It's Mothers Day here in the UK, and my girls are taking me out to lunch in our favourite restaurant… THAT'S how lucky I am! These are the blessings I truly count. Becoming a mother has been the most transforming experiences of my life. It expanded my horizons...

Actually I don't consider myself to be a particularly "strong woman"… For every whiff of smoke blown up my proverbial derriere, there's always a little diabolo ready to pitch a dollop of sod in my direction to bring me instantaneously back down to...

Here's two identical "Doc"s to cheer you up! They live in a garden centre I went to visit the other day… Snow White was there too, standing in a corner all by herself, surrounded by topiary..The Handsome Prince was nowhere to be seen… Some...

Spring has sprung in my kitchen with an array of tulips in gorgeous colours … I have no bias whatsoever towards or against any of them, as it happens!

Landed safely…Spring has come as you can see! Have so much catching up to do, that I hardly know where to begin..Wading through Christmas cards, invoices, and junk mail…Have to decant the dreaded suitcases, but keep putting it off. Spent most of...

I'm sending flowers for Sunday…Pink flowers against a pink background. Pink for women and girls… I'm heading back to Mud Island later today… I'll blog again tomorrow from the other side of the world…

  I was walking through a piazza in downtown Cape Town yesterday, when I suddenly encountered Nelson Mandela… Here he is, as you can see..with one of his many quotations, rendered rather beautifully upon a wall. Then I remembered another...

  When I stood on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, taking part in a small silent demonstration twelve days ago, I was thinking about what I could do to help make a difference. As a result… Here's the petition and the signatories who...

  I've been reading your responses to my last couple of blogs with interest, as I always do. Everyone has their own thoughts and perspectives about the world around and inside themselves…Fascinating stuff! I realise that I need to be engaged and...

  I've been doing the rounds in Cape Town's radio broadcasting stations today..Trying to help to keep up the momentum and profile on gender violence in South Africa, and encouraging people to get engaged and activated on the issue. It's a massive challenge,...

Today's blog is going to be about the phenomena of Celebrity. Trust me..everything changed in the early 90's. Up to that point, you rarely ever heard the damned word. It all really revved up with the development of internet downloading. So many things changed at that...

Becoming a Mother was absolutely the most significant step on my life's journey. Completely life changing in the deepest way. Everything leading up to that point had always been only about me..me ..me.. And so I was given the good fortune to change my entire...

I love my girl…

Last night I had the privilege of seeing an amazing piece of small theatre at ALEXANDER UPSTAIRS in Cape town. Jemma Kahn is brilliant.. The concept is extraordinary..and I came away with my mind slightly blown! If you get the opportunity to go to one of the shows, I...

Annie Lennox has shared an article : South Africa's macho society, where attacks on women are the norm www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/17/south-africa-macho-society-oscar-pistorious