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This past Monday we were lucky enough to meet up with the friendly David Melling… And his very affable bear, Hugless Douglas… What could be better on a wintry day… than a friendly bookshop, With a delightful coffee and cocoa spread… Story time… A drawing lesson… And of course… Hugless Douglas… (note to self: this […]

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I have been a fan of Sam Linsell for the longest time… her photography is out of this world and she manages to add a twist or a tweak to a plate of food and suddenly it is a work of art… really. Her food photography so often leaves you with that “have you ever…” […]

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A couple of weeks back O-V Optics (100% UV Protective Eyewear for Children) contacted us and asked if we wanted to try out a pair of their sunglasses for kids, known as sunnies in this house. If I had asked my kids who would like to be the test model… all my kids would have […]

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There is a rather grumpy panda, with a tray of the most colourful and delicious looking donuts ever… he offers them to his friends one by one… and as soon as they say they would like one, he retracts the offer, “I have changed my mind.” … and lo and behold there is one last little beast that has the magic: “Please Mr Panda?”… and that lucky little one receives the whole tray, because as it turns out, Mr Panda doesn’t even like doughnuts but he rather fancies courtesy.

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It isn’t often that I am invited to a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, in fact never ever before… Every year PanMacmillan, South Africa have a book day, when they showcase all the latest and greatest kids reads and the new launches for the year… It is an unmissable event. Anyway this past Friday was the […]

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We are planning to work our way through all of Yuppie Chef’s Cooking Classes for school this year… it has been a lot of fun so far… For the last couple of weeks we have been working our way through Yuppie Chef’s Mastering Meat Course #2. Previous Courses We Have Put to the Test Se7en […]

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I grew up with radio… my mum listened to Women’s World every afternoon of my childhood and my teenage brothers listened to detective carry-on’s on a Friday night… never ever missing a beat. Well for those of you who think listening pleasure is a thing of the past, have you met the world of audiobooks. […]

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