After a freezing start to the week the sun came out, there is a natural optimism and spring in our step… sunshine can do that for you. Of course I know there will still be rain and it is bound to be cold… but just the message that it would be warm again was infinitely encouraging to those of us who live and breathe “Summer.”


Lovely Links from This Week
- There is so much on in the book world right now… This week is the Open book Festival and there is something for everyone who loves books to join in… here is a link to the OPEN BOOK event. And this is a link to the back story in Cape Town Magazine. Not to mention Roald Dahl Birthday Celebration Events in Cape Town and Jo’burg…
- I am an Avid fan of BabyccinoKids on Instagram and I loved this wild article from Courtney on their Family Gap Year.
- For those of you feeling arty and crafty… Make your Own Back to School Books on HandMade Charlotte is just the best!!!
- I firmly believe that our home is not our home and this post by this post by Tim Challies, “Inconvenienced by Inconvenience” totally resonated with our family’s thinking.
- Just saying: Alisa Burke has a Colouring Page sale on, through until Sunday.
- Here’s a serious read: Why Brushing Your Teeth Could be Bad for the Ocean.
- Do you remember a week or two back we interviewed David Melling the Author of Hugless Douglas, well he keeps a doodle diary and these are about his trip to South Africa, always good to read about your own country through someone who lives abroad’s eyes: Day 1 and 2; and his doodle diary page for August 2015.
- A Blast From the Past:
- 2008: Spring Streamers and Little Flower Bunting…
- 2009: Se7en Home Birth Stories…
- 2010: Se7en’s Response to “How to Talk to Other’s About HomeSchooling…”
- 2011: Se7en Things I Wish I Had Known About Labour.
- 2012: Se7en + 1 Tips on Facing the Challenge of Venturing Out With Kids…
- 2013: Se7en + 1 Differences Between Arts and Crafts in our HomeSchool…
- 2014: Se7en + 1 Reasons to Keep on Reading Aloud to Your Kids…


It is Bandana Season again… And if you haven’t noticed Bandanas are back in Pick’n Pay Stores… All over Pick’nPay Stores… this is a good thing because you can do so many stunning things with a bandana and buying a bandana supports a very important cause that is dear to our hearts, take a look at The Sunflower Fund Website and see how you can support them.
And the se7en + 1th link:
That’s us… Hope your weekend has been a fabulous one and we are so looking forward to another week of blogging with you all…
It seems we will have to celebrate the wonderful mr Dahls’ birthday!
Hay Cat, I am sure we will be doing some personal celebrating… we got the invite just too late to do anything about it… Though any event at the Book Lounge is always totally fabulous!!! Hope you are having a great week!!!