It’s been a very hot day. Part of the mountain even burst into flame, and my specs are slipping down my sweaty nose as I type this. Hot. So what did I do on this scorcher? Well, I bought a wool and cashmere skirt suit, of course. It is vintage Escada, and I only wore …
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Hot day shopping
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At the end of the rainbow we found…
… a starling! Not many people think starlings are treasures, but we’ve been enjoying watching this little guy and his mate build a nest, and now finally sit on it. And they sing so sweetly.
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A bit Grinchy?
I do like Christmas. Really, I wouldn’t say I’m a Grinch, but I’m not crazy about cluttering up the place with Christmas decorations. The only thing we had was an amazing piece of intricate crochet – a gift from Jesse – festooned in a rather restrained manner on the shelves. Thanks, Jesse! Also, a couple …
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Cutting spaces
Happy 2010, everyone! I’m still on holiday really, but am slowly starting to rev my motor for the new year by making my first blog post of the decade. Once all the relatives left town and we weren’t making treks across the peninsula laden with bowls of salad and bags of presents, Paul and I …
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One lump or two?
Come and have tea at my spot! Shelterpop has done a story on our little apartment, so off you go, put the kettle on, dunk a teabag, then click here to pay a visit while you sip your tea.
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Spot the late night online shopper
Spot the late night online shopperIt’s summer in Cape Town, and it is hot, hot, hot, and yet, late on Saturday evening, I found myself barefoot and short-sleeved, shopping online for a spotty woollen coat. Mad? Well, only mildly so. My list of justifications is impeccable, after all: It was on sale; I’d just discovered …
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Spooky fabric geeky stuff
Spooky fabric geeky stuffOn the very day I received this lovely vintage cushion in a design called ‘Coppice‘, by British designer Mary White, my email friend Kasja, from design team HAPPYsthlm, thought to send me the link to Stig Lindberg’s Bulbous design (below). Now is that freakily coincidental, or what?. Maybe it just seems that …
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Big Day
Big DaySooo, it’s my birthday today. Yippee! I’m giving myself the day off, partly because I occasionally like to be a nice boss to myself, and partly to deal with the half-horrifying, half-marvellous fact that my pic is on the front cover of the Friday section of the Mail & Guardian newspaper. Yikes, ulp, gosh, …
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8 hours of posting
8 hours of postingMy Open Season on shipping (now closed) caused a total deluge of sales. I spent 8 solid hours just packing and posting yesterday.This pile below is about 1/3 of the total number of orders. Yikes! Actually, I’m really battling for time at the moment, and have mountains of unanswered emails. Please, if …
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