One sip at a time
On the 28th May I went to collect my parents for my Mother’s birthday surprise. I had told them that I needed to fetch them at 1:45pm in order to reach our destination before 2:30pm. We drove and drove and my Mom got more excited and interested as to where we were going. Eventually we reached Umhlanga and I
On Saturday 10 May was my 41st birthday! I woke up early as usual and Neil gave me rooibos tea in bed. There was a bucket of school shirts that I had to put into the washing machine, but that was the only housework I was going to do. I climbed back into bed and Neil brought me
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
Saturday 5 April dawned sunny, partly cloudy with a bit of a breeze. This was the day that the 25 ladies bloggers had been excitedly waiting for. After years of planning (really felt like it!) okay! months of planning it was D day. I firstly had to make an early morning trip over to the
I sit here writing this blog post as a soft rain falls outside and the mist covers the hills. This was not the case on Saturday when a blazing hot sun beat down and the sky was a clear blue. I fortunately live very close to the gorgeous Makaranga, the place that Rain Africa chose
My daughter swam the Midmar Mile last year and I watched ladies of all shapes, sizes and ages emerge from the tent. I decided that I could do it too. Thinking back now, that was a rather impressive decision. To make sure I followed through with the momentus decision, I told people what I planned
My Father has been saying for yeeeaaarrrssss GO ON A CRUISE!!! More so recently GO ON A CRUISE BEFORE THE KIDS ARE TOO OLD TO GO FOR FREE!!! So we did!! First a bit of background before I get to the actual cruising part (with pictures). We applied for and received our passports – strangely
I suppose people that I have met for the first time would never believe that I was/can be a very reserved person who keeps to herself. I turned 40 in May and wow has life changed. Meeting lovely ladies from Twitter, starting a blog, attending functions and mingling with fairly well known people. I also
My wonderful sister Carryn (@VintageKitchy) took these pictures. Taking at the hotel while we waited for the shuttle The bridge we crossed over to get to the event Fabulous drummers Table decor Loved these huge balloons Keiren Holland (Mr Price Home Digital Marketing) Shopping station This is me shopping