I was constantly tired and out of breath! About 17 months ago I was diagnosed with Anemia with Iron Deficiency. My iron count was so low that I was immediately hospitalised, tests done and given a blood transfusion. Wow! And here I thought I was only overweight and unfit. Back at the ranch, after a week in hospital and many Read More
Surene chats
Day 1 – What is your biggest goal right now?
Yesterday, 28 August 2024, I realized two things. (1) It is 125 days before the end of the year and (2) it is a 114 days before my annual leave starts. My dream is to be able to buy my air tickets to the UK and France by mid-October 2024. I have a lot of things that I want to Read More
#shoot4purpose
Just over 4 weeks I ago I joined the #shoot4purpose initiative in Cape Town. This transformative street photography program was started by three amazing guys: Quaniet Richards, Nawawie Mathews and Shamiel Albertyn. The initiative grew so much that they are now assisted by an advisory council of 5 ladies who have also done the program before. The initiative is sponsored Read More
Andy Rooney’s thoughts on women over 40!
Andy Rooney’s thoughts on women over forty, Do you agree with him? As I grow in age, I value women who are over forty most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: A woman over forty will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, “What are you thinking?” She doesn’t care what you think. Read More
What I learnt about prayer recently
Almost 6 months ago we returned from Israel. It was the best 10 days of my life in a really long time. We have a little WhatsApp group and we still can’t seem to part. We are one amazing group and we are really brothers and sisters in Christ. We originally planned to go to Israel in November 2020. Then Read More
52 summers and counting
A month ago it was my 52nd birthday. I don’t just celebrate my birthday on the day . . . I have a birthday month!! The Saturday after my birthday was a special day, as I have spent the day on top of Table Mountain with a good friend who is also an October baby. I truly am blessed to Read More
It’s time to make a change
As I get closer and closer to 52, I realised there are many things I still wanted to do and just never got to … like my Woordkuns / Word art blog that just never reached the potential I had in mind for it. Somebody who has a great idea and vision for Woordkuns approached me and although I was Read More
Wow! Look at me now!
About just over a month ago I attended a book discussion at a local library. Someone walked up to me and said something like “you look great, but your profile picture sucks”! Ouch! At the time I wasn’t sure if I should consider it a compliment or not? Afterwards, I realised it was actually a compliment! Being a plane Jane, Read More
Is it time for a vegetable garden?
It is quite shocking when you go into the grocery stores and you see the prices of vegetables. I think it is time to start a vegetable garden, if you haven’t yet. Especially if butternut sell for R29.99 per kilo. How do you know with what to start? At Stodels in Bellville, Western Cape, you can find all the vegetable Read More
The Penthouse, Paternoster
8 Ambyl Street, Mosselbank, Paternoster From the moment we walked into The Penthouse we enjoyed sheer luxury. I still can’t decide what the best part of The Penthouse was, but for now I will go with the glorious views we enjoyed. The Penthouse is perfectly located right on the beach offering its visitors the perfect setting to enjoy the breathtaking Read More
Reflection on 2021
Two days ago I started writing on my reflection of 2021, and while I was busy with that I also saw a lot of people posting theirs on social media. While reading that I realized how many people had a really bad year, and although I felt trapped and unhappy, I had a great deal to be thankful for. So Read More
Slow Dance by David L. Weatherford.
I have found this poem so many times somewhere on the internet, each time connected to a new story. I’ve made a decision in my life that will cause a huge change for me and this poem came up again to remind me to remember not to dance so fast anymore. The slow down and smell the roses. Slow Dance Read More
Declutter – again?
Declutter? Again, you might ask? You wouldn’t know how many times during a year I get up in the morning and decide that today I will start to declutter. And then I am ADD – so the urge to declutter normally doesn’t last too long. I don’t like getting bored with what I’m busy with … that is why I Read More
599 days and counting
Today I received an email in my inbox from Teatime with Liane starting off with the following … It is 599 since lockdown was announced in South Africa. It is 318 days since the start of 2021. And there are only 47 days left until 2022! … and I realised – today is 599 days since lockdown started. What impact Read More
I wish you enough
I don’t know who the original author of this piece, but I found it on the world wide web. May the author be blessed abundantly for sharing this. I WISH YOU ENOUGH Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and Read More
National I Love Yarn Day
Oh, I can live with this!! I truly do love yarn! And I will gladly celebrate I LOVE YARN DAY today, October 9th. It is not a fixed date, but rather a fixed day every year being celebrated on the second Saturday of October. I just buy yarn, because I love the color or texture or just because or like Read More
National Plus Size Appreciation Day
October 6th, 2017, was dedicated as the first ever National Plus Size Appreciation Day! WHY DO WE NEED A NATIONAL PLUS SIZE APPRECIATION DAY National Plus Size Appreciation Day boosts body confidence and raise awareness to be a Body Positive Person (I still struggle with that one). Most of us are a little insecure about our appearance. Having a dedicated Read More
And she preserves too 🤭
🤔 She’s not really a good cook, but she has a few signature dishes that can save the day. Further she tries her hand at preserving. Call it what you like: butterbeans, bean salad or even sweet & sour beans. In Afrikaans it is called good ol” “sousboontjies”, which I might add: as from childhood I never ate, but these Read More
International Coffee Day
October 1st is International Coffee Day – a sad day indeed for me, because as much as I love coffee, I can not drink the 6 to 8 cups a day that I am used to. Coffee makes the daily journey into thousands of households all across the globe and is around for over 600 years. Coffee can be presented Read More
She tries her hand at drawing
Today I tried my hand at drawing from a YouTube tutorial and here is the result. It is not perfect, but I am happy with it. The next thing is to spoil myself with a decent set of pencils to get the shading right. She believed she could, so she did. R.S. Grey