Honest chocolate

Honest, raw organic chocolate from Cape Town, is totally yummy. Plus there are no preservatives, artificial flavouring or emulsifiers so as to keep the chocolate as pure as possible. It is also free of dairy and processed sugar, making it a healthier alternative (as if we need an excuse to eat chocolate!)

And how lovely is their packaging!?

Change the world

{pictures taken at Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens}

GANDHI’S TOP 10 FUNDAMENTALS FOR CHANGING THE WORLD

1. Change yourself.

2. You ...are in control.

3. Forgive and let it go.

4. Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.

5. Take care of this moment.

6. Everyone is human.

7. Persist.

8. See the good in people and help them.

9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.

10. Continue to grow and evolve. 

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Happy Mothers Day!

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Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there, the grandmothers, moms-to-be, and future moms.

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Here's a picture of the beautiful mothers in my life - my grandmother, my sister and my own mom. You are a wonderful reason to celebrate. 

Weekend time!

Whew what a hectic week it has been. Non-stop from the word go. Which makes weekends all that much sweeter.

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What are you getting up to? I am planning on catching up on some of the above, packing up our house (10 days until the renovation starts), hanging out with my niece, going on a photographic excursion (5.30am start on a Sunday anyone?),  having lunch here for Mothers Day with the inlaws, and hopefully going to get to see these guys play on Sunday afternoon.

Here some links from around the web this week to make your day speed by:

The dots! The bow! I want this shirt hanging in my closet please

And these high-waist pants too!

How gorgeous are these cheetah flats?

Speaking about clothes, I found this closet spring cleaning advise very useful

A cheeky take on the LV brand

An easy way to add a healthy dollop of flavour to most meals

Oh yum! This ice-cream has my mouth watering

This daycare in Italy is pretty amazing

Quite the contrast to these kids' over-crowed, colour-coded lives

I want to see the world in rainbow colours a-top this museum in Denmark

Have a good one little bunnies!
xoxo

WAM! Opening

 Tonight we are going to the opening of the WITS Art Museum (WAM). I have seen the museum develop over the past year and can't wait to see the walls adorned with works by great artists, new and old, in the exhibition "Seeing Stars" (a play on both the acronym of the museum and the artists that will be featured). As senior curator Julia Charlton explains "It’s the stars of the collection on display, the really great or interesting pieces … but also, it’s ‘seeing stars’, like being hit on the head. We are very starry-eyed about getting here."

But it is the space itself that I love the most - the triple volumes, the winding ramps and the incorporation of the old with the modern (the architects connected three buildings to form the space). Inside, I am reminded of the Guggenheim, but with a good strong does of Johannesburg aesthetic. It will be a landmark, not only in Braamfontein, but in South Africa itself, housing an extensive collection of South African and African art. For Jo'burg locals and visitors alike, this is well worth experiencing.

The WAM! Seeing Stars Exhibition is open to the public from May 19 to August 19.
Read more about the exhibition and opening here.

 In the name of art and what it brings to a city, here are some pics I took on my recent trip to London:

Outside the Royal Academy, queuing for the David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

At the Tate to see the Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition

Henry Moore in the underground

Artist timeline at the Tate Modern

Surrealism and Beyond at Tate Modern

Words on walls at Tate Modern

Enjoy great art for free

Guest Post: Sisters back in the day

I found these old pics of my sisters and I. I love the way my mum dressed us in matching outfits, which she sewed herself I must add! 

As Einstein said...

  "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
Albert Einstein

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