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May 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

June 3, 2025May 22, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 18 Comments

May 2025 started off with us ending our 5 day trip to explore more of our lovely country. I had been in Johannesburg so Dave collected me from George airport which is along the route to Knysna. We spent a night there with friends before heading into the Baviaanskloof for a night. It took us … Continue reading May 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

April 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

May 1, 2025April 24, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 20 Comments

April 2025 was quite a month. We had a slew of public holidays, which meant a lot of days off work. Had the weather been perfect for all of them, we could have sat outside with our feet in the pool. But days off work did not bring sunshine. We went out for dinner a … Continue reading April 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

March 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

April 1, 2025March 27, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 26 Comments

Despite cutting back on blog posting, I am still only typing up my March 2025 post with a few days to spare before scheduling it. I was hoping to be able to be more ahead of myself, but I cannot complain as I had a lot of work to do this month. And work is … Continue reading March 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

February 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

March 4, 2025February 27, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 16 Comments

February 2025 proved to be a good old fashioned heat wave month. Temperatures hit over 30° Celsius by lunch time, and we had some nights where it did not cool down. Taking advantage of the dry, hot weather we started the demolition work on our balcony. The waterproofing needs redoing, and this seemed like the … Continue reading February 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

January 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

February 1, 2025January 31, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 14 Comments

January 2025 and missing in action! Having been a part of In My Kitchen since its inception, I felt I had let myself down by not posting at the beginning of January 2025. But, it is what it is. I had planned on doing an hour's work each day on my laptop. But I ran … Continue reading January 2025 Showcasing In My Kitchen

October 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

November 1, 2024October 29, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 4 Comments

October 2024 started off with a coffee date with a friend who I do not see nearly often enough. It was special to just spend time with her, and it was followed with another get together with a friend we usually see as a couple. Sometimes it is great to just have girls' time. Dave … Continue reading October 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

September 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

October 1, 2024September 25, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 26 Comments

September 2024 was an amazingly busy month. We had friends stay with us for two nights at the beginning of the month. I took them to Lourensford Wine Estate for coffee and a bit of shopping. Sadly the car museum was closed so Dave and I will have to go back. We also went to … Continue reading September 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

August 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

September 2, 2024August 27, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 14 Comments

By the end of July, my August 2024 diary was looking quite healthy. I had a midweek coffee date set up with a friend which was very special. She works 6 days a week, and I was so grateful for her taking time out to celebrate my birthday. Another midweek lunch date was arranged when … Continue reading August 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

July 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

August 1, 2024July 26, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 22 Comments

July 2024 marked a milestone birthday and one of the coldest and wettest winters we have had in a long time. It rained non stop for over a week. And as soon as the sun came out, the entire City of Cape Town did their laundry! Our solar panels generated so little electricity as the … Continue reading July 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

June 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

July 1, 2024June 25, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 18 Comments

June 2024 started off with a bang. I went from having zero plans, to busy within a blink of an eye. I helped a friend out with her grandchildren and baked chocolate muffins with them. Vergelegen Wine Estate have a pop-up restaurant, and I was invited to go along and enjoy a meal. If you … Continue reading June 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

May 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

June 1, 2024May 31, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 21 Comments

I can highly recommend returning from an overseas trip the day before a public holiday. Dave and I could sleep in on the 1st of May 2024, allowing us to fully recover from being up until the early hours of the previous morning. The rest of the month was full of routine. And we ended … Continue reading May 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

April 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

May 1, 2024May 3, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 11 Comments

April 2024 felt like a mad rush right from the beginning of the month. I had 12 working days which were crammed full of things I usually spread over a month. Every time I thought the shopping list was done and dusted, another thing needed to be bought. The weather could not make up her … Continue reading April 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

March 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

April 1, 2024March 31, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 24 Comments

At the beