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9 May 2017Oh hello there. I promise that I haven’t forgotten about this blog. Or more importantly, you lovely people that take the time to read it. It’s just that life has…
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An Afternoon At The Beach – With Our Dogs!
4 May 2017I think I may have mentioned once or twice that we got our dogs because we really wanted dogs. But also maybe because I was so freaking broody that it…
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It’s so easy to get caught up in the busy isn’t it? You know what I mean right? Having a crazy busy week filled with work, extra murals, homework, stress,…
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Photo Diary – A Weekend In Greyton
28 March 2017Yesterday we went into great detail about our trip to Greyton which is just two hours drive from Cape Town. But today I thought I’d do something different – a…
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We Got Our VISA! Our 9 Day Italian Itinerary
3 March 2017It’s official. We have the VISAs and so these crazy kids are about to set off on our very first international trip to Italy. I think if you could bottle…
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What A Surprise! Our Sneaky Night Away In Cape Town
27 February 2017You’d think after being together for about 13 years that I’d know when Seth was up to something. Turns out that I don’t. Like not even a little bit. I…
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Our First Summer Beach Day – How Even?
15 February 2017This past weekend we ventured out to friends that stay near the coastline and so they suggested that while we were there, we should pop over to the beach. When…
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Groot Constantia Through The Eyes Of A Child
13 February 2017Last weekend we celebrated the birthdays of two very special men at a restaurant in the Groot Constantia Wine Farm. Once we were there, they didn’t want to leave! We…
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Newlands Forest – Our Very First Time (Embarrassing I Know)
7 February 2017Seth and I are born and bred Cape Town folk. Which means that our kids are also born and bred in this beautiful city. Basically, we live in the shadow…
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But We’ve Never Travelled (Overseas) Before
27 January 2017The very first time I got on a plane, I was 20 years old and about to start the journey of our honeymoon in Durban. I was literally shaking with…
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It’s Not A Holiday Unless You Unplug – Our Tulbagh Adventure
13 January 2017It’s so amazing to me how you can take a break and feel so wonderfully well rested, but then head back to work for a week and it’s like you’ve…
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Celebrating 30 and 4
14 November 2016No, no no. Before you think I suddenly turned 34 (eeek), I’m finally getting around to telling you how we celebrated turning 30 and turning 4 on the same day.…
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Winter Holiday Escape
1 July 2016Just 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…
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A Wonderful Morning At Vergelegen
28 June 2016We 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…
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When Holidays Go Wrong
14 April 2016Sometimes, despite all your very best intentions, family holidays can just go extremely wrong. I know it happens, but call it luck if you will, we had not yet had…
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Starting The Year By Looking Back
12 January 2016Oh hello! Fancy meeting you here. You’ve forgotten who I am? Me too. They say I’ve just been wondering around aimlessly, answering to “Mom”, “Mommy” and occasionally “Mother” when I’m…
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When The Sun Shines In Cape Town
7 September 2015It’s been so long since I saw the sun that I almost forgot what it looked like. Not to mention what it felt like not to be bundled up in…
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Cause I’m Leavin’ On A Jet Plane
25 August 2015Cause I’m Leavin’ On A Jet Plane Don’t know when I’ll be back again. Except that I do. Because I’m a mother and not some carefree globe trotter. I know…
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That Time We Went To McGregor
3 August 2015I don’t know if you’ve ever arrived in a new town and just suddenly felt like you were home. Like if you could give up all the ties you have in…
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Oh my goodness. You know when you enter a competition and then forget about it because the chance that YOU would be chosen is like the one time you tried…
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Getting Away From It All
13 November 2014I probably don’t have to tell you how much I adore my kids. At least I hope I don’t have to tell you – I’d like to think that it’s…