Today I am pleased to feature a guest post from Ana who has shared a tasty Moussaka recipe that your kids will love. I’m not a big fan of cooking but obviously do have to do it like most moms -if I lived alone I think it might be a different story (hello Woolies!) Anyway I am thrilled to discover new easy recipes for family meal times and especially when they have been tried by other moms who can vouch for them. I am equally excited when a fellow blogger wishes to guest post about food on my blog as …  Read More »

1. Sleep in a bit on Sat morning (like maybe 8!?) Kids whose with me? 2. Start my new book – One Day by David Nicholls – hoping to finish it BEFORE the movie comes out. 3. Attend 2 kids bday parties – yes this is what your social life revolves around once you have kids…. 4. Have a long, lazy lunch in a new eatery in Cape Town catching up with my besties from school who I haven’t seen in WEEKS due to new jobs and new loves (neither mine mind you!) 5. Watch Crazy Stupid Love starring Steve …  Read More »

Here is my latest interview as part of my series interviewing South African bloggers. The series is called “What I…” and I asked some of my favourite bloggers to share their thoughts on the following topics…. Know, Love, Read, Want, Wear, Need. Robynne (Bobby) is the author of Bobbylicious – a diary of “a daydreamer who likes to dress”. She adores reading, indulging in trashy television reality shows, travelling, taking photos, exercising, eating yummy food and baking. She dislikes green jelly beans and snakes! She blogs about her daily outfits as well as her love of books. Here are her …  Read More »

I always look forward to reading one of my favourite bloggers weekly posts on “10 things” so this week I thought I would try to do a similar list…. All credit to Being Brazen for the idea! Here are 10 things I learnt this weekend… 1. Summer weather in Winter makes me HAPPY. Reading in the sun while the whole house is quiet even HAPPIER. 2. Doctor’s don’t have all the answers – and sometimes you can have 2 completely different diagnosis from 2 different doctors in 2 days…. sick kids…. sigh…. 3. I cannot resist a cheese platter esp …  Read More »

Here is my latest interview as part of my series interviewing South African bloggers. The series is called “What I….” and I some of my favourite bloggers have agreed to share their thoughts on the following topics…. Know, Love, Read, Want, Wear, Need. Anna-Louise authors a lovely self-titled blog where she writes about “dough, dresses and desires”. She is a fashion obsessed twenty-something living in Cape Town who loves anything pink, pretty and girly. Here are her answers. What I… Know I know everything happens for a reason. I know bad things happen so we can appreciate the good. I …  Read More »

One of the biggest dilemmas swirling around my head daily (and nightly….) is whether or not to have another baby! Possibly one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life is whether to have kids and when to take the plunge into the deep abyss of the unknown. But following that to decide how many kids and how far apart to have them are also rather difficult dilemmas – life changing stuff really! I have been incredibly blessed with 2 wonderful little people in my life and I adore them both immensely (except maybe at 2am after 2 …  Read More »

In our family we love to do day trips or outings about once a month or maybe more during a “staycation”. We all pile in the car for our “Family Fun Day” and have a great time together. We are so fortunate to live in Cape Town (World’s No 1 tourist destination!) where there are so many great options for entertaining family members of all ages. (Here are some of my previous suggestions for things to do for free and things to do for a small fee.) Here are a outings for kids in Cape Town for a special treat …  Read More »