• Behind Every Great Man……

    Idiom circa 1900. We were a small family group, spirits a little down, at having bid a daughter/sister/granddaughter/niece, ‘bon voyage’ on her flight to London; first leg of her new career after graduating her honors degree at Wits University. We strolled the restaurant corridor at the airport concourse; for the most part swallowing hard, some…

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  • You ADD Too?

    “We spend time in our dreams, our special world where everything is on our side” sirpeterjamesdotcom I dream of visiting faraway islands on distant shores, lying on a beach, engrossed in my favorite pastime – dreaming.

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  • The Rose

    The Rose

    Throughout history the simple rose, a beautiful fragrant flower, has been the source of much that has been written about life, love, beauty and fragrance. Although the rose, like so much of nature’s gems, appears so defenseless against all of the elements of life, so easily crushed by these elements; roughly picked by less caring…

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  • Important Notice

    Hello to all of you Special Folk, who visit this site. We have upgraded to Premium and as a result, wish to take advantage of all the available facilities that one has with Premium Status. We want to take time redesigning the site especially in the area of navigation, which we feel is  not very…

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  • Every Dog Has His Day…..

      “Every Dog has his Day and every Bitch – Two Afternoons.” (American Proverb)    There was once a dog, call “Dog” and his mate called “Bitch”. They lived in a comfortable suburban home with their owners. Every day started with a bowl of dog food porridge and every day ended with a bowl of…

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  • Destiny

    Destiny

    My Destiny Journey   Do I believe in ‘Destiny”? Yes, I do believe in destiny. But probably not in the way that you imagine I do. Bear with me whilst I choose a little spiritual reference at this point: Appreciating, as I do, that all of us have differing spiritual viewpoints, my opinion is that;…

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  • Resplendent Heaven

      I was all of twenty years old and in love. We met at a Fabric Designers workshop and the moment my eyes gazed into hers, I knew I had reached heaven on earth. She invited me to join her for a weekend getaway in the mountains, with her Fabric Designers Group. At nineteen she…

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  • The Little Prince – Book Review Part Two

      In the original book review, I discussed aspects of the book written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. See Previous publication. However, as promised, I will now take you on a behind the scenes journey in terms of the lives of the author and his wife, Consuelo Suncin and finally the death of the author.

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  • Who Creates Disaster?

    Who Creates Disaster?

      One way to describe the character of God is this: God is omnipotent (all powerful), but also omniscient (knows all things) and omnipresent (is everywhere at all times). God operates out of twelve dimensions. We humans see only  three dimensions. For example: take a match box and hold it between your thumb and forefinger.…

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  • God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

      God Helps Those Who Help Themselves………. How many times, were you told these words, when you were a young person growing up and discovering all the wonderful things in life? Words from parents, family, friends, teachers, perhaps, some suggesting that these were the words of Jesus and at the very least – from the…

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