Oct
25
16 weeks have passed by. I don’t know how and I don’t know where they have gone to? We have celebrated birthdays, taken trips; we have found friends and made a life in a different country. Who would have believed that you could re-create your entire life in such a short space of time? One [...]
Oct
18
What is the difference between the friends you meet today and the ones you have known for longer? When do new friends become old friends? Is there a time-frame to it, or is it more about how you feel in each other’s company? This week has been about friends, but I will say more about [...]
Oct
11
Wow, this week has to be “The week of weather”. Yes, it’s true what they say… The English really do like to talk about the weather, but when you live here, you can see why. It is the most changeable thing you can ever imagine and when it rains it does a pretty good job of [...]
Oct
04
This weekend marks exactly 3 months since we arrived in the UK. A very special friend of mine back in SA, Craig, said to me before we left, that if we could make it through the first 3 months without completely falling apart then he thought we’d be just fine. So, if I could mark [...]