tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81611037134312184372012-01-27T15:23:16.872+02:00Handmade shop cape town bicycles vintage bicycles fashion folklore kalkbay beatnikbazaar folk whimsical ceramics music rock 'n roll beatnik retro mid century modern writing poetry design graphics fabrics vintage retro stories fable urban counter-culture interiors edgy design wordsmith craftsbeatnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883656936401190503noreply@blogger.comBlogger16181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161103713431218437.post-51477769178667378052012-01-27T14:57:00.001+02:002012-01-27T15:23:16.895+02:00

i had my flower over for one night only and we lounged around and smiled like big furry cats who got the cream. i was gifted 2 cases of & union beer a few minutes before lauren arrived (perfect timing) and we proceeded to treat each other to delicious bottles of craft beer throughout the day. *hic. we started this morning with a playful dip in the river, working up an appetite for

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i was treated to cases of...gulp.. brewers & union versus goliath beer this week...gulp...because these guys know...gulp...what a beer enthusiast i am. thank you &union and the gabriel collective for these here billion bottles of beer. beer is good for you!

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hey kodak, thanks for this awesome waterproof playsport video camera! it's everything i've been looking for in a swimming companion! finally i can film myself rowing down the river in stanford, my encounters with seals, death-defying escapes from raptors and our synchronised swimming/gin parties. thank you!!!!

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i've never seen a sexier collection of healthy recipes in my life. this is mecca, ladies! these are the health foods we've been searching for our entire lives! follow the sprouted kitchen for ideas on how to get beautiful and tasty with health foods.

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simply breakfast is a blog all about beautifully styled breakfast scenes, by a photographer in new york. what an inspiration! i love the handmade ceramics, wonky bowls, exquisite use of colour and of course, all the homely breakfasts.

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   beautiful studio, delicious ceramics. samantha robinson's ceramics are bursting with vitality.

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there were some wonderful moments in 2011; opportunities that presented themselves, allowing me to grow as a 'creative'. i made some incredible new friends, some of whom are most definitely kindred spirits. i made the life-changing decision to move two hours from cape town, to the sleepy little river town of stanford, where i made many more new, heavenly friends. but then i lost one of my

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thanks to frankie, i found these beautiful swimwear creations being crafted in australia, by sanoii and six. i love the colour tones and simplicity.

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continuing with my local love birthday wishlist, i've been lusting after one of these here chapel bags for around 2 years now. i love this charcoal colour, but check out all their bag styles and colours here

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all images from here it's my favourite medium. i got my instant camera and film at exposure gallery in woodstock. you can order from them online here

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i love the idea of having something appear within every photograph. folklands.

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loving the gallery on the mojo bike website. what breathtaking beauties!

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hey paula, you can have my soul. best wishes, beatie. all original retro goodies from vamp, in woodstock, cape town. go there, go there now. (hey secret admirers - you know what to do)

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next up on my birthday wishlist:... a girl can dream, can't she? blender, food processor, ice-cream maker and cake mixer all available from yuppiechef

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 i had a chuckle on twitter the other day when one user piped up, 'why is everyone complaining about mosquitoes. just get a frikking net!' 'tis true. just get a frikking net. besides, they're romantic and delicious to have above your bed, or outside in the garden or on your stoep. stanford is a river town, so we're swamped with the critters when it's hot, which was probably also the

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my friends often remark on how many fresh flowers there are in my home all the time. i use consol jars, old wine bottles, old gin bottles, glass vases, swan figurines and old vintage vases to cope with the sheer volume of flowers i have in my home. here are some beautiful examples of arrangements on a budget, using wine bottles, cooldrink bottles and jars. (images from we

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also on my birthday wishlist are these beaauuuuuutiful, fine cups and bowls from skermunkil, made in muizenberg village, by our most beloved local jewellery design team. i'm always inspired by the skermunkil team - how well they've done, how beautiful their designs are and how they continue to reinvent themselves. please will one of my friends buy a mismatching pair of coffee cups for me

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i've always had such a soft spot for my china ceramics, made in my beloved little hamlet of muizenberg village. i've been hinting about the rabbit espresso cups (not pictured) for about year and i hope one of my friends reads this post and finally puts my hinting to rest.

