Downtown CairoI cannot put in words how happy I was to see my husband as I exited the airport terminal on arrival in Cairo. He wasn’t allowed to wait for…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
My return tripI just returned from an amazing two-week vacation in Egypt with my husband last week.Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 2022
The Insidiousness of ApartheidNext month on the 27th of April, we are celebrating 28 years of Freedom from Apartheid here in South Africa. Wow, that’s nearly three…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
A letter to My MomMy mom passed away seven years ago, and this letter is a note from me telling her we’re all ok.Mar 9, 2022Mar 9, 2022
Summer in Cape TownDown here in Cape Town, South Africa, we’re smack-bang in the middle of our Summer season. Summer is officially from December to February…Feb 18, 2022Feb 18, 2022
Think MindfullyWhen I was little, I used to speak to myself all the time. I remember being teased by the neighbourhood kids while playing outside by…Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
But Life Goes OnThis article’s title refers to a line from Joyce Grenfell’s poem, If I should Go (see poem at the end of the article). In my last post, I…Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021
When Prince Charming diesAs a little girl, I would take out my parents wedding album, and dream of the day I married my Prince Charming…and live happily ever after…Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Long Distance LoveThis year my husband and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary on May Day. That’s a whole decade despite the fact that we live and…Aug 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021