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Good Karma #4

Good Karma #4

Posted 09 February 2010 | By Michelle | Categories: Good Karma | 3 Comments

Woohoo! I can’t describe how excited I am with the following news…

Happy New Year 2010!

Happy New Year 2010!

Posted 03 January 2010 | By Michelle | Categories: a. Personal | 5 Comments

A big thank you to all my readers for your support and input over the last year. I couldn’t have done it without you.

Good Karma #3

Posted 28 May 2009 | By Michelle | Categories: a. Personal | 4 Comments

From next week I promise not to blow my own trumpet so much – but then again someone’s got to do it! In April 2006 I picked up my first DLSR and haven’t put it down since. Last year I decided to join Southend-on-Sea’s Photographic Society (read photo club) to see how my photos measured [...]

Good Karma #2

Posted 21 May 2009 | By Michelle | Categories: Good Karma | 5 Comments

Slowly but surely I’m getting closer to ruling the world… Okay, not really, but let me tell you what happened.

Good Karma #1

Posted 13 May 2009 | By Michelle | Categories: Good Karma | 3 Comments

My mother and I may have disagreed about lots of things in the past, but she is right about one thing (and many more): you get out what you put in. What on earth am I talking about?

Happy New Year 2009!

Posted 01 January 2009 | By Michelle | Categories: a. Personal | 3 Comments

Pour yourself a healthy dose of Buck’s Fizz, raise your tipple and let me wish you a very Happy New Year! May the best time of your life await you in the big banging year of 2009!
To kick things off, I would like to whizz through my personal favourite recipes of 2008, as I’ve done [...]

Back from Ireland

Posted 13 June 2008 | By Michelle | Categories: a. Personal | 1 Comment

For those who wondered where on earth I could possibly be, we’ve just returned from our week long Irish road trip. And what an adventure it was! If you’re thinking we visited some Guinness brewery or gaped at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, think again. Since Neil is allergic to tourist attractions and tourists we took the [...]

Blogging By Mail: Little Things

Posted 28 March 2008 | By Michelle | Categories: a. Personal | 7 Comments

This is the first time I’ve joined a BBM event. What is it about? Food bloggers sign up for this event and Stephanie from Dispensing Happiness matches us up and supply each blogger with a physical address. Each participant then has to go on a little shopping spree, pack it in a box and send [...]

South African Blog Awards – Vote for Me!

Posted 08 March 2008 | By Michelle | Categories: a. Personal | 1 Comment

Wow! I’ve been nominated in the South African Blog Awards in THREE categories: Best Overseas Blog, Best New Blog, Best SA Blog about Food and Wine. Thanks, guys! Now how about voting for me? Come on, make my day…