Good reads

RAKU – HAPPINESS IN THE ACCIDENT!

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The two Raku pottery workshops held in Great Brak River in early March 2023 were absolutely sizzling – for more reasons than one! Raku, meaning “happiness in the accident”, was inspired by traditional Japanese pottery techniques and…
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FROM BEACH TO MILL

From a pristine, unspoilt beach … past remaining tracts of indigenous forest … to a 19th century complex just outside Plettenberg Bay that promotes fine South African craftsmanship, art and design. We started in Brenton-on-Sea on the Garden…
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CAMDEBOO-BERGE EN KAROOVLAKTES

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Die afgelope jaar en ’n half het groot dele van ons land die wonderlikste reën gekry en die droogte is nou iets van die verlede. Die Karoo is groener as ooit! Die voëls geniet die groenigheid net so baie soos die diere en voëlkykgeleenthede…
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EENVOUDIG “PRICELESS”

Ek het my lank gelede voorgeneem dat ek nooit my verwondering wil verloor vir die klein of eenvoudige dinge in die lewe nie. Ek wil ruimte laat dat die alledaagse vir my vreugde kan bring. ’n Klomp klein vreugdes kan tog nie anders as om in…
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LIG EN LAF!

Ek voel so aan my bas dat dinge besig is om die verkeerde rigting te neuk, soos my Ouma Kittie altyd gesê het. Dis Saterdagmiddag, maar geen gevleuelde woorde het nog in my skryfkamer kom nesskop nie. Vir ’n oomblik voel ek soos ’n bruid…
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GB WALK 2023

Familie, vriende en besighede kan uitsien na ’n opwindende GB Walk wat op 6 April om 17h00-19h00 plaasvind. Die nie-kompeterende byeenkoms kan gestap, gehop of gehardloop word, met of sonder jou haasore en stertjie aan. Inskrywings kan…
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NEWS FROM WONDERFUL SA FOUNDATION/GREAT BRAK YOUTH CAFÉ

Over the last few months the Wonderful SA Foundation and Youth Café had the incredible opportunity to partner with Mossel Bay Municipality to do some rural outreaches to some of our communities with limited access to various services and opportunities. Brandwag…
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WAT JOU DIERE VAN JOU SÊ

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Diere en hul welstand is iets wat my baie na aan die hart lê. Geen dier, net soos geen mens, behoort te ly of sleg behandel te word nie. Nederland het die eerste land ter wêreld geword waar daar geen rondloperhonde is nie. Die probleem…
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GEELBEKVLEI BIRDING DRIVE

Another wonderful birding drive in the Garden Route starts near Klein Brak River, a route that is most rewarding in summer, when the non-breeding migrants are back from Europe and Asia (from November to April). Geelbekvlei Birding Drive This…
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AMAZING GRACE

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Grace is a cream, longhaired dachshund who turns six in May. She’s sweet but protective and fiercely independent. She’s active too and looking back, I should’ve put up ramps around our house and supervised her more, but at the end of the…
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LET’S GO BOSSIES!

As empty erven within the Garden Route are steadily transformed for housing there is genuine concern from long-time residents whether any green areas will be left at all. Clearing of areas rich in biodiversity is often met with animosity, which…
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BREATHE …

Changing the way you breathe can change the way you feel, think, act, modulate, and express. Breath affects, and is affected, by everything we do, think, and feel. Breath is a language. It supports our communication, the energy in a room, and…
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SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE RETIRING

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Many people aim to retire at the age of 60 in the hopes that they’ll still be fit and healthy enough to enjoy an active retirement. While there’s a lot to be said for retiring early, it’s important to keep in mind the potentially extensive…
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HOW CAN WE ALL DEFY EFFECTIVELY?

Being thankful for what we have doesn’t prevent us from acknowledging ways things could be better. There is always more that can be done to create a better world and to give more of those around us reasons to be thankful too. One key to…
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REHABILITASIE VAN ’N INSOLVENT

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Voor ’n insolvent ’n  einde kan bring aan die sekwestrasie van sy boedel, moet hy/sy eers gerehabiliteer word. Na rehabilitasie sal die insolvent weer van voor af kan begin en kwytgestel wees van sy/haar skuld voor sekwestrasie. Die…
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MANY REASONS TO LOVE THE SEA

Did you know that long ago, physicians recommended going to the beach for medical reasons? When consumption or tuberculosis was claiming lives by the thousands back in the 1900s, some doctors had a rather unconventional approach to treat it.…
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MOMENTUM …

Vir ’n oomblik haak my gedagtegang by die woord “momentum” vas. Wees nie bevrees nie, ek gaan nie gesels oor polisse nie – ek laat dit vir die kundiges. Nee kyk, ek praat hier oor die tipe momentum wat met beweging gepaard gaan. Onwillekeurig…
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RESTORE YOUR SENSE OF INNER PEACE

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Relationships are the foundation of life, and the one we have with ourselves is paramount. Unfortunately, many of us take it for granted. Here are three research-backed ways to calm your inner demons and approach life with a heightened sense…
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VOËLKYK TUSSEN DIE GROOTVOETE

Ek begin hiermee ’n reeks artikels van ’n paar puik voëlkykplekke wat net te ver van die Tuinroete is vir ’n gemaklike dag-uitstappie, maar tog naby genoeg vir ’n naweek se wegbreek. Die Addo Olifant Nasionale Park is een van hierdie…
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FINLAND, THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

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For five years in a row, Finland has ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. As a Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher who studies the fundamentals of happiness, I’m often asked:…
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