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You know we are fans of Yuppie Chef… and you know we love a fabulous project… and you know we love things like growing your own garden… and you put all those things we love into one glorious Eat For The Earth Event… The project is inspired… a number of folk, anyone who wants to [...]

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I was absolutely devastated to hear of the awful accident and the loss of my friend Kathreen and her husband, at WhipUp. Good friends, we swapped posts from time to time and emailed frequently. Our daughters are friends across the ocean. Honestly I am so deeply sad and do not have words to say. Only [...]

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If you mention Anthony Horowitz in our house then all ears perk up. When we heard he would be in Cape Town for the Franschhoek Literary Festival we were so excited. And when PanMacmillan South Africa asked us if we would like to interview him… it was a unanimous “YES”… and then we waited months [...]

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Let’s just say I am not always the best at remembering significant dates, but I have wanted to write that post title for so long. Then again, who has something significant to write about from twenty whole years ago… but it feels like yesterday… What is it about all the significant things that happen in [...]

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I thought you might like to see how the library that you all helped to create is getting on… And for those of you that are new to our blog we recently had a book drive with our readers to help to create a library in a rural township school. Readers from around the world [...]

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To our sweet gal… Happy Brilliant Birthday… To the girl with the ready smile… To the reader of so many many many books… To our explorer of note… To the girl that runs like the wind… To the girl who is the best big sister… To the girl who thought she would only ever have [...]

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Our youngest son… is three and a half today. We have a youngest child – he has claimed the spot… and he has earned it, with so many “parents” and so many authorities watching his every move he manages to hold his own!!! Se7en + 1 things he is wild about: Books… reading, being read [...]

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