It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for.” ― Lois McMaster Bujold Serendipity is a wonderful thing isn't it? It's been three years since we decided to live here in the Western Cape and yet sometimes it still doesn't feel like my… Continue reading SWEET SERENDIPITY
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LIGHT & SHADOW
Hello my lovely peeps! Besides being away with the faeries for a while, I've been playing around with light and shadows in my photography, my 24mm pancake lens and black and white image editing conversions recently. I'm kinda leaning towards the high key type black and whites like the three above. I really like the first… Continue reading LIGHT & SHADOW
RARE AS ROCKING-HORSE POO
Endless conversation about change is the barrier to actually committing to doing something and then acting is what is required" - David Jakes Guess what's as rare as Rocking-Horse poo? People who say they are going to do something and then actually do it! I recently spent a fabulous, albeit hectic week in the "Big Smoke" with one… Continue reading RARE AS ROCKING-HORSE POO
THERE’S A FAMILY SIZED HOLE IN MY HEART…
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.” ― Frederick Buechner Hello peeps, long time no see. The reason… Continue reading THERE’S A FAMILY SIZED HOLE IN MY HEART…
IT MAY BE CHRISTMAS BUT I AIN’T NO TURKEY…
“I used to date the lead singer of The Cranberries, but she cheated on me. Turns out she had some turkey on the side.” ― Jarod Kintz, It Occurred to Me The staccato cackling kek, kek, kek, kek, kaaaaaa ka ka ka of the Helmeted Guinea Fowl is for me, one of the distinctive sounds… Continue reading IT MAY BE CHRISTMAS BUT I AIN’T NO TURKEY…
HOW MUCH IS THAT BOBBY IN THE WINDOW?
How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail. How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale. I must take a trip to California, And leave my poor sweet-heart alone. If he has a doggie, he won't be lonesome. And the doggie will… Continue reading HOW MUCH IS THAT BOBBY IN THE WINDOW?
BACK IN 10 MINUTES…
“Of course there must be lots of Magic in the world," he said wisely one day, "but people don't know what it is like or how to make it. Perhaps the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen. I am going to try and experiment.” ―… Continue reading BACK IN 10 MINUTES…
HELLO NORMA JEANE
“It's all make believe, isn't it?” ― Marilyn Monroe I have yet another cat post for you this week, the blue-eyed fluffy girl featured here is, Norma Jeane, the resident kitty at a coffee shop I visited recently with our sweet daughter-in-law, Lisa. The last time I saw Lisa was 7 years ago at Johannesburg… Continue reading HELLO NORMA JEANE
NEW KIT ON THE BLOCK
“Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use.” ― Mark Twain There's a new kitty on our block, I don't know her name and I'm not entirely sure where she lives but she is a… Continue reading NEW KIT ON THE BLOCK
