Crawling is the Journey
It is amazing how one can adjust to the nothingness of doing nothing. We have had a very busy two weeks. For a whole two weeks, while our son from Pretoria and Little One were visiting, we were tourists in our new hometown. It is hard work. Everything that we had come to view as […]
We have had visitors! Our youngest son. Younger son stood on his laurels and told me that he has been reading my Crawls, and why do I only write about his older brother, and not him? For that reason, this Cape Crawl must be all about him. Let me introduce you to my 1.84m tall […]
How often do we not lament about the days when your Yes was your Yes, and your No was your No. “Jou woord is jou woord.” Once you made someone a promise you kept it. People would RSVP to an invitation, and keep to it, and not cancel on short notice, because something better came […]
The seasons down here are turning. The mornings happen a little slower, and the evening ends a little bit too soon. Already I got spoiled here with longer days, and I feel justified to complain! At the same time, I am a winter person, and I look forward to my first Cape winter. One of […]
Sometimes when I sit down to write this, I have too much to say, and I can hardly wait to pen all my thoughts. For the first time since starting my Cape Crawl, I found myself with nothing to say. I had a lot to complain about, but none of you are truly interested in […]
When it comes to going to places, Colin and I have a problem. We can never get in the car and drive to a destination. Travelling from Pretoria to Durban, is a 6-hour trip for most people. For us, it is a 3-day journey. You see, the thing is, going somewhere is not a destination, […]
Only twice in my life, have I been the cause of a traffic jam. The first was some years back, when I drove a very faithful car, that lasted me many years. This faithful car, when it then breathed it’s last, did so on one of the main streets in Pretoria, during peak hour traffic, […]
How long is a piece of string? The answer is: as long as it takes for almost everything to change, in a wink. It is about a year ago that I got home from work one day, when my husband suggested we stop talking about making a change and do something about it. His idea […]
Domino has a new cousin. Her name is Truffle. She is a medium sized dog, with a bit of dubious pedigree. Describing her features and colouring could be a challenge, and I may not quite be able to paint her picture with a thousand words, it may take more than that. But what I can […]
Things have not been so good for Domino lately. Trauma is always best broken down into pieces. One step at a time. Let’s start by talking about his abandonment. Domino was abandoned, for exactly 3 days. He was left at Honingklip Cattery. Their advertisement promises an exclusive stay for the discerning cat, and they were […]