Spring Thing

I can almost hear all your exclamations of joy that winter weather is on its way out and spring is here! And I can almost hear all the exclamations of anguish about the spring cleaning too! This season signifies renewal, freshness and change. For many of us it comes...

Ice Cream is Happy Food

On a school trip to the Tip-Top factory we learnt that ice cream is happy food, and it takes happy people make good ice cream. There is an old saying that: ‘You only get out what you put in’. We know this is true with our diet and exercise, and we know that our mental...

A Great Heritage

I am fascinated by history. The personalities, stories, fashion and the architecture enthrall me – hence joining hands with Heritage Homes – to bring a taste of nostalgia to Franklin’s picturesque landscape. History is the blueprint that guides who you are what...

Happily-Ever-Afters

I love that before the happily-ever-afters in folktales there is always something that needs to be conquered, renewed or transformed. In the stories this is expressed as both a physically challenging circumstance as well as some adjustment to the protagonist’s state...

Sleeping Beauty

Carrying on from my fairy tale themed analogy of last months’ column let me share one of my favourite tales, Sleeping Beauty, only re-imagined for our purposes. You know the story – stunning princess cursed to die on her birthday by a disgruntled fairy, curse...