Week In The City When we go to the city - by which we actually mean large parts of Gauteng - our days are filled from corner to corner. Our paths diverge for most of the week. Matilda stays with the children where she just catches up and experiences something of their world with them: Eylene's new pottery studio in Johannesburg and some of the classes she offers there, lunch with Dane and Michelle and plenty of time with Ariana and Leon whose lives are gradually finding a new rhythm after Deidré's unexpected death at the end of last year. George stays with friends in Pretoria and offers sessions of the course in spiritual direction at Ooskerk. In between, attention is given to a persistent engine problem the bakkie has and donations for Die Restory are collected from other friends. Late Thursday afternoon we reunite in Benoni where Ariana fills our days and soaks up our attention like a sponge - taking her to and from school, swimming, games, chatting, swimming, chatting, bed...
Week In Die Stad Wanneer ons stad - waarmee ons eintlik groot dele van Gauteng bedoel - toe gaan is ons dae van hoek tot kant gevul. Ons paaie skei vir die grootste gedeelte van die week. Matilda bly by die kinders oor waar sy sommer net opvang en saam met hulle iets van hul leefwêreld beleef: Eylene se nuwe pottebakkers-ateljee in Johannesburg en van die klasse wat sy daar aanbied, ete saam met Dane-hulle en ruim tyd saam met Ariana en Leon wie se lewens geleidelik 'n nuwe ritme kry na Deidré se onverwagse dood einde verlede jaar. George bly by vriende in Pretoria oor en bied sessies van die kursus in geestelike begeleiding by Ooskerk aan. Tussendeur word aandag gegee aan 'n hardnekkige enjinprobleem van die bakkie en skenkings vir Die Restory word by ander vriende opgelaai. Laat Donderdagmiddag sluit ons weer bymekaar aan in Benoni waar Ariana ons dae vul en ons aandag soos 'n spons opsuig - skool toe vat en gaan haal, swem, speletjies, gesels, swem, gesels, slaaptydsto...