awards in Parys, Frankryk, as die beste restaurant ter
16 December 2024 In the dance of life’s grand scheme, Three’s a charm, or so it seems. Three parts of day: dawn, noon, and night, Three paths to choose: left, middle, right. Beach Walk – 4.7 Km A beach walk is like a gentle awakening, a way to greet the day with open eyes and
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