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Hi there! I am a South African expat, now happily
settled in the lovely Kent countryside in the UK.

I love everything meaningful and beautiful,
which I try to capture in different media.

My inspiration for all of this: the people that I love, 
and the love that God has for me.

Ek deel graag met jou die vreugdes van dit
wat mooi en betekenisvol is.
Stap gerus saam

Writing

Creating pictures with words & building it into stories

Blog

Here I like to share the impressions & discoveries encountered on my journey through life.

Articles

Sharing words of wisdom (not always my own) with you, covering a variety of subjects.

Books

Do have a look at the three books I have written.

Arts and Crafts

Creating with lines, shapes, colours & textures

Sketchbook

A pencil and sketchbook in hand I’m happy – whether walking around my favourite art gallery or simply sitting down for a coffee.

Painting

I work mainly in water colours but am ready to embark on an adventure with oils and multimedia.

Embroidery

Being creative with stitching is one of the joys in my life – from embellishing a facecloth to creating a ring cushion for my daughter’s wedding.

Series 13

… started off with an apron with a message and branched out to other joyful creations.

Cooking

This is about imagining, preparing, serving & enjoying food can always be a feast.

Elsa Schiaparelli once said: A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

Blog

Ronél

Ronél

A friend with a zest for all the beautiful things in life had to get a her own version of a serving heart symbol – with pink rosebuds and a plump heart full of love. Ronél is good at the art of juggling ministry and raising young children, being a helpmeet...

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Forgiveness and restitution

Forgiveness and restitution

Forgiveness usually is an ongoing process. A loved one might have taken offence and cut me off in bitterness. I have to pray for and apply wisdom to move past my own and the other person’s hurt and carefully reach out in love. I cannot force the issue. I...

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Strawberries with puff pastry hearts

What to do when you have bought a packet of ready-made puff pastry for a household of two?  Make chicken pies, then a beautiful strawberry dessert, then start thinking about the next application…. Ingredients: Ready-made puff pastry (or make your own!)...

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Twinned bread rolls

Twinned bread rolls: I took the short cut – using bread ready mix for both the brown and white parts (seeing that I don’t have to prove to anyone that I can make bread from scratch.) For 12 rolls I used 250gram of each and prepared as instructed on the...

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Stay-at-home mom

Q: Help!  I want to be more than I am right now, but how will I ever attain that?  I am tired of wondering and wondering and being on an emotional rollercoaster  I don’t want to just carry on with life – I want to LIVE!  How am I going to succeed in doing...

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Roasted butternut and grapes with feta and rosemary

What do you do when you are stuck with a bunch of grapes past their “best by” date?  Other than cooking jam or making a fruit cobbler? Have a quick look on the Internet whether anyone else has had the mad notion of combining grapes with butternut, which...

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Standing corrected

Being corrected by others is never pleasant or comfortable, but if I’m humble enough to accept correction/discipline gracefully, I’ll grow in wisdom and understanding, be “master of my soul” (Knox) in a human sense. If you reject discipline, you only harm...

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A strong tree

Putting my trust in people, depending on people to supply the security, attention, love, company that I need, will leave me like a little shrub on the dunes/in the desert – barely hanging in there by the tips of my toes. But putting my trust in God (as the...

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Leoné

Leoné

Leoné, aka The Feast Fairy, obviously had to get the most flamboyant apron to date – luscious strawberries galore!  Even as a little girl she was enthralled by the art of cooking and baking.  She has even reached the stage where she can whip up the most...

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Minki’s nightdress

Minki’s nightdress

Minki’s mom has already made her little girl many a pretty nightdress and Ouma had to have a go as well – with very impractical tulle, ribbons, daisy buttons ánd a stuffed heart.  But it was fun making it and Mignon has had loads of fun wearing it –...

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