I always wonder how people like emergency medical personnel or bomb disposal experts manage to do their jobs properly. I mean, can you imagine trying to concentrate on the specific and difficult job you were trained to do, while all around you there is chaos, noise, and people calling out and generally distracting you? I […]
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For keeps – Tattershall Castle, August 2011
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Sadly, I can’t invite ALL of you over to my house for a braai, but I can invite you to join me in celebrating South Africa’s National Braai Day again this year on 24 September with my annual braai/BBQ event Braai, the Beloved Country. For some inspiration on the kinds of things you might […]
Click here for a full portionAsparagus, anchovy, lemon and caper quiche – and a book giveaway
UPDATE ON 9 SEPT: The winner of the book giveaway is @enigmeg! Thanks to all who entered. Some people are way better than others at simply going with the flow. These are the people who refuse to lie awake at night worrying what the global financial crisis is doing to their pension funds and simply […]
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When I first came to London, I worked for a few months as a PA to two very lovely VPs at a Very Large American Soft-drink Company. One of them was young, single, and very trendy and in my role I would often have to book restaurant tables for him. The two that he usually asked me to […]
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Stained glass – South London 2010
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