What I simply saw as an irritation and a hiccup in the past few weeks turned onto a desperate search for healing. My search for the truth. Did I believe I'd find myself in this? Nope! Radiation, endless

Spur-of-the-moment, off-the-beaten-tracks jaunts with our best friends always used to turn into the best surprises, fabulous adventures, just driving where the car's nose leads us. A quick phone call and

What is it that fascinates us with the full moon, especially special ones like a Blood Moon, Blue Moon, Super Moon, and Harvest Moon? Do you believe that the full moon has a strange effect on us and the

...not literally, but it's beginning to feel like the steep mountains are never-ending. Thought I was going to be transported to some other planet by the Discovery, but of course, this machine could not

Four hours to waste! Very seldom do I get a gift like that. I know I'm retired but there's always something to do. Good or bad? Mostly good in my eyes, but is it really a good thing? Nice being busy but

We'll soon be enjoying cooler weather, steaming bowls of soup, spicy curries, and aromatic casseroles to warm the cockles! While the seasons are changing, we have sunny days year-round here in South Africa,

'C'mon Lizelle, you can do it!' I was taken aback by the question, but when my friend made that flippant remark, I realized this was a much-needed task that not many wanted to do. Willing, yes, after giving

It's actually not so bad being forced to see the world go by! Time to reflect, and realize that I long to be in my new home again. So many changes were done there that I cannot enjoy right now. I was whisked

The week gone by has been very exciting and busy, but it also brought about some real scares! I was sore and exhausted at the end of the first day. While all was calm, I had tons of energy and the baking

Looking back at those crazy years of the late sixties to early seventies, I still wonder how my bestie and I survived those years unscathed. Surely we had angels watching over us, and we for sure kept

So, I got invited to the Valentine's Dinner Dance here in the village. Valentine, not for me I thought, and I haven't danced for yonks with fractured this, and fractured that. My brother and his wife,

I had a bit of a scare this weekend, but the alarming incident was over in no time. While I feel like a forty-year-old in my head, my body has been telling me that I'm only fooling myself, but hey, I still

So many changes, and tearing myself away from the familiar! I took my first big move in my stride, and did not rush anything. I am a silver gal after all, so I have enough time on my hands to do the things

The taxman is off my back...for now...Just one provisional and one final return for the B&B, and then I am done and dusted with that! I'm still getting the occasional call from guests, some wanting

The smell of new books, the suitcase, the lead when sharpening the pencils, and opening the lunchbox containing sandwiches made by Mom. Those are the things that I fondly remember. Especially the smell

What secrets lie behind closed doors? Some people live in a darkness they believe they cannot escape, but they are so wrong. They need to start believing in themselves, get off that couch and onto their

Meeting up with friends from school days of the early 1970s kept me beyond busy. A good kind of busy. And yes, those school days were a long time ago. One friend from the Netherlands was visiting her family

I've never liked watching the news, unless it's something very, very close to home. Well, there has, in fact, been a heck of a lot happening here in South Africa for many years already that affects all

So, what's the absolute favourite meal that I could eat every day? That was the question just over a month ago in The SB Chronicles Prompt #25 - Absolute Favourite Meal. I love cooking food, and eating

I am an incorrigible sweet tooth; I truly would not have believed I would abstain from all the creamy desserts, chewy butter toffees, and chocolate-dipped ice cream, but I did! The only reason is the nasty