random asides

Long-term readers of this blog would’ve realised by now that the attention I pay to this corner of the Internet has waned. It’s not because of disinterest, but rather a case of…

It’s your birthday. How funny-wonderful it would be for you, this year, because the wedding has been planned to fall just after your birthday. It was planned around your special…

There’s not a lot to be said, when one would like to go back to bed. In a week’s time, my brother will be wed. I think I’ll dye my hair…

I’m not much of a beauty gal. Heck, I picked up a bargain Toni & Guy hairdryer from Clicks the other day, purely because it was on mega-special and because…

Dear DaughterChild, We’ve been through just about enough life change for a while and, this week, the last one happens. I just know that the emotional tumbles that go with…

There was this afternoon earlier this year, where I looked at you and realised you’d been finishing my sentences all day. It wasn’t some ploy to annoy me (although you know…

There’s a new player in the online printing market that I am a little bit smitten with. Hello world, meet PopTex. An offshoot of Durban company, Kleen-Tex, that’s been around…

My friend Mandy…what can I say about my friend Mandy? In short, everything. She’s a multi-skilled human with a huge heart. And, for the sake of our communal kitchen sanities,…

So, there it is. We’re moving house.  It’s funny, you know. I walked into that house on Thursday and just knew. I’m a functional human being who goes by her…

It’s funny how Friday nights have become, over the last few years, my very best time of quiet and focus. While it seems the rest of the world either settle…