Day 2 in SA
The short cut
Crabby Old Man
When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in North Platte , Nebraska , it was believed that he had nothing left of any value Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, They found this poem . Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital One nurse took her copy to Missouri . The old man’s sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the St. Louis Association for Mental Health.. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem. And this little old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this ‘anonymous’ poem winging across the...
Old Age Creeping Up – Chapter 1
It is sometimes quite amusing this old age thing. The first thing I noticed was that my ear lobes are longer… the flesh seems to disappear… and they just sag. Then to put an earring into the ear is quite a struggle because you cannot see well and there is nothing to hold on to – it is like a piece of thin rubber. Then all of a sudden you look at your arms and they are like the ocean… ripples of waves forming on the skin. Then there is the younger generation that has no clue where you are coming from. Now I have been there so I understand it all. They think you “do not have to grow old” Yes I had that attitude as well but the body does break down and does not last forever. Just yesterday my lovely daughter in law tells me my nose is...
A Good Glass of Wine
When I visit with my children I demand a good glass of wine. Yesterday I had some 6 Grapes Port Wine and I wonder what I will have today to drink with the Caldo Verde? Probably a Apricot Chardonnay that my child says is awful! but it tastes like water so not much chance to get drunk.
My 70th Birthday Slideshow
On my 70th birthday, my son commissioned this beautiful slideshow about my life from Megan Mumford. In twenty minutes it takes you through a quick journey of some of the highlights of my outrageous life. Queen Juliana
My O.O.B. with Flossie
My son took this profound video of me talking about my Out of Body (O.O.B.) experience with my dog Flossie. Queen Juliana xo
Celebration of Love!
My son and his beautiful bride got married recently and the marvelously talented photographer Michael Eldridge took this photo of me. Aren’t I just stunning!?
Caldo Verde
Making Caldo Verde with my children. This recipe is from my cookbook “The Powerful Nurturer”. You can email me if you would like to purchase a copy Caldo Verde (Green Soup) • Potatoes • Collards • Garlic • Chourico • Salt to taste We had lots of Portuguese restaurants in South Africa and they all served huge beautiful prawns and lobsters and always had what they referred to as Green Soup on the menu. It was only years later that I learned how to make it when I myself entered the Portuguese world. It was made by shredding collards, (the Portuguese manufacture a shredder that shreds the collards very finely, making them delicate and wonderful to the palate) (Can be bought from the portuguesefood.com website) Directions Select a few...