So I am a blogger and a home schooling mom. I do post stuff about my kids on my blog from time to time, but I thought maybe they needed their own space. The idea actually came when I wanted to print a Platypus project that we had been working on and I was struggling to get the printers working, without having to sell organs to afford the ink. I was... Archive for May, 2010
Pinklets get a place in the cyber world
So I am a blogger and a home schooling mom. I do post stuff about my kids on my blog from time to time, but I thought maybe they needed their own space. The idea actually came when I wanted to print a Platypus project that we had been working on and I was struggling to get the printers working, without having to sell organs to afford the ink. I was... Show your best side
So many of us hate photos of ourselves. I know I do, I find it so difficult to see what other people see in the same photo. We sees the tiny flaws that others may not see and we have a whole range of things that impact the way we view ourselves. Sharon took a really nice photo of me other day and i thought it might be fun to do a blog challenge where you...
TMI and a question
Before the road trip I wrote a post Girl’s don’t pooh about the difficulties of certain bodily functions happening, knowing other people are around. Well needless to say moving in with someone posses new challenges on this front. The kids think that it is totally hilarious that as soon as Yme goes to work in the morning, I disappear into the...
Cape Town: The good the bad and the winter
So we have been here 3 weeks today and here is my low down:
The first week and a bit the weather was wonderful which I think was good, it gave me a chance to settle in a bit, it also meant that it was dry when our stuff from Pretoria arrived.
The rain has started, I am used to rain, I survived 4 years collectively in the UK. The difference here is...
I Love cooking
I love cooking, for me food is a whole sensory experience, the smells, tastes, textures and creating it is just so rewarding. I learnt to cook from my mom. We had a big kitchen with a table we could sit around and chat to whoever was in the kitchen cooking and get involved in the whole process. It was the centre of the home in so many ways. I remember being...
Instructions for life
a photo from the beach with my mom and the kids yesterday
I found this when I was packing up and I quite like it. Yes I know it is a tad arb but there are some good tips.
* Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully
* Memorize your favourite poem
* Don’t: believe all you hear, spend all your money, or loaf all you want
* When you say...











