So we’ve um’ed and ah’ed about getting the girls ears pierced for ages because the truth is, I was terrified of taking them.  I mean, I had no idea how…

Let’s do a quick throw back to roughly 1992.  Picture this… A long, narrow passage with dark brown parquet flooring and a green rug.  The walls are white and unadorned…

Just before I got really sick with the meningitis, we went away for the weekend to Marshden Estate.  A sweet little farm off the R44 – somewhere between Somerset West…

In March we’ll be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary.  It’s a pretty big acheivement that I’m really looking forward to, because 10 years is a heck of a long…

We tend to stumble across awesome places completely by accident, which is exactly how we ended up at Vergelegen. How do we do it by accident?  Well, we do this…

I can’t believe it’s Friday again and that it’s time to interview another family for our series. This week we’re hearing from Australian Katie who tells us about how she…

OK, so here’s what I thought I knew about Babylonstoren… It’s one of those places that you have on your hit list but you’re not really sure why, except that…

There have been very few times in my life that I thought I was going to die.   No, I mean really die, not like “Netflix isn’t working I could just…

I have something to get off my chest. Contrary to popular opinion, I work for a living and it’s not because I hate my children and need to get away…

Hello again sweet people of the internet. What a week it has been.  Having sick toddlers is no joke but having sick male toddlers faking the manflu is just awful.…

I love how totally different those two things are.  A lekker steak braai “paai” and a delicate butternut au gratin. We’re not usually about so much pomp and ceremony, so…

There have been many articles written about the ears of a toddler.  From how to clean them all the way through to questioning their function (because it’s clearly not used…

I was going to name this post, “What Happened When I Culled My Instagram Following”. But that’s just blatant click bait isn’t it?  It’s hard to snap out of that…

What a draining week it’s been. Why?  Well, I’m not sure exactly.  The kids are all fine, Seth is recovering from his cold and by all other means that one…

I’ve heard it said that a successful marriage is one where you manage to turn your partner into the perfect slave – you know, one that cooks, cleans, sees to…

So as it turns out, despite the fact that I would prefer to remain inside under the covers with a good book for a large portion of the rest of…

Excuse me a moment, I have to go and feed our unicorn.  Be right back. Sorry, where was I?  Oh yes, I wanted to ask you something.  If you had…

What is it with kids and water? Recently we went to a friends party out in Mowbray at a park that is apparently called, “The Tractor Park” because, wait for…

Don’t worry Knox, I get it.  Being three years old is a lot of hard work, but I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions, you know,…

Sup guys.  How was the long weekend? Ours was pretty great – I so enjoyed being home, sleeping in and chilling that it was really hard to get back into…

Ever wondered how people with more than one kid ever leave the house? I do. In fact it’s something that I think about all the time.  Which could be because…

For me, being a Mom of three kids means that I like to keep things simple. Yes, there’s a place for meals where you have to go and search for…

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, but despite this I find that I am still not getting enough sleep.  You too? In case you’re wondering,…

Every so often, you might be out with a friend and suddenly they whip out their phone. No, this time they are not taking an Instagram of their coffee and…