Monday, 30 July 2012
Good, better, butter
When I was small, 6 or 7 years old, we took a train trip to Cape Town to visit my aunt. The train broke down and since we should have been in Cape Town early morning there was no food on board for breakfast. Only bread! So they made toast. I took one bite and spat it out, and asked my mother: What's on here? She replied: Margarine! My first taste of margarine. Euuw! Good, better, butter!
Instant frosting
Making small changes at home makes a small difference. It's just spray paint and takes about 10 minutes.
Friday, 27 July 2012
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Shape!
I saw this bottle in an ad on the internet and just loved the shape and colours. Have been buying it ever since. Also love the smell – bonus! And it's a J-Lo fragrance, ha, ha!
Lucky me!
T's mom was given this gift, then she gave it to me. I'm giving it to no one. It's planted and here to stay. Thanks.
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Ode to CorelDRAW
This was our colleague's farewell email:
CorelDRAW is a dated and irrelevant program, frowned upon by everyone in the creative industry.
I still put CorelDRAW on my CV.
People always ask me why I would do that.
To which I answer: ”To take of that one part away,
would mean that I have to take away everything that it taught me and all the lessons that I learned from it.
Not having experience in that one program, the program that introduced me to everything I know now,
would mean that I wouldn’t have been here at all.”
I’ve been here for more than 6 years and I learned a lot. Every day was an blessing.
I kept smiling because I was happy. I feel that everyone had a lesson to teach me.
I feel like I’ve grown so much and met some of the most amazing people in the world.
And I will love and remember each and everyone of you.
Every now and then I fire up CorelDRAW.
Just to remind me how far I’ve come.
CorelDRAW is a dated and irrelevant program, frowned upon by everyone in the creative industry.
I still put CorelDRAW on my CV.
People always ask me why I would do that.
To which I answer: ”To take of that one part away,
would mean that I have to take away everything that it taught me and all the lessons that I learned from it.
Not having experience in that one program, the program that introduced me to everything I know now,
would mean that I wouldn’t have been here at all.”
I’ve been here for more than 6 years and I learned a lot. Every day was an blessing.
I kept smiling because I was happy. I feel that everyone had a lesson to teach me.
I feel like I’ve grown so much and met some of the most amazing people in the world.
And I will love and remember each and everyone of you.
Every now and then I fire up CorelDRAW.
Just to remind me how far I’ve come.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Completed journeys
Some photographs from my travels before the digital camera. Scanned from prints, and I haven't retouched them, so they come with their flaws.
Yum, yum, spicy tomato soup
My spicy tomato soup – butter, 1 small chilli, 1 clove of garlic, 1 chopped onion, half teaspoon paprika, 5 peppercorns, 100g tomato paste, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 cup of vegetable stock, 1 bouquet garni, 6 larger tomatoes, 1 red pepper, fresh parsley, fresh basil.
Melt the butter in a pan. Add the chilli, garlic, onion, paprika and peppercorns. When the onions are brown and soft, stir in the tomato paste and sugar. Add the stock. Bring to boil. Add the quartered tomatoes, chopped red pepper, bouquet garni and fresh herbs. Simmer for half an hour. Remove bouquet garni. Blend. Serve with crusty garlic bread. Yum-yum!
Melt the butter in a pan. Add the chilli, garlic, onion, paprika and peppercorns. When the onions are brown and soft, stir in the tomato paste and sugar. Add the stock. Bring to boil. Add the quartered tomatoes, chopped red pepper, bouquet garni and fresh herbs. Simmer for half an hour. Remove bouquet garni. Blend. Serve with crusty garlic bread. Yum-yum!
Monday, 23 July 2012
Many thanks
Gosh, I asked my neighbour to assist me with something and it really should have taken 5 minutes, but ended up messy up his whole day. Argh! I felt so guilty I bought him a bottle of whiskey. He phoned me to say thanks, and emphasised that, please, I could ask him anytime for help. What a honey! Thank you!
Friday, 20 July 2012
It's that time of the month
It's that time of the month when all the new magazines are out.
I love the new look VISI - well done, guys. And I have never missed and issue of FRESH LIVING, a wonderful publication, one of my favourites. Their section, Slice of Life, is always so interesting. And at ZAR 15.50! Wow! Keep up the good work!
I love the new look VISI - well done, guys. And I have never missed and issue of FRESH LIVING, a wonderful publication, one of my favourites. Their section, Slice of Life, is always so interesting. And at ZAR 15.50! Wow! Keep up the good work!
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Monday, 16 July 2012
Comfort food, Sunday
The cold weather calls for comfort food. Spicy chicken stew, rice, roast potatoes, mielies. What more would you need? Okay, I burnt the chicken a little, sorry.
DIY weekend
I fixed things this weekend that I have been putting off for years, well 2 years at the most. It was fun!
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
By the same author
I love John Irving, and have read most of his books. I'm no critic but I have rated them according to my enjoyment. Thanks, John, for the fabulous reads.
Gosh, no, not another bag
Yes, another bag! This one is a little larger - takes a wallet, passport, camera. And outside compartments for city maps and train tickets. Let's hope we get a chance to use it soon.
Monday, 9 July 2012
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
In someone else's shoes
These are my mother's boot when she was a baby.
The background they are on is a paving stone from the home we grew up in.
Sommer net sentimental vandag, aai tog.
The background they are on is a paving stone from the home we grew up in.
Sommer net sentimental vandag, aai tog.