A Beautiful Surprise 25th Birthday with the Cape Town Rollergirls
By     |    Apr 8, 2013
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A Beautiful Surprise 25th Birthday with the Cape Town Rollergirls

This past Friday, the 5th of April 2013, the Cape Town Rollergirls (my roller derby league) threw me the most special surprise party for my 25th birthday! Nattie Nitrox, the league secretary and my dear friend, organised the whole event without my knowledge! Well done woman, there’s not much that gets past me online – the control-freak inside me didn’t particularly love the idea of a surprise party. My friend, Kyle, led me [...]

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Baby Animal of the Week: 15: Baby Goat
By     |    Mar 8, 2013
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Baby Animal of the Week: 15: Baby Goat

Baby Animal of the Week series. My derby friend Suné Storm (Azzy Starr) and I Google search baby animals to smile and warm the cockles of our hearts when we have a bad day. This week, there’s been two goat incidents. 1. South African food scientists have found traces of goat along with other animals in mislabelled meat products – see here to find out more. 2. Taylor Swift feat. Mr. [...]

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Cape Town Rollergirls: Open Night
By     |    Feb 25, 2013
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Cape Town Rollergirls: Open Night

Tonight, the Cape Town Rollergirls will  be recruiting for fresh meat, officiators, referees and roller derby supporters at our first Open Night of 2013. This poster is the first of our Open Night posters, designed by Marike Herzberg known as Quick Stix on the track. Event on Facebook Tweet

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Baby Animal of the Week: 14: Baby Walrus
By     |    Feb 22, 2013
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Baby Animal of the Week: 14: Baby Walrus

Baby Animal of the Week series. My derby friend Suné Storm (Azzy Starr) and I Google search baby animals to smile and warm the cockles of our hearts when we have a bad day. Walrus fun fact: Walruses are capable of slowing their heartbeats down in order to withstand the extreme cold temperatures of the Arctic waters. Today we looked up: Baby Walrus See the rest of the images here. Tweet

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WIN a Foodie Hamper from V & A Market on the Wharf
By     |    Feb 20, 2013
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WIN a Foodie Hamper from V & A Market on the Wharf

As some of you already know, the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town has started a market filled with glorious food. I have check this market out before and found a selection of my favourite local traders there, including The Creamery (Peanut Butter ice cream – yes please), Taste of Taiwan (food that reminds me of home), By Nature dried fruit and nuts, Stokkiesdraai Biltong, Classic Marmalades and Jams, O’ways [...]

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WIN 6 Bottles of Wine & 2 Tickets to the Stellenbosch Wine Festival
By     |    Jan 23, 2013
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WIN 6 Bottles of Wine & 2 Tickets to the Stellenbosch Wine Festival

Presented by Pick ‘n Pay, the Stellenbosch Wine Festival 2013 opens on 25th January till 3rd February, including an extra ten-day program showcasing the town of Stellenbosch. This festival boasts a great variety of wines for all types of wine enthusiasts. Make sure to follow updates of the event on their Facebook page or their website. They were kind enough to send me 2 tickets and a case of wines from [...]

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Baby Animal of the Week: 13: Baby Armadillo
By     |    Jan 18, 2013
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Baby Animal of the Week: 13: Baby Armadillo

Baby Animal of the Week series. My derby friend Suné Storm (Azzy Starr) and I Google search baby animals to smile and warm the cockles of our hearts when we have a bad day. Armadillo fun fact: Female armadillos have “virgin” births by delaying the implantation process (recorded up to two years) due to stress.  They also always give birth to four identical babies, all of the same sex. They [...]

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Baby Animal of the Week: 12. Baby Reindeer
By     |    Dec 21, 2012
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Baby Animal of the Week: 12. Baby Reindeer

Baby Animal of the Week series. My derby friend Suné Storm (Azzy Starr) and I Google search baby animals to smile and warm the cockles of our hearts when we have a bad day. Reindeer fun fact: In extremely cold weather reindeer are able to lower the temperature in their legs to just above freezing . This helps them to avoid loss of body heat Today we looked up: Baby Reindeer [...]

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Baby Animal of the Week: 11. Baby Otter
By     |    Dec 7, 2012
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Baby Animal of the Week: 11. Baby Otter

Baby Animal of the Week series. My derby friend Suné Storm (Azzy Starr) and I Google search baby animals to smile and warm the cockles of our hearts when we have a bad day. Otter fun fact: Otters are the smallest of all marine mammals in the world. When sleeping on water, otters often avoid drifting apart by holding paws with each other. Today we looked up: Baby Otters See the rest [...]

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Baby Animal of the Week: 10. Baby Llama
By     |    Nov 30, 2012
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Baby Animal of the Week: 10. Baby Llama

Baby Animal of the Week series. My derby friend Suné Storm (Azzy Starr) and I Google search baby animals to smile and warm the cockles of our hearts when we have a bad day. Llama fun fact: The llama is part of the cud-chewing camel family and is known for their serious spitting sessions (this occurs when they are agitated with each other). This animal can easily be domesticated and gives [...]

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