Most people refer to our country as "sunny South Africa" as we have mostly clear blue sunny skies.  Johannesburg is towards the top part of South Africa and started as a gold mining town.  Johannesburg is in the Province of Gauteng and is the financial heart of South Africa.  A couple of smaller cities (Randburg, Sandton, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp and Alberton) border on Johannesburg. Pretoria, also called the Jackaranda city, (where Parliament is based for six months of the year) is about 30 kilometres away.

Our summers are spent having "a braai" (barbeque) and working in the garden.  Winters are not too cold (ranging from about 15 to minus 5 degrees celcius) and the last time Johannesburg had any snow was in 1980 (in spring!).  We did have some sleet this year and it was very exciting.

I have been happily married to my husband Wayne for 11 years.  We share our home with RJ (17) and Miss Muffet, my eleven year old miniature Maltese.  RJ has recently given me permission to put his face on the net.... so watch this space for updates and pictures!  RJ loves Rugby (our national sport) and represents his school's first team.  He is an ardent Springbok (our National side) supporter and will never miss a game on TV.

I love creating web graphics and writing poetry - not that easy when you're working full time.  I create graphics and browse the web on weekends when I have some free time.

Most of my family are from Cape Town, also called the Mother City, (at the bottom end of South Africa) and we visit them about once a year.  Cape Town is a beautiful coastal city and is home to the world famous Table Mountain, Proteas (our national flower) and Kirstenbosh Botanical Garden.  Parliament is based here for the other six months of the year.

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