24/02/2026
My time at Bath Street is soon coming to an end and my overwhelming feeling is that of Gratitude.
Yes, I did experience levels of challenges I never anticipated, was tested and tried beyond what I thought I could cope with, but, I have survived!
And my time in Montagu' can be described as the most successful years of my life, on so many levels.
To everyone who tried to break my spirit, thank you, you did not succeed, the opposite is quite true. I am walking out here, much stronger than ever, and more motivated, and am also much stronger than you could ever be.
Then, the people that reached out a hand of kindness, you know who you are, Thank you, Thank you.
To the people who supported me at the most difficult times, thank you.
When I lost virtually everything I had, due to theft, as it was believed I was stupid, ( I may have been crazy to attempt such a big business on my own), I challenged myself even more, I started working alone, no more theft, no more stress, only job satisfaction and rewards.
Humanly I thought this was impossible, but I proved myself and everyone wrong. I started loving my work again, where the joy and job satisfaction made space for Blessings in stead of stresses.
There are a few people I'd like to hilite:
my quiet support team ( you know who you are)
my mother
Barbara next door
colleagues; Sanelle, the Rambling Rose team, the Pastry place team, the Spar team, the Cape Dry team, the Piccolo team, the Montspa team, the Kosplus team, ( if I forget someone, my apologies.
Every stress factor was systematically replaced by Blessings.
Johan and Ilse, thank you for creating an opportunity for the last phase of my working life, I hope I Wil do you and Hebron proud.
To wrap up, talking up about the Street children, branded me as a racist, so be it!
You don't know me, your branding reflects on you, not me!
the same children who were roaming the streets when I arrived here, are still here, just older and more brutal. We as the community are failing the
