Grayscale #1
So even through it’s spring/summer and the pastels are pouring into the shops I find I’m still gravitating towards the basic colours. Black, white and grey. It might just be laziness but it’s so easy...
View ArticleJoburg City Festival
If you’re in Johannesburg over the next few days you have no excuse but to go to town! Starting tomorrow and running until Sunday is the Joburg City Festival. It’s a celebration of the regenerated...
View ArticleJane Sews SS 14
Amy (of Jane Sews) never fails to disappoint. Her new spring summer range is (as always) a breath of fresh air. Breezy shirts and dresses. Beautiful leather bags and shoes and the prettiest summer...
View ArticleBlack Betty store opening
I’ve posted about Black Betty jewellery quite a few times before. I just love their stuff! They have such delicate subtle beautiful pieces and always create such beautiful look books like this one...
View ArticleGirl Bosses #1
From a bandage activist in Cape Town to a professional “sorter outer” in Killarney I bring you the first edition of Girl Bosses. A post to celebrate young, brave business owners who have taken the...
View ArticleMonday Morning Music / Sylvan Esso
Can’t get enough of this band. If you like Feist, you’ll love Sylvan Esso. Hope it starts your week off nicely!
View ArticleGrayscale #2
Dress : Witchery | Sliders: MRP As stated in grayscale #1 this series is all about style along comfort (and laziness), and this dress is no different! Yes. It’s a dress! A crop-top maxi dress attached...
View ArticleFoodie
I don’t write about food here often, but it is a subject that I really, really love! I love going out somewhere nice for a meal, particularly somewhere new where I get to try something for the first...
View ArticleMaria Magdalena
Today I want to share the work of a local illustrator and designer Maria Magdalena Van Wyk. She sent me an email this week showing me a few pieces from Wander.Collection and I instantly fell in love....
View ArticleMy new bathrooms!
I’ve been waiting so long to do this post! This massive project began in January this year where we first sat down and decided we were going to renovate our bathrooms. Fast forward a million decisions...
View ArticleJane Sews Summer in the City
This is an exclusive sneak peek of the Jane Sews Summer Capsule collection. Launching online tomorrow! This is my kind of summer wardrobe. A combination of bright whites, tropical prints, flowy...
View ArticleM&J in the jungle
Hope you’re all well and had a lovely weekend! I had such a good one. My friends surprised me with a little farewell party and when I saw them all standing there I burst into tears. They also...
View ArticleThe Jungle
The Jungle has officially opened! A brand new venture from the same people that brought you Warm & Glad. They’ve converted an old, dark furniture shop into a beautiful, bright space full to the...
View ArticleSpace Man
I am quite a huge fan of The Space. Walking into the store, smelling those vanilla candles and perusing through pretty things is a favourite pastime of mine. It’s always been such a lovely place to...
View ArticleThe Boiler Room
While in Durban last week we popped into the Boiler Room for coffee. A new coffee shop designed as the canteen to serve the employees in the Lion Match Office Park (but that doesn’t stop everyone else...
View ArticleBlack Betty | Shapeshifters
If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen me post about Black Betty Jewellery. It is a jewellery label based in Cape Town created by Kristin Weixelbaumer. She has done a few pop ups in Joburg...
View ArticleSkip Fashion Exchange
Let me know if this describes you (and probably every woman I know): You have a cupboard, drawers, racks full of clothes and shoes but… you have nothing to wear! You have beautiful clothes you spent...
View ArticleTouchee Feelee
I’m always thrilled to discover beautiful, locally made things! My most recent discovery is Touchee Feelee, a shop and design label run by Euodia Roets. She is a watercolor artist and designer who...
View ArticleHello 2015
Unlike everybody else I haven’t made any new year’s resolutions yet. I haven’t done a round up of “my year in blogging” 2014 or a post about my 2015 goals. I haven’t really had a chance to stop and...
View ArticleTo build a home
Dylan and I have just moved into our third home together. It’s been amazing to have already been in two places that we’ve bought, fixed up and have let go. It started small, from a flat in a complex to...
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