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Ouma knew how to feed an army prepare a feast for a crowd with very little money. She never hid any money under the mattress, but saved pennies in an old biscuit tin hidden right at the back of the top

I've lived life to the fullest. I've loved and been loved by the best. Someone who treasured and spoilt me to bits. Life could not be better. We loved running our little Airbnb post-retirement, enjoyed

This has been a month of packing, and a year that has brought major changes to my life. I'll be saying goodbye to my home very soon! Another email this morning from the conveyancers to say that they've

What do The Beatles and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky have in common? Well, music, of course, but vastly different! They lived in different centuries and on separate continents. I was listening to both The

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It was a wet and cold, melancholic Sunday when I made this zesty and fragrant lentil soup, in between packing up house. Feels like my life is being packed away in boxes, while my home is getting emptier,

Allopathic, Supplements, and Homeopathic - which way to go?

It just goes to show what a little TLC can do! I've made minimalism a way of life for a while already. Part of the life lessons taught by my Mom Lily. She'd ask to help me clear out; and if I hesitated

I like being in control of a situation, and that for sure wasn't how I felt the first time I sat behind a steering wheel and had to get the wheels car moving! If it were my choice, I would have chosen

Selling and buying property concurrently for sure is not for the faint-hearted! We met the first deadline in the nick of time, but the next and final one will require nerves of steel! Dealing with the

The colour red is warm and sensual, representing passion, the colour of love. But, it also represents danger, as you'll see a little later. Do you like the colour red? This Dala horse was a gift from a

On the outskirts of Durban, 'up the hill' - some 550 metres above sea level - is a place I am drawn to time and time again. Nothing fancy, not quite on the tourism route, a sanctuary for abandoned animals,

The burning questions have been, should I take it or leave it? Moving from a 4-bedroom house to a much smaller 2-bedroom house means I've had to make some difficult decisions. I did not want to hold onto

I was a starry-eyed new Airbnb host retired? from the corporate world when I joined Steemit back on 13 July 2017. I naturally moved over to (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ HIVE ♥ from the outset. Amazing how that hardfork took

I was kind of lost for words as I sat down to answer the question for this week's Chronicles; what is the one simple joy that never fails to brighten my day? The simple answer is that many, small, simple

Peanut Brittle was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this week's ingredient for Hive Top Chef - Peanuts! However, I do not want to visit the dentist for a broken filling, or worse still, a broken

I have an incorrigible sweet tooth, but I dislike mass-produced cookies wrapped in plastic! I felt like something sweet for teatime. Yes, the day starts with coffee and a rusk, but teatime deserves a cake

Taking a slow drive to nowhere turned into an impromptu lunch date at The Jackie Horner Pub & Grill. I had no hesitation in saying yes when my friend Pat called to say she needed to get out; so did

Lily, a real little madam who loves having a cup of tea, and Crusoe, the charmer, landed in the lap of luxury and an abundance of love the day they came to live in the home of my brother and his wife.

Is white a colour, I asked myself? I believe it is. White is one of the colours we can pick when working with graphic designs, right? Some people don't agree, arguing that white is the lack of colour!