What is your mission? About six months ago an elderly neighbour of ours started losing his keys. He lives on his own. Another pensioner living in our area – a friend of his – committed herself to visiting him regularly. It seems he’s always managed on his own and liked things done a certain way.Continue reading “Samantha and the Samaritan”
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Buttered Toast
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I haven’t commuted in a long time but I can remember sitting in a crowded train carriage on murky grey mornings with other sleepy commuters absorbed by their phones. The train would weave its way passed countless flats and sub-divided maisonettes asContinue reading “Buttered Toast”
The thing that is always there
What could you do differently? There are loads of things that I could do differently. Literally loads. It comes in loads. It chugs along from laundry bag to washer to dryer to hanging line to folding bag and back to the cupboard only to make space for the next load that follows it each stepContinue reading “The thing that is always there”
My Billboard Sign
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? I’m more for beautiful, soul-lifting pictures than words. So mine would say: Slow down. Listen to the silence. Look for the miracles. With a very beautiful picture. Like this one:
Looking Up
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? It’s January. Term has started. I’m finding my rhythm again. I’m a mum of school kids and one home-schooled child. There are school runs, club sign-ups, drama auditions, medical appointments, curriculum purchases. Oh and they need to be fed. My youngest isContinue reading “Looking Up”
Love
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? You are welcome. I am listening. Your feelings are ok. I will sit with you. I will include you. I accept you as you are. I will help you. I will never abandon you. This is a very great gift. It’s rare but it’s there. TheContinue reading “Love”
My Haphazard College Degree
What colleges have you attended? I went to two and a half. I worked hard at high school, did extremely well, and finished burnt out and not knowing where I was. I wanted a year off to work in the church, but like many good girls, I did what was expected of me and wentContinue reading “My Haphazard College Degree”
I thought I was a dog person. Now I’m confused.
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? This little thing. I’ve never been a cat person but look who arrived for Christmas. This kitten has brought new realms of play to our home. She is soft, she cuddles, she purrs. Then at times she gets this wild look in herContinue reading “I thought I was a dog person. Now I’m confused.”
Rain
Splattering and spluttering, Shoes stammering and stuttering, A delicate drip on the window pane, A deluge for the runner on the muddy lane. Dirt sucks like a monster, Wakened from its slumber, Pulling at each pink stride Plastering its print on purple hide. Both warm and cold, Feeling young and old, Both watered and thirsty,Continue reading “Rain”
What brings me joy in life?
When I was very young one of the few American sitcoms that made it into sanctioned South Africa was Cheers. I would watch it with my dad. Almost all of the dialogue went over my head, but like most people I knew the opening lines of the song by heart, and I still do. SometimesContinue reading “What brings me joy in life?”
Green Olive Tree 