THE PATH TO THE BEACH
I wake up and listen. It is too quiet to be normal. I hardly hear the sea. There is a muffled sound, as if it...
Month : Sep 2022
VAN GIVERNY TOT GROOT-BRAK
Met die koms van die lente draai die bekende skilder, Claude Monet, se woorde “I must have flowers, always, and always” gereeld in my kop....
DANCE OF LIGHT
Famous for its beautiful “light dance” every summer, the firefly sanctuary in Nanacamilpa (Mexico) becomes an attractive tourist destination for nature lovers. From June to...
VERNUWE OF VERVAL?
Met die uitbreek van die pandemie, was die bekende, “tried and trusted” manier van alledaagse dinge doen, skielik glad nie ’n moontlikheid nie en mense...
LET’S CELEBRATE OUR YOUTH!
I have never wanted to be a brain surgeon or an air-traffic controller. These two jobs encompass everything that keeps me awake at night: correct...
THE WHEN, WHAT AND HOW OF ESTATE AGENT COMMISSION
“We’ve put our house on the market and have an estate agent that is helping us sell our property. However, we have also told our...
DIE KREATIEWE PROSES
Tydens die aanvoorwerk vir die Musefees, het dit my weereens opgeval hoe omvattend die kreatiewe prosesse is wat lei tot die skep van ’n kunswerk....
GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE BRAIN OF AN ELDERLY PERSON
The director of the George Washington University School of Medicine argues that the brain of an older person is much more practical than is generally...
A ROCKY FRIENDSHIP – VAN GOGH AND GAUGUIN
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) both experimented with the expressive possibilities of color and line to create distinct personal styles of painting....
THE HISTORY OF MOSAICS
With the Muse Festival and its abundance of creativity around the corner, perhaps a brief look at the history of mosaics might be in order....