Category Archives: Love and Life

Flower season on the West Coast South Africa


I live here!!!  Can you believe it???  West Coast National Park in South Africa!  God’s beauty on my doorstep.

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Take a tour with the Red Top Bus in Cape Town!


I took a short break with my daughter this past weekend, and booked us, using my Flexi Club timeshare point, into The Riviera Suites in Sea Point, Cape Town.  After a very wet week, the rain dissipated and Cape Town … Continue reading

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I am now a published author – hallelujah!!! My Love Affair with Nora!!!


I have been extremely quiet over the past few months, but for a reason!  I have fine-tuned and re-read and edited, and proof-read again my novella / autobiography / travelog on my mid-life adventure of joining 5 strangers, all Norwegians … Continue reading

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Gnawing the skin around your fingers until it bleeds!


We all do it – we bite the skin around our nails and then pull a piece, and then when it bleeds and we know it is going to be sore like hell the next morning, and especially when we … Continue reading

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Death, you ugly, loathsome beast!


If you read the Bible, you’ll know that death is a beast, a two-headed, ugly beast that is so powerful, that only God has beaten the beast when He resurrected His Son. My ex-brother in law died a few hours … Continue reading

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Bucket lists


Dear Suletta I am aware that you have a bucket list of things you still want to see and do in your lifetime, and I thought it is a very good time to remind you about these, as you are … Continue reading

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A winter’s day on the beach


It has been a hectic start to winter in Cape Town, with even more rain this morning, and temperatures quite low.  I had been in Cape Town doing business for more than a week, and returned home to Langebaan last … Continue reading

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Sunset Villas, Velddrif, West Coast, South Africa


I had the pleasure recently to have a business appointment with the owners of this self-catering resort on the beautiful West Coast region of South Africa.  They also run an adventure resort, where you can get real down and dirty … Continue reading

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The Farmhouse Hotel, Langebaan


One of my favourite spots here.  The serenity and calm, complimented by a good glass of South African Wine, and a cheese platter that includes all the favorites. like Brie, Camembert, Gouda, Blue Rock and preserved fig, and a magnificent … Continue reading

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A love letter to my man


My darling Kobus, tomorrow will be two years that we said “I do” under the arch in the garden of De Oude Werf in Riebeeck West.  We decorated the arch with flowers from the garden of the guest-house, remember?  Firstly … Continue reading

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