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...jesse made us both smile by coming in and doing a lino print
workshop with our students, not only were the results fab, but
we got to catch up on our end of semester marking...

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...selecting sari's. these are hand woven crinkle free and have real gold thread in them. the girl in backgrounds name is sanskriti. she was cute and wanted bangles. ~ carmen..

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...ek ry elke dag werk toe en terug vanaf wellington. oppad huis toe ry ek deur die mooiste natuurskoon. die son het deur die wolke gebreek en die berge kol-kol laat gloei. {smile}  dit lyk soveel mooier in real life. enjoy ~ h...

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...since i've moved to cape town, i've heard nonstop about saturdays at the
biscuit mill, so when some jozi friends visited me for the weekend, i jumped
at the chance to meander over to woodstock. for most this is nothing new
but i was totally impressed. i loved the stalls (marked-down designer goods,
anyone) and the deli's. here we're enjoying fresh olive bread, lick-your-fingers
humus and roast tomatoes from 'oded's' and my favourite beer from 'brewers&union'
smiles all around! ~ jana...

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...a flower offering outside an indian temple gets thrown away so a fresh one
can be placed there daily. ~ carmen...

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...siena's first ballet class that moms and dads could attend, ending in an

official photoshoot, of aaaaaaaaaall the 10 meter rack of pretty pink and purple

outfits to choose from, my child chooses the only green outfit, that happened to be

3 sizes too big! for the official pic i convinced her to wear pink, but she

insisted that i put the green outfit on again and take photos myself, aaaaah

the beauty/curse of the independent spirit...

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...writing makes me smile. and launching my first novel makes me smile
even bigger. last thursday my novel 'Vat 'n Gap' was launched in cape town.
and my friends and students showed up in their masses. it was a night to remember.
with lots of bubbles. right now, i'm still smiling, ~ jana

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...so this curious case of yarn bombing had us smiling too, saturday was international
yarn bombing day, which basically is wool/crochet grafitti, and two of our members
couldn't help themselves, and we love it!... ~ isabeau & jesse

checkout their blogs for more pics:

jezzeblog

isabeaupeep

and read this article about the phenomenon of yarn bombing worldwide.

and we dare you not to smile!...

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...first indian meal for only 50 rupees! thats R8 and it was delicious! big smile.
its a veg tali. so 2 stews and a yoghurt thing in bowls with 3 rotis. no cutlery.
and yes there was a cockroach on the wall. still yummy though!
lets pray it didn't include the dreaded delhi belly! ~ carmen from her trip in india...

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...went to this lovely new coffee shop, 'skinny legs and all' with some good friends,
had a delicious porcini mushroom soup and a chicken, avo and rocket
open sandwich on mmmmmmm sourdough bread.
food, company and ambience made me smile ~mandy...

www.skinnylegsandall.co.za

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...pride of place in our office, love our freebies, thanks again roule...

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...happy birthday pancakes in bed, excuse the pic quality, it was 6am this morning,
hubby cooking, gotta love that hairstyle, siena serving, cokey offering to help me eat
and a handmade card from my little monkey...still smiling...

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childlike inhibitions...try to keep is straight face while running through the garden with a pair of funky cool sun glasses...

"i like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.  fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.  

which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities." theodore geisel

~marise

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..."it is so much more fun thinking about the snazzy little details of life, like cinnamon in porridge and old mercedes benz's, gentlemen who hold the door open for you, wearing sandals and socks (yes, i am, and it is the most deliciously comfy thing!): right, that's me... i'm off to make a longer list!

x

tessa"

voted best blog in the world, it's about the small things in life that make us happy
http://1000awesomethings.com/

watch this awesome video and be inspired
Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome | Video on TED.com


enjoy...

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...aaaaaaaaaaah nothing like that first morning coffee when you get to work ~ henriette...