we love real beeeeeeeer

and Oktoberfest begins. being well aquinted with people of german origin, it is only but my duty to embrace this season of festivities.

this weekend there are numerous festivals happening. last night i went and visited the Biscuit Mills "we love real beer". it was wonderful, as well as a learning experience. 
we paid R50 entrance and received a lovely glass beer mug - and then the festivities began.
tasting fruity fruity ciders, to fruity beer (cherry beer - it was the greatest) and then a lager to end the evening off. . . .
 evening is an iniciative dedicated to promoting a community of Real Beer lovers. (and no, not your student "beer lover" either), but rather providing baturally brewed beer, made by small, independent brewers. 

check out their website : http://www.weloverealbeer.com/home.html , as well as a few pictures from the evening.



apple and pear cider - delish



we <3 world focus is where the cherry beer was from :)

dont forget to visit SAB in newlands for some more Oktoberfest-ivites.

apricot or PLUM

founded in 2000, PLUM is the "essence of free spirit and uninhabited fashion Passion Expression and spirit".
spoil yourself today with out cutting a hole in your pocket.
check out their website, or like them on facebook

see below pictures taken from their easy to use website of their summer collection and advertisement campaign.. love.

there is a shoe for every occasion . . . which is yours?

i just love their adverts and posters! stunning.

be a sweetheart . . . for Somalia

the famine in Somalia is at a critical stage and all aid has been called for. the Muslim Student Association (MSA) from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are raising funds for the Somalia Famine. these volunteers are providing a beautiful gesture for all to participate, as well as benefiting many other people.

support the famine and the need of others, by buying an extremelly good-looking cupcake or donut (delish!) from their stand on the UCT campus today! prices are all R5.00 or less. and all money raised / donated will be donated to campaigns aiding the famine in Somalia.

"In the last three months, over 150,000 people have flooded into the Dadaab refugee camp on the boarder of Kenya and Somalia. About 115,000 of these people are women and children who have walked for up to 100 km with no reliable source of food or water."
Hope for Somalia

we all have a role to play - what is yours?

take your delicious cupcakes and your coffee to jammie stairs and enjoy whilst knowing that you have contributed to something more then . . . . yourself.

want to give more? get in touch with Gift of the Givers or donate non-perishable food items in the green boxes in and around your city. (there is one outside the UCT library if you were wondering, as well as most pick n pay stores)

bryanston organic food market

visiting the busy city of Johannesburg, i was able to visit JHB original outdoor food market - brill! with loads of quality hand made goods, unique photography, a deli filled with tasty and interesting organic goods, wholesome foods and fresh organic grown produce.

the market is very kid friendly . . . and a lovely way to spend your saturday morning.
see pictures below.

Bobbi Brown

last week, Dawn Jorgensen invited myself and a friend to a superb Bobbi Brown spoiling at the V & A Waterfront. with lots of bubbly, strawberries and tasty treats. 10  or so lovely ladies had their make up done, and given some expert advice.

Victoria was there taking these lovely images that you see below.
for more information visit the Venus Networks for Bobbi Brown

the wonderful ladies and gentleman that did the beautiful make-up

before / whilst being "beautified"

after being "beautified"

the group of ladies that attended the evening.

a very big thank you to Bobbi Brown and Dawn for organising such a lovely and splendid evening

another glorious saturday morning

the old biscuit mill again this last week. . . lovely.
a clear and sunny cape town day. where delicious food and trendy people were filling the atmosphere :)

fav look of the day.

stunning jeans from south africa's iconic DARKIE label.

ex fashion director from ELLE magazine : Chris Viljoen.
Spotted at the biscuit mill

all the above images taken by me . .

coffee coffee coffee & . . . coffee

on a beautiful Cape Town day, SA Coffee Club hosted a lovely event at the Bosch Showrooms in Milnerton, Cape Town. Clover, Bosch and OriginRoasters joined alongside SA Coffee Club for a morning of coffee tasting and coffee "education".   one is never too young to learn, right? Wayne Oberholzer from Origin Roasters hosted the event, as well as share his knowledge on the fundamentals of delicious (and dull) coffee. as a participant, there were two delicious coffees from around the world to taste, and experience the multiple flavours that adorn just a single cup of coffee. delish. Bosch showroom holds some magnificent devices that one can just dream about owning one day, as well as showing off their coffee machines and tasty cappuccinos.

wayne oberholzer and prizers to be won

take a seat and be captivated

tasty treats

there were prizes to be won; 2x coffee filter machines and 2x coffee grinders. It was not just a lucky draw, oh no, but rather a test of one’s intellect and whether or not you were listening to the talk.

a very happy winner of a Bosch filter coffee machine

prizerssss - thank you BOSCH

showing Bosch's diversity - from coffee machines all the way to laundry appliances

a big thank you to SA Coffee Club for organizing the event and to Wayne, for sharing his interesting knowledge and statistics of a coffee bean.  AND to Origin Roasters, Clover and to Bosch for making it all possible.

double click on me!

love coffee? then join SA Coffee Club on facebook or visit their blog, ILoveCoffee, and be sure you do not miss the next event. 

love appliances? then check out Bosch showroom in Milnerton.
[Shop No. 1, Marconi Centre, 460 Koeberg Road]

and obviously, don’t forget to pop into Origin Roasters inCape Town for a FULL Origin experience. (or check out their website for the other 79 Venues across South Africa)