I am clinging onto the last days of my twenties. On Thursday I won't be a '20something just telling it how it is'. I'll be older. More responsible. Wiser. 30. Still telling it how it is, probably.Last night I had my 30th birthday party at a fantastic restaurant called Queen … [Read more...]
Vintage
I've been at my parents' place going through old memories. Nanny's jewellery, my grandparents' plates, and photos. I have to provide some responses to a journalist, and I was asking my Mum when I first knew I was different to everyone else. I can't remember feeling or looking … [Read more...]
Happy 30th Anniversary!
Today is my parents' 30th wedding anniversary. 30 years of happy marriage. 30 years of a free life together.My parents met in the 1970s in South Africa. My Dad was there from England, working as an engineer. My Mum, a coloured South African, lived in Cape Town. They met at a … [Read more...]
Presents!
Yesterday when I went to visit my friend and her son at the hospital, she gave me a large bag filled with presents from my parents! Yay!My parents were recently holidaying in Tasmania (again!). They bought me some hand made goodies as well as some cute and functional towels (I … [Read more...]