Nightshade Yesterday Today Tomorrow Life’s Curved Balls I have been through two months of unplanned happenings which has kept me from my blogging so I thought I would just give an outline of how this can

I noticed a damp patch just besides the guest bathroom wall and felt very disappointed in myself for not noticing that probably one of my dogs had tried to tell me and I had not taken notice. The next

I was sent this video and it brought back many years of youthful memories. Well, I was an Elvis fan and that meant that no other singer or band counted in my life. I even sent a long-time friend packing

So, what comes first, the chicken or the egg? That is pretty much how I have been feeling lately. Also, a bit like a chicken with its head cut off. I am very tired of having such a huge garden to care

78 Blessed years I am thankful for the 78 years, the memories, the friends, the beauty of this Earth and especially my family. All thanks to God. I spent my 78th birthday up in the most magnificent hills

two guitars my mothers piano winding roads MUSIC TO DRIVE BY I had a thought about how wonderful music is to the ears, for the heart and the mood. I have found that a piece of music can lead me down a

VERTIGO FROM NECK INJURY Sixteen months ago, I underwent an operation to insert three implants into my neck due to a compressed nerve which was causing my left arm to tingle. Presumably all went well as

VERTIGO FROM NECK INJURY Sixteen months ago, I underwent an operation to insert three implants into my neck due to a compressed nerve which was causing my left arm to tingle. Presumably all went well as

****CREEPY CRAWLIES IN MY BED My worst nightmare came to life. A Cockroach on my arm and in my bed. Not only once buy twice and once on my arm in the lounge on the sofa. All within one month. They say

The dam in our lovely estate An estate in waiting An estate in the making Tranquility Where do your thoughts go to having read the title? Perhaps to a beautiful villa up a winding hillside road to a secluded

Coal Trucks are the absolute worst thing to date. The roads are being torn up and worse, there are so many really, bad accidents now. These trucks are not even aware of hitting a small vehicle and yet

This is my first entry into the Reflection contest - to the best of my recollection. What lovely entries. On a recent excursion and hike with the family I captured this lovely photograph. The lovely holiday

Feeding the kittens Throwing out the garbage Waiting to be fed Some time back I wrote about this gorgeous kitten who came to be fed. He stayed away for a few days and arrived one day with his brother.

grandson leading the way Breathtaking scenery How many times do we say we should go and have a getaway and yet the years, months go by, and we simply get swallowed up by day-to-day tedium. Even if it’s

In my previous post I showed the stages of growth of the Kapok Tree. From the green pod to the cotton wool like balls which blow away in the wind carrying with it a little black seed. The trunk has huge

I recall walking through a car park somewhere in Pretoria and wondering what all the most magnificent pink trees were. Roll the camera down the time valley to now, today, and I am so aware of what those