I love printed photos, but honestly hardly get around to printing photos these days unless they ask for them at school but things need to change! I teamed up with Canon to put together this post explaining why printing physical photographs brings emotional benefits to children and strengthens a family bond.Continue Reading
This time last week I was on my way to the airport to catch a flight to Durban as MSC Cruises, the leading cruise brand in South Africa, celebrated the arrival of MSC Musica, the largest and most luxurious cruise ship to do a seasonal tour in South African waters. I’m still not quite sure how I cracked the nod to be invited to this event but I happily joined the other 1499 people who got to experience the cruise life for a night.Continue Reading
I devoured ‘A Person My Colour – Love, Adoption and Parenting While White’ in two sittings – I urgently wanted to hear what Martina Dahlmans had to say because it resonated with me so deeply. I did so with wet cheeks and a nodding head of agreement as I recognised much of myself and our family’s adoption experience in the pages.Continue Reading
This weekend we beat our previous family record of 5.5 hours of non-stop play at Bugz Playpark! And we’re still recovering from our jam packed family adventure because keeping track of three excited kids (plus one equally excited cousin) is no mean feat at a place as exciting for kids as Bugz.Continue Reading
Two weeks ago I revealed our outdoor space makeover and we’re still enjoying the novelty of the new patio, especially since Cape Town has been experiencing some real summer days and balmy evenings. (If you skipped that post, you can see the makeover here.) Now that we’ve spent some time making the place look pretty, we’ve been inspired to keep going and have done a spot of gardening too – we’ve planted a new baby pincushion protea bush and we’ve hung up a bird feeder to attract some bird life to the garden.Continue Reading