Category: Experience

I can’t believe I’m alive

My first thought as the truck came hurtling towards me was "I'm going to die." As metal screeched and the windshield cracked, I closed my eyes and then... Nothing. The truck had stopped, smoke hissing.
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June 24, 2011
Cake, Love & an iPad

I pretty much had the best 30th birthday possible. Two nights of live music, time with my parents, wonderful friends who give lots of hugs, an incredible iPhone cake from Charly's Bakery, and being super-spoilt with gifts - including a beautiful iPad 2! I felt lucky and privileged to have a husband I adore and…
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May 30, 2011
30 Things I Know At 30

There’s no such thing as too many shoes. People will disappoint you, but you’ve disappointed them too. Marry the love of your life, the one who makes you laugh. This too shall pass. Your 20s are for being selfish and self-absorbed.
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May 27, 2011
The magic of Franschhoek

South Africa is my country, but I've felt a kinship with certain places that is not based on language, culture or nationality. One of them is the island of Ithaca in Greece, where some of my ancestors are from. The other is Franschhoek, another ancestral home, but unfortunately one with no ancestral land. Alistair and…
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April 3, 2011