Ulale Kakuhle!

Who knew languages could be so much fun! I grew up Afrikaans, but found a love for English very early. I completely embraced the language and made it my own to the point where, when Luke was born, I decided he will be raised English. Jacques is as Afrikaans as you can get. Luke is …

Feed a child to feed his brain

This weekend our beautiful Peninsula fought one of the biggest storms we have seen in years. Wind, rain, hail storms and the first snowfall for winter. Unfortunately the ones who lost, were also the ones who have already lost. Almost 3000 souls who lived in shacks, without power or running water, lost whatever little possessions …

The Zone

Tell us about your favorite way to get lost in a simple activity -- running, chopping vegetables, folding laundry, whatever. What's it like when you're in "the zone"? Do you know that feeling when you have something on your mind 24/7? It consumes every thought, even your dreams. You go to sleep thinking about it, …

My Technology Rescue!

On Friday the WordPress Weekly Writing challenge was posted. My frustration? I can't open the darn thing! This frustration made me realize that I owe a small explanation to my followers. Some background. When I'm not at work, I only have my trusted BlackBerry to navigate the highways and byways of the web. I read …