No one talks about grief. I've been putting this off for some time. As hard as I tried, I could not put pen to paper. You may wonder why? Writer's block? It's not because I…
Grandmother Time #3
Is there enough love to go around? While doing one of my podcasts, the grandmother I interviewed mentioned that she wondered if she could love her second grandchild as much as she loves her first.…
Grandmother Time #2
How did I become a grandmother? You might think that it's an obvious answer. Yes, at some point, I must have had children to have grandchildren. Of course, you're right. There wasn't a magician and…
Grandmother Time – podcast
Interviews with Grandmothers Grandmothers openly share their personal experiences as a grandchild and grandmother. Some stories are emotional and some are funny - all are memorable. We also discuss how grandmothers are conveyed. Interestingly, it…
Millennium Celebrations
An article I wrote for my Magazine Publication Module. A lot of people approached the end of 1999 with trepidation. There were reports that aeroplanes would fall out of the sky at the stroke of midnight. All…
The reading of Changing History
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Grandmother Time #1
What's in a name? Grandmother, grandma, granny, nana, nan, mama – what do these words conjure up for you? If you put grandmother into the emoji search on your phone, what do you get? An old…
Mum’s roast chicken with rice and peas.
During the first phase of the lockdown, I was asked about my favourite comfort food. The only thing I could think of was this. I don’t cook it very often, but it’s a traditional meal you…
Transitioning from girl to woman
This is an article that I wrote for Mojatu magazine. The transition from a child to a woman is very different for every woman. We all have different experiences and our journey is never the…