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Competition: Refresh, Renovate, Redecorate

Kathy — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:51 +0000

Have you turned a room from drab to fab?

Reward all your hard work by entering the Garden and Home competition and you could win kitchen appliances worth R40 000 courtesy of the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) and have your makeover project featured in Garden and Home.

They’re looking for beautiful rooms that through some clever updates have improved your lifestyle and added value to your property. Whether you’ve done this on your own or had help from a professional, you’re eligible to enter. And if you’re mid-renovation, get a move on as entries close on 31 August 2013.

How to enter? Visit their website at gardenandhome.co.za and click on the Refresh, Renovate, Redecorate banner where you’ll find the entry form, tips on taking your photographs and loading them onto their site, plus the terms and conditions.

The grand prize winner will receive an extractor fan, refrigerator, washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher all with a stainless steel finish. Plus their makeover project will be featured in Garden and Home. The runner-up prize is a covetable set of ‘Ultimate’ stainless steel cookware from Nutri-Stahl.

Vote and win! Every month from now until the winners are chosen they’ll also be showcasing some of the top entries on their website, so vote for your favourite and you could win one of many gorgeous stainless steel prizes.

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Sihpromatum – I Grew My Boobs In China

Kathy — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:26:44 +0000

Savannah Grace’s book Sihpromatum – I Grew My Boobs In China is currently on special on Amazon for $.99 and is well worth the money. It’s a great book and the first in an ongoing memoir series, but in order for me to be able to read book two she has to be able to publish it so it would be really grand if you would consider buying it. What’s R10 of your monthly budget anyway?

Please will you also consider either posting about the special on your blog, twitter, facebook or any other social media platform as well. Mucho gracias!

SIHPROMATUM” (Sip-row-may-tum) is a memoir series of one family’s four-year backpacking adventure around the world. The first installment, “I Grew my Boobs in China”, is the beginning of an intensely fascinating, sobering, and emotional memoir of Savannah’s introspective and innovative family adventure.

In 2005, 14-year-old Savannah Grace’s world is shattered when her mother unexpectedly announces that she and her family (mother, 45; brother, 25; sister, 17) would soon embark on an incredible, open-ended journey. When everything from her pets to the house she lived in is either sold, given away or put in storage, this naïve teenage girl runs headlong into the reality and hardships of a life on the road.

These pages do not describe a vacation to semi-exotic locales protected from the local culture by a veneer of private transportation, scheduled meals, and ritzy hotels. The family lives and travels as the local people do, a distinction that generates fascinating and unusual experiences rich in multicultural insights, as told from the perspective of a budding young author with a traveler’s eye for detail.

Built around a startling backdrop of over eighty countries (“I Grew my Boobs in China” relates the family’s adventures in China and Mongolia), this is a tale of feminine maturation – of Savannah’s metamorphosis from ingénue to woman-of-the-world. Nibbling roasted duck tongues in China and being stranded in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert are just two experiences that contribute to Savannah’s exploration of new cultures and to the process of adapting to the world around her.

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Angie Goes Horse Riding

Kathy — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:09:38 +0000

When Angie mentioned that she would be going horse riding this morning, I jumped at the chance to go and check it out. I love horses but I’ve never been on one and I was keen to see where she rides and what the horses are like. I was terrified of them when I was younger but I think that’s due to the sheer size of them when you’re a mere 3.5ft tall. I was convinced I was going to get kicked by one and that would be the end of me. Clearly, that never happened.

For anyone interested on getting on a horse, give Meadowridge Riding School a call on 083 653 3884 or check out their facebook page.

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DC Shoes: Robbie Maddison’s Air.Craft

Kathy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:49:37 +0000

This has got to be one of the most epic and beautifully shot videos I’ve seen in a long time. Enjoy.

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Bits & Bobs

Kathy — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:44:10 +0000

It’s been a super busy year so far. This means that we’ve hardly left the flat, and the times we have actually gone somewhere kinda preclude dragging my camera along. So in the spirit of keeping things going on here, I hereby present some of the knick-knacks and furniture we’ve collected.

