Category Archives: What’s in a glass…

Merlot, Pinotage, Champagne of Chardonnay. Roof temperature, bubbling, chilled or highly rated in Wine magazine, you can safely suspect Scarlet’s drinking it…

fine art of Creation…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Whilst I have a love-hate relationship with Franshhoek (love good food and fine wine but loathe the pretentious fake French facade and canned romantic ambience. And there’s that little issue of the Grande Provence fountain with my name on it…) … Continue reading →

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saturdays in spring…

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Part 1: WINE After spending Friday in bed with multiple movies and a persistent cold, I woke to cheery blue skies, hopped in the pimp mobile and sped over the mountain to collect Amy. We’d planned a girls expedition to … Continue reading →

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ek hart Hartenberg…

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

I apologise for the silence - this post is two days late, waiting in the wings while I battled some very real issues and finally grew up. My bright idea to host a competition was met by an overwhelmingly underwhelming response … Continue reading →

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the Baxter T-party

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Not to be confused with the infamous Boston Tea Party, I will admit that’s what crossed my mind when I read the invite to: ‘Taste, Tweet and Theatre’. Already on their 3rd (what’s the legal limit here?), by now I’d expect one of them … Continue reading →

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drrrrrrrrrrrum roll please…

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Oh yes, ladies and gents: it’s competition time! An opportunity for a brave, adventuresome spirit out there – which could be you! See, I’ve been very very very lucky this year: I keep winning stuff. And it’s great. But I … 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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