Minneke’s Musings

The fog had set in overnight, and by 11am it was still hanging around. We were driving in the car on our way somewhere, and were all a bit frustrated at not having had more than 150 metres of visibility…

As I began to walk through life, I saw beauty There was peace, There was quiet I was happy And then I walked a little further Someone told me about War There was danger But not here I was safe…

“Look Mummy! It's the man from the ice cream shop!” shouted one of our kids.Sure enough, there was the owner of the local ice cream shop, going for a walk with some friends! He came up and said hello with…

Have you ever walked into a hospital and thought, “Wow, why are all these people so sick and hurt?” I would guess not. Everybody knows that hospitals are where sick or hurt people go.   Have you ever been the…

My first experience of the third world was a result of my own first world problem… “Mum, I need an ipod”. That's what I told her when I was 15. She was horrified. She grew up in a time when…

I want to share two stories, about two different eagles…There was once an eagle that had been flying for a long distance and was very tired. Afraid of predators if he landed to rest on the land somewhere, he spotted…