7 THINGS:
I was tagged by Carin to write seven random/weird things about myself. Here they are:
- I was born in Windhoek and spent the first 17 years of my life in Namibia. I have since lived in South Africa, but I carry in my heart a great love for the wide, open spaces of Namibia - where you can look over vast plains without seeing a single sign of human habitation, and for the desert - where you can hear the silence, a silence so loud that it makes your ears ring.
- I’m the youngest of six, but grew up as an only child. Let me explain: My Father had one daughter from a previous marriage and my mom had three daughters and a son, also from a previous marriage. My brother, the youngest of them all, is 12 years older than me and went to a technical school for the last 5 years of his schooling, which left me as an only child at home.
- My dad, born in 1905, fought in Egypt during the second World War. He got injured and spent some time in hospital in Cairo. He died in 1980, when I was 18.
- I am not a very social type of person, but I value friendship immensely. I don’t forget friends, even if somehow I lose contact with them. I always wonder about them and if I have a chance, will try to contact them.
- I love being creative. Painting, photography, sewing, gardening, cooking, playing the piano, scrapbooking, pottery.... I love reading and researching something that captures my attention.
- I enjoy the simple things in life: Sunshine through my window, birds in the garden, a meal on the verandah in the evening, a flower opening... I love interacting with nature, walking in the veld, following a riverbank, having a picnic under a tree, camping by the sea...
- I love bright colours. I will often wear colours together like orange and pink, or red and orange. To me colours are a celebration of life. If I had to live in a room with powdery blue walls, I would find it quite depressing. In fact, I had to do that once, for a few months. I coped by draping material with a bright orange, blue and red design (that I printed myself) over the chair (which, I think, was also powdery blue :-)).
