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If you have not been to Spier Wine Estate recently, then I suggest you change that. My friend Christelle & I paid an end-of-winter visit to Spier recently & we had such fun! The weather was just perfect – it could well have been spring already. We kick-started the morning with coffee at Vadas Smokehouse […] Read more…
From a very young age, I’ve simply loved entertaining. I remember dinners cooked for my high school friends. A makeshift dinner table (aka the plank from my bed) when my friend Gina & I hosted in our first ‘real’ dinner party out of varsity. As newlyweds, we once had about 30 people for soup & […] Read more…
Oh yay. Today we are visiting the Linden apartment of Karen Venter. With loads of interesting shops & eateries – including GONK, Tonic gin bar & The Linden Co-Op, Brian Lara, as well as the very first The Whippet coffee shop – the old suburb of Linden in Joburg has become a really trendy area […] Read more…
Hey friend. The weekend is upon us & so I’ve lined up ten epic web links for you. Enjoy! (Update: sadly the link to this Greyton cottage below is no longer available) Quick, make this Naartjie (aka Mandarin) centrepiece before they go out of season. Why you should throw casual dinner parties. I’m The Pineapple […] Read more…
Our room (more specifically our bed) is one of my favourite spaces in our home! It is sunny & comfortable & absolutely perfect for naps. And I loooove a nap. But recently I felt a bit uninspired with the room. Living in a rented space has lots of pro’s, but it can easily feel like your […] Read more…
“Losing a parent is like losing a part of oneself” – Debra Umberson Catherine Elizabeth Smit (5 September 1948 – 30 May 2019) This blog is about zest for life. About things that add zest to life. The things that make life worth living. Delicious things. Fun things. Gorgeous things. It’s been weeks since I’ve […] Read more…
I am a city girl. Through & through. I like city lights, city things, the buzz, the shops & city people. To say that camping in the Kalahari sand is daunting for a city slicker like me is an understatement. So, after our recent trip to the bush – well, the Kalahari Desert aka Kgalagadi Transfrontier […] Read more…
These rusks, friends, are so good that you will literally want to eat every crumb (off the floor)! Let me explain. Two key ingredients for a real South African bush holiday are braaivleis & rusks. So I first made this recipe ahead of our trip to the Kruger National Park last year. Our car was […] Read more…
In November last year I saw straw hats with gorgeous gold tops & trim around the sides. They were so fabulous but really overpriced, so ever since I’ve been toying with the idea of giving a simple straw hat some golden treatment to make it look extra fab! Here is how it all came together: […] Read more…
It is officially April friends. Wow. My parents are celebrating their 49th Wedding Anniversary this week. This is a lifetime. Phew. It is also the month that our Oliver is turning six. Plus Easter & our trip to the bush is coming closer. So, there is a lot to look forward to. But in the […] Read more…