Ilifu (cloud) creatures
Mzozo, my gardener has been such a blessing to us here at Ilifu. We only employ him for one day…
Morning Market Normality
Even though the Hogsback Under the Oaks Morning Market has been going since December, I have only ventured back to…
Bee-(w)itched
I have had an ongoing long love-hate relationship with my bees. They have been with me from the start when…
Joy-ous Eight
One of the biggest joys in my life is that of being a Gaggie. This prestigious name is derived from…
Reviving My Blog (yet again)
It has been a long time. I know. My Maggie blog has always been a space where I talk to…
Cows, bees, spiders, monkeys and magic
#ParadiseLife at the moment is a mixture of awe, awesomeness and awe-fulness all rolled into one. It resembles the best and…
A cow story #paradiselife
In Hogsback we don’t chase cars or pavements, we chase cows. These four legged, agile, garden trampling, flower gobbling, leather…
Ode to an unsung heroine
Today is Elsa Steyn’s birthday. She is one of the many special angels in my life. Her superpower is her…
Mud slinging and thank you’s- another day in paradise
After months of rain and more rain, Hogsback, as I have mentioned before, is completely water logged. This means my…
Bees and gardens- another day in paradise
After the gentle evacuation of the two meter bee colony in the roof of Jaap’s place, my cottage looked like…