July 2018 brought two very special souls into my life. I wouldn’t know this until later, but the friendship formed between the three of us put me on a path of self-discovery and made me grow as a person. It was winter midday; the temperatures would rise rapidly from outrageously […]
Madame is flying…
I have always loved horses. On my twelfth birthday, I walked to a local grocery store, my birthday money jingling in my pocket. We didn’t have a phone at home, and the nearest public phone was situated at the little shop down the road. I had the contact number for […]
On tattoos and needles.
I pride myself on not being a squeamish, dithering, idiot girl. Except when it comes to needles and bats. Then my stupid kicks in and whilst I know I am being pathetic I can’t help myself. I can run after a dog in high heels, been there done that, now it […]
December 2005
I didn’t know it at the time, but when I started my journey as a mom (this time of two human beings), I never thought they would have such an impact on my life. Nothing can prepare you for being a parent. No amount of book reading and listening to […]
24 Sep 2023
Here is to celebrating Heritage Day. Every aspect of my life until now has shaped me into the person I am and will contribute to the heritage I will one day leave behind. I am proudly South African. The green and gold run deep in my blood. I love the […]
I need to burn sage everyday.
Yes, I am that person. I am the lady who goes shopping and spots the trapped birds in the supermarket. It bothers me. What happens to those birds? I am always asking, but the conflicting stories lead me to believe they just leave them be until they die of starvation. […]
The tooth fairy
“I wonder how long I am still going to be burdened with these teeth? That is the burning question on my mind as I lie here in the dentist’s chair. As I am now 59 years old and I must have had my permanent teeth since the age of 5, […]
Mrs Brown
Today, I want to talk about chickens. How clever are those little buggers?! When I invaded the farm in 2019, I acquired a few chickens from the previous owners. I think they left them because they didn’t have space in their car, not because they wanted to give me anything. […]
The Horned Beasties
Our collection of ruminant residents include three rescue goats. Obnoxious, cute and very opinionated. A female named Lilo, her twin brother Stitch and our old man Danny. Danny was rescued from a traditional slaughter by our local SPCA. We can’t stop the slaughtering of animals, but we will step in when […]
18 Sept 2023
Every year since 1994 the Wilde clan have packed up the car and migrated to the sea for a little bit of sun, sand and happy. First of all it was only the three of us, Christopher, Yvette & Briony and in 1998 we were joined by Keagen when our […]