Penfriend's Calligraphy 

The transition to Summer seems to happen overnight. One moment the windows are firmly shut against the chill, the next they're wide open to allow the warm breeze to filter through rooms where air hangs heavy with heat.

We were fortunate to visit the Kruger Park for Baro...

We're back home after a really good time away compounded by the fact that in the Tankwa Karoo there is no connectivity, vast vistas of beautiful scenery and...silence. Arriving back to Johannesburg was an assault to the senses but saved by the fact we were in our own h...

We have had a few really chilly days this month - with heavy (much needed) rains in the Cape and snow in Southerland and other parts of the country it has been a stay at home to be warm time. The good thing is that there is time to sit and complete projects, brain-stor...

We've just celebrated the winter Solstice and while I appreciate that winter is a time for rest and recovery in nature and perhaps even ourselves, I so look forward to the warm, hot days of summer. But in the meantime we can snuggle into warmed beds or sit near flicker...

 We have been experiencing wonderful autumn into winter days. Crystal clear skies with warm-in-the-sun mornings and cosy afternoons helped by warm friendships, conversations and busy fingers.

Our Friends with Threads group meets twice a month to gather and make articles...

While we are not celebrating the English spring we are well into autumn and early winter.

We have just returned from a special holiday which included a quick swoop down to Rose Cottage where we managed to catch the Groot River in spate and view the glorious autumn popla...

After returning home from the Kruger with temperatures in to 30's we are now sitting with unusual rains in April and trees donning their autumn dress. I know that friends in Kwa-Zulu think we are a little odd when we moan about this time of year (always my mother's fav...

While going away is special I find that coming home is comforting if a little muddled as one settles back into the life. I missed my own bed and linen, instant access to books and notes from my daughter, I did NOT miss the constant pull of the internet. Being in the wi...

What a wonderful start to 2019. We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary early February and filled a weekend with family gatherings, joyful laughter and sincere friendship. We started the celebrations with a Shabbat dinner at David and Miriam's home with family and f...

I gave up making new year's resolutions years ago. I did think that I should 'add something new to do', but I think that idea creeps in through the year. So now, in the first week of the year I re-assess my studio. Update my teaching notes (although honestly I do that...