Our daughter Angela is a caregiver to an elderly lady who is largely unable to care for herself. This lady lives alone and has various caregivers at different times of the day. Angela does duty in the afternoons. The lady is at the stage where she cannot get herself from the wheelchair onto the toilet […]
For the first time since lockdown started 164 days ago, we had people over for a braai. Now that we are in level 2 of lockdown, we are permitted to visit others. So, we enjoyed the company of one child, three teenagers and twelve adults (including us). It was awesome and delightful yet at the […]
If someone asked you how you prepared yourself to live life–or how you ought to prepare yourself to live life–how would you respond to that question? It might be difficult, but could you stop reading and answer that question? You see my friends, the first step towards living life as a Christian is having a […]
Today was gardening day. Most plants don’t grow during the winter … but weeds do. So, it was out with the small spade and fork, the broom and rake, the sheep shears, the little shovel and weed remover. I must say, it was enjoyable. Between the log rock garden and the main flower bed, I […]
Today, I went up into the roof to re-run two cables. You might recall me saying I was fitting a small TV onto a cupboard door. I eventually managed to fabricate a system where the door and hinges support the TV, and today was installation day. First, I needed to pull the cables up into […]
A lot is said about racism these days, but often these conversations are selective and pointed, ignoring certain aspects of what generates racism. These conversations’ arguments are so often dependent upon the agenda that is pursued! These arguments’ foundations are based on where we come from, what skin colour we have, how different our features […]
The winter proved to be devastating for some of our plants because the frost was rather damaging this year. Even though we used frost protective covering, the hibiscus trees and various ground coverings that produced flowers were destroyed. Although I have used well point water twice a week, the lawns have been struggling to turn […]
You might recall me saying that we need to fit net curtains to the dining room and second bedroom curtain rails. Jenny removed the hems and we were ready to have the ruffle tape fitted. A friend of ours came around and we got the sewing machine out. This machine belonged to Jenny’s mom. Jenny […]
Our Naperville children exposed us to some Christian humour today and I thought I would share some of it with you. They introduced us to a website called The Babylon Bee. The website labels itself as “Your Trusted Source for Christian News Satire.” I believe life is very serious, and even as Christians … we […]
It was both scary and very funny … “in the video the groom shared on Instagram you see him, Aaron Sawitsky, standing opposite his bride Denice McClure as they prepare to say their vows. Just before he declared his love for her though, Aaron made sure to reference the rocky start to the year. ‘Let’s […]