When Skinny laMinx opened on Bree Street in 2011, Jason Bakery was still a hole- in-the-wall coffee shop. They soon expanded, opening their larger premises in the space they currently occupy on the corner of Bloem & Bree. (Don’t know where that is? Just look out for the Doughssant queues on a Saturday morning. They’re …
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Bums on seats
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Seriously, not bad!
We’re so super proud of our 2019 fundraising campaign, where we sold our Seriously, Have a Good Day shopper bags to raise money for the Breakfast Club at Good Hope Seminary Junior. Just look at those statistics! We’re hoping to raise even more money in 2020, and with this week being back to school, what …
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Shop The City
We’re joining in the central City fun, starting this first week of December. Shop the City is the latest initiative from the First Thursdays bunch, with the aim of promoting central Cape Town’s top-notch independent retail on offer. Get your hands on a must-have Shop the City guide, giving you access to tiered discounts at …
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Stone Circles & Gooseberry Gym
I am not a natural athlete (at all!), but in a good week, I’ve been managing to get out early three mornings a week for an hour’s walk, up a hill to a flight of stairs, where I run up and down the 75 stairs 10 times over. What’s behind my impressive discipline? Patterns, of …
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A Cabin by Heath
We love this. The owners of our long-time San Francisco stockists, Heath Ceramics, have recently made their beautiful holiday cabin in Tahoe’s Alpine Valley available for all to enjoy, and it is filled with beauty from Heath itself, as well as from the brands they stock in their store. “A Cabin by Heath began in 2012 …
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The original Skinny laMinx
I’m so sad to have to tell you that the original Skinny laMinx – our little Siamese cat Monkey – died a week ago, just 6 days after she turned 18. Although Paul and I are so sad, and we miss our furry little friend more than we can say, every time we talk about her, …
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Plant more trees
These days, I’m much more aware that flying somewhere is adding to the climate problem, but things are currently set up so that flying is often hard to avoid. So although not flying at all is the best policy, for now, it’s going to have to be a mitigated choice, where the carbon miles generated …
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Seriously, this made our day!
Last week was pretty exciting, not only because we had a great show at NYNOW, but because … we got an order for 150 Seriously, Have a Good Day tote bags! Why is that so exciting? Well, because each tote we sell means we make a donation that enables The Breakfast Club to give a kid …
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Find us at NYNOW
We’re back in New York City this week, launching our SunnySide kitchen & dining range at NYNOW. from 11-14 August. You’ll find us in Accent on Design, the industry’s leading resource for innovative and design-led merchandise, making a splash at Stand #3751C, where we’re keeping good company as we team up with four other great South …
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