For more than a year now, Nicholas has been getting more involved with chess. By that I mean, not just playing it, but participating in tournaments. Tournaments involve long weekends of parent waiting (me) and up to five games in one day (him) as he has been honing his skills. He participated in … [Read more...]
Our trip to the USA
Nicky and I were so blessed to have the opportunity to visit my sister in South Bend, Indiana, USA. I thought I'd document the trip in this blog for prosperity so I'd have a place to look back on the memories. Plane trip there We set off from PE/GQ all bright eyed and bushy tailed. The first … [Read more...]
Putting down roots and getting a cat
Last time I wrote in this blog was nearly a year ago, and it was when I had just moved into my new house. One thing that really bothered me about the house was a little pond at the front entrance to the house. Although Nicky loved the tadpoles and the frogs in this pond it was a green mass that … [Read more...]
New beginnings and rays of light
I thought I'd dust off this old blog and write a post. It's been a while since I've written here. Life has been eventful but it hasn't always been easy to write about, to put it into words. Recently there have been some positive changes in my life and I thought I'd write an update. After … [Read more...]
My ablation operation
This blog started off to document everything I went through with infertility, and I've documented other medical procedures before. The last time I did an operation was back in 2011 which was a laparoscopy - it was a game changer for me because it cleared out the endometriosis and fibroid and made … [Read more...]
Nicholas is Nine!
It really seems that just yesterday Nicky was just a little baba crawling around. Today he is a Grade Two pupil who has done so well in the past year, despite all that Covid has thrown at us. Last year this time we celebrated by ourselves and some fluffy toys. This year we had a very small party … [Read more...]
My father’s court case finally over
On the 25th of June 2016 my father was hit by a drunk driver and he was never the same after that. Neither was my mother. He spent a good few months in hospital on ventilation and was discharged to a rehab facility on his birthday in September. He stayed there until just before Christmas. I … [Read more...]
What we can learn from elephants
Last weekend we took a trip to Addo Elephant Park. We managed to see quite a few animals and it was a real treat to see them. Most fascinating however was watching the gatherings of elephant at the waterholes. We can definitely learn a lot from these magnificent beasts. Of course there were a … [Read more...]
Year end notes on 2020
This time last year I was sitting in the midst of many boxes having made the move between Joburg to PE. It was a decision of faith and it was the right decision for myself and Nicky. We did not know what the year had in store for us but we were in the right place. The first school term started … [Read more...]
Book Review: Confessions of a forty-something f##k up
This book has come at a good time for me. Although our circumstances are different, I did relate to the heroine of this book - because she is also starting again and also has no clue what she is doing at times. Just changing plans due to life circumstances. Nell has broken up with her fiance in … [Read more...]