No book long enough

Life after death...

Beneath your leafy branches full and broad,
I stand with face uplifted for my heart is truly awed
By everything you do and all you are
For I am certain that you truly are a superstar.

When I was young, I climbed among your boughs
And, snuggled in your grasp, I felt safe enough to drowse.
Today I wish that I could once again
Ascend among your branches to a place where I remain.

Spread your branches sweeping over me,
And let me hide for just a while from harsh reality.
The days are speeding ever swiftly by,
And if I could, I’d love to stay and watch the world rush by.

~ Esther Spurrill-Jones 

Tea time is a chance to slow down, with a good book

“I don't want tea," said Clary, with muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took her in the first place, and I want to kill them."

"Unfortunately," said Hodge, "we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

Nooit is 'n lang, lang tyd

A great read, couldn't put the book down!

Drie vriendinne gaan hou saam vakansie langs die see. En in 'n oogwink verander 'n jare lange, standvastige vriendskap in 'n stormagtige moeras.

Daleen skraap eindelik die moed bymekaar om die waarheid omtrent haar en haar lover, Jan, se verhouding te vertel; Amelia praat laat een aand haar mond verby oor haar affair met 'n getroude man; en Karien - Karien pak haar goed en gaan vroeër terug huis toe.

Want hoe kon haar twee, beste vriendinne haar soveel jare lank 'n rat voor die oë draai?

Dis 'n boek oor vriendskap, oor leuens, geheime, kinders, kilojoules en mans.