This past Saturday we were invited by a darling from Darling to go and have a look at the food market at The Palms in Woodstock, Cape Town. It is a joint venture between The Palms and Isabella Niehaus (former fashion editor of SARIE). With the weather being rather wet this weekend in the Mother City we were hesitant to… Read more →
Despite the era of cloud computing and digital music libraries looming on the horizon, many of us are still using CD’s for music, even if just as backup. Apart from buying actual discs at music stores, the best use for the CD is as a digital mix tape, to give to someone as a personalised gift. Other uses that haven’t… Read more →
I am so very excited, we finally got around to tearing down the drywalling between two of the bedrooms and I have a brand spanking new blank canvas to play with. There is nothing like a blank canvas to get the creative juices flowing. What is great about this new space is that it is light and airy and warm… Read more →
My daughter who is 2 1/2 and very into her art, is constantly bringing home a slew of art work from nursery school and boy is she proud of them!!! Most of these creations are pictures that she has coloured in or painted. Read more →
In the back of my mind, I have always wanted to be a blogger. Maybe we all do, on some level. Anyway, here I am, with my first guest blog post! Ever! And considering that what I feel now is a little scared about what to say, I’ve decided to write about blogging. Read more →
As I mentioned in the last post, our mutts finished the job that the rain started on the door to their room and forced us to make serious work of getting a doggy door installed. Considering their rather considerable size and the fact that we did not want to replace the door (there is a bigger plan in the making… Read more →
Darling and I share our house with two big beautiful hounds called Freyja and Loxton. Freyja and Lox used to sleep inside the house, but was promptly moved into the old garage when they started stinking the place up like it was nobody’s business. Read more →
As you know I was not quite happy with the result from my earlier adventures. But I am happy to announce that I’ve found what I was looking for. Found wooden buttons and yellow elastic at Ruby’s Haberdashery in Brooklyn Mall. That little shop is a treasure trove of inspiration, if you don’t feel inspired to make stuff after… Read more →
I adore my Kindle, it is my sanity saver. Standing in queues is not a problem for me anymore, I whip out the Kindle and before you know it, it is my turn to be served. (I am convinced that it might inspire me to turn up early for appointments just so that I can read while I wait. I… Read more →
