“Get up like those pregnant ladies do . . .”

[Note: This post is a continuation of my previous post “My own dog is barking at me” and is my attempt at lightheartedness and humour, and not a ploy to get sympathy. Feel free to laugh at my antics!] “Get up like those pregnant ladies do . . .” (i.e. use my arms to heave […]

A deal with the Devil

Well, maybe not THE Devil, and I haven’t quite sold my soul, but it is painful nonetheless. “The Devil” (a.k.a Willie) made a deal with me that if he found somebody to fix my computer for me, and restored it to my desk before he went away on a trip, I’d spring clean (or as […]

My blog is my happy place! :-)

A while back Kathryn McCullough asked her readers why they blog, what they get out of it and what their favourite things about blogging are. I told her I’d write a post about it. So Kathryn, this is it! I have been blogging for 6 months now. When I started I thought to myself that […]

It’s snowing in Africa!!!

December 1 and it’s snowing in Africa!!! Actually it’s snowing in the Kalahari specifically (see my header). Well, on my WordPress blog it is anyway.

Khaki isn’t Khaki

Khaki (the colour) isn’t khaki . . . well, it obviously is, but it wasn’t what I thought it was. You’re probably saying to yourself “okay . . . so what . . .?”. [Go to the bottom of the post for a “lesson” in Khaki!] The reason I’m amazed to discover this is that […]

House Guests

House Guests. Until recently, the phrase used to fill me with actual fear and dread. For several years I wasn’t coping at all well (health-wise), and the thought of having to be hospitable and sociable was scary. I was barely getting through the day just looking after myself, and our two pets.  Having to plan […]

The Suggestion Box

I have now had a couple of people come to me with suggestions for blog posts. Mostly people that don’t have their own blogs, but also bloggers who want to know more about some topic, but don’t want to research or write about it themselves. My interests are fairly broad, but the things I write […]

More about me

Sunshine in London gave me the task of answering some questions about myself. I thought it would take me a while to get around to doing it, but I actually found it was fun to do. Sunshine, I hope you find my answers interesting! 1. If you could have any superpower, which one would you […]

My brother owes me

    Yep, he does. If he never had me (specifically a sister) in his life, he wouldn’t have become the person he is today. I made him a nicer person.  I apparently warded off his “feelings of loneliness, guilt and fear” as well as boosting his confidence. I also encourage in him “a spirit […]

The Ultimate . . .

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been on the hunt for the Ultimate Cheesecake.  Before this there was the Ultimate Chocolate Cake, the Ultimate Carrot Cake (don’t know if this is a particularly South African thing, or whether it’s eaten elsewhere), the Ultimate Muffin etc . . . you get the picture. It […]