Daily Life

There was no need to consult the Springbok Radio quiz show schedules — they were imprinted in my schoolgirl brain so that every evening could be an entertainment bonanza emanating from my small brown wireless.

Mother’s Day arrives each year wrapped in flowers, breakfasts in bed, handmade cards and heartfelt messages of love, but the day could also be the start of more sustained support for moms who carry the family’s emotional load.

The waters are dark and green, full of mystery and danger. It’s scary to think of how I have swum around this orb poking into the ocean with someone called Joy, to whom we swimmers famously do not say ‘no’!

Hairdresser and biker Alrose Vice still ready to savour the open road on two wheels

There’s just something about fresh cut flowers on your kitchen counter that can turn a dull day into a sparkly one.

The drag of everyday duty somehow leaves you as you float on the Pont across the Kei River with your dog, car and family to the land on the other side.

New studies shine light on a relationship that has been part of the human social world for at least 16,000 years.

Young man takes his faith and runs with it

Easter eggs or Holiday eggs? A rumour spread on social media that Cadbury’s would market Easter eggs as Holiday eggs, has shocked those who heard it.

Every week MasterChef South Africa fans watch excited contestants fill their baskets with fresh produce ahead of nail-biting cooking sessions, but few know about the secrets of the pantry and the man who runs it.

It has rained. We look forward to the day when we can water the garden without the neighbours complaining to the other neighbours when they see you attaching the hosepipe to the water source.

What makes a great wine list, and great wine service, that can delight diners and set a local restaurant apart from its competitors?

In the Bible, the book of Song of Songs tells of the passionate dialogue between King Solomon and his young bride during their lovemaking.

Wide variety of plants can be used to either cover up or enhance features

I thought it would never come, but the words floating on the south-easterly breeze shocked me.