Shipwreck - Arniston Image Source The Indian and Atlantic oceans meet at Cape Agulhas, the seas are very rough and there are over 140 ships that have been wrecked on that coast at Waenhuiskrans. There

Image Today is my seventieth birthday. As I look back on the past, I did all the usual things, school - the less said the better. I worked in various offices, with receptionist being the job I liked best.

We had been at the 'going out' stage for months and then there was a romantic proposal, down on one knee in a restaurant, which was accepted with happiness. The whole restaurant applauded. Image - Pixabay

I'd like to take you with me on holiday. We lived in Ladysmith, in the middle of KZN (KwaZulu-Natal) We decided to go to Cape Town for our holiday. 1,600 kilometres, in a car with three children, ages

I have written 2 blogs so far about my search for work when my children were old enough to manage with a part-time mother. After working in shops owned by my daughter and son-in-law for a couple of years,

We were a family of five, the regulation Mother and Father, 2 daughters and 1 son. We lived inland, far from the sea, and we were finally going to Port Edward on holiday. It took us five hours to drive

Some friends of mine spent four hours in separate cars in a traffic jam in a big city on their wedding anniversary. That made me remember how we spent our twelfth anniversary with my husband in the hospital

I read a blog about addiction the other day. I would like to write about the others involved in the situation. My husband started drinking heavily after our children were born. All of a sudden I was left

I remember the day that I got my drivers' licence. It was cold and windy, but I was as happy as a bug in a rug. At long last I was legal to drive on the roads on my own and if I was stopped by a traffic

When my daughter grew up and finished her studies a university she and her fiance opened a clothing shop. After all the years of job-hunting, I finally got a job working as a cashier in their clothes shop.

This time I will be showing my collection of stone boxes. I can't walk past them, it must be the hoarder in me. This is a serpentine square box, 8.5cm by 10cm, see the detail on the lid. This beehive-shaped

A robbery gone wrong Keith got the promotion he applied for, so that evening he and his wife Joanne went out to dinner and a show to celebrate.They also had a drink on the way home after the show. When

Over the years I have studied various things, a course in herbalism, English and Afrikaans so that I could get a better qualification, Office work and computers at a Technical College, in the hope of going

We both fell in love with gem stones when my husband retired. We joined a local Gem Club and were delighted to hear about plans for a weekend outing to Kimberley, including an agate hunt. Kimberley is

Here are some more of my stone treasures. I collect them when I can, and am fortunate that my son-in-law goes to lots of auctions, so I can afford them. This lion is made of soapstone and is 22cm long.

Image-Pexels I stayed at home when our children were born, however when the last one went to school I decided to go back to work after 15 years. I went and did a business course at the local Technical

Gemstone grapes have been made since the 1900's. I found my bunches of grapes in a small shop in a medium sized town, and I had to have them. I can't remember what I paid for them anymore. Although pink

Image - Pexel Hannah was a property saleswoman and Graham a computer programmer who both enjoyed their work. They very romantically got engaged on Valentine's Day; and then all the parents started getting

Image - Pexel Charles and Debbie were in a two year old relationship in which they were very happy; and were planning their marriage when Charles met someone else and ended the relationship. As you can

I am sure many of us have faced the predicament of facing a blank page. All the ideas one has had suddenly seems to disappear, that is where I am right now. My wife and I have spent a lovely week with