Tag: wedding

  • 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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  • Things that made me smile this week

    * My cat covering her eyes with her paws when I opened the blinds. * Long skype chats with faraway people. * Being maid-of-honour at Leanne's wedding - a beautiful friend and bride (with a wicked sense of humour).

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  • Odd, this friendship thing

    It’s funny how you can be thrown together with a person who seems unlikely to become a friend, yet one day you’re holding up her wedding dress while she pees.

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