Category: Making a Home
-
Why I’m freaking out about this year’s “normal” family Christmas
In a household where yuletide tradition goes unobserved, how do you plan for an unexpected get-together with the whole clan?
-
How I Finally Managed to put the Peace & Joy Back into Our Family Christmas
When the yuletide season bring back memories of trauma and sadness, it takes a lot of courage and hard work to start all over again
-
On your marks, get set, save! A Black Friday bargain-hunting survival guide
As the big sales season gets underway, here are some tips to help you save time, money, and maybe even your sanity.
-
Haffie Strauss, custodian of rooibos and rock art in the Agter Pakhuis Valley
On the family farm, in a rock-hard place, she carries on the legacy of generations.
-
Mike Schlebach, big-wave surfer and eco-warrior of the wild West Coast
In a region under growing threat from big mining operations, a surfer rides the restless waves of change.
-
Life changes for the better when you play it as a game
It’s even more fun if you make up the rules as you go along.
-
How a ‘Villain’ and a ‘Boeremeisie’ found love and art in Hondeklipbaai
On the rugged West Coast of South Africa, the end of the road is where the new road begins.
-
How Loyiso Bala crooned his way from Drakensberg choirboy to the global arena
Happiness, if we dare to put a definition on it, is the ability to balance what you love with what you do for a living.
-
Chalwyn Thomas, oracle of the Richtersveld
In the lonely semidesert, a Weskusbewoner sets out to save the planet.
-
How I discovered the secret to being a happy family of one
When life upends your plans, make new plans.