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Saturday Snapshots #34

by Jeanne Horak on April 18, 2009 8 Comments in London Life, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

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Ornamental cherry blossoms – my garden, London 2009

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Waiter, there’s something in my… retro classic

by Jeanne Horak on April 17, 2009 6 Comments in Waiter, there's something in my...

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Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me – I have been a bad, bad blogger.  I swanned off on holiday leaving you only a few Saturday Snapshots.  I actively avoided internet cafes and computers for the 17 days that I was away.  I neglected my Google reader, my friends’ blogs, and CookSister. And, worst of all, […]

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I won! Tearful aceptance speech ahead!

by Jeanne Horak on April 15, 2009 33 Comments in Cooksister in the media, South African blog awards

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HIGHLIGHTS OF COOKSISTER’S EASTER HOLIDAY IN SOUTH AFRICA: Lunch at Irene Dairy Dinner at Roots Meeting these three very lovely ladies Discovering Port Elzabeth’s emerging coffeeshop culture at Vovo Telo and Cobblestone Bakery Taking my father to the Ron Belling Gallery – a treat for lovers of art deco architecture and aviation art Hanging out with […]

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Saturday Snapshots #33

by Jeanne Horak on April 11, 2009 6 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

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Up where we belong – Vienna, August 2007

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Saturday Snapshots #32

by Jeanne Horak on April 4, 2009 22 Comments in London Life, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

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Spring has sprung, Green Park, London – March 2009

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Saturday Snapshots #31

by Jeanne Horak on March 28, 2009 18 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, South Africa

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Driftwood on Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay – February 2008

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Jeanne Horak is a freelance food and travel writer; recipe developer and photographer. South African by birth and Londoner by choice, Jeanne has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Jeanne has also worked with a number of destination marketers to promote their city or region. Please get in touch to work with her Read More…

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