Holiday Hooking
Today my sis will depart from icy-cold, rainy, stormy Ireland and pitstop in London on her way to still-hot South Africa. We'll spend some time in the bushveld, some in the city, but most at the...
View ArticleA blanket for Tracer's baby
Tracer is "our" waitress at one of our regular pitstops. When our Little Man (no almost 9) started to walk, we would choose the corner seats, line up the couches to make a little "cage", and he could...
View ArticleBlog Week 2013 Coming Up
Dis amper tyd vir Blog Week 2013! Blog Week gee deur middel van interessante onderwerpe en 'n groot groep deelnemers lekker blootstelling aan pragtige werk en hope inspirasie.Onderwerp verlede jaar...
View ArticleThe Everyday 4 - Egoli
I drive by this informal settlement every time while on holiday at our little beach house. "Powertown"is located adjacent to Klein Brakrivier, its residents either unemployed or working in one the...
View ArticleIronWife.
I am an IronWife.IronWives have husbands who think it's great fun to swim 3.8 km in the ocean, followed by 180 km cycling, and then top it off with a 42.2 km run. All in one day.(You get IronHusbands...
View ArticleMy Granny's hooks
My granny turned 89 yesterday. 89!Until very recently , she was still fitter and stronger than many women 20 years younger. She's survived 11 of her siblings, her husband, a daughter, a grandson....
View ArticleWaar ek hekel - +27 Design Café
Een van my groot sondetjies is 'n cappucino so deur die dag, gewoonlik met 'wings', maar vandat ek begin hekel het, gebeur dit meer en meer dat ek neerval iewers vir 'n cappo, en een van die projekte...
View ArticleColour my world
I was that Grade 2 girl who knew colours by the description on the wax crayon wrapper. Not "green", but olive green, apple green, forest green, moss green, sea green. Not brown, but dark brown,...
View ArticleThe tools of my trade
I was involved in a photoshoot the other day, and was asked to "bring the tools that you use for you workshop"...?(That is now for my virtual crochet group...)(I don't do workshops. I get a few fellow...
View Article4kcbwday7 : 365 days...where will my craft take me?
Reading through Blog Week's last day's post, obviously I would start to ponder in the back of my mind...what happened to my resolutions of last year? And where do I want to be within in another...
View ArticleKlaar! 'n Strepesak
Klaar! Strepesak vir daardie mobiele projekte:Done! 'n Stripey bag for those mobile projects:A stripey bag for stash and projectsMy een wolwinkel hou sakke uitskotwol aan, growwe, harde 100%wol...
View ArticleCrochet Induced Attention Deficit
There is one place more dangerous that my LYS or bookstore and that is the hardware store. I've been a loyal client of my hardware store since my first year at uni in 1990, when I bought a copper rod...
View ArticleThe Everyday 6 - All in an hour's drive
While quickly stopping at school to exchange chess party treats for a backpack, I met:Gibson Muntandare paid a surprise visit to the school gatesGibson is a well-known figure in the streets of...
View ArticleA Stripey Bag Update and Finale
WHOHOOOP!!!I slipped on a cobblestone and a R500 strap broke :-( So I took the sandal to the shoe hospital and stood chatting to the omie, when I wondered out loud...since he makes belts, wouldn't he...
View ArticleGetting all the WIPs in a row
Sometimes it's good to get an idea of what lies lurking in various baskets, bags and closets. So I bravely got out the various WIPs and PHDs to assess the damage...First up, and most important, since...
View ArticleHunting season has opened
Hunting season has opened and The Dad is on his second hunt of the year.Our Dad is a bow hunter and keeps us in an annual supply of free-range, low-fat, organic venison. He hunts either from a hide...
View ArticleNational Wool Week
South Africa's first National Wool Week kicked off this week and of course a friend and I went to have a look!The exhibit was held in Sandton City in Johannesburg, a quick 25 min trip on the Gautrain,...
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