Glass Jar and Stars & Stripes Pillows – Con Amore | Blue Pot – Mr Price Home | Wooden Flower, Scissors and Reel & Decorative Wooden Ball – Karrin Hatfield | Vintage Binoculars were my grandfather’s and they’re sitting on two of my favourite recipe books, both available from Yuppiechef | Barnacles – Belong, La Lucia Mall | Blue Dresser – Ché from Portfolio’s mom down the coast | Grey/Blue Bunny – Pure @ Sage, Salt Rock | Blue Heart & Pot – Naughty Nineties Antiques, Churchill Road | All succulents – Hingham Nursery, Durban North | Framed Artwork – framed by Like It, Frame It | Character Vector Block Mounts – Tokyo Go Go | Wooden Word – Caroline Clayton, Wooden Words @ I Heart Market

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Havana Club Gap Year

Kathy — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:51:58 +0000

If you have any plans for 2013/2014 best you change them!

Havana Club are sending one winner on a 12 month journey to 12 different countries around the world. Cuba, England, Spain, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, France and the final month will be spent on the Trans-Siberian railway. Whoever wins will film and take photos of their experience, blogging about their activities on the Havana Club Facebook pages in each market throughout the 12 months.

For more information check out the video below and visit their Facebook page.

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Hall & Woodhouse Bar and Restaurant, Bath

Kathy — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:43:23 +0000

I don’t live in Bath but if I did I’d probably be at the Hall & Woodhouse Bar and Restaurant a lot. The decor is amazing, the vibe is fantastic and the food is superb (enough gushing adjectives for you?).

Hall & Woodhouse is located right in the centre of Bath and offers award winning Badger cask ales, lagers from around the world and offers a good-sized menu of fresh, seasonal dishes. If you’re going there with a South African budget start saving though as mains start at around £15 with the Fillet Steak topping out at £22.

Opened in 2010, Hall & Woodhouse has four floors including a stunning rooftop terrace. “Dine in the restaurant, sip drinks in the potting shed, socialise in the pantry/common room or soak up the sunshine on our roof terrace. Private dining is available in the Pavillion, perfect for business meetings or events.”

If you’re visiting Bath for the weekend, I highly recommend making some time for lunch or dinner or even a quick drink, you won’t be disappointed.

Take a look at their website for menus, online bookings, latest news and specials.

Hall & Woodhouse Bar & Restaurant, 1 Old King Street, Bath, BA1 2JW
Tel: 01225 469259
Email: [email protected]
Website: hall-woodhousebath.co.uk
Facebook Page

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Is it really Winter?

Kathy — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:56:46 +0000

It’s tough living in Durban in Winter. You never know what to wear. It started out rather cold this morning so by the time the sun came out and we decided to stop at the beach for a while on our way home, I was wearing the most inappropriate beachwear possible. This means I didn’t move around much, so the images are pretty much all taken from one spot. Sorry about that.

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Sunday Morning Gad About

Kathy — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:39:31 +0000

Today was the last day of the Home and Garden show at the Exhibition Centre so we popped in to see what was going on. The only thing really worth paying for is the Home Grown section as the main hall is filled with the usual tat and chain store furniture. Not that there aren’t good deals to be had but it’s just not really my thing.

We spent most of our time at the iKhaya stall talking to Genevieve Motley. Gen is pretty much the original and best laser cut jewellery designer in the country so be sure not to buy any knock-offs (you don’t want to lose out on the quality). I love the wooden cake toppers by iKhaya, which were originally created for Gen’s wedding. Below are just a few snaps from the stall and a quick one of the Hilton on our way back to the car.

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Vodacom Durban July 2012

Kathy — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:04:09 +0000

Another year, another Durban July! People from all over the country flock to our fair city to hobnob with celebrities and sip on champagne while horses trot around a rather large oval. I reckon that at least 70% of people barely even know there are horses involved but it’s a great excuse to dress up, lark around and aerate the soil with their stilettos. Below are some of the fabulous people I spotted wondering around between races.

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