by Benita | Dec 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
The day after my nineteenth birthday, my mother woke me up in tears. She had to fly to Johannesburg to visit her mother, who was very sick. I said goodbye to her that day – and I never saw her again. She became ill with meningitis while in Johannesburg, and did not...
by Benita | May 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have been walking up mountains since I was in my early twenties. At first I hated it: the only reason I started was because my boyfriend-at-the-time decided we should get fit. Gradually however, as the weeks passed, my mind adjusted itself to accept what I was...
by Benita | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ah, filing… dystopian visions of corporate drones plowing through a Kafka-esque universe of overflowing gunmetal-grey filing cabinets… skyscraper-sized piles of paper obscuring… wait! Come back! I was at a Staples store the other day, and was happy to...
by Benita | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
We do not need a large budget to create beauty. I was looking around my house and thinking of all the treasures that found me. There is the beautiful, foot-high solid stone lion that I found at a yard sale; the bottom half of a Chinese lacquer box with brass inlays...
by Benita | Mar 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
What is clutter? The following thoughts may be helpful: It’s clutter if you say it is. I have a friend whose small apartment is crammed with china and tchotchkes. Every surface is covered by the wonderful gifts she has received, and the beautiful items she has...