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oh, sumien! teach me what you know! what an inspiring discovery via i want that, the blog 'still life'. well-known stylist sumien brink brings us a still life she's styled in every post on her new blog. the beauty and fresh simplicity makes me ache. sumien, you have a fan for life.

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these babies are always on my wishlist - areaware cushions

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our very own eighteen-year-old wunderkind, lea colombo, only shoots with vintage film cameras. i'm so in love with her work.

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Come in from the Cold - Joni Mitchell Back in 1957 we had to dance a foot apart  And they hawk eyed us from the sidelines  Holding their rulers, without a heart  And so with just a touch of our fingers  I could make our circuitry explode  All we ever wanted  Was just to come in from the cold   Come in, come in, come in, come in  Come in, oh, come in from the cold  Come in, come

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i've lived in the country for six months! woo hoo! i made it! i've been trying to verbalise all the things i've learnt and am still learning, living in this little village of only 500 residents (although it feels like 50). i've been so consumed with daily life that i've barely had enough reflection time, but the longer i live here, the more it feels like i'm in a relationship with 100 people.

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i had a great time 'glamping' at stanford hills wine estate last weekend! glamping = glamorous camping, for those of you who haven't done it yet! as you can see, it involved leather couches, rugs, luxury mosquito nets, cotton linen, down duvets and double beds! we were also treated to the best party food table i've ever clapped eyes on! thank you stanford hills for a brilliant night.

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alena chendler

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people must wonder, 'what does she do besides swim in the river all day?' well, i also garden. (and work, but let's not worry about those details.) i'm cultivating a garden that's wild and untamed, because there's nothing about me that's regimented, so my garden would obviously reflect that. my garden is a free spirit.

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loving matt allison's new blog, curate this space. i'm sure he'll provide us with endless creative inspiration.

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the dylan thomas biopic, 'the edge of love' looks like a visual feast for vintage lovers. did i miss it?

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...and to think this was a monday.

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after a drawn out courtship period, ryan gosling (otherwise known as 'beatnik's most beautiful bearded man ever') is in south africa after finally coming to his senses. he's been so aloof lately, but here you can see us sharing a tender moment on the river this morning.

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find these prints here, there and here

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A Case Of Youby Joni Mitchell   Just before our love got lost you said"I am as constant as a northern star" And I said "Constantly in the darkness Where's that at?If you want me I'll be in the bar" On the back of a cartoon coaster In the blue TV screen light I drew a map of Canada Oh Canada With your face sketched on it twice Oh you're in my blood like holy wine You taste so bitter and so

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 Georgia Lee - Tom Waits Cold was the night, hard was the ground They found her in a small grove of trees Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found She's too young to be out on the street. Why wasn't God watching? Why wasn't God listening? Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee? Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia From dropping out of school I was doing the best that I

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my mother bought me a framed waterhouse print for my 18th birthday because it reminded her of me, and i've yearned to dress like pre-raphaelite models ever since. the romance of the exquisite fabrics in these paintings...the off-the-shoulder grecian influenced robes. the velvet, cuffs, sleeves, gathers and tucks. the way they all flow...the way they're all so unashamedly

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i sold four bicycles and baskets to a pr company a while back, which were set to be used in an elizabeth arden campaign, but that's about all i knew. the lovely lady i dealt with just sent me this pic of their swanky new look, coupled with a few beautiful new riders, pedaling their way through central cape town (and straight into a few hearts, i'd imagine). well done to everyone concerned -

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there's a shoot at my home for an interior mag on wednesday, and i'm crapping myself. i've been trying to make my house look better and i've been emailing/phoning/running around town since last week. i'm even enlisting my friend's help to help me style. someone on twitter told me that it's literally a recurring nightmare of theirs. erm, i understand now.

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le creuset is having a sale, on many items, including these truffle colour kettles. and go!

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how cool is woolworth's new stationery range, made from recycled products and wood? i won't be able to get them in the overberg as the woolies here is tiny, but make sure you grab some for yourself at selected stores and in their online shop- they're inexpensive too. nice work, woolworths.

