How to stay married for 30 years
April is a big month in our house – there are two family birthdays and one wedding anniversary. In 2025, I reflect on the things that help people say married.
Category: In Safe Hands newsletters An introspective, sometimes nostalgic or philosophical look at life. There will probably be some bits and pieces about the business side of my life, because things are interconnected and entangled.
Why everybody counts, or nobody counts
Why everybody counts: The story of something extraordinary that has happened in our family over the last months.
Growing a jungle garden: Lessons from chaos
I live in a suburban house in Cape Town – and have small, inexpertly cultivated vegetable patches. How can this be jungle gardening?
What’s an interstitionary? The power of a name
As all readers of fantasy know, names are powerful things. Which explains my excitement when I found a name for the kind of person I am…
How a learning circle taught me something new
How do people learn things? By listening, or doing, or watching. And sometimes in groups like learning circles…
Walking the dog: Conversations with nature
In a moment of blankness, I asked various AI tools to suggest topics for blog posts, based on my interests and activities. Then I set myself “dog walking and conversations with nature” as a challenge, despite it’s slight oddness.
Finding abundance in the safety of the present
Cultivate an abundance mindset, the gurus say. I say yes to that – but the abundance needs to be anchored in reality.
An introspective, sometimes nostalgic or philosophical look at life. There will probably be some bits and pieces about the business side of my life, because things are interconnected and entangled.
Why everybody counts, or nobody counts
Why everybody counts: The story of something extraordinary that has happened in our family over the last months.
Growing a jungle garden: Lessons from chaos
I live in a suburban house in Cape Town – and have small, inexpertly cultivated vegetable patches. How can this be jungle gardening?
What’s an interstitionary? The power of a name
As all readers of fantasy know, names are powerful things. Which explains my excitement when I found a name for the kind of person I am…
How a learning circle taught me something new
How do people learn things? By listening, or doing, or watching. And sometimes in groups like learning circles…
Walking the dog: Conversations with nature
In a moment of blankness, I asked various AI tools to suggest topics for blog posts, based on my interests and activities. Then I set myself “dog walking and conversations with nature” as a challenge, despite it’s slight oddness.
Finding abundance in the safety of the present
Cultivate an abundance mindset, the gurus say. I say yes to that – but the abundance needs to be anchored in reality.