Friday, May 28, 2010

Have a lovely weekend


Well after a rather violent week of nearly blowing myself up lighting the gas geyser on Saturday, and being mugged outside a gallery on Tuesday, i am now taking the weekend off. Time Out.
And am heading out to Paternoster. i hope you have a lovely weekend, and will probably have some (hopefully) awesome pictures for you.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Best dvd's


A really cool collection of doccies, off A Cup of Jo's blog..

Surfwise tells the story of the Paskowitz couple, who drops off the grid to drive their nine kids around in a camper and surf all day.
Food, Inc. examines the American food industry and corporate farms. Not for the squeamish! (P.S. We've bought only organic meat and dairy since watching this.)
My Kid Could Paint That looks at the runaway success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings are compared to Picasso. But is she the real artist?
Man on Wire is a documentary about a wild French tightrope walker and his jaw-dropping (illegal) stunts.
Mad Hot Ballroom follows a group of adorable New York City fifth graders taking a ballroom dance program.
Deep Water tells the gripping story of an amateur sailor who (insanely) enters a solo race around the world.
Seven Up is a series of documentaries that have tracked the lives of fourteen English schoolchildren since 1964, when they were seven years old. Every seven years, the filmmaker releases a new documentary that checks in on their increasingly varied lives. (They're now 53!)
American Teen follows five high-school seniors--a jock, princess, heart-throb, geek and misfit--in a small Indiana town.
Autism: The Musical chronicles five autistic children as they rehearse for a musical production.
Stranded lets the survivors of the famous 1972 Andes plane crash tell their story of survival.

Beautiful biker girl



Bozwell



Ok so here is a picture of Bozwell, my friends' Timmi and Bonnie's new dog. He is 6 weeks old and FULL OF PUPPY LOVE. Argh. he is so cute you want to cry. i will be featuring alot of pictures of this small Beagle, so get used to it. he even has his own facebook page. Adorable.

Canon 500D


Well lovely bloggers i finally did it, i got the camera of my dreams. i spent my entire salary on the Canon 500D. Oh the joy. Oh the magnificence. And I'm going away to Paternoster this weekend to try it out. AND it takes high definition movies. what could be better? seriously?

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

music & mayhem




Today is pay day. I am so happy, holy freaking hell. this month i promise to budget better. but this month, i hope i can buy my dream camera. The Canon, Powershot G11 with SLR functions. small, deadly and potent. hmmm.

This weekend was a magical night of mayhem and fun, when a few friends and i went down to my beach house, made a wheel barrow braai (thank you Andre for ur mad skillz) :) and played the night away, watching the sun go down. we ate, drank and played like kings. that is all i need in life to complete me. A few pics..

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Cupcakes


Monday is baking night and I made these killer cupcakes using my friend Tanya's fool proof recipe. I iced them with orange zest icing and toasted almonds. yum.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Shooting Alone with a 30D




This weekend was fantastic! i borrowed a friend's Canon 30D camera and went gallavanting all on my own, up hills, down to the sea, up at dawn, coasting the coast, meeting hippies, dogs and surfers and just making myself happy taking random shots. wow. its as if time disappeared, and i could relax for the first time. i locked my phone in my car and no one could get hold of me for 4 hours. total freedom. i think this is my best shot of the day..

Oh! the reason for this post was, i had dinner with some friends on Saturday night and had the most delicious pea green soup. YUM. and then hiked Silvermine yesterday, and found an amzing waterfall. what a nice weekend.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Pretty Pictures


Tuesday treat: is just a pretty picture for you. Found here

Indaba baba


This weekend I flew up to Durban for the Indaba Travel Tradeshow. It was very busy and although it was good to be there, I am glad to be home. Durban's amazing with its rolling green sugar cane fields, blue ocean, very tropical and so different to Cape Town.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

My Photos on Flickr


These are some of MY photos in Flickr. You can view them here if you like,...

This was taken at the blow hole in Arnistan. You can dive off then end of this reef and catch oysters.

Meet Saxon. He's a great Dane puppy. His dad is a surfer. He's waiting for him to get out of the water.

Pottery


Cabins in the Forest. i love cabins, and i love forests. and i love the Cape Town band 'Cabins in the Forest' This is actually a whiskey bar, created for a wedding in the woods. Love it. Check it out here.

How simple and beautiful is this vase? Spotted on my favourite blog at the moment, A cup of Jo
I think I have to start pottery again, it's the biggest de-stresser.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

It's raining cats & dogs



Hmm the first big rains of Cape Town winter are here, i'm sitting all cosy at work, but i'd rather be doing this...Spotted on http://www.flickr.com/photos/_basje_/3072129388