photography & website special

An eye-catching website with beautiful photography is the most powerful marketing tool you can invest in. We specialise in providing small businesses such as Guest Houses, Boutique Hotels, Retail...

beauty at 36boutiques

vintage-style bather bikini feminine frock maxi skirt (i ordered one!) another beautiful dress rucksack bicycle i had to share these exquisite finds with you. they're from 36boutiques, our very own...

in loving memory

Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands Wild horses couldn't drag me away Wild,...

chanteuse

by Joni Mitchell I am on a lonely road and I am traveling Traveling, traveling, traveling Looking for something, what can it be Oh I hate you some, I hate you some, I love you some Oh I love you...

new quilt design

i'm loving this new quilt design, perfect for boy's rooms! i adore the vintage tartan fabric and the gingham. you can order yours in any colour preferences/overtones to create one that is, for...

swimwear love 2012

view many more here on my pinterest

springtime frolics

what to sow in september

for all my garden enthusiast readers or believers in the recession-busting 'grow your own' philosophy, according to my sources, the vegetables to be sowing in september in the western cape include:...

budget meals under R50 for two

chicken pot pies, with chicken breasts, frozen puff pastry and cream. lentil soup sliced pork steak and homemade coleslaw wraps chicken casserole with chicken pieces and veg whole chicken, roasted,...

dream dresses spring 2012

the power of a beautiful dress. i would do anything to perform in frocks as showstopping as these. where can dresses like these be found? i would appreciate your advice! find more here on my pinterest

delicious diy

a few of my favourite diy projects of the week...check out my pinterest for the whole board

devils and dust

Got my finger on the trigger But I don't know who to trust I look into your eyes There's just devils and dust We're a long, long way from home, Bobby Homes a long long way from us I feel a dirty...

mr. price saves us

mr. price has finally gone online, with a select few pieces for ladies, men and kids. from what i've heard, your goodies arrive within 3 or 4 days, which is nothing short of miraculous news for us...

good clothing

local label, 'good' shows off some fine pics. photography by kent andreasen.

a year in the country

a year ago i found myself in a predicament and considered making the pilgrimage to the country, for various reasons, which included: excellent schools for my son, living close to family and...

local loveliness

take care 36boutiques 36boutiques take care 36boutiques 36boutiques take care take care at 36boutiqueslauren fowler beatnik bazaar maiden name hello pretty beatnik bazaar skinnylaminx tea...

speakeasy, singing, visitors, baking, pasta-making...

my long weekend.

love lace

follow my 'dream threads' board on pinterest for more

muse

my muses

plants plants plants

i've always been obsessed with bringing the outside 'in', and recently a friend who visited me exclaimed, 'your house looks like a conservatory'. you can view more here

desserts to make you drool

it's 'baking friday'! just a few devilishly delicious new additions to my baking pinterest...

name my band!

after 4 weeks of scratching my head, begging friends and boring everyone to death, i'm asking you, my blog readers and twitter followers, whether you can think of a name for my band. we're just a...

come talk to me

The wretched desert takes its formThe jackal proud and tightIn search of you I feel my wayThrough slowest heaving nightWhatever fear inventsI swear it makes no senseI reach out through the border...

cheap 'n cheerful decor ideas

cheap 'n cheerful decor ideas, from my pinterest

holidays and crafts

d.i.y. for teens continued

im determined to keep my son away from playing computer games for three weeks, so (much to his chagrin) im roping in a bunch of other tweens for some good ol d.i.y. check out my pinterest for all...

school holiday crafts

school holiday craft 1: planting seedlings and herbs in jars and displaying themweve just finished planting seedlings and seeds in our various jars that were lying about the house, now for phase...

the stanford country fair

we had a brilliant time at the very first stanford country fair, last weekend. it felt like a mini-grahamstown festival, with live music performances by arno carstens, albert frost, valiant swart...

love will tear us apart

When routine bites hard,And ambitions are low,And resentment rides high,But emotions wont grow,And were changing our ways, taking different roads.Then love, love will tear us apart again.Love, love...

e-sensual

i took a little cruise, searching for online lingerie stores in south africa, and found far more websites than i couldve imagined. from the classy, to the bizarre, ive included a few favourites ive...