I was standing on a chair at home (can’t recall why) and enjoyed the view from a slight height, so I took these snaps. Lots & lots of woody-ness going down chez nous, right?
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View from a slight height
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OH14
I had such a brilliant time on Sunday, when I joined my friends Jo & Stu and rode our bikes out to Rondebosch/Newlands to join the first Open House Architecture tour this year. These tours are periodically organised by local architect Ilze Wolff, to showcase the architecturally significant buildings in Cape Town and surrounds. This …
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Flower Fields
Maybe I shouldn’t point it out, as I don’t know if anyone’s actually noticed, but so far every single one of my fabrics so far has been printed in just a single colour. However, that’s all changed now, with my brand new design called Flower Fields. It’s got two (count them, TWO!) colours in each …
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Who needs Instagram? (I might)
I don’t own an iPhone, but access to Instagram is one reason I’d be tempted. The great appeal, I think, is that Instagram can make the lousiest photo look interesting, which really takes the pressure off when taking a pic. But honestly, I’ve a perfectly good high-end Blackberry (she states somewhat nervously), and I can’t …
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Mediated baking
So, I’ve had a lovely public holiday, with yoga, brunch, naps, tea and cake baking, but I find myself ending on a bit of odd note. After having finished icing my carrot cake and noshing a slice, I spent a good half hour peering at it through my camera and cellphone, taking snaps, tweeting about …
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Charm necklace
So pleased with my weekend project, which I’m wearing today. For ages, I’ve been wanting to make a charm bracelet, but as a necklace, and on Saturday I found the perfect chain and a ‘starter charm’ from Vamp Clothing, sold at Hello Again. I spent the rest of the day rifling through drawers and old …
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The Evolution of the Spectacle
I’ve been wearing specs since I was 8 years old, and yesterday I got what must be my 10th or 12th pair of frames. I hunted through my drawers but could only find a couple of my old pairs to line up for this photo. My brand new pair is at the bottom. I kind …
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Blank the blink
I’ve been joking lately that cellphones are the new cigarettes, and the more I see people in the elevator, on the corner, at the restaurants, heads bent over their phones, feeding their addiction to information and communication, the more I think it’s true. When there’s a moment to spend waiting for something – an elevator, …
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Lucie makes mugs
Look at what arrived in the post, all bound up in beautiful Bloomsbury tape, just the other day. Why, it’s none other than two of Lucie Summers’ darling Bloomsbury mugs! I have drunk my tea from no other mug since getting these, and if I have to switch, only my Orla Kiely mug can possibly …
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