We Eat With Our Hands
Fayruza Abrahams writes about the etiquette of eating with your hands.
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STORYTELLING
Francis Fourie
- 4 days ago
- 9 min
Eternal Echoes of Grief: Navigating Loss and Remembering Love
Francis Fourie shares her walk with grief, and finds that though grief may soften with time, its echoes persist.
Willy Mathys
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Hantam-Stories: Ek En Die Skool-Lewe
Willy Mathys vertel van die 1960s toe lyfstryf sommer so terloops uitgedeel was, en Suid-Afrika ’n republiek word.
Shirley Feris
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Uit Die Spens Van Die Lae Lande: Deel 3
Mossels, beesvleis, of konyn vir aandete? Shirley Feris vertel verder van hulle toer deur die lae lande.
Lyntjie Jaars
- Sep 18
- 1 min
’n Vaal Xhaba’tjie
Wat is dit? Lyntjie Jaars verduidelik, en hoe mens ene maak.
Willy Mathys
- Sep 18
- 3 min
Hantam-Stories: Hantam Primêr
Voor die tablet en stilus was daar die lei en griffie in die 1950s. Willy Mathys vertel.
Shirley Feris
- Sep 18
- 3 min
Uit Die Spens Van Die Lae Lande: Deel 2
In die tweede deel van Shirley Feris se storie oor haar toer deur Nederland, Luxemburg en België, vind sy uit wat ’n hotchpotch is.
Contributor
- Sep 11
- 5 min
Heritage Day Dilemma
Are you one of the many who are at a loss come Heritage Day at school and work? Here's advice.
Claudia Swinny
- Sep 11
- 4 min
Romance, Rugby, Braai and Slaai
Claudia Swinny shares her pasta salad recipe, and a story from the time she first met her husband.
Michelene Dianne Benson
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Jou Ma Se Kombuis
Stories vannie vlaktes se voo’skootjies en onnerokkies (Community stories about aprons and petticoats).
Shirley Feris
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Uit Die Spens Van Die Lae Lande: Deel 1
Shirley Feris skryf oor die kos en kultuur wat sy ervaar het op haar onlangse toer deur Nederland, Luxemburg en België.
Francis Fourie
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Empty Nesters and Subsidised Food
For Francis Fourie and her husband, an empty nest meant a big change in their eating habits.
Ingrid Jones
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 4
In the fourth and final instalment of the “twinza roadtrip”, Ingrid Jones shares what happened in Augrabies and Riemvasmaak.
Willy Mathys
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Hantam-Stories: Skoolgaan Was ’n Uitdaging
Willy Mathys vertel van toe hy klein was daar in Hantá.
Shane Stoffels
- Sep 4
- 3 min
September, My Marmalade Month
Shane Stoffels remembers how the ninth month of the year has taken on a bitter-sweet taste.
Ruby Marks
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Lentefeesdag In Bishop Lavis
Ruby Marks vertel van haar opwinding oor die jaarlikse lentefeesvieringe by haar laerskool.
Zakariyah Benjamin
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Daar Was Swaarkry, En Daar Was Lekkerkry
Zakariyah Benjamin paints a picture of Sunday mornings with his grandparents in District Six.
Miranda Fillmore
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Geure Uit My Ma Se Kombuis
Miranda Fillmore onthou die rituele van Sondae in haar ouerhuis.
Ingrid Jones
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 3
In the third instalment of the “twinza roadtrip” Ingrid Jones realises just how much she has changed from the high-school girl she used to b
Missydee Opperman
- Sep 4
- 4 min
My Brother Mai
Missydee Opperman writes about her brother to help ease the pain.
Ernestine Deane
- Aug 28
- 3 min
I am a yoga lover. Nancy gym.
Ernestine Deane explains how she has come to listen to what her body need, from food to movement.
Francis Fourie
- Aug 28
- 5 min
Friendship In A Foreign Country
Francis Fourie, having lived in both Virginia, USA and Abu Dhabi, UAE, found that the dynamics of friendship differ vastly depending on wher
Ingrid Jones
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 2
In the second instalment of the “twinza roadtrip” Ingrid Jones In the second instalment of the “twinza roadtrip” to Augrabies,to Augrabies.
Contributor
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Gems Just Outside Your Comfort Zone
It can be deeply rewarding to turn your private thoughts and dreams into poems. But how does one do that?
