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*Photography and website package* R3500
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beauty at 36boutiques

 vintage-style bather

bikini

feminine frock

maxi skirt (i ordered one!)

 another beautiful dress

 rucksack

bicycle

i had to share these exquisite finds with you. they're from 36boutiques, our very own online store, which now offers not only clothing, shoes and handbags - they also sell makeup, swimwear and accessories...plus they've added a gift store online in time for christmas.

the bicycle is an upcycled bike, designed and made by 36B in collaboration with Emile Kotze of Starling & Hero Bicycle Co. www.starlingandhero.co.za - they are based at the new Woodstock Exchange.
Priced at R7,500 the technical specifications of the bike are all here

in loving memory

Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you've decided to show me the same
No sweeping exit or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away
I know I've dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day 

Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

chanteuse

by Joni Mitchell  

I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
Traveling, traveling, traveling
Looking for something, what can it be
Oh I hate you some, I hate you some, I love you some
Oh I love you when I forget about me

I want to be strong I want to laugh along
I want to belong to the living
Alive, alive, I want to get up and jive
I want to wreck my stockings in some juke box dive
Do you want - do you want - do you want to dance with me baby
Do you want to take a chance
On maybe finding some sweet romance with me baby
Well, come on

All I really really want our love to do
Is to bring out the best in me and in you too
All I really really want our love to do
Is to bring out the best in me and in you
I want to talk to you, I want to shampoo you
I want to renew you again and again
Applause, applause - Life is our cause
When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws
Do you see - do you see - do you see how you hurt me baby
So I hurt you too
Then we both get so blue.

I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
Looking for the key to set me free
Oh the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling
It's the unraveling
And it undoes all the joy that could be
I want to have fun, I want to shine like the sun
I want to be the one that you want to see
I want to knit you a sweater
Want to write you a love letter
I want to make you feel better
I want to make you feel free
I want to make you feel free

new quilt design

i'm loving this new quilt design, perfect for boy's rooms! i adore the vintage tartan fabric and the gingham. you can order yours in any colour preferences/overtones to create one that is, for example, more red, or orange or mixed. as i said in my radio interview recently on sa/fm, these quilts make the most beautiful personalised wedding gift, as each person can contribute a special piece of fabric to the quilt. see more quilt designs here

swimwear love 2012

view many more here on my pinterest

springtime frolics

 

what to sow in september

 for all my garden enthusiast readers or believers in the recession-busting 'grow your own' philosophy, according to my sources, the vegetables to be sowing in september in the western cape include:

 

asian greens

basil

beans

beetroot

carrots

chives

coriander

cucumber

dill

fennel

lettuce

nasturtiums

parsnips

peppers

radish

rocket

rosemary

spinach

spring onion

squash

sunflower

sweetcorn

swiss chard

tomatoes

turnips

watercress

budget meals under R50 for two

 

 chicken pot pies, with two chicken breasts (+- R22), frozen puff pastry (+- R8), cream (+- R10) and portion mushrooms (R10).

 lentil soup

sliced pork steak (R25 for a large steak) and homemade coleslaw (+- R5) wraps (+-R15 for 4)

chicken (chicken pieces +- R25) casserole with potatoes and veg (R20)

whole chicken (R40), roasted, with leftovers used in broths, soups and pies, serve with coleslaw (R10)

 butter chicken (chicken breasts x 2 +- R22) with greek yoghurt (R15), or channa dal (split chickpeas and other ingredients +- R30 altogether)

spag (R10) and meat balls (mince R25, breadcrumbs, onion, chutney and parsley +- R12)

 chilli con carne (large mince R30. yoghurt, rice, coriander, chilli +- R20)

 get a casserole dish and make a meal out of the things hanging about in your fridge! top mince with mash and you have a delicious, comforting shepherd's pie



flat bread (dough can be bought for R6.99 at spar) with affordable toppings, all of which could be homegrown.

asian lettuce (grow your own) wraps - wrap just about anything and sprinkle with different homemade asian dipping sauces, chilli and lime

rosemary flat bread (R6.99) with fresh, salad toppings, such as avo (R3.00), rocket (grow your own) and slices of sirloin or rump (R35)

prego roll (make your own) with steak (R35 for a larger sirloin steak to share) or chicken (+-R25)

platters, with homemade guacamole, tzaziki and salsa with strips of steak (a large rump or sirloin is +- R30) in a pita (+- R8 for 2)

i'm no 'chef type', by any stretch of the imagination, but i have had to feed a child for ten years of my life and boy, have i had to budget! if there are any foodie types reading this, perhaps you can contribute some more ideas, as these are merely the dinner experiments of a mere mortal. i see some shops offering family meal ideas for R100 and i start thinking...R100 x 7 days a week = single parents need better options! so here are some of the suppers i make for my son and i, for around R50. i have many more posts planned, so i hope you find this one useful.

dream dresses spring 2012

the power of a beautiful dress. i would do anything to perform in frocks as showstopping as these. where can dresses like these be found? i would appreciate your advice! find more here on my pinterest