I took my daughter for an extended picnic, played stuck in the mud with her and a friend and just did 'mom' stuff. No pressure to work, earn any cash, tidy the house or any middle class suburbia stuff.
We're moving at the end of the month - to Kalk Bay. All my insecurities that are supported by middle-class suburbia are raised. Commuting, being away from my community, living in an eclectic village. My delights though are the view of the harbour from the porch and office, the view of the mountain from the back yard; coffee and almond croissants at the Olympia Bakery; our boat 'garaged' right in the harbour mouth, just across the street; community all tucked up together in this beautiful little bay, fringed by bobbing fishing boats.
When we get something that we have been longing for, why do we wonder about it and question the gift?
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