Category Archives: Retail therapy

heart cycles…

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

The last two weeks hosted two major Mother City’s highlights: Design Indaba and The Argus – lucky me, fate had it that I was in town for both (there are upsides to being a gypsy). And although there were traffic … Continue reading →

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tainted love…

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Miss me? I missed writing…which would mean, I missed you too. Having Ma Nguni and the Bee Whisperer visit has been fun and a good shake up for my hermit routine. I was shocked to learn that, although Moo-Moo-licious lived … Continue reading →

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hair today…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Someone once said: ‘How can I control my life when I can’t control my hair?” How indeed… The way I see it, women’s hair (like those soundtracks I keep harping on about) is the equivalent of a Times Square billboard. … Continue reading →

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blomme, beer and boom…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Saturday blew in on the back of a black south easter as Dax dragged me out of bed to go buy orchids at the neighbour goods market in Woodstock. I find this market a little too busy and ‘affected’ but the … Continue reading →

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‘you got to know when to hold ‘em…’

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

…lyrics from Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler” I’m sitting in a lovely little café in Constantia called Pastis, nibbling a club sandwich and sipping one strong espresso in a cup which wryly reads “some like it black”. TH is at home, it … Continue reading →

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historical nguni…

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

So. While I have always personally felt that my nguni*ness was the very height of i-fashionable, I stumbled across ancient proof that this really IS so last night. A clearly very cool, hip and funky South African designer called ‘Shaun’ called his … Continue reading →

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sexy in shades…

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

So, I found a really cool site while busy doing a little online research for mine. If you are new to the Mother City metropolis or simply an old dog wanting a few new tricks, check out Lana’s blog. Aside … Continue reading →

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