by Alet | Sep 3, 2020 | Books, Writing
After overcoming an affair and finding happiness once more, author and artist Elise Grey shares the latest challenge in her marriage – living with a spouse with dementia. All along the stabilising factor has been – and still is – her relationship...
by Alet | Aug 28, 2020 | Articles, Writing
From the depths of general anaesthesia I could hear the surgeon (also a family friend) calling to me: “Breathe!” at which I obligingly took a deep breath. This happened after a routine operation where the anaesthetist couldn’t get me to begin breathing on my own...
by Alet | Aug 28, 2020 | Arts and crafts, Embroidery
What to do when you get a stain on a favourite dress or sun hat? Grab the embroidery kit! My nice floppy sun hat got a stain (don’t ask me how) which I wasn’t able to remove. Voilà! I’m crowned with a sprig of flowers! My trusty white cotton dress (I have half a...
by Alet | Jul 9, 2020 | Articles, Writing
Our children have developed the photo opportunity quip where the photographer says: “Look happy!” instead of the usual “Say cheese!” Normally, I can look fairly happy if I try hard enough, but the Lord asks of us to BE happy and this isn’t all that easy. This is going...
by Alet | May 29, 2020 | Books, Writing
Young, rich and successful doesn’t necessarily mean happy. This young couple, who were as well-suited as two cart ponies, had every reason to be happily married. However, this engineer and this social worker were confronted with the pain and confusion of an affair and...
