"What can I eat? I'm hungrrrrrrrry!" "Hungry?!! But we just ate lunch!" "I'm still hungry." "Have a banana." " I already did. I ate two. And a pear." "You

Listening to the soil thudding on the coffin lid those left behind are often left with a lifetime of regrets. However, my journey of burying my first husband came not with regrets but lessons learned.

"Must it always have a purpose? Can it not simply be...." pause for effect "....Pretty?!!!" My response was not a glare but a dramatic stare; " But they are purposeful. And pretty.

Tastes amazing for 100! Strictly speaking the loaf itself is freshly baked. And as I write the huge loaf is still melting butter and dripping honey. But the Sourdough starter - ahhh - that has survived

I would rather have two or three lilies gathered for me by a person I like; than the most expensive bouquet - Elisabeth Gaskell And so my beloved BuckarooBabies gathered their two or three wild arum lilies

Imagine retiring to live out your dream in the country working harder than you ever did before - and loving it! Nothing inspires quite like a hard-to-believe story. This incredible little garden has been

A whole other world exists in the skies above. A world most are totally oblivious too. In the tranquil blue sky - with whispy drifting clouds and gentle breezes - a battle of life and death rages. Predator

If you could live on only one food for the rest of your life ....think about that for a minute.... only one food F.O.R.E.V.E.R. What would it be? Me? I'd choose a superfood. Without doubt. Avocado. Cacao.

The perfume of a garden is in the dew drenched soil The hope of a garden is in each seed that falls The song of a garden is in the buzz of the bee The garment of a garden is in each petal that opens The

Have your cake and eat it - every 354th day. A birthday is not complete without a cake - and in my mind, that means a chocolate cake! I have two recipes to choose from. The fastest is this scrumptious

It was a long anticipated dinner party - nothing fancy actually - just your typical South African braai. Because I have a reputation for delicious and healthy baking we were also invited to bring dessert.

It takes a village to build a community - so the saying could go once the said village has raised all their children. Here in South Africa we have a much loved expression: Local is Lekker. This loosely

Would you believe me if I told you that our girl Lollipop is so highly intelligent that she is the first selfie taking horse, EVER!!? She even has a human remote so that she doesn't need to get her hooves

A screech of brakes. A cloud of dust. But not a feather stirred as a string of little ducklings .... oh, I apologise ... a string of little goslings ... waddled across the road. A flurry of doors slammed

What do the weather and laptops have in common? They are both prone to unseasonal and inconvenient freeze. My laptop has been faulty. For months - despite the objections and invoices of the professionals.

Emergency snack for hungry children. Indulgent comfort food. Protein packed energy boost for hiking, biking or endurance sports. Whatever your need for a couple mouthfuls of power packed food to stave

The flash of brilliant blue and shimmering green. The heady fragrance of delicate blossoms. The high pitched frequency of vibrating bee and sunbird wings. All mingling in a magnificent symphony of approaching

What you don't know is that the ache of grief is so all encompassing that it is a greater physical pain than you have ever or will ever experience - to the extent that it leaves you gasping for breath.

Encourage a child to grow to be who they were born to be - and not who a parent or society desire them to be. Part of a homeschooling parents responsibility is to channel their children in the way they

If the future of an entire species depended on your life sacrifices. If the survival of many was determined by the next words you spoke. If the very happiness of innumerable relied on your next action