With the school holidays on the go and all the excitement of the current Winter Warmer Competition taking place I forgot to announce the winner of the copy of KFC’s Col Harland Saunders Autobiography and Recipe Book! Apologies… The winner of Col Saunders Autobiography is Ruweida Muhammad Congratulations!!! Please contact me shortly via email with your deliver address details. Thanks for entering everyone… images: KFC

Being a Mom is pretty stressful at times. One of main times when my stress levels seem to peak is while making supper! The end of the day is when everyone, including me, is reaching their limit. Tiredness, irritation, impatience, whining and rumbling tummies take their toll around 5pm! I am very fortunate to have a husband who enjoys cooking and ultimately this means he makes the majority of our main meals but there are occasions when I do get in front of the stove. When this does happen you can be assured that the meal needs to be 2 …  Read More »

Today I am pleased to announced the winners of the recent competition held here to win a copy of The Reunion by Joanne Fedler from Jacana. (To read my review click here) The two winners are: Ashishta Gokhul Marianne Friedman CONGRATULATIONS!! Please email me with your contact details including delivery address and contact no asap. And if you didn’t win this competition why not head over to this page to enter the Fruit Pack giveaway or stay tuned for a fun new competition starting tomorrow!

One of the many things motherhood changes is the fact that your time is no longer your own. Sadly, days spent lounging in the sun reading a novel become a distant memory. Imagine my delight when this past weekend I was able to do just that!! It’s been over 5 and a half years since I spent daylight hours reading and I must say I have missed it. You might well be wondering what happened that I suddenly am able to indulge – well I was technically “working” you see – reading a novel to review. It was just a …  Read More »

Decorex Cape Town is happening this weekend (26th – 29th April) at the CTICC are you planning to pop in? I am hoping to go a little bit later today… If you are planning to go please remember to support the Naledi Literacy Project by taking along any second hand children’s books you are happy to donate to this worthy cause. This year M-net Cares are supporting Literacy Project which encourages the importance of reading and literacy in young South Africans. All the books collected will be donated to a new library that is being renovated. While at Decorex Cape …  Read More »

Finally the long awaited release of The Help on DVD and Blu-Ray takes place today! As this was definitely my favourite movie (and book) of 2011, I am going to be one the first to get my hands on a copy of this great film. It seems like a great one to add to my collection of classics that can be re-watched over and over again! Octavia Spencer, who plays Minny in the movie, just won the “Best Supporting Actress” at the Academy Awards for her role! Here are a few stills from the movie… Have you watched The Help? …  Read More »

CANSA recently launched its latest book, “Life is Beautiful” – a publication that sets out to educate South Africans on adopting a balanced lifestyle and living cancer-free. The book includes recipes from celebrities like Evita and cancer survivor Jeremy Mansfield as well as a foreward message by Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health and a short summary on CANSA’s 80 year history. The painting that was specially commissioned for the cover of the book was sponsored by Jeannie Meiring, professional artist of more than thirty years. The painting was auctioned during a silent bid at CANSA’s 80th Gala Dinner in …  Read More »

Today I am excited to interview Melinda from Diaries of a white mother raising a black baby! This is her space where she writes about her ups and downs bringing up her adopted daughter, Emma. What I… Know Having figured that I knew it all after my ¼ life crisis, it took my daughter to make me realize I in fact know nothing. I don’t know why the sky is blue or why rainbows have the colours they do. I don’t know what a butterfly is called a butterfly and I don’t know why cheesy toast tastes better than cheesy …  Read More »

A while back I did a post on free things to do in Cape Town with kids and included visiting a library during story time as one of the free options. Anyway I thought it might be useful as a separate post should anyone just want this info. Here is the list of Library Story Times in Cape Town. Bloubergstrand – Monday and Wednesday 3pm (ages 8 – 9) Brackenfell – Wednesday 10.30 – 11.30 (ages 3+) excludes school holidays Claremont – Wednesday 10am – 10.30am (ages 1 – 3) Durbanville – First Thursday 10.30am – 11am Fish Hoek – …  Read More »

As I might have mentioned I adore books of all shapes and sizes, however I have a particular passion for coffee table books – the heavier the better! One of my favourite publishers is Angelika Taschen who publishes books under the Taschen label. Her focus is on publishing beautiful books about art, interiors, design, gardens – all topics I love. The photography is always breathtaking and I especially love the interiors featured – always original and inspiring. Over the years I have added to my collection, the titles I have so far include: Gardens in France, Provence Interiors, Seaside Interiors …  Read More »