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The spirit of adventure. And forests, obviously.
This weekend we spent a lot of time at the forest (Newlands Forest) and at the beach, and Graeme was doing some DIY stuff restoring an old cabinet, which I know is going to look beautiful. A little...
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Bunny rabbit. While you were at the library yesterday, our home was being broken in to. You have such a good and loving nanny, you don't know. I'm sorry that I sent you to Silas, but it was too much...
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Extra, extra: Raising Men reviews books for Penguin Books.
On my writing journey, I've realised that I do not read enough. I'm a bit apprehensive about absorbing other authors as I worry that my own writing style would become lost in the experience, but it's...
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My close friends know several things about me: I'm addicted to Red Bull, I'm terrified of Christmas Beetles, and I'm incurably old fashioned. This is not a hipster, "I'm so cool I like vintage and I'm...
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The Body Worlds Exhibition. Should you go, and take your kids?
Last week, Nikki and I were invited to the Body Worlds educational speaker's event. It was incredibly interesting. They had the most fascinating speakers, including Doctor Michael Mol. We were in an...
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A son is your son until he takes a wife. A daughter is yours for all your life.
Guys. My dad arrives tonight. We're going to UP THE CREEK on Saturday. I only see my dad like once a year, and I am so excited to share this with him. We're going to be hanging with the boys and the...
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Bat country, rock n roll and an unidentifiable lilo named Fred.
As you know - and I've been going on about it FOREVER - My dad and I went to Up The Creek yesterday. We packed a cooler box containing a lot of water, red bull, sunblock and snacks. We had a few...
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You will never, ever be the same again. Happy birthday anyway.
Boys, I have not blogged in a very long time. Well, for me a week is just too much. This awkward, deafening silence on the Raising Men front - it has to stop. We've been so busy, and it's only going to...
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Weekend adventures in Betty's Bay with the family.
On Sunday we went to my mom's house in Betty's Bay. She'd told us about a great little thrift shop in Kleinmond and we had to go explore. We came back with the most beautiful things - A radiogram /...
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Diamonds, Shimansky, Marilyn Monroe and dress-up for grown girls.
On Monday night, I was one of nine chosen girls that got to play in the Shimansky store at the V & A Waterfront. It was all so glamorous and intimate. We had free reign in the showroom and access...
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Confessions of a busy mother, and horses. Obviously.
I haven't been writing. There is so much going on, and this past week has gone by faster than Noah's face to Rice Crispies. It's been intense.My dad left recently, Paul left on ... was it Wednesday? I...
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Big dreams, talented designers and lazy lamps. Tick tock!
Our Sitting Lamp at home, and the gorgeous conference venue for a workshop the other day - Lagoon Beach HotelThe past week has been busy at the Raising Men home. Filming, prepping for Design Indaba -...
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WIN Loot toys, books, movies and games for your kids, niece, grandson
Guys. Last year I partnered with Loot and I ordered all of the below from them. I hand-picked every item according to my boys' interests and attention spans, because every mother knows what it's like...
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A few pretty, girly things for you to see at the Design Indaba Expo 2013
I don't know enough about Design and creativity to give a grown up opinion on the Design Indaba Expo 2013, but man... There are a lot of pretty things for you to buy. I went in today to help Graeme...
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That's What's Up - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - I love you
I've always been the hugest Edward Sharpe fan. "Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros aren’t just a band, they’re an offering of a togetherness we’ve all forgotten in our modern society." I love their...
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Confessions of a working mother, and falling off tightropes in general.
The past three or so weeks have been intense, and exciting. Things are changing all the time but the one thing that stays constant is the mad love I feel for you boys. On Friday afternoon we went for a...
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Running away from home and other adventures. It's all about the planning.
I have never been overseas. I've been to Mozambique, as a child and young adult, but I have never boarded a plane to another continent. Friends ask why I've never been, and it's just that I've never...
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A little Raising Men update - sick boys, planning trips and clothes, always!
I did some shopping at Design Indaba - obviously. I came home with this pretty floral I Love Leroy skirt and that wool crop jacket from Non-European and I love both. They look so beautiful together,...
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The Loot Winner announced! A Raising Men Giveaway, by Noah Bettles
Here is a link to the video of Noah drawing the winner! Eek sorry it's such bad quality and my voice is SO LOUD (don't you hate your own voice in videos?) but the winner is H GOODMAN. Congratulations,...
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