Events
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Die Ellen Pakkies Storie
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, I attended a VIP screening of Die Ellen Pakkies Storie tonight at Ster Kinekor. It was one of two occasions where I was so emotional that I chose not to interact with the cast, but leave to cry in my car. To grasp #DieEllenPakkiesStorie would be to open yourself… Continue reading
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Winter is coming.
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, We are thrilled that our annual Twitter Blanket Drive #TBD2017 will be hosted by Live Arts Little Theatre on Thursday, 25 May 2017 at 19h00. It is impossible to find a warmer reception! Please bring a new or previously loved blankets (any size) as entry fee. Enjoy the hospitality of the… Continue reading
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oh #HelloBlackFriday
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, Happy Thanksgiving to all, but especially to my friends and family living in the United States which is where this tradition was born. Vicky and I met at school and have been friends since I was 12. Vix came to live with us a year or so later, and… Continue reading
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There is no great divide.
Dear friends, family and other interesting creatures, It’s cold. The shadow creeps deeper into the black hole of a non existent shelter. The wind has no boundary and freely flows into every available space. There is a plastic sheet picked up from a delivery bay held tightly in an effort to provide warmth. This could… Continue reading
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The Free Electric Band
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, Life is an odd creature. There is no other way to ride but bareback. You are guaranteed to feel every vibration of the animal moving under you. One thing I guarantee, there will be music. Sometimes a vibrant Street festival with laughter and little umbrellas in our cocktails. Babies… Continue reading
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Dis ek, Anna
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, It has never happened to me that I see a movie, the audience randomly burst into applause, remain seated while the credits roll in silence and the audience keep applauding … and nobody rushes to their feet. Especially not an Afrikaans movie. I had read “Dis ek, Anna” and… Continue reading
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Love is timeless.
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, When my children were little, I use to go to the movies every Tuesday morning. There has always been something magical about escaping to the cinema. The smell of popcorn and icy green slush aside, I just loved becoming invisible and lose myself into the great, big screen in… Continue reading
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#Tracers @mnetmovies @sterkinekor
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, @SirNoid and I did our first movie screening this year being treated to a viewing of the action and adventure movie “Tracers” from the director Daniel Benmayor. You can view the official trailer : HERE Think New York City – noise, alive with people, sounds and sights. Bike messenger… Continue reading
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@capephototour review #DiscoverYourJourney @Safari365 @JohannMSmith
Dear friends and other interesting creatures, With thanks to @Safari365, @SirNoid and I was invited to do a photo tour in Cape Town in December 2014. I have done photo workshops before, but never a photo tour. We met our tour guide from @capephototour and other photography enthusiasts at the Cape Milner Hotel which struck me… Continue reading
About Me
Mom to many, wife to SirNoid. Lover of water, walks in the shade and all things purple.