This Christmas feels quieter. Not in a way that feels empty, but in a way that feels settled. After years of Christmases shifting and changing, this one feels very much rooted in the present. This year, we kept some of the traditions that now feel familiar. Creating a Christmas menu. Writing a letter to Santa.ContinueContinue reading “This Christmas 🎄✨️”
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Christmas Through My Seasons
Christmas as an adult has looked very different from the ones I grew up with, but at its core, some things have always stayed the same. Food, togetherness (in whatever form that took), and creating a sense of warmth around the table continued to matter, even as places and people shifted. For many years, ChristmasContinueContinue reading “Christmas Through My Seasons”
✨ Christmas Who Raised Me
Christmas looked different depending on where we spent it, with my dad’s family in Cape Town or with my mom’s family in De Aar in the Northern Cape. Two places, two cultures, two rhythms. And somehow, both became home. These are the Christmases that raised me. Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand — the view that alwaysContinueContinue reading “✨ Christmas Who Raised Me”
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