GROUNDING – AN EASY 5-STEP PRACTICE

Grounding is a coping skill you can easily learn and practice anywhere at any time. I use it just about every day. Grounding is a simple exercise that instantly jerks […]

TELENOVELAS VS GESKIEDENIS

My ma, ’n groot aanhanger van telenovelas (televisiedramas of sepies), vertel my gereeld van die “ongelooflike” intriges daarvan. Vir my is geskiedenis egter waar die ongelooflikste intriges lê. ’n Mens […]

WILDE VITAMIENE!

My broer kuier hier vanuit ’n ander land. Ons verken die omgewing, rits rond, soek na Afrika-vitamiene vir sy expat-tekorte. Ons gaan op ’n “game drive”. ’n Wildsrit. ’n Wildrit. […]

GB WALK 2023

Die derde GB Walk is moontlik gemaak deur die betrokkenheid van Cool Ideas, City & Suburbs Realty, Grootbrak Apteek en Aqua é Vida. Tweebeen-deelnemers, vierbeenmaats en selfs driewiel-stootwaentjies, getooi in […]

SEISOENE …

My biologiese wekker maak my vroegoggend wakker. Optimisties, opgewonde skuif ek die kamergordyne weg, maar dis donker buite, baie donker. Eensklaps besef ek die somer het aangeskuif sonder dat ek […]

WINE LABEL STORIES

It’s a tough job making sure our travelling friend gets the full experience of (some of) the more unusual wine estates and their winemakers in the Western Cape. Our next […]

WAT KIES JY?

Elkeen van ons kan getuig van ’n traumatiese gebeurtenis in ons lewens. Dit is dalk nie so intens soos ’n ander persoon s’n nie, maar dit beteken nie dat jy […]

NAVIGATING THE YES/NO PARADOX

One of the most important skills to develop as we age is the ability to say, “Yes!” One of the most important skills to develop as we age is the […]

RAKU – HAPPINESS IN THE ACCIDENT!

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 […]

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. […]