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  i'm loving everything about this handmade ice-cream brand, the creamery. you can find them at the neighbourgoods market at the biscuit mill, the earth fair in st. george's mall on thursdays and at a pop up at starlings cafe between 12 and 6pm on wednesdays. take a look at their lovely website here

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this is our little friday evening sunset market on the village green in stanford. it's where we get our beer and prego; stanford hills and jackson wine; kebabs; pancakes; honey; feta and yoghurt; proteas; biltong; artisan sausages; the biggest free-range eggs you've ever seen; white cotton dresses; preserves and cheese...and a huge dose of sanity.

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oh my cavalier

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attention pedalnistas and cycle chic-ers - adeline adeline is the best vintage inspired cycle shop in the universe. see all the beauty for yourselves here

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if you want to order beautifully made, edged bunting, send me a request of how long you want it to be and the colours you'd like to feature, and i'll send you a quote. if you place an order in this comments section or via my email, you'll stand the chance to win it (if you ordered the standard 3 metre length) :)

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they really knew what they were doing in the 60's. feast your eyes on delicious kaftans - most of these are vintage. and i deleted all their page sources. anyway, feast on them nonetheless.

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i was featured on the lovely blog, 'becoming you'. i enjoyed the style of the interview...

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my mother's hotel has been overflowing with coffee lovers since the beginning of december. she's had bags of truth coffee beans couriered to her several times (they weren't kidding about the cult following)! if you want the best coffee in stanford, find the stanford hotel and wander through the entrance to the klein rivier cafe in the counrtyard. order a 'slutty lutty' if you're feeling

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my love of kaftans began when i was 21, when i met a new friend who had inherited her mother's entire kaftan collection from the 1960's. her mom was uber cool in the 60's and therefore, so were her kaftans, and she would swan about in them all weekend. i was so envious. i've never found one - not new or vintage - i'm obviously not looking hard enough or don't frequent the kinds of shops

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i've been interviewed by 'home' and 'your family' magazines this past week and due to my obscure location, my mother had to shoot my portrait for 'your family'.

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happy new year, kiff readers! i hope you had the holiday filled with memories (and no family feuds), enough chocolate to kill a horse and a few heavenly gifts. i've kept my website special from the end of last year - read on...    Businesses today need to have an online presence for credibility, but with costs starting at R5000 for the simplest website, and R6000 for a half-day

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giftmas has been christastic! it's been marvellous having my friends around and showing them the beauty of stanford. having a photobooth on christmas day was great fun, which led to a mad hatter's christmas lunch - i hope it will become a tradition. i also sang at carols by candlelight a few days before xmas, on the village green in stanford. that was pretty hilarious...i sang

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  1. etsy 2. country road, chanel, chanel, mango 3. mango, phillip lim, zara 4. wren studio 5.wren studio 6. zara, marc jacobs, country road

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i've been so lucky with my first website & photography special clients - just look at these places!

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 i've lived in the country for five months now and here are some things i've learnt so far: 1. that high heels should be replaced with comfortable walking shoes, because you'll be doing plenty of that. 2. that kindness, generosity and friendship are valued above money and things. 3. that family is everything, every minute of every day. there are no cases of au-pairs raising children here.

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 Take it with me - Tom Waits The phone's off the hook, no one knows where we are
 It's a long time since I drank champagne The ocean is blue, as blue as your eyes 
I'm gonna take it with me when I go Old long since gone, now way back when
 We lived in Coney Island 
There ain't no good thing ever dies 
I'm gonna take it with me when I goFar, far away a train whistle blows 
Wherever you're goin

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my friends and i enjoyed another delicious working holiday, this time at a luxury lagoon house near hermanus. astonishingly, the house falls under 'budget getaways' - contact natalie via her facebook group to enquire. i'm still struggling to find the right photoshop actions. if you have any links, please leave a comment!

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    images from here

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1. old bottles 2. succulents 3. classic film dvd's 4. 'succulents' design in marrakesh brown by skinnlaminx 5. precious bane/the bell jar/and everything ever written by violette leduc 6. botanical drawings (as seen at blue bird pantry in muizenberg) 7. i need a bedroom makeover, with feminine things, like perfume bottles and pretty mirrors 8. i need an olive

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the 45 most powerful images of 2011 are out and this amy winehouse shrine really got me thinking - i would love people to leave booze and cigarettes around my picture. yes, she died from the abuse she inflicted on her body, so it seems wholly inappropriate - but man did she live. she was one of a handful of artists of our age who possessed a spirit so much larger than themselves, that they

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     1. crosley record player 2. vintage bicycles 3. nordic dining suite from casamento 4. crosley record players 5. film for my fuji from exposure gallery 6. a smeg fridge and dishwasher (please st. nic, please! i'm desperate here.) 7. kraftisan pin board 8. twine/missibaba picnic blanket 9. new macbook pro from digicape 10. retro leather camera case

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my friends and i have been invited to stay at a luxury villa on the lagoon this weekend, for work. see you next week!

