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Poor choice

Back in December when we arranged the repairs to the pool and the pool area, the weather was pretty rubbish in Cape Town. But we couldn’t have foreseen that we’d choose to have it done during the hottest week in living memory. It’s a job that has to be done during the summer months, because [...]

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The Dangers of Raw Fennel & Almond Salad

Tune into James Lech’s blog today and there is a recipe for a Raw Fennel & Almond Salad. James, lest we forget, is not only ”Africa’s #1 Dog Whisperer”, with powers that don’t include stopping his dogs from attacking young children, he also follows a vegan diet (as do his dogs). While there’s plenty of evidence [...]

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Pylons

All weddings should come with [several] Carling Black Labels, some Moer Coffee and a scary looking shooter or eight. It makes you lose your pre-conceptions and langarm to Kurt Darren. Wow – I said that like it was a good thing. Meh – it was fun evening: good food, good company, crap music. After yesterday’s [...]

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Road trip

Such a welcome sight! When your wife takes you to a wedding in Langebaan but only puts enough fuel in her car to get you halfway. That, my friends, was tight. Viva, Shell. Viva!

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When rules are ignored…

I really don’t want this topic to become a theme for 2012. I thought we’d covered it enough in 2011. Why do some people think that rules apply to other people and not to them? Yes, we’ve seen Cyclists, Parking, Seatbelts, Cellphones, Whaleways - and now it’s dog owners. You only have to go walking in Tokai [...]

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