Lovely Kirstenbosch
My first trip to Cape Town was a whirlwind one day affair to help out at an ASI course. So when I got the chance to go back again, for our next fully booked course…
Aloe Aloe
Some of my loyal readers may remember a post I did a few years back on Aloes Well, it seems it’s a topic I get hooked on (punn intended) so here’s another… I’ve been following…
Taking time to smell the roses.
A few years ago, I did myself a seriously good deed – one that fed the soul. I stopped to smell the roses. Growing up, I was one of those kids whose bedroom walls were…
Namaqualand – Blooming marvellous
The trip of a lifetime started because of a book in one of our crammed book shelves. The black letters on the white spine read ‘Patterson – Garden of the Gods’ This gem of a…
Blossom smile some sunshine down my way
The loveliness of Peach Blossoms. Now I’m not one of those girls who has a huge affinity to wearing the colour pink. I thought at a stage that I actually disliked the colour, but nature…
A spike of colour
Imagine standing beneath a cloudless blue sky, in the baking African sun, a harsh dry winter landscape meets the eye. You’ve been hiking this single – shale ridden track for the last half an hour,…
Cosmos Dreaming
I’m thinking of sugared almonds, the kind you get at weddings. You know the ones; white and pastel pink? They are traditionally given as wedding favours, in indivisible numbers, representing the unity of the bride…