Blog crushI must admit to having developed a bit of a severe blog crush on Neville Trickett’s St Verde Digest. Every day, he posts extraordinary series of juxtaposed images that take me by surprise each time (just look at his monkeys post today!). Prowling our flat in my snotty state yesterday, I kept spotting things …
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Blog crush
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Separated at birth
Separated at birthMy glasses above, and Janne’s glasses below. Uncanny, what?
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Tips from cats, Tim and Molly
Tips from cats, Tim and MollyI’m showing lots of pics of our kitties today, both because I’ll find any excuse, and also because I do so admire the feline nature. While I’m doing reasonably ok on the grooming and physical suppleness thing that cats do so well, I’ve got loads to learn in terms of …
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I want, I want, I want!
I want, I want, I want!My needs are simple, and only threefold (for now). Firstly, how about these gorgeous red clogs from Swedish Hasbeens (or these, or these)? Then, I deserve to protect my bonce with style while riding my bike, so gimme this bicycle helmet from Yakkay. And this one’s already sold, but I’m …
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Just flowers
Just flowersMy day was diligently spent doing my accounts, which means I have nothing to say today, and all I have to show is pretty flowers in a Midwinter teapot that no longer has a lid.
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Perfection from Bookhou
Not long ago, I was lucky enough to win a prize from that extraordinary company Bookhou, and it arrived in the mail last week. It’s difficult to express how I feel about Bookhou’s things, but the word that comes to mind is “humbled”. Their work is just so beautifully considered, constructed from such fine materials, …
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A weekend in KwaZulu Natal
A weekend in KwaZulu NatalThings grow like mad in KwaZulu Natal, and winter doesn’t look or feel like winter at all. The pavements in Durban were covered with lichens, wonderful mad bright flowers and enormous leaves, and also with people selling giant-sized avocados (or butter pears). We had a good time indoors too, visiting Durban …
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X marks the spot
X marks the spotFrom our place, it looked like the rainbow was pointing to the Mount Nelson, but I reckon the people living behind our apartments saw it beaming straight into our flat, and rightly so, cos I feel I’ve been riding a multicoloured streak of luck lately. My Sevilla Rock upholstery fabrics have had …
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Keys and worms
Yesterday’s posts about Beryl, the keys and worm farms got a lot of interest and, as happens so marvellously in the bloggy world, caused some spin-off posting too. Here are some links to follow for key-related posts. **Chakra Pennywhistle showed us a tiny corner of her massive Vera scarf collection – the ones featuring keys. …
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