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Busy Sunday

By on June 26, 2011 in Out and About

Sundays are normally very quiet for us. We tend to lounge around the flat for a good long while before venturing out into the world. Today, however, was a bit different. Last night we made plans to meet some friends for breakfast at Hemingways in Glenwood. There is an awesome special on at the moment where for just R24 you get 2 large Flapjacks with pecan nuts drizzled in honey and fresh cream AND a cappuccino.  Needless to say, I’m a pig, so I ate breakfast and had the flapjacks for dessert.

The East Coast Radio House and Garden Show is currently on at the Durban Exhibition Centre. Within that is the Homegrown Fair, which is filled with locally sourced crafts, food and design. Due to the rather steep price of R60 entrance this year, we thought we’d have to give it a miss, but thanks to Nadia from Cupcake Couture we got in for free. I’ve been wanting to check out her husband Daniel’s custom made furniture (Woodnewz) for a while now, so I’m really stoked. I’m totally in love with his new-made, retro-style designs. The quality and finishing is superb and I am definitely going to have to get some bedside pedestals. Mad Men eat your heart out.

On top of the free tickets, Nadia also surprised me with an awesome little notebook (I love free stuff). I also bought myself the latest Frankie Magazine and the Frankie Afternoon Tea recipe book. All I can say is, FINALLY!

If you manage to get yourself down to the show (it’s on till 3 July) make sure to visit Nadia and Daniel and spend some time in the Homegrown Fair. Some of my other favourites within the section include: Mooi, Whimsy and iKhaya.

Images from top: my husband, flapjacks at Hemingways, Cupcake Couture and Woodnewz. Image of button earrings taken from Cupcake Couture’s Blog. Other pics by myself and Firsthouse Photography.
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Passion Is Everything

By on June 16, 2011 in Lifestyle

People who are super good at their chosen careers literally eat, sleep and breathe what they do. It’s impossible to put effort into something if you don’t love it. One person who definitely doesn’t have this problem is Ché Hooper of Portfolio. She is intensely passionate about great interior design and it shows.

I love visiting them, the flat is light and airy with nice big rooms and high ceilings. I love to see what’s new or what’s been refurbished and I especially like to see what new colour has found its way into Che’s heart. Mostly Che inspires me to try harder and reach for something more than mediocrity. If we all followed our dreams and loved what we did I think we’d all be far happier.

The above pictures are just a few I took of the various bits and bobs artfully placed in a few of the rooms and on the balcony, where I love to sit in the hanging basket and look out over the city. Hope you all enjoyed Youth Day. I sure did.

Check out Che’s blog here
If you like the bag in the top pic, it’s a Jo Totes camera bag and retails for around R850 incl. postage. Customs and tax roughly R100.
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The Berg And Back Again

By on June 5, 2011 in Out and About

We took a quick trip to the Berg today to cut some grass around some trees we planted the Christmas before last. I’m not gonna lie, it’s a long way to mow some Berg grass but those trees needed a cubic metre dug to plant them and we’re not up for doing that again.

These are just a few pics I took. Photos in order: field across the river, Roy mowing some grass, 3, 4 and 5 are of the Clayton’s property next door, 7, 8 and 9 were taken at Kate’s down the road, where we stopped for tea and scones.

Have a good week everyone.

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I Heart Market – 4 June

By on June 4, 2011 in Out and About

Every first Saturday of the month we try to get to the I Heart Market for at least an hour or two. This month my mission was to buy myself something from Gen Motley and anything else that caught my eye.

Today’s market was so hectically busy that it was a bit difficult to move in the tent but we got around. The Twitter Blanket Drive was in full swing when we arrived and by the end of the morning they had collected 66 blankets, not to mention the rest they collected throughout the afternoon and evening. Congrats to Nicola and the rest of the team for such an awesome effort.

As it was so busy and I’m still learning how to use the camera, I didn’t get very many photos. Sorry for that, I shall try to do better next time. Top image is Bevan of {The Thrift Collection}. Bevan and Pippa source all sorts of 2nd hand clothing and goodies for you to buy at super affordable prices. Save up for next month. A R100 will get you quite a lot of stuff.

Bottom 3 are of Genevieve Motley’s jewellery collection. I got myself a sweet pair of fat little bird earrings, similar to the pendant in the first pic. Gen will be opening a shop within the Mooi Boutique (100 Bulwer Rd) on Friday, 10 June.

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Twitter Blanket Drive

By on June 2, 2011 in Uncategorized

Nicola from the AskAshe Blog is hosting a Twitter Blanket Drive this weekend. Please bring a blanket to one of the following places:

9am – 12pm: I Heart Market – DLI Hall between Greyville Racecourse

11am-4pm: Luna Rossa – Gateway Fountain Food Court next to Primi

4:30pm – 8pm: Livingston’s Gastropub – Glenore Centre, Glenashley

The nominated charity is the Izulu Orphans Project
www.twitterblanketdrive.co.za

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