You know you are in Johannesburg when

• the traffic is crazy & never stops.


• your gps wants to take you a route that doesn't exist anymore because of continuous road works.


• its freezing cold (especially for Durbanites).


• your son says its close mom only an hour away !


• you spend most of the time in the car gettin somewhere.

I kid you not its a crazy busy place & while I love visiting Joburg especially family its really daunting to me, and driving here - oh my gosh give me Durbs any day.

Hubby is on business & I get to meet up with family & friends, I enjoy the quaint coffee shops & fabulous shopping malls & the scrapping stores really put Durbs back in the dark ages LOL.

Home tomorrow via a friends farm in the bush somewhere & looking forward to my own space.

Shongweni Market

This morning at 6.00am we went off to Shongweni Market, about 30 minutes out of Durban, it was dark & freezing, 5 degrees when we got there. Myself,DD & YS headed into the market, its outside & it was not quite light but oh my so cold. Its a beautiful area, & the whole hedge is just Red Hot Pokers & they were stunning - i didn't take my camera - silly girl.
Fortified with hot coffee, we set off & explored. Its wonderful & we bought hormone free meat, fresh veges, newly picked mushrooms, lovely cheese, DD bought a geko blank to mosaic, YS bought a key holder out of some arty metal very nice (bit too arty for me lol) & we had breakfast - potatoe rosti with bacon & tomotoes, poached egg & hollandaise sauce, simply yummy. I saw lovely wellington boots - you just choose your pattern & they make them into designer wellies.

We came back to Durban very happy & mellow. DD went off to have her hair done, YS went fishing as the sardine run has hit Durban & we have been having fresh fish thanks to him.

Then its rugby, royal wedding number 2, start of the Tour de France (my favourite sport event) & oh yes more rugby.

I have been so busy that I am just relaxing this weekend & feeling good about it too.

June 18 2011

We are back home after being in Kruger National Park for pleasure & then in Mozambique for business.
I love travelling but I miss my regular routine too.
I love being with DH & we travel so well together but I miss my friends too.
I love coming home & flopping on my bed, showering in my shower & being able to do what I want to do.
Yes i sound like a spoilt brat but thats just my true feelings LOL.
Today has been a long meeting for me with Mothwa & checking up on our local Haven(residential home for 22 ladies with minimum finances), we are all volunteers & its fun but its also serious & sometimes we get caught up in our residents' drama & squabbles (average age 70 & they still fight like kids !!!) & today was one of those days.
My hubby on the other hand has been watching rugby, which means up very early for some New Zealand games & now is engrossed in the Sharks versus the Bulls ! This is a crunch game & I try & do something else - they take it far too seriously for me.
Not sure how much sleep we'll be having over the Rugby World Cup!!

Tired but Happy

Today was hectic, up early to set up a scrapping stationery stall for our local church, man it till relieved at 10am.
Off to an Emmaus reunion at Serepta Church in Gillits, a lovely church & wow such powerful praise & worship. Woo hoo I love to sing (don't do it too well but tough !!!) & a bring & share lunch.
Off to my last meeting of the afternoon with the Mothwas & then home. Whew hectic but great to put my feet up & enjoy coffee with the family. Our eldest son is down from Joburg & I LOVE having my family altogether. I chatted with my brother & wife in the UK (Kent)last night & its so nice to catch up but it makes me miss them too.
Boys are now settled into watching the rugby, DD has gone to her house to read under her duvet as its a bit chilly in Durbs lately, which leaves me to get dinner "thought" about & get going, as all the family come to us if we are all together.

Voting day

Ok we all voted after 2 hours in a queue, I must admit the people around us were fun & it wasn't too bad a wait. There were times when I thought I should come back later but no we stuck it out.
On a really fun note our youngest off spring, produced a David Cassidy / Partridge Family LP for me as he was asking me about my teenage years "favourite music" it was really great & hilarious to listen to it. Wow that was a fair while ok.
After that my DH took me for brunch & I bought some new shoes !

Not a bad voting day at all.

17 May 2011

Whew half way through May 2011 already & I am not sure of where its gone.

I am sure of the following though ;

• I love my DH more every day & can lean on him ( a lot lately).


• My children are very special to me but definitely are adults in their own right.


• My home is my refuge & I praise God for it daily.


• I am not too sure I should be working from home - I miss people.


• I am so sure my weight is affecting my energy levels but am loathe to do anything.


• I am battling to get my positivity back & need to work on that.


• I am finding my walk with God difficult sometimes & need to work on that.


• I am so grateful to be able to work on the Emmaus walk 91 this weekend.


• I am out of sinc & it shows in most of what I do or don't do these days.


• I am definitely going to vote tomorrow.


• It looks like I need to put myself back into "the tough get going mode " & dump the "woe is me mode" lol.

Love or hate

Wow strong words but I am hurting & angry. I thought I would just vent for myself so maybe I can see or justify someone elses decisions.

• A very close family member is off seeking himself ? what about the family he has left behind - I love him dearly but right now hate what he is doing to his wife and children.


• Am I wrong in being upset ? does he have a right to just leave ? what about his children & wife - what about their feelings.


• I know life sometimes gets to you( it sure does to me too) & I would like to run away too, sure I would like to have no responsibilities or put up with lifes messes & irritations. But isn't that where we just get stronger & it does get better.


• Yes I know sometimes children drive you round the bend (mine are still doing that & I love them for it) and rules & boundaries get pushed, broken - even torn down. But you need to be there picking up the pieces & dusting yourself down.


• Am I being one sided am I judging here - yes I quess I am but it still makes me mad.