Ingrid Jones
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 1
Ingrid Jones talks about her friendship with her “twinza” as they make their way to Augrabies Falls and back in part I of this series.
Missydee Opperman
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Thank God For Good Teachers
Things could have easily gone very differently for Missydee Opperman if it weren't for the support of caring teachers.
Wendy Anthonie
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Die Landstemboud
Selfs toe ’n boud maar R2.50 gekos het, was dit wel deeglik gestrek. Wendy Anthonie vertel.
Charlene Davids-Mzozoyana
- Aug 14
- 2 min
The Ritual Of Remembrance
Charlene Davids-Mzozoyana reminds us to be grateful for the gift of memory, and the ritual of remembrance.
Christina Human
- Aug 7
- 4 min
Tipping The Scales
Adults’ thoughtless comments, “innocent” nicknames, and constant diets have lasting effects on children. Christina Human explains.
Contributor
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Ausi - A Term Of Respect
‘Ausi’ was reserved for the matriarch and the first-born daughter, who in turn, ensured that there was respect for age in the family.
Pam Cloete-Saal
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Die Voorstelling
Pam Cloete-Saal vertel ’n komvandaan storie van ’n familie-tradisie. Familie-tradisie word voortgesit by die voorstelling (confirmation)...
Lydia Coetzee
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Oor Bygelofies En Stofkruise
Lydia Coetzee vertel dat sy deesdae die ou Nama gebruik om mense te “streep” aangeneem het. Nou streep sy jou voor jy oor haar drumpel stap.
Michael Weeder
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Osse Nuwe Neighbours
Michael Weeder vertel van sy kleintyd se bure in Uitsig se Ou Scheme.
Wilma Paulse
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Draai
Mens moet weet wanneer om jou draai te kry. Soos die lewe sy draaie gooi, moet jy jouself ken om te weet: “Nou is ek by die omdraai punt”.
Francis Fourie
- Jul 24
- 4 min
Sisterly Love
Francis Fourie shares how a rose-shaped bundt pan and the cake it produces will now be inextricably linked to the memory of loss.
Contributor
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Homemade Butter
Nazila Shalabi shares her butter komvandaan story, and Surita Riffel explains how to make homemade butter.
Contributor
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Die Ding Tussen Miss Marie En Oom Tas + Mammie Se Maklike Roerbrood
Lees verder om uit te vind wat die verband tussen oorle Marie Antoinette en Oom Tas is.
Wilma Paulse
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Stil, Broers, Die Antie Bak ’n Brood...
Wilma Paulse vertel ’n broodstorie oor Ouma Appie daar van Vaalkoppies.
Carmen Siologas
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Naeltjie-sop, anyone?
Picture it: Albertsville, 1956. Carmen Siologas tells the story of her father's most memorable food flop.
Contributor
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Split-Pea-And-Ham-Hock Soup
With this recipe for split-pea-and-ham-hock soup, I pay homage to these two beautiful souls who have gone before us and who we miss deeply.
Fahiem Stellenboom
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Aunty Mina’s Food Legacy
Fahiem Stellenboom shares the story behind the delicious, spicy, rich chicken-and-corn soup – and the woman who taught him how to make it.
Contributor
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Eetgerei
Badoura Davids se gedig maak haar herinneringe aan haar ou familiehuis lewendig.
Miranda Fillmore
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Al eet jy net jam en brood, dek die tafel
Miranda Fillmore dek haar tafel om haar ma en broer te onthou en hul lewens te vier.
Ingrid Kemp Carelse
- Jul 3
- 2 min
When no one wants to cook
Ingrid Kemp Carelse explains why food is almost always the best way to help grieving families.
Claudia Swinny
- Jul 3
- 3 min
It's okay to not be okay
Claudia Swinny recalls shares why a picture reminded her of the day when her father died.
Ruby Marks
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Trooskos
Daar is min dinge wat so swaar slaan soos ’n geliefde se heengaan – en of jy dit verwag of nie, dis altyd te vroeg en te skielik.
Jennifer Tise
- Jul 3
- 2 min
My ouma is in kaneel
Jennifer Tise eet pampoenkoekies en dit vat haar terug na haar ouma se kombuis in die Karoo.
Ingrid Jones
- Jul 3
- 9 min
Chicken food makes it better
Ingrid Jones reflects on what grieving looks like.
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