Moving to The Carousel, being on maternity leave, Christopher working in Sandton and trying to set up a house before a baby arrived proved to be a bit of a challenge. I had swallowed a watermelon pip and it had flourished… I was scared for what would transpire when said […]
Mr & Mrs Wilde
I had only been on a plane once in my life and it had been to Durban. Our honeymoon was booked for Malawi and to get there we had to go through the international departure lounge and we would have a 21/2 hour flight. It really didn’t matter to me […]
Then came Jack and a wedding.
The wedding planning was in full swing. In February 1990, 7 months before the big day, I was introduced to a wonderful man. His name was Dr Hamburger and he lectured at WITS when he wasn’t at his practise. The man had a talent and his talent was restoring a […]
Pre wedding madness.
Saying “YES” opened the door to much madness… I am not good at keeping secrets and this was the ultimate secret. Poor Christopher thought he knew me but there was this whole new side to Yvette that he had to learn to contend with. I was simply bursting to tell […]
Eastern Pearl
Many animals have played a big role in my life, Eastern Pearl one of them. In order to go forward with the story we have to go back a little. I might have been a horse in one of my previous life. I love them. I love their smell, the way they are […]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Yesterday Christopher said:” Make sure everybody in that blog knows that I have been paying for your bloody horses since 1988.” True story. That’s why he has now been dubbed Saint Christopher, patron saint of Yvette and her beings. Let me go back to 1988. Our romance blossomed. We were spending all […]
Happily ever after in the making.
New challenges! Finally I am spreading my wings,I couldn’t care if I was going to shovel shit but once I heard the incentives that came with the position offered to me there was no holding me back.I was determined to leave the mine dumps behind and make a new life […]
I am married to a senior citizen.
Jislaaik, where have the years gone? One day we are young and fun the next day we are old and nearly cold. WTF? One fine thing that happened last week is that Christopher finally joined the sexy 60 club that I pioneered on the 8 January. Ten days apart we celebrate seeing the […]
Mayday! Mayday! Christmas 2023 in countdown…
Our family motto is: “The holiday starts as soon as we leave the gate and ends when we arrive back at said gate.” So be it with Christmas 2023. Our family holiday at home started when we left the gate to collect Briony on the 9 December and ended when […]
Christmas the Wilde way.
Christmas is a big thing in our home. We celebrate the day by mom working herself to death. Training for this event usually starts in July every year. Six months of preparation that lead up to one glorious day. It’s nearly like a wedding, just better,I swear. This year we […]