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What to do with those spare voyager miles. There are not enough for a trip and you’re not flying anywhere soon to acquire more. Airport taxes hardly make it worth taking a trip to Cape Town . . ....
Is it just me or does anyone else feel like they have skipped a month? One moment it was the 1st of April and the next moment I blinked and it was the 1st May. So what happened to April? Besides...
My apologies for not posting, the last week has been swallowed up by mounds of tissues and multiple visits to the chemist for my poor husband who has been sick in bed all week. It’s that time of...
Dear Fabulous Followers It is with much gratitude to you, our wonderful readers, that we celebrate our ONE year blogging anniversary! These are some of our best moments from this past year…. OUR...
Last year some friends of ours from Parys organized a Easter Weekend by the river complete with egg painting and Easter egg hunt. I have never seen adults, all dressed as bunnies, have so much fun....
I designed these bunnies to be used as place settings for Easter lunch or to give away to friends and family filled with delectable Easter treats. I got the whole family – my Dad included –...
HOMEMADE COCONUT ICE Nothing makes me feel more like a domestic goddess than making homemade sweets. There is something magical about creating something decadent with nothing but sugar and milk....
..It’s Sushi Friday at Food Lovers Nicolway! Get your sushi loving self down to The Market Cafe at Food Lovers in Nicolway for 1/2 Price sushi! From 4-8pm on Fridays. Eat as much as you can cause...
Easter Craft: Candy-Cones I have made these cones to give away to family at Easter but you can also make them for wedding favours or to hold the confetti. They are really quick to make and don’t...
HOT CROSS BUNS THAT IS Easter isn’t Easter without a hot cross bun. It is funny, but the taste is so entwined with this time of the year, that if I eat one try say in November I find this festive...
A New Freedom for Freelancers This time last year my husband and I arrived back in Johannesburg after three years living in Parys, with a couple of boxes and no work. Our little production/design...
Cheap, Cheap & Easy Easter Craft : Cute Easter Creatures YOU WILL NEED a toilet roll tube crêpe paper ( any colour) our free cut out template or white paper with your own characters drawn on it....
I have been thoroughly enjoying creating Easter crafts this year. Work (the time consuming stuff that puts bread on the table or in this case Easter eggs) is really busy at the moment, so these...
Make this Cute Carrot Especially for Easter YOU WILL NEED (Makes 2) 1 x A4 sheet of orange card (not too thick otherwise it won’t roll nicely) 1x A4 sheet of thin green paper Strong craft glue...
Happy Women’s Day Fabulous Followers! x Natalie This is my wish for all women… Desiderata – Words for Life by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be...
How to have the most perfect day without getting into debt. Steve and I had the tiniest wedding budget – our whole wedding cost what some people spend on a dress and I am not talking couturier here...
with Seasonal Sale Savings The best time to buy Christmas presents is after Christmas. The best time to buy summer clothes is in autumn and the best time to buy chocolate is after Valentines day or...
Wow! the past two weeks have flown by without me having a chance to take a breath or write a post. I am sorry for having been so distracted. We (my dear other half and I) are in a real period of...
Jan Smuts Avenue is becoming a great place to go for vintage clothing. The newest addition to the vintage strip (which also features, Rags & Lace and Patou) is Stuff That’s Nice. Run by the...
Finish of your romantic Valentines dinner with a decadent Eton Mess. ROSE AND STRAWBERRY MESS YOU WILL NEED 6 TBS Greek Yogurt 1 Cup (250ml) Fresh Whipping Cream 1 Tin Strawberries in light syrup –...
HAND-MADE ANTIQUE VALENTINES YOU WILL NEED: Coffee-stained paper and doilies Coloured craft paper Vintage images printed on contact paper. Get you FREE download here (FREE Valentines Printables 1...
VALENTINES DINNER: ROAST DUCK WITH CHERRY SAUCE YOU WILL NEED: 2-2.5 kg Free Range Duck – This may sound a lot for two people, but there is very little meat on the bird, and of course there will be...
So as I said in my previous post Commercialism has Killed Cupid, a far more romantic and far less expensive way to celebrate the day of love, is to stay at home and spoil your loved one with a meal...
Make your own cocktails and SAVE! If you go out with friends this evening and you all order cocktails to celebrate the end of the week, you will pay on average R45 per cocktail. If you have six...
Patou is an exclusive used-clothing boutique just down the road from Rags & Lace. They have a really nice range of clothes, bags and shoes. It is well worth a visit ’cause you never know what...
I adore sushi, and at half price I can indulge in plate after little coloured plate without feeling guilty about the cost or the calories. John Dory’s has a great range of delicious sushi that you...
One of my favourite quick and easy lunches, this is only one of its many incarnations. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Tasty Tuna Pasta Salad – with feta and peas (Serves 4) YOU WILL NEED: 1/2...
February is the official month of “luv”, even though the shops have been filled with heart shaped chocolates since they took down the Christmas tinsel. To be totally honest I am not a huge fan of...
When my life gets hectic, it is usual for the little things to go out the window and be left forgotten by the way-side. One of these always seems to be a regular visit to a hairdresser. So here I...
On Friday a tweet by Taste Magazine made me start craving banana bread. Just the mention of the word drove me to distraction – I knew I would not get any work done until the craving was satisfied -...
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