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...
by Alet | May 14, 2020 | Arts and crafts, Series 13
Rachel’s apron is choc-full of symbolism. Life is like a kaleidoscope of impressions, influences and responsibilities and it is only when God’s light shines into it that the beauty and sense of it all becomes visible. As I had made quite a few aprons for women I am...
by Alet | Apr 29, 2020 | Articles, Writing
A sanctuary can be described as a place of refuge, safety and rest; a place where you can feel at peace, the holiest part of a temple/church. Many years ago, when I attended the funeral of an older woman, I was deeply touched by the eulogy: Her main attribute was...
