Martha's trip to the seaside!

It was my brother’s wedding last weekend in Cape Town and he really wanted Martha to be there. Like me, she is his 'African mother' and has known him from the day he was born. Growing up he was Emanuel’s best friend. It was such a special time. Martha, who will never get on a plane for fear of flying, caught the City-to-City bus up to Cape Town from Pretoria which took her 17 hours. When she arrived she was wide eyed and bushy tailed – and instantly fell in love with Cape Town.

Not wanting to sleep, she helped us with all the wedding ‘stuff’ that needed to be done and drove around in sheer awe of the mountain and the sea. It was so special to have her at the wedding and to share such a special time with us all – even though she was only there for four days - to her it was a memory that will last a life time.

It's a crazy thought to think that Martha, like the Heartfelt ladies, never gets the opportunities that we do to go on hoiday to places like Cape Town. Or even away for the weekend. Some of the ladies have never even left Makapanstad. Now there's a depressing thought - and we take it so forgranted and get upset if our flight is an hour late or we can't stay an extra night or two!

Arriving back from her trip last week, Martha was back at work and into the Heartfelt swing of things to show Annie Mokoena and the SABC crew of the show Leihlo la Sechaba which is broadcast on Thursdays at 6p.m. on SABC2 around Makapanstad. They are in the midst of doing a documentary about Heartfelt for Women’s Day and wanted to come and visit. So as you can imagine – all the ladies were so excited they could hardly sit still! We’ll let you know when the programme will be aired. Annie is such a lovely lady and filled with so much warmth.

And until the crew come back in a few weeks time to film the final bits - Mrs Celebrity will be staying putt for a little while, because as we all know, it's not like her to want to miss out on anything. And her four days in Cape Town? Well, as you can imagine - they are already the talk of the town (or rather - village).