Under our own olive tree

Lessons learned so far from Saturday's disaster: 1. I love my computer. 2. A backup is not just my friend Teresa who can give Daniel a...

Maybe it is a Monday thing - I had the same problem last week . I am supposed to kick start the week's work and I spend too much time s...

Image credits: Garance Dore

Every year when we go home in the summer to my parents hotel in the Karoo (you can read my post about it here ), we are witness to an amazin...

I am giddy with excitement - just received my new camera from the courier service. Thank you, Orms ! Now, I have to tell you the funny sto...

Still on yesterday’s subject of paint (and the on-going battle to cover the cracks!!), I went for a make-up session at a Bobbi Brown studio...

Our house needs a new coat of paint. So, off to my local shop, Jack’s Paint and Hardware , to stock up on paint, Polyfilla and a thing calle...