Category: Making a Home
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Life in Joburg can be tough, but in Brixton, I’ve found my sweet spot
It’s the home of my heart, and the heart of my home.
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What Fiddler on the Roof can teach us about finding perfect balance in our lives
It’s all about finding our happy place at home.
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A tale of Tigger, who licked my face and inspired a poem
How the simple swish of a dog’s tail can be a mood-altering metronome.
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My Zen Master has curly golden hair and a wet nose
Every dog, in its come-what-may doggedness, has a lot to teach us mere humans about the art of living in the here and now.
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The three parenting life-lessons I learned from my rescue mutt
Sometimes, advice on how to best bring up your kids can come from the most unlikely source – a faithful friend who serves also as a role model.
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Why leaving my children behind when I moved to another country was the right thing to do
It was the best move for the relationships with all three.
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Life is a mixed blessing when you’re a mixed-up rainbow family
We are a family. Our bond is love, not blood.
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What I learned about life when Mom and Dad moved into the garage
A year ago, we converted our garage into a granny flat for my elderly parents.
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Liebet and Adél, the artist and chef living their dream on the Strandveld of Paternoster
Lessons about life, change, and turning giant seaweed into an artform.