This past weekend my mates and I disappeared on our annual 'June Long Weekend Getaway', which over the years has included the charms and wild beauty of Sanbona Game Reserve and the chilly scenery of Tulbagh. This time, it was spacious Farmhouse Erika in Pat Busch Mountain Reserve that called our names, along with the equally friendly calls from Graham Beck, Springfield, ... Read More
NINO – Nine In, Nine Out
There’s a concept that exists, whether that’s just on the interwebs or within the communities of so-called ‘crunchy moms’, called NINO – nine in, nine out. It refers to the 9 month baking period of an average pregnancy, and the 9 months after birth. It’s a time where baby is held particularly close to mom – and dad’s – heart, and it’s the period in which they aren’t usually ... Read More
All the Reasons Why I Love Little Boys’ Rooms
I am sitting here on a Tuesday evening watching a rerun of The Truman Show, and I realised that our lives sometimes tend to play out like another episode of our favourite show: get up, make sure the kids are fed, changed, cuddled and off to school, go to work, do a grocery shop, sit in traffic, make dinner, have a shower, go to bed... and repeat. It's so important to ensure we ... Read More
Dear Kim at Sixteen
Dear Kim at Sixteen A month or so ago you turned sixteen, that special age that signifies you’re almost, pretty much, an adult, and when magic is supposed to happen. You’ve read all those Sweet Valley High books (and the annoyingly non-canon ‘Senior Year’) where Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield have incredible adventures and gorgeous boyfriends at sixteen. They are also ... Read More
So We Fibreglassed the 80s Swimming Pool
When we moved into our house, there were some things we immediately knew we needed to get done (update the alarm, put on burglar bars, paint the interior) and knew that there were a few things that we’d get done fairly soon (install a heat pump, fix up the kitchen, rip up the carpets and sand the parquet), but we also knew there were a few things that were a little more distant ... Read More