Winter aloes are blooming and Spring apricots are blossoming. It's an absolute mess of seasons. But the birds are loving it. The frosty air is filled with summer birdsong - the insistent call of hatchlings

"Can I make you a cup of coffee?" "No, thanks." "Please. You've had a hectic day. Let me make you coffee and you can sit for a few minutes." "Really - no. But thank

"What's your favourite cake?" My youngest asked. "Chocolate"; my husband said confidentally "No. Cheesecake." My eldest smiled. "Actually it's tiramisu - although technically

"STOP THE BAKKIE!" the vehicle rocked with the echoes of the scream. It was a good thing I wasn't driving. Instead of performing some wild 360 handbreak turn, FarmerBuckaroo calmly asked; "Why

"Why does your goat have green lipstick?" The amused question came over a decade ago from the fresh-from-the-city husband. We had our first three chickens, our first three raised vegetable beds

The brave little weaver dive-bombed the snake as it slowly made its way to another nest. The boomslang was well over a metre long and in no hurry. Below a dozen humans strained their heads watching the

Traditionally a poor man's desert; this internationally loved pudding features in the fanciest of households. Savoured by rich and poor alike; Bread and Butter pudding is believed to originate in Britain.

"What do you mean you are going to plant without planting? Is that even a thing?" "No-till planting does not mean I don't plant. It just eliminates days of backbreaking work."

All the delightful sights, sounds and scents of Spring fill the air - BUT IT'S WINTER! Wait?! WHAT?!!! Birds are frantically darting between nest and foraging to feed hatchlings. The delicate pink and

"You swam to the shark nets?!" the awed whisper; "Were there sharks? Did they try to bite you?" "Yes. And no. And no. But there were dolphins. And they would've protected me from

"Who's the birdbrain then? Stupid humans" echoed through the gardens, followed by raucous laughter and then; "Polly wants a pizza! Polly wants a pizza! Stick your crackers up your ...."

"All I need you to do for my wedding is bring a big salad". "Sure. I'll open three cans of beans for your big day" Silence. It was tangible. I started to laugh. "You are joking"

"Wake up" the softest whisper. And then more insistent "It's flooding. Wake up!" I was instantly awake but disorientated. "Is the waterfall running? Is it flooding through the

"You forgot the kitchen sink?!!!" The horror and disgust was palpable. "But the champayne, chocolate dipped strawberries and Egyptian cotton bedding is here" was my retort. "You

Like the beautiful symphony of various instruments perfectly orchestrated to play together; so is the delicate balance of a symbiotic relationship. Frequently seen in nature, it is a joy to behold the

The countryside exploded with a cacophony of frantic warnings. The trees vibrated with the fluttering wings of alarmed birds. From directly underneath the trees - and by underneath I mean from our front

More beautiful than an artists painting Kissed with heavens fragrance As fleeting as the nightly dew But a memory that brings the promise of rain To cool an endless scorching summer In the vast expanse

Taco meets boerewors. Tag meets piñata. Cactus meets aloe ferrox. Tequila meets Castle Lager. Football meets soccer. Conservative Afrikaaner pianist meets hippie Mexican guitar player. And the rest, as

While farm to fork is a relatively new concept; the practice in reality is as generational as most people's family tree. Who hasn't heard the folk tales about how your great greats survived? While many

We needed to see a man - about a horse. And a woman - about a dog. So we packed a picnic for the three hour drive - to the city. Not my favourite type of outing. But life involves sometimes doing what