Interesting

Thoughts, interesting people and things that don't fit into specific categories....

  • Clarens Craft Beer Festival 2024

    / March 3, 2024

    Don’t Worry, Beer Happy! 😜🍻 It was the perfect weekend for Clarens Beer Festival! The weather was really hot, but luckily the beer was cold! We stayed at Clarens Retreat Guesthouse which is…

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  • Cluedo – Playing Live

    / August 13, 2023

    The Milner Mansion Murder Mystery Event Linley organized an incredibly fun event at her house for the family. I thought it was such a cool idea! Loadshedding was right on schedule and benefitted…

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  • Meow You Have a Happy Birthday

    / July 22, 2023

    A little birdie told me it’s your birthday… So I ate it! – A Cat somewhere Since he was born, Leo has liked cats! We’ve never had a cat. We’re not particularly fond…

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  • Clarens Beer Festival 2023

    / February 26, 2023

    You better not pout, just have a stout, You better not cry, try a beer dry, You better not frown… Because…Craft Breweries are coming to town!  It was the Clarens Craft Beer Festival…

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  • Nathan and the Ninja Chicken

    / October 27, 2022

    “Cockadoodledoo! Good morning to you!” That is the sound a normal rooster might make. “Cocka-doo-kung-fu! You mess with me, I kick you!” That is the cry of Cuckoo. I’ve been having lots of…

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  • Natey’s Ninja Party

    / September 26, 2022

    Ichi, ni, san, yon! One, two, three, four! It was Natey’s Ninja party this weekend. He has been so excited counting down the days for this event! And the day finally arrived! The…

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  • Lionel’s Birthday Robot

    / July 24, 2022

    Why did the robot cross the road? Because he was programmed by a chicken. A few months ago Leo told me he would like a robot party. I asked him, if he could…

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  • Our Oumie’s 80th Birthday

    / June 6, 2022

    “A life well lived is the most exquisite work of art.” – Erwin McManus “One must have compassion for one’s fellow man. (‘n Mens moet deernis hê vir jou medemens.)” – Oumie’s life…

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  • Clouds in Lizzy’s Head (My First Book)

    / May 27, 2022

    I’ve written and published my first children’s book. It’s something I have always wanted to do so it’s very exciting for me! It’s a short children’s book about a little girl who struggles…

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  • Clarens Craft Beer Festival 2022

    / May 22, 2022

    “Wish you were beer with us!” It was the long awaited Clarens Craft Beer Festival this weekend! The last festival was just before lockdown in February 2020… What a lot has happened since…

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  • Face your Fear… Jump out of the Plane

    / March 21, 2022

    “Go skydiving!” they said. “It will be fun!” they said. And every time my answer was: “Hell no!” Marcus agreed to skydive and the kids and I went with to watch him… That…

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