Skinny on the DailiesFeel like hanging out in Cape Town in a virtual kind of way? Then go check out The Dailies, over at Design for Mankind, where I’ve documented one of my days. (Thanks, Erin! That was really fun!)
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Skinny on the Dailies
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…….South Africa got television in the 70’s, and my family only took the leap in 1979. At that time, transmission only began at 6pm, and the rest of the time there was only the test pattern to watch. And watch it we did! Fascinating. I hope you enjoy a trip down memory lane as the …
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Cannibal camera
Cannibal cameraI’m guilty of cruelty to cameras, I reckon, getting my old camera to photograph its very nifty and much sexier replacement. Nanook’s in the background hoping my mean streak is only applied to high-tech optical equipment. Have a great weekend, everyone. I’m off to a rock festival. Woo hoo! (I have to admit to …
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Not to bore you about Ikea, but…
Not to bore you about Ikea, but… One of the things Melinda sent to me in her surprise package was the 2009 Ikea catalogue. Of course, I fell upon it, pawing through the pages, mouth agape at all the good stuff at such good prices. I mean, look at the cool fabrics… And this bed …
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Ch-ch-Che-Changes
It really isn’t a current affairs kind of blog, this, but I can’t let the resignation of our president and 11 cabinet ministers go totally unremarked. And all this political upheaval is pretty compelling. I find myself racing from radio news to internet comment in a rather unseemly desire to hear more, and my studio is …
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Spring CD
Spring CDFree with the September issue of Fair Lady magazine came this mix CD with my Protea cutouts all over the cover and disc. I’d forgotten all about this, vaguely recalling the magazine requesting the use of the designs earlier this year, so it was a nice surprise to see them looking at me from …
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Domino made me say Yho!
Domino made me say Yho!“Yho!” is something we like to say around here when something amazing happens. So of course, I said Yho! (and then spluttered, cos I’m still sick) when I saw not one, but two of my things included in the Grace Bonney’s September Under $100 roundup for Domino! Grace has chosen some …
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Tagged… actually, bagged!
Tagged… actually, bagged!Oy, I’ve been tagged again, this time by LulaCat (bad cat!). I have to tell you six quirks about moi, but I’m reaaaally not quirky, so instead, here’s 11 things I found in my gorgeous Bookhou handbag: 1. My daily TO DO list book. It’s a tyrant!2. A rough drawing that’s about to …
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Fist sized scum puffs
Fist sized scum puffsMassive swells hit Cape Town over the weekend. The newspapers got a bit silly and suggested we stock up on candles and tinned food, but instead we went down to Sea Point to check it out. That’s not snow in the picture, it’s.. um… scum! While Three Anchor Bay had elephantine swells …
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