Ateljee RhoDé Ruth

06/06/2026

With Southbroom Conservancy – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

05/06/2026

Discovered the story of Rebecca St. James and Jacob Fink about a year ago; it has been incredibly encouraging.

Two things here resonated with my soul:

1. How self-control before marriage translates into deep trust in marriage;
2. When a man is serious, believes in a woman's worth, he doesn't play it safe; instead, he pursues her and her heart in an impressive way.

Based on their new book Lasting Ever, Rebecca St. James and her hus...

05/06/2026

Fortunately, most individuals are securely attached and similarly seek out fellow securely attached individuals, and go on to produce securely attached offspring.

The "ingredients" needed to produce securely attached infants are not obscure, hard to come by or extremely taxing. On the contrary, at face value they seem easy, simple and wholesome.

Unfortunately, we cannot give what we do not have. For insecurely attached individuals, there was no model of health, so in order for us to form secure relationships and produce securely attached children, we first have to learn how.

Why do adults with secure attachment tend to build deep, meaningful, and long-lasting relationships? In early childhood they had these five conditions met.

27/05/2026

ANY KIND OF LIGHT
(by Margaret Becker)

I held You up
My diamond to the sky
Turned You 'round
To see every side
Looked so hard
Stung my eyes
What did I see?
What did I see?
Always stunning
Always True
Nothing can hold a candle to You

Chorus:
I'm still drawn to You in
Any kind of light
You still stand up to
Any kind of light
I'd stand next to You in
Any kind of light
I still believe in You
After all I'd choose You

I held You up
My hope against the night
Closed my eyes
I was afraid to see the sight
Took a look
Fell down blind
What did I see?
What did I see?
Always stunning
Always true
Even the starts bow to You

CHORUS

I've seen the shadows come
And the colours run
But never one
Stole a thing from You

CHORUS

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupAny Kind Of Light · Margaret BeckerFalling Forward℗ 1998 Sparrow RecordsReleased on: 1998-01-01Producer: Monroe J...

27/05/2026

WORST REGRET OF MY LIFE?

24/05/2026

So, I just returned from a solo weekend away - went house sitting for my brother's girlfriend in Zwartkop Golf Estate. I still have to "defrag" and unpack, but here are some snap shots of my long weekend, alone.

If I find the time, through the course of the week, I'll write captions to these, to tell a more complete story.

14/05/2026

Meet the Agave Sunseeker.

It typically takes 8 to 15 years to reach maturity and produce its dramatic, arching flower spike. Like all agaves, this plant is monocarpic, so it blooms once at the end of its life and then slowly dies, usually leaving behind "pups" or offsets at the base.

The plant sends up a tall, thick stem ("death bloom") and this one is 2,5 meters tall, with soft yellow-green flowers. The bees go crazy for it and it will be a good food source for them, since the entire process—from the initial stalk appearance to the final bloom—takes several weeks to months.

14/05/2026

Chalking it up...

27/04/2026

Appreciating the moment...

27/04/2026

Just because I'm worth it... an upgrade from the ring binder visual journals.