I am so excited as this week I have two fabulously wonderful gits arriving in the post. And I do love them presents.
The first one I am getting is from Kirsty at The Mint Shop. She has wonderful "retired" goods that she sells both online and at the i heart market once a month. From her, I am getting a beautiful red vintage kettle. Wait and see what it looks like or visit her website here to do some shopping.
The second is from Janece at Vintage Lover. She is based in Cape Town and finds the most adorable, well pried vintage goodies to adorn your bodies with. wait and see what I have managed to get from her....
or go visit her cool blog here
will post my pics when the post man delivers
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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Sunday, 6 November 2011
One of Umhlanga's best kept secrets...Indian Summer
Last night we were meant to meet friends for dinner but plans unravelled and it ended up just being Darby and Joan.
We decided to go for dinner anyway and after searching Google for over an hour I started asking mates where they would recommend.
A work colleague suggested Indian Summer in Sunningdale Centre, Umhlanga.
An aromatic, chilled, relaxed but very authentic Indian restaurant. Although the decor, atmosphere and view isn't one of the best in Umhlanga; the food was out of this world and I think I may have found one of my new favourite exotic places to eat.
It felt like we were sitting in India; eating with our hands and experiencing flavours that none of our senses had experienced before.
Unfortunately, there is no website for Indian Summer but I found all of my info from The Ridge Online ( http://theridgeonline.co.za/indian-summer-restaurant-glenashley/) . They offer take away and a sit down meal but make sure to book.
Give it a try.
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We decided to go for dinner anyway and after searching Google for over an hour I started asking mates where they would recommend.
A work colleague suggested Indian Summer in Sunningdale Centre, Umhlanga.
An aromatic, chilled, relaxed but very authentic Indian restaurant. Although the decor, atmosphere and view isn't one of the best in Umhlanga; the food was out of this world and I think I may have found one of my new favourite exotic places to eat.
It felt like we were sitting in India; eating with our hands and experiencing flavours that none of our senses had experienced before.
Unfortunately, there is no website for Indian Summer but I found all of my info from The Ridge Online ( http://theridgeonline.co.za/indian-summer-restaurant-glenashley/) . They offer take away and a sit down meal but make sure to book.
Give it a try.
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Friday, 4 November 2011
Grow a Mo...support a Bro
I posted my second blog for The Bedroom today.
It was a cute, sexy, fun play on Movember and how us woman can use this "horrible" month to our advantage.
Go read the blog here: http://blog.thebedroom.co.za/
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It was a cute, sexy, fun play on Movember and how us woman can use this "horrible" month to our advantage.
Go read the blog here: http://blog.thebedroom.co.za/
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JHB Adventures
I know I have been away for awhile but this weekend I will be posting bits of my JHB trip.
Stay tuned.....
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Stay tuned.....
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Friday, 28 October 2011
Diwali with The Singh's
We have just arrived in JHB, well to be exact, Rustenberg.
But on Wednesday night Ryan decided we had to go and take pictures of the Diwali fireworks. At first, I was not impressed. I had to pack and iron and sort issues out before JHB but after having one of the most memorable experiences of my 2011, I was only to happy to have got to bed at 2am.
We found a beautiful home in Umhlanga decorated with lights and a backdrop of fireworks.
After being caught by the eldest daughter for taking photo's, we were invited into Mr and Mrs Singh's home.
Greeted with sweet meat eats on a silver tray, invited into the prayer room to witness the prayer, blessed afterwards and stayed on for the amazing fireworks.
The Singh family are amazing people and I would like to thank them for their wonderful hospitality, friendliness and allowing us into their home to share Diwali and explain the actual meaning of the celebration.
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But on Wednesday night Ryan decided we had to go and take pictures of the Diwali fireworks. At first, I was not impressed. I had to pack and iron and sort issues out before JHB but after having one of the most memorable experiences of my 2011, I was only to happy to have got to bed at 2am.
We found a beautiful home in Umhlanga decorated with lights and a backdrop of fireworks.
After being caught by the eldest daughter for taking photo's, we were invited into Mr and Mrs Singh's home.
Greeted with sweet meat eats on a silver tray, invited into the prayer room to witness the prayer, blessed afterwards and stayed on for the amazing fireworks.
Picture by RyanMatthewAdams
The Singh family are amazing people and I would like to thank them for their wonderful hospitality, friendliness and allowing us into their home to share Diwali and explain the actual meaning of the celebration.
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Monday, 24 October 2011
Double dates....order the pasta.
Tonight was a dinner at one of my regular half price special restaurants Plate in Hotel 64 on Gordon road with an old friend.
In front of us was a table of four. Two guys and two girls. A double date.
While I am sure they were only but too happy to be listening to our conversation of cussing, sexual conversations and heightened voices as the wine kept flowing ( as us girls do- please note the sarcasm in my typing voice), I had to stop and watch them as four individuals and as two couples.
The two guys were trying ever so subtly to compete with each other. Talking about their jobs, flashing their car keys around and lastly, one of them pulling their iPad out.
While the girls kept chatting quietly in the corner; I am sure acting in a very similar way to the boys but I could not hear them.
I'm a people watcher and I was so enthralled by the human behaviour of these four people. Both couples ordered exactly the same thing. One couple the pasta dish and the other the fillet dish. And the men ordered for the ladies.
Now this made me wonder...did they always do this while dining out or was this something they did only when meeting with friends and they felt insecure about themselves?
Nevertheless, my meal was amazing, the company phenomenal and an all round good evening. Try it out sometime.
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In front of us was a table of four. Two guys and two girls. A double date.
While I am sure they were only but too happy to be listening to our conversation of cussing, sexual conversations and heightened voices as the wine kept flowing ( as us girls do- please note the sarcasm in my typing voice), I had to stop and watch them as four individuals and as two couples.
The two guys were trying ever so subtly to compete with each other. Talking about their jobs, flashing their car keys around and lastly, one of them pulling their iPad out.
While the girls kept chatting quietly in the corner; I am sure acting in a very similar way to the boys but I could not hear them.
I'm a people watcher and I was so enthralled by the human behaviour of these four people. Both couples ordered exactly the same thing. One couple the pasta dish and the other the fillet dish. And the men ordered for the ladies.
Now this made me wonder...did they always do this while dining out or was this something they did only when meeting with friends and they felt insecure about themselves?
Nevertheless, my meal was amazing, the company phenomenal and an all round good evening. Try it out sometime.
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Friday, 21 October 2011
African Fashion Week
So it has been African fashion week and the tweets, facebook statuses and fashion websites have been going crazy with who, what and how to wear it is hot and who is taking the lead.
I think its awesome and so important that Africa is included and have our own fashion week.
It makes me proud to be a South African.
Good luck to all those designers that worked their blood, sweat and tears into their designs and I hope everything worked out.
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