This article was part of a speech given by an amazing lady, who I once had the privilege to hear speak and who is my Facebook Friend. Olga Meshoe, daughter of the ACDP president Reverend Kenneth Meshoe and Dr Lydia Meshoe. Olga is a deeply committed Christian, a lawyer, consultant, youth activist and founder of […]

The best kept secret! Frangelica’s For a change of pace, my husband and I decided to go to Frangelica’s in Long Avenue, Glenhazel, Johannesburg, to try their night time menu. This is something new, as they are usually only open during the day and have only recently decided to add a few nights to their […]

Last week I wrote about a photograph in a group that I saw. I contacted the person who posted the photograph and that’s how I came to interview Riana Du Plessis. 1) Where are you from? I am originally from Polokwane but have been living in Heidelberg in the Western Cape for ten years now. […]

What’s cooking? Getting rid of cooking books is really difficult for me; I never know when I am going to want to try something different. I even have two books, with recipes for one or two people; from before I got married, and that is over 20 years ago, I haven’t cooked for two people […]

So what’s your excuse? Mine is I don’t have time, which is probably not true, but that, along with ‘I can’t afford a gym contract’ are just that, excuses! I follow a group on Facebook that is all about health, fitness and support.  Their Facebook credo, ‘Our goal is to inspire 100,000 South Africans to […]

Today is day 24 of my 30 day blogging challenge, and the task is to write a post with my location in the search criteria. http://www.sarkemedia.com/blogging-challenges-traffic/ Today’s post is edited by myself and not my usual editor, so apologies for any errors in advance. I am sitting in front of the computer, with children out at various […]

We all think of a million ways our lives would be better, if only ……, but what are you doing to change this? We all dream of winning the lottery and changing our lives for the better but buying a Lotto ticket only helps a very few. Why not start with changing the way you […]

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Today I decided to give you an example of how I do my menu planning for an entire month. This is my first video blog, so I apologise for the unsteady hand, but after the 5th take I decided that you would forgive me. See the video below. I have a basic template and am showing […]

This week’s very late post is about creating a specific place for all that newly and neatly ordered and reduced mail. This includes school notices and other flyers you receive and in which you are interested. You previously sorted old school books and I am sure you have a few empty files lying around. This […]