Author of children's books, copywriter and environmental documents, like game drive checklists and guides. I am currently living in the countryside on a farm in Mpumalanga, Southern Africa with my husband, our daughter and an arrangement of pets in the African bush. I love to write about Eco, Nature and Rural experiences specifically in the Southern part of Africa. This blog is my passion project where I love sharing my own stories, but also those of other inspirational human beings in the conservation fields or who lives in the countryside of Southern Africa.
Meet Ruth and Josh Betts, who did something we all probably have contemplated to do at least once, they packed up their life and are now living out of their van, while travelling in South Africa and working remotely. I am fascinated with this lifestyle. Do you know any other South African Van lifers? Please … More Meet South African Van lifers, Ruth and Josh Betts from “Life of Betts”
Meet Yvonne, living in the beautiful Tembe Elephant Park. … More Meet ‘Yvonne in the bush’ from Tembe Elephant Park.
Footprints in the Fynbos is a delightful 3-section children’s book about the Southern African Leopard.
… More Children’s storybook: Footprints in the Fynbos
A lot of you have been searching for sour-dough hot cross buns and landed here lately! I hope you enjoy this recipe. I love tradition, as I mention in this Instagram post below. Please give me feedback and let me know how your hot-cross buns turned out. If you don’t have a sourdough starter, you … More Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
In the year 2020, during the lockdown, I had a blast on my Instagram explaining the process of making your own sourdough starter. It was so exciting to go through the process with other people and troubleshoot issues and watch the starters become active. I have explained in one of my posts that I have … More Baking a bread with a Sourdough starter
My first encounter with the worlds most trafficked animal and yet an animal that most have never seen!
… More A very special encounter – My first time to see a Temminck’s Ground Pangolin
Country Living in Southern Africa 