The Author amongst plants on a family journey between Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Cape, stopping somewhere en route, possibly Namaqualand ... A child adoring the exquisite floral beauty, simply growing wild and free all around her. Circa 1973. Written in moments, straight onto my Facebook page one homesick evening ... The 'poem' below wrote itself, it took no time … Continue reading An Ode to South Africa
Author: Holly Maxwell Boydell
Double For Your Trouble
One day I heard that God was going to gift me "double for my trouble". This was an awesome promise. I could hardly believe that anyone, let alone God, could make up for all the 'avalanches', the trials and shocks, the pain and all the sorrow. Well, he is doing just as he promised, by … Continue reading Double For Your Trouble
This Is Life
Today. Now. This is Life. Your time is your Life. Life is Now. Today. Not tomorrow. Now. While you have it, make it count. Now. Today. Today is all any of us has. ~ : ~ Holly x
Striving And Being
If your life is all about striving, you will never be satisfied. If your life is all about being, even while you are striving, you can always be real and you can always be satisfied. With love, Holly x
Organic Is Not A Religion
Barley Harvest
A Letter To My Brother
To my darling brother, Whom I have known for fifty years today, A message that is on my heart to share with you, On your special birthday far away ... I am not sure how to write this, nor how to best begin, and so am going to pretend that we are in the … Continue reading A Letter To My Brother
It’s Not Who You Are That Matters
It’s not who you are that matters, It’s what you are. It’s not what you say that matters, It’s what you do that counts. It’s not who you say you are, It’s who you show you are. It’s not what you have that matters, It’s how much you love. It’s not how much you say … Continue reading It’s Not Who You Are That Matters
The Holly Tree Tales 