I am not a squeamish 59-year-old. No, I can work as hard as my Malawian army with very little fear of an early collapse. Come rain or shine, I bring my side. This pissy side only extends to the flying fraternity. For some reason, I have a fear of flying bugs […]
OUPA
The antics of the much loved Oupa as he continues to colour our lives with his escapades. Rescue dogs bring life…
Christmas is loading
Today is going to be a great day. Christopher and I sat down with our morning coffee and had the first slice of the official Christmas cake for 2023. I have to admit, I have outdone myself this year. An absolute gastronomical deliciousness of flavor, filled with brandy, cherries, and […]
Roland
Hopping back to the year 1999, Christmas time. We have just moved into our new house. Keagen, our son, is nearly eighteen months old, and Briony just turned nine. Yup, big age difference… we obviously did not fare so great on the family planning side. That’s another story for another […]
76 Days to Christmas.
There is a little madness simmering in the Wilde household. It is touching on boiling point but not at full steam yet. I woke up yesterday morning and thought, why not? So, I hooked my AVBOB trailer to my Goanywherevehicle and set off for the stables. There, I loaded 18 […]
Wise words on plot life.
As I sit by my window in the office, I watch the fuckery of plot life unfolding in front of me. Last week, the plot across the road was sold to a family. A bare piece of land between nowhere and neverends with nothing on it except a load of […]
Buddy
It seems like I am unraveling the dead here with my posts, but I am going through my photos trying to sort them into categories, and there are some fond memories coming up. I am enjoying sharing these stories, and many a tear and giggle escapes me while I am […]
Hazel
My mom passed away in 2007. We were always different people from two different points of view, and those differences became huge hurdles once I started my own family. Looking back, I am sorry I didn’t try harder and do better, but these are the regrets I must live with. […]
Charlie
I would like to state that this family has the knack for rescuing the most amazing animals and Charlie is at the top of this list. Charlie, the pig, arrived at the SPCA in 2011 rescued by the Inspectors from a life where he and a friend lived in a […]
Weeds and things
I live in a small town that has become a big town over time. When we moved here, the equivalent of a traffic jam was two extra bicycles on the road in the morning. That was 24 years ago, and we lived another life to the one we live now. […]