What is it that fascinates us with the full moon, especially special ones like a Blood Moon, Blue Moon, Super Moon, and Harvest Moon? Do you believe that the full moon has a strange effect on us and the

Four hours to waste! Very seldom do I get a gift like that. I know I'm retired but there's always something to do. Good or bad? Mostly good in my eyes, but is it really a good thing? Nice being busy but

...our "crazy-wise" Silverblogger Chronicles for future generations to read !

'C'mon Lizelle, you can do it!' I was taken aback by the question, but when my friend made that flippant remark, I realized this was a much-needed task that not many wanted to do. Willing, yes, after giving

The week gone by has been very exciting and busy, but it also brought about some real scares! I was sore and exhausted at the end of the first day. While all was calm, I had tons of energy and the baking

Looking back at those crazy years of the late sixties to early seventies, I still wonder how my bestie and I survived those years unscathed. Surely we had angels watching over us, and we for sure kept

So, I got invited to the Valentine's Dinner Dance here in the village. Valentine, not for me I thought, and I haven't danced for yonks with fractured this, and fractured that. My brother and his wife,

I had a bit of a scare this weekend, but the alarming incident was over in no time. While I feel like a forty-year-old in my head, my body has been telling me that I'm only fooling myself, but hey, I still

So many changes, and tearing myself away from the familiar! I took my first big move in my stride, and did not rush anything. I am a silver gal after all, so I have enough time on my hands to do the things

The taxman is off my back...for now...Just one provisional and one final return for the B&B, and then I am done and dusted with that! I'm still getting the occasional call from guests, some wanting

The smell of new books, the suitcase, the lead when sharpening the pencils, and opening the lunchbox containing sandwiches made by Mom. Those are the things that I fondly remember. Especially the smell

Meeting up with friends from school days of the early 1970s kept me beyond busy. A good kind of busy. And yes, those school days were a long time ago. One friend from the Netherlands was visiting her family

I've never liked watching the news, unless it's something very, very close to home. Well, there has, in fact, been a heck of a lot happening here in South Africa for many years already that affects all

So, what's the absolute favourite meal that I could eat every day? That was the question just over a month ago in The SB Chronicles Prompt #25 - Absolute Favourite Meal. I love cooking food, and eating

What skills would I like to learn or improve this year? Eventually, being able to do aqua-aerobics without being thrown off my pool noodle and bobbing up and down in the water. Got the swimwear, but need

So, I'm slowly learning all about village life in the slow fast lane where... Life begins at fifty! Huh, I hear the young ones say! Should you ever decide to sell your home and move into an estate, where

Living life in the fast lane is not easy for many. As time goes by, it seems as if the world is spinning faster and everyone is desperately rushing around. Is it just that we are trying to squeeze more

Why do beautiful flowers like roses have such vicious thorns? Are they more prone to being attacked by bugs and other nasties, just because of their beauty, and need a defensive mechanism? Not quite, as

My absolute favourite person from the time I was tiny was my uncle, who played a huge role in my life. He was the most special person, one of the kindest and dearest people who spoilt me to bits, had the

Year-end holidays, or Christmas holidays, as we call them, bring together times. Family travels from afar. Mostly my younger son, who lives six hours away by car, but he flies down rather as the roads