• The New “G” Men’s Range from Rain

    On 9 June I attended the KZN launch of the new Rain Men’s Range called “G”, at Alchemy in Ballito. Alchemy is the bar side of the Blackstrap Craft Distillery Company and The Other Room Wine Shop and they are situated at the newly revamped Ballito Lifestyle Centre. Alchemy has an extensive gin cocktail menu which

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  • Royal Palm Hotel Re-Launches

    On Thursday, 01 February 2018, the Royal Palm Hotel, located on Palm Blvd, New Town Centre in Umhlanga Ridge, hosted a prestigious cocktail party to celebrate their official re-launch as an independent hotel. The decision to become independant was based purely on the desire to offer their loyal customer base a more personalised service as an

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  • Granny Mouse Under the Stars

    On Wednesday the 17th May I attended the first ever Midlands Meander Pop-Up Kitchen – a one night only fine dining experience at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa. All the food was prepared on the grill by the Culinary Artists and we dined outside under the stars. Yes it was rather chilly as this is the Midlands in Winter,

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  • Rain Africa Goes Wild

    It was a gloriously warm, okay hot Tuesday when I drove out to Ballito for the Rain Africa event hosted by the franchise owners of Pavilion, Gateway and the new Ballito Junction stores – Yusuf Sheik and Ryan Waters. Why a Tuesday? Well it was a public holiday! Human Rights Day to be exact. This year’s event was held

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  • Rain Africa in the Rain

    Saturday 19 September did not dawn a bright and sunny day. Instead it was a continuation of cold, mist and rain that we had been having for nearly a week. This however did not dampen (ha ha) my enthusiasm for this wonderful day. This was the day for the second KZN Rain Africa bloggers meet and I was excited

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  • Durban Holocaust Centre

    On Monday the 4th August I helped take children from the Hillcrest Primary School down to Durban to the Holocaust Centre.  I could take four in total, but only Laura and two other girls came to the car.  We waited a bit and I stopped her teacher to tell him that I had space for one more.  So he asks

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  • #DBNbloggermeet

    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

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