Love, loss and a lodge full of canines.

Love, loss and a lodge full of canines.

I have a very difficult relationship with my boss. He is old and grumpy, and if we are honest, he is the epitome of someone suffering from short-man syndrome. I’m not sure how someone with so few talents, absolutely no people skills, bad breath and terribly average...
Humans, handrails and holding on.

Humans, handrails and holding on.

Meet Zoe. She is a recently qualified architect and now doing her Master’s Degree. Her thesis will be around developing a sub-acute facility, and she has asked me if she can use our lodges to do her research. We had such fun when the MBA students from Gordon Institute...
When WhatsApps heal hearts.

When WhatsApps heal hearts.

If I close my eyes right now, I can almost believe that I’m in  the heart of Tuscany. All I hear around me are passionate Italian words and expressive sentences. We have a “nonna” here who is recovering after a knee replacement. She has a large family that come and go...
Maybe it’s about the journey anyway.

Maybe it’s about the journey anyway.

One of the interesting facts that you do not know about me is that I have personally met the dark angel; Lucifer.  It was 1984 and I did not just meet Lucifer once. I met her daily in my Afrikaans classroom. Satan stood in front of the class disguised as Mrs Pienaar....
Pit-crews in the storm.

Pit-crews in the storm.

Friday 24 April 16:30 As I’m typing I’m shivering. I’m drenched and freezing. While I run myself a bath, I’ll quickly tell y’all what happened. I had to pull a favour today. I hate doing this, but sometimes you have to swallow your pride and ask for help. Here’s the...