OK, no smoking actually happened, and there were way more pancakes than just 1… Pancake Day is BIG NEWS in our house. It’s actually big news in the UK. I think mostly amongst the people I socialise with it is more the actual pancakes than for the meaning of the day. Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) … Continue reading
So I have joined a cooking club. Who am I?! I hardly recognise myself. Actually, I’m even more confused about who I am turning into as I helped to set one up! Aging definitely accelerates as you get into your late twenties and become an actual adult… I’ve always loved my food and tend to … Continue reading
We went to Mauritius for Christmas with friends. They are Mauritian, but I know them from London. I knew that we were going to get a completely different experience from our friends who have stayed in resorts there as we stayed at the family home in Pereybere, just outside of Grand Baie. I was right! As … Continue reading
Happy new year everyone! We started the New Year in style this year – with an awesome party! In Joburg, for reasons that not one person has explained to me, there is a mass exodus at Christmas and New Year and almost every person goes away. Durban, Cape Town and other parts of Africa and … Continue reading
I’ve been in Joburg for almost 3 months now and before the move I was so worried that I would just be stuck in my house whilst Rob was at work, being a boring house wife with no friends and nothing interesting to do. We would only know 2 couples in this place, and I … Continue reading
It’s funny. When you move to a new place you make a lot of new friends. You assume that they “see” you and “know” who you are. You assume that the person that you are is on show for all to see. I certainly don’t try and hide parts of my personality – that’s way too … Continue reading
Aside from Halloween, where I get to let my freak out, Christmas is my favourite time of year. Rob adores it too, so there are two grown adults acting like excited kids in our house over the festive period! It all starts with that crisp and chilly anticipation in the November London air. Days get shorter, … Continue reading
Since I have been in Jozi I have made a few good friends who are American. We managed to coerce the one who had invited us to a small girls night dinner into making a Thanksgiving meal for 9! Thanks Namrata for having us over, and thanks Pat (hubby) for putting up with us (again)! Thanksgiving is … Continue reading
Martina in Jozi 