settled in the lovely Kent countryside in the UK.
I love everything meaningful and beautiful,
which I try to capture in different media.
My inspiration for all of this: the people that I love,
and the love that God has for me.
Ek deel graag met jou die vreugdes van dit
wat mooi en betekenisvol is.
Stap
Writing
Creating pictures with words & building it into stories
Arts and Crafts
Creating with lines, shapes, colours & textures
Sketchbook
Painting
Embroidery
Series 13
Cooking
This is about imagining, preparing, serving & enjoying food can always be a feast.
Elsa Schiaparelli once said: A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.
Blog
Oefenlopie in Windhoek
Die jong konstabel, Danie de Jager, in die kookspan in Windhoek - min wetende dat hy hierdie vaardighede sou toepas in die skeepskombuis onderweg na Alexandrië, in die veldkombuis in die woestyn van Noord-Afrika, in die krygsgevangekampe van Benghazi en...
read moreKospotte van Egipte en Italië: Pa se storie sien uiteindelik die lig!
Die boeiende storie van 'n boerseun wat tydens die Tweede Wêreldoorlog diens doen as kok: Kleintyd sonder televisie was ‘n groot seën vir my pa se sewe kinders - wanneer die gier hom gepak het en hy begin oorlogstories vertel het, het ons aan sy lippe...
read moreA year’s worth of mini paintings – Day 3
Day 3 and we are visiting our children in sunny South Africa. What other subject to paint than this delightful little girl who came to work with her mother - especially to meet the visiting ugogo (grandmother) Of course Trisha was never going to sit for a...
read moreA year’s worth of mini paintings: Day 2
Day 2: Painting miniatures was still very new to me. Here I tried an approximately 10x10cm pencil sketch on handmade paper. The subject: a sleeping warthog, seeing that I was in the South African Bushveld and found this an unusual take on a well-known...
read moreA year’s worth of mini paintings: Day 1
I started on my birthday, 9 February 2016, with a challenge to produce one miniature painting per day for a year... Seeing that 2016 is a leap year, that means 366 mini paintings. The traditional miniature painting size is about 10x10cm, and portraits...
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A labour of love
Our beautiful, talented youngest daughter’s wedding took place in August 2015. The challenge that had come my way was to be creative and come up with a stunning ring cushion. The theme: succulents, and the colour scheme: the colourful lilac-breasted...
read moreI have had enough of praying!
Every morning, the last touch on my newly-made bed is the two handfuls of ornamental hearts that remind me to pray for my children and grandchildren – that God would keep them safe and that their lives would glorify his Name, whether in their...
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On the receiving end…
When I go through life tagging along my emotional baggage neatly stuffed into a hip “trolley suitcase”, I will find it very hard to trust God. As I stumble along, disconnected from the Source of life, I am not able to see how often the Spirit of God works...
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The ambassador, the murderer, the victim and the primadonna
An American guru teaches salespeople: “You can’t sell what you ain’t got!” God’s wonderful plan for my life is to be an ambassador for his heavenly Kingdom. He has given me his Spirit of power and love and selfcontrol, of a sound mind. He is the One who...
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Green risotto
When baking, one should follow the recipe to the T – and I do that. But, when making risotto, I tend to hop along happily, improvising, tasting, adapting and … enjoying. So, here is my secret recipe: Risotto – for 2 people, about ½ to 1 cup dry risotto...
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