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 ...and the winner of the Kodak Playsport Video Camera iiiiiisssss....janie siebert! kodak will be contacting you today!

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The Dancer - PJ Harvey He came riding fast like a phoenix out of fire flamesHe came dressed in black with a cross bearing my nameHe came bathed in light and the splendor and gloryI can't believe what the lord has finally sent meHe said dance for me, fanciulla gentileHe said laugh awhile, I can make your heart feelHe said fly with me, touch the face of the true GodAnd then cry with joy at the

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my friends and i stayed at the little farmhouse as part of my website and photography special package. a self-catering guest house on a farm on the outskirts of the actual town of stanford, the place is rustic and beautiful, seemingly carved out from a forest, with its own outcrop of natural forest just beyond the front lawn. a few of the highlights included an

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this is a picture of a custom order quilt that a customer ordered a few weeks ago, via my online shop. delicious :)

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i announced a photography & website package special (from R2500) about a week ago, and got eight clients on board! i've been shooting guest houses, farms and restaurants in the overberg - what a great experience. this week, i'm shooting two restaurants, a farmhouse, a luxury lagoon edge lodge and a hand-reared chicken farm! these are some pics from my shoot last week in baardskeedersbos.

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desert take me in if you're brazen enough send your beasts to pick on the bones of my sorrow 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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In the straw-colored light In light rapidly changing On a life rapidly fading Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing With a throat smooth as a lamb Yet dry as a branch not snapping He throws back his head And he does not sing a thing mournful Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing In the straw-colored

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a portrait i found of amy winehouse - shot by carolyn djanogly

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i'd like to introduce you to the best video camera ever. it's a kodak playsport - and you can win it here on this very blog! let me tell you what's rad about it: you can swim underwater in a pool and film. it can mount on your bicycle and film. you can take it to the beach and film your friends swimming underwater. you can take it skiing down the alps (as you do). you can let the kids

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found via frankie mag - etsy ceramicist who 'put a bird on it'

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 look what photographer mark lipczynski achieved by using toy and vintage cameras. "The raven is considered a bird of creation - without the raven, humans would forever live in darkness. Native North American tribes saw the raven as the bringer of light. The southwestern tribes (Hopi, Navajo, Zuni) believe that the raven flew out from the dark womb of the cosmos, and with it

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    it's the second week of november and i have to let you know that because almost everything in my shop is handmade (besides for vintage), i can only take christmas orders until the end of november. so, if you want to buy your lady loves a bicycle basket or your moms a quilt, or your niece a felt cloud cushion and your mom-in-law ..ok, we won't go there, you'll have to order it by

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'Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?' - Mary Oliver photography by john parminter

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my friend matt had the brilliant idea of inviting some of his creative friends to 'curate' his space - a mid-century modern wall unit, in this instance. in his words: My name is Matt Allison, husband, stay at home Father, urban farmer, eco advocate, closet designer, photographer, mid-century modern lover, designated household cook and blogger at http://www.imnojamieoliver.com. For the

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i am offering a website and photography special for holiday accommodation/guest house owners/restaurant owners etc. websites are the single most important aspect of owning accommodation, as it is how people find you, view you and judge you. i've been writing for tourism and accommodation websites for the better part of a decade and come across websites daily that actually detract from

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gen motley asked me to contribute to a beautiful series she's started on her blog, inspired by her growing belly full of child! have a laugh here

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hey there santa, if there's just one thing i could ask for, it would be this portable turntable (with usb) from crosley. please, pleeeeeeease? i haven't listened to my bowie, hendrix, cat stevens and jazz records in so long! thanks to a clever twitter follower, i can now point you to an online store that imports them here - they start at R1100 - what a bargain, mate!

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watercolour botanicals by south african artist, julie wilson. (includes protea image in post below)

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i'm pretty sure this is what red riding hood wore to beguile that poor wolf. russian fashion found via the frankie magazine blog.

