My parents, sister and I moved to Hillcrest at the beginning of 1987 from the sleepy town of Dundee which is situated in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. At that time Hillcrest was also a sleepy little town but the best part was that we were now so close to the sea and more entertainment. From a one
Lifestyle
Kloof KZN
Welcome to my series of where to go when you find yourself in a particular area of beautiful KwaZulu-Natal. I am going to start (of course) with my home town of Kloof. Kloof Village Mall Superspar We love shopping at our local Spar. They have friendly and helpful staff and the bakery and butchery
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Meandering Through the Midlands Part Two
Welcome to Part 2 of Meandering through the Midlands. In Part 1 I covered what we did on the Monday and Tuesday and now you will find out what we did and where we went for the rest of the week. Wednesday started the usual way by waking up early to watch the sunrise over the valley and
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What, Where, When – Part 2
I’m back for Part 2 of What, Where, When. Wednesday 29 March I went with my Mom and sister to a fairly new place in Assagay – Bona Terra. They had both been there before in December and it is on my local and lekker list to visit. We enjoyed cappuccinos with chocolate cake and carrot cake which we
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Review
What, Where, When – Part 1
Shew! It’s been an eventful and fun two weeks! My sister Carryn came down from Jhb to spend time with my Mom and of course with me as well. But that is actually the wrong place for me to start. I had won a stay at any Protea Hotel for two nights in December 2015 and with the busyness of
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Meandering with Merryl
In March we spent a wonderful time with my aunt Merryl (Dad’s sister) who was out from Australia. Carryn (my sister) came down from Jhb so that she could also see Merryl . We had such fun taking Merryl everywhere we could think of – Midlands, SPCA charity shops, Animal anti-cruelty league charity shop, Lou Harvey, Waste Centre fabrics, Decorex, Fat
