Walking on sunshine!

The past week has been a rainy one so when the sun showed it's face on Sunday, my sister and I decided to take a walk on the promenade.

It's amazing what you will find if you know don't know what you're looking for.

Happy Monday!!!

After a Roxette filled weekend, with this song stuck in my head for three days now, it's only appropriate that I start my Monday with my favorite Roxette song!

(I'm fully aware that it might just mean another 3 days of "listen to your heart" playing and replaying over and over in my head again but who cares if its a favorite?)

Hope you like it too!

Have a lovely Monday!

When you hit a wall....

...paint it with black board paint.

Well, that's what I did anyway.

I had this wall in my apartment...and nothing I did made it look nice. I already had a collage on the opposite wall and it just didn't do any justice to my Polaroid collection.

Now its black and beautiful and the thing I love most about it is...

...that I can write my guests little welcome notes.

(Right now I  choose to ignore the fact that it will cost a pretty penny to re-paint white the day I decide to move out. It was Keats that said "A thing of beauty is a joy forever". I completely agree. Let's hope the landlords agree too.)

Hello, you fool...I love you!!!

  
Way back in the early 90's, when mixed tapes were cool and I was still a pre-teen, my taste in music was altered forever when my friend introduced me to Roxette.  From the first notes of "Listen to Your Our Heart" my life long love affair with Roxette began. It wasn't always smooth sailing though. Our Roxette tape, marked as "Love Songs", we had to keep hidden and it was our little secret - our parents didn't approve of us listening to songs about "making love on backseats of cars" and the Bible study group called it "New Age". Our 12 year old selves didn't care though because we loved Roxette and whenever our Walkman batteries went flat, we would go sit in our parents cars fast-forwarding and rewinding our tape endlessly to listen to our favorite song.

Not much has changed in 15 years. CD's might have replaced mixed tapes and Justin Bieber might be the new teenage cool but  Roxette is still my favorite. So last night, when they performed here in Cape Town, it was really a dream come true seeing Roxette live.

We must've looked like real fools because us girls, all over 25 and die-hard  Roxette fans, went completely crazy - sort of like teens at a rock concert. Today I have no voice and "brown eyed girl turn blue" is stuck in my head but I couldn't care less because Roxette, I love ...no,no, adore....you!!!!

Lately,

I've been planning...my trip to France, my birthday bash, my winter wardrobe and what to do with my upcoming vacation
I've been eating....aubergine avo and feta stacks (recipe coming soon), liquorice, grapefruit and peanut butter toast.
I've been listening to....Roxette, Lighthouse family and Gabriel by Joe Goddard on repeat. 
I've been dreaming about..... visiting Korea, Tweed jackets, lace up boots and Chanel Mademoiselle.  
I've been splurging on....moleskin notebooks, Roxette concert tickets, blackboard  paint and a little black dress. 
I've been learning....basic French, how aperture and shutter speed works and that the virtues of friendship.  
I've been wearing....coats, jackets, colorful scarfs and lots of tartin.
I've been praying for....patience, broken hearts and the gift of unconditional love.
I've discovered.... Royale Eatery which have the best burgers in town (if not the world).
I've been struggling with....patience, keeping to my healthy eating plan (Royale Eatery is to blame) and overexposure when I take photographs.
I've been happy about...precious friendships, time with family, blooming hyacinths, my kitten napping on my lap and that it's citrus season again.
I've been inspired by.....Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech, Sophie Dahl recipe books and monasteries in France.
I've been indulging in ..... long baths, rooibos tea, wedding festivities and chocolate yogurt.
I've been creating...a blackboard in my kitchen and a travel journal.

What have you been up to lately? 

Happy Monday!

Lately I've been missing Korea like crazy. One would think it gets better with time but really its only getting worse. Then I hear this song and I just smile .....remembering my little kiddos singing this song and how much fun we had.

Hope you have a lovely day!

At last nights wedding....


...we kind of went bananas at the photo booth.