The new Confezioni Crosby Spring/Summer Collection 2012

I am utterly obsessed and inspired by this brand and their beautiful collection. A 60's baby at heart, I love the retro yet modern twist that each outfit has and the spring feel brings sheer thrill to my sun starved body! If only New York was just around the corner. . .

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I Am Eleven

So, I completely missed 11.11.11 today. Instead of lifting my feet and making a wish, I was biting my lips and receiving a lovely Vitamin B12 injection. Now, for those of you poor souls who have ever received one, you will know that they are bloody painful. Not something, that you want to experience often and whilst they do make you feel better, they leave you with a rather bruised rear end, not ideal, for someone who spends their day sitting on a chair...mmmhhh. But I made a wish anyway, about an hour later, assuming that it would be 11.11.11 somewhere else in the world and the wish gods would understand my plea. So, considering I can’t share my wish with you, for fear it may no longer come true, I have decided to share something else with you that truly touched my heart. It is a documentary made by an Australian mum named Genevieve Bailey that showcases the thoughts and feelings of a group of culturally and physically diverse eleven year old children. Despite having their age in common, they share with the audience their opinions on the world we live in, opinions that are extremely mature and reasoned for children who you would expect to be so young and naive. Whilst the video that I have attached is only a preview for the actual documentary it leaves you with a better understanding of the children who will inherit our world, both our successes and our failures. The reason, I am so touched by this film is because I consider myself to be very much a member of the youth of today’s society, a society that I too believe has become more about the achievement of wealth and power than the achievement of mutual respect and love.  This is a very powerful film, a film that showcases how aware our youth are, no matter what their gender or background, and how their personalities will one day find themselves in a world that will hopefully find itself along with them.

Have a look here to read more about the film 

Africa, I can see you from here.

I am a South African, born and bred. My heart is embedded deep in the African roots and I consider this beautiful continent to be far more than just my home, she is my soul mate. You would think, considering my love for this place that I would have done a fast amount of travelling in it, but sigh, that is not even near the truth, besides having recently ventured across to Thailand my travelling history comprised of. . . . well not much really. I have explored my home town of Cape Town as much as possible and I have seen what there is of Johannesburg and East London, but other than that, I have been forced to view revolving pictures of the places I dream to visit. I’m a pretty free spirited person at heart; I love adventure and the thrill of new experiences and most importantly I LOVE to travel. Even though, I haven’t seen much of the world, it took nothing more than a trip to Thailand for me to get a serious bite from the travel bug and it’s safe to say that I can no longer stand to be in one place for long, all I want to do is see, taste, explore and experience, I desperately want to travel. So, it was whilst planning my next overseas trip to Italy, that I stumbled upon a fact that I was, well, quite humiliated to realise. I began to wonder why I, and so many other young first time travellers, are so desperate to travel overseas before even exploring their own countries or better yet, the countries that make up their own continent. I am so desperate to leave home but I haven’t even given myself the opportunity to explore my own back yard. I live in one of the most culturally and physically diverse continents in the world, where every square inch is filled with beauty and wonder and I haven’t even seen it yet. So, it was with this realisation that I decided to put Italy on hold and began planning a three week trip to my neighbouring countries in an effort to not only discover what Africa has to offer but to release the inner African in me. A true “roughing it” experience is in the works which let’s be honest, doesn’t comprise of much, so this could possibly be one of the cheapest holidays I’ll ever embark on. Score. To be honest though, I really am unbelievably excited. I recently read a book called the “Elephant Whisperer” written by Lawrence Anthony about his journey with a group of “unruly” elephants that ended up on his game reserve after he was the only one who would take them and save them from a devastating fate. He formed a bond with these elephants that is like no other I have ever heard of, he was able to not only communicate with these animals but he gained their trust and their loyalty, a true feat with a herd of wild animals. The book touched a place in my heart and I haven’t been able to shake the feeling since. Now, besides desperate to see elephants, all I want to do is smell the African bush and feel the environment that houses those beautiful creatures. So, out come the old tents, sleeping bags and plastic mugs. . . I’m sure this will be one hell of an adventure and I will fill you in on its progress. 

I love this collaboration with Mint Clothing and Olga Kotova.

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Happy Birthday Mom

Hello

So, isn't it just too ironic how I decided to finally start a blog as a means to fill my spare time during the week that ends up been the busiest I've had in a while. Anyway, my fingers are back to pounding the keyboard and man does it feel good. Today’s post is dedicated to my lovely mum who celebrated her, dare I say it, 60^th Birthday last week. I would like to state for the record that she is the most gorgeous 60 year old I have ever seen and doesn't look a day over 45 ,but never the less, it was a milestone that had to be celebrated. I credit myself for being the one who kept her so young all these years. ;) In a way, that only my family can, we put together the most fantastic party in our garden, filled with blue fairy lights, sushi, champagne and a group of the most entertaining people; it truly was the most magical evening.  My mum, has been through a lot; losing my dad, surviving breast cancer, raising a family on her own, building up a now very successful flower business to name a few, have been some of the challenges the she has so courageously endured. To say that I am extremely proud of her, is putting it mildly. She is my rock in every way and is constantly inspiring me with her beauty, grace and passion for life. She lives each day to its fullest and manages to put a smile on every face that comes in contact with her. She is beautiful in every sense of the word, and I owe her the world for everything she has sacrificed for me and for all that she has given me.  With that I say, never take advantage of the love that your mothers have for you, love them like you hope your children will in turn love you and never let them forget how much they have given you, for even if it hasn't been much, they gave you life and for that, you can be eternally grateful. Thank you, I love you mom.