Monthly Archives: June 2010

A cold, wet and windy hike near Jonkersdam

Posted on Monday, 28 June 2010 by

Saturday dawned bright and beautiful, with a clear blue sky arching above the Cape Flats. It was the perfect day for a hike. I quickly packed a picnic, water, sunscreen, hats, and a spare jacket into our rucksack, and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Hikes and Rambles, Silvermine | 12 Comments

Yaay – we won!!! But we’re still out of the World Cup…

Posted on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 by

Yesterday’s match between Bafana Bafana and France, held at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was the most nailbiting of the entire World Cup so far – for me, anyway, but I think also for the entire nation. During the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Life in South Africa, News, Sports | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

I love My Cape Town too!!

Posted on Monday, 21 June 2010 by

Fellow South African Blogger Juanita from The Hiking Guide posted a fun music video by some South African musicians recently. I thought it was so cool and funky and catchy that I wanted to tell my friends and loyal readers … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Life in South Africa, Music | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Let sleeping cats lie

Posted on Monday, 21 June 2010 by
Posted in Life in South Africa | 13 Comments

Aaaargh! Noooo!!! We lose 0-3 to Uruguay

Posted on Thursday, 17 June 2010 by

I am reeling from shock. What an awful ending to a match that started with such anticipation and patriotic fervour.  With mounting excitement, we had been looking forward to tonight’s [last night's] 20h30 match between Bafana Bafana and Uruguay at … Continue reading →

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Vuvuzelas: Charming local custom, deafening drone, or cash cow?

Posted on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 by

In the run-up to the start of the 2010 Soccer World Cup last week, a great deal of attention has been focused on a colourful plastic trumpet that emits a B-flat drone, which resembles, variously, the sound of a furiously … Continue reading →

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Learn Xhosa with Kyle and Xhosa Fundis: Useful phrases for the Soccer World Cup

Posted on Monday, 14 June 2010 by

What do “IWorld Cup ifikile” and “Ndithanda isoka” have in common? They are both Xhosa phrases, and they are both particularly useful for the Soccer World Cup taking place in South Africa at the moment! (Their meanings are revealed below… … Continue reading →

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How to bake a perfectly simple chocolate chunk loaf cake

Posted on Friday, 11 June 2010 by

This is a recipe for a really simple, straightforward, no-muss no-fuss, chocolate cake with some chunks of dark chocolate tossed into the mix. The amounts used aren’t prescriptive, as I used Granny’s old method of “Backen nach Schnauze”. This basically … Continue reading →

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Please be patient…

Posted on Thursday, 10 June 2010 by

I shall post again really soon! Two weeks ago (gosh, was it that long ago already?!), we spent a couple of days on a most delightful farm outside Swellendam, known as Somerset Gift Getaway Farm. And I’m still busy writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in South Africa | 9 Comments