Christmas Carols with Royalty
I had the greatest of pleasures celebrating Christmas, at the 'Together at Christmas' Carols Service in December 2021 by invitation of Royalty - the Duchess of Cambridge. One of the...
One Year On
One year on from the passing of my mother and I contemplate. There is a physical connection with family. It is magnetic, it is spiritual, it is timeless, it is...
A Dad’s Poem
My father took his own life when I was 13 months old. My mother, Teresa Denton, was amazing at being both my parents. She never spoke badly of my father....
Book Club
There are millions of book clubs around the world. Some are avid readers and enjoy the chat about the book, but some, are just an excuse to get together and...
My Thoughts about Frome
My thoughts about Frome are embedded in the Southern African concept of Ubuntu - "I am because we are". This is ultimately the foundation of being human. And, having grown...
Autumn
First day of September and the weather gods have flicked a switch. The crisp morning air is now officially autumnal. And it has happened suddenly. Autumn has always been my...
Reflection of 2011
When I sat down to consider my reflection of 2011, I realised the year started off from quite a challenging place. Unemployed! In Januray 2011 I found myself without a...
Being Let Down
I consider myself a good person and yet being let down feels like the norm. I am an only child, an orphan, no kids, few friends around me, and very few...
Zeus & the Bee
The bee, queen of the hive, flew from My Hymettus to the top of Mount Olympus with some of her freshest and tastiest honey from her combs. She was to...
My Love of Radio
Television didn’t come to South African until 1976. My love of radio came from our evening entertainment when I was growing up. My earliest memories of listening to the radio...
In Memory of my Dearest Mother
My mother spent the last two years of her life fighting cancer, even though at times she was physically worn out, she continued to be full of zest and anticipation....
Preparing for our Hungarian Vizsla
We both love dogs. Well, we both love animals, but having spent most of our working lives away from home as tour guides, we always felt it wasn’t fair to...