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  the lovely 'betty bake' sent me this recipe and pics of her delicious homemade vanilla ice-cream. hello! INGREDIENTS 7 Egg yolks 500ml cream - 2 tubs of cream (250ml each) 1 cup (250ml) milk 2 vanilla pods (seeds scraped out) 125ml organic brown sugar 3 tablespoons honey (optional) METHOD: Place the milk and cream in a heavy based saucepan along with the seeds from the vanilla pod and the

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bring the outside in. images from the selby, two little buttons and hazel and honeysuckle.

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 botanical drawings by mary l. harden 'The heart hath its own memory, like the mind. And in it are enshrined the precious keepsakes, into which is wrought the giver's loving thought.' - H.W. Longfellow

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sugar high?

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His father died and left him a little farm in new england. All the long black funeral cars left the scene And the boy was just standing there alone Looking at the shiny red tractor Him and his daddy used to sit inside And circle the blue fields and grease the night. It was if someone had spread butter on all the fine points of the stars 'cause when he looked up they started to slip.

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 ...one of your only status updates on facebook included an excerpt from this bob dylan song... Early one mornin', the sun was shinin' He was lyin' in bed Wonderin' if she'd changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks, they said, our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like Mama's homemade dress Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough And he was standin' on the side of

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you can view them in muizenberg. just drop me a comment or an email - please make sure your comments include your email address.

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raven and i will be selling cocktails from our first ever stall at the stanford friday sunset market, held at the end of every month. we're super excited to get everyone drunk! come support us from 5pm this friday, and every last friday of the month until next winter!

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we've secured around 8 meetings this week for our creative collaboration, 'the wild' - the response has been overwhelming and deliciously positive. please wish us luck as we blaze across cape town's creative scene and hopefully come back home with a plethora of projects in hand...

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the first of around 10 entries to my 'beatnik foodie challenge' that i'm choosing to feature, is this flippen' awesome 'no-bake cheesecake' in a jar, submitted by renee nesbitt. renee originally submitted this to spatula - yuppiechef's online magazine. This no-bake cheesecake is a doddle to prepare and the cute packaging is guaranteed to impress. Ingredients (serves 4): 200g plain cream

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 smeg south africa  woolworths online   woolworths online i can't understand how it's possible, but my housework is taking me up to 6 hours a day. seriously. i also have 2000m2 of garden to maintain, with a vegetable garden, fruit trees and potted plants, which all need watering too. so, it's all kicked off an 'if i was a rich girl' fantasy, which i'm about to make you endure.

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dear twitter foodies, i'm opening a coffee shop this november, in the little river town of stanford, and i'm challenging all the wonderful foodies on twitter to come up with one awesome breakfast, light lunch or sweet dish that can be served in a JAR and look good at the same time. the winning recipes will be named after YOU and served in my coffee shop!  please bear in mind that the

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 lynch framed print (extra large) - R500  original 1950's framed ship print (large) - R450 original vintage beveled mirror with ship etching (large and rare) approx 60cm across - R650 ceramic rabbits - now marked down from R220 to R150 until november 2011. some serious month-end specials in the online shop happening right now! these specials apply until the 5th of

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i've lost 10kg's since may or june, and i don't really know how. i know i've cut down dramatically on my chocolate intake, and i walk with my son every evening. i think stress has been a factor too - moving stress, income stress.... so here's to the next 10kg! i've already started cycling daily because i know the next 10kg's are going to be a challenge. it's almost summer though, which means no

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 oh, behave! my johnny loco on the left and a koffie verkeerd on the right. i cycled up to the coffee shop on saturday morning and practiced my espresso making and milk stretching skills, while customers flitted in and out. we take over in november - i can't wait! the customers on saturday all seemed pretty excited about it, while offering advice (of course) :p

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a pretty frock from monsier price. this one is tres snow white.

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thank you to the sweet twitter follower for suggesting i check out photographer, dara scully.

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find more images here my favourite hair trends for summer - you can look up tutorials for most of them. the tutorial for image no.2 is here i love the romance of plaits, and the 'fresh from the moors' windswept styles. i'm challenging myself to make a concerted effort to recreate every one of these up do's, and put the photographic evidence of them on this here blog

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