Category Archives: Mum

Mum’s birthday today

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Camelias in my garden for my darling Mum on her 84th birthday today She would have appreciated them.   She used to use them for Ikebana arrangements in my home.  I will never forget when she arranged flowers .. she always fiddled with the stems, making sure they … Continue reading →

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Tea with the elderly

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

While I was in Somerset West visiting my Mum at Silver Oaks Lodge, Kathy and I enjoyed a fundraising tea held in the main lounge of the Old Aged Home It’s an annual event organised by the very sparkling M, whose parents lived … Continue reading →

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I’m back ..

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

… after a weekend away to Somerset West to visit my Mum.  She’s the same.   As she was when I was there last time - a body so frail and small.  But I can see my Mum deep in her eyes in flashes … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to my dear Mum!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

 R-bottom – Feb 2011 … others – Nov 2005    You are only 83 today and should have been enjoying life to the fullest as you always did.  Wish I could take you out for a lovely fish lunch, share a … Continue reading →

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Housewifery …

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

… is a derivative of ‘housewife’ which according to the Oxford Dictionary means  :   “a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family and running the household” – Yippee for modern appliances !!!    I can do all this AND go … Continue reading →

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They say life was simple in the old days …

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

It may have been simple but it was jolly hard work!!!! I found ‘amongst-my-Mum’s-recipe-books’ …. …..one of her school books which makes fascinating reading … (my Mum’s youngest sister had the same book a year later)   Even though they … Continue reading →

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Amongst my Mum’s recipe books

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

This is a page from a very well used recipe book from Tennyson Primary School, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (my older brother and I were founder pupils of the school).  The recipe book was compiled for school fundraising and all the Mum’s submitted a recipe … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Cake

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

 I have used this cake recipe ever since I started baking as a child.  It’s a simple recipe .. nothing fancy … but it works every time … It has become a family favourite … now a ’Granny’s Speciality’ birthday cake … … Continue reading →

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Feeling a little drained …

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

This is how I will remember my Mum – walking through gardens and parks, taking in the beauty of all she sees …  … embracing sea breezes whilst walking on a beach, singing like an angel every day around the … Continue reading →

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Off to the Cape ..

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Hubby and I fly down to the Cape tomorrow for a few days to see our Mum’s and family … a spot of whale watching and wine tasting will be slotted in-between   Will need the latter, I’m sure, as … Continue reading →

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