Don’t be shy Bushbaby – Avril van de Merwe

Don’t be shy Bushbaby – Avril van de Merwe

Written by on January 27, 2021 in Book Club, Children's Books

Beautifully illustrated by Heidi Kate Greeff. The dedication in the start of the book is cute. Book’s dedication ” to the little ones, the quiet ones, the watchful and the hidden ones. I see you. “ Many of the animals from the jungle were trying to get bushbaby out of his hole, interrupting poor owl’s […]

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Oneness with all life – Eckhart Tolle

Oneness with all life – Eckhart Tolle

Written by on January 2, 2021 in Book Club, Self Help

If you read power of now, the new earth by Eckhart tolle and were convinced by Oprah this this was the new guru of our times, here is a simple book with small tit bits of his teachings. In a very comprehensive way it deals with going beyond thought, the power of the present moment […]

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Can you make things go faster: Clarkson

Can you make things go faster: Clarkson

Written by on December 26, 2020 in Book Club, Self Help

Opening the book, I was surprised that Jeremy Clarkson is such a wordsmith as I only know him from the Top Gear show where we saw him driving fast cars in different weird scenarios with his two friends. Clearly he has lots to say as he has almost 15 books to his name. I can’t […]

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The Practice – Shipping creative work – Seth Godin

The Practice – Shipping creative work – Seth Godin

Written by on December 2, 2020 in Book Club, Self Help

I love being creative and when I got this book I thought it would give me more insight on letting creative juice flow but was a bit hard to grasp at the start as textbook but as you read it you got his train of thought. He is right. I am action driven. Creativity is […]

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Cook eat repeat – Nigella Lawson

Cook eat repeat – Nigella Lawson

Written by on December 2, 2020 in Book Club, Recipe

This books looks like a cooking textbook. It starts of with what is a recipe. Nigella uses her words evocatively and wrote a thesis explaining to us what a recipe is. It is almost like an encyclopedia. A is for Anchovy. Almost 10 pages with very small writing talking about anchovies. very text heavy book […]

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The Amazing Lockdown Adventure: Benjamin Hewitt and Paddy Muldoon

The Amazing Lockdown Adventure: Benjamin Hewitt and Paddy Muldoon

Written by on November 27, 2020 in Book Club, Children's Books

We have all experienced hard lockdown during 2020 especially when Covid struck. Looks like someone really looking for a way to entertain their kids during lockdown and wrote a story. . A book about the power of imagination to escape the most brain numbing time. Jack and Lily are stuck in lockdown and they find […]

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I see a lion – Elaine Macdonald

I see a lion – Elaine Macdonald

Written by on November 27, 2020 in Book Club, Children's Books

I was trying to figure out who Elaine Macdonald reminded me of. Then it clicked, kideo. She was Molly Metronome in Kideo. I knew her from somewhere but just could not place her. Elaine has a talent for children story telling. I see LION is a cute story. As you read you can feel most […]

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Treasure Hunters by James Patterson

Treasure Hunters by James Patterson

Written by on November 26, 2020 in Book Club, Children's Books

Review from my son Treasure hunters by James pattersonThe characters of the story: Beck, Bick, Dad, Mom, Storm, Tommy, Uncle richie, Terry and thabita, Charlotte badgerThe setting is Australia’s outbackThe plot of the storyThe kidds are on mission to find lacters gold in Australia. On the the way there they meet a pirate who sets […]

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Let’s Cook – Siba Mtongana

Let’s Cook – Siba Mtongana

Written by on November 2, 2020 in Book Club, Recipe

I remember watching Siba on Cooking with Siba and Siba’s table, watching her as her family life was starting out. Is this Lonwabo on the cover. Wow, he has grown. I remember him as a baby in the series. Now he is helping mum in the kitchen. This book focuses on recipes for kids and […]

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Weber Ultimate Braai Book -Jamie Purviance

Weber Ultimate Braai Book -Jamie Purviance

Written by on October 28, 2020 in Book Club, Recipe

As South Africa Braai is in our blood. It is the one thing that unifies us in the country a lekker braai. Heritage day 24th September is officially South African Braai day. Weber takes braai to the next level. We all have webers but I don’t think we ever use it as effectively as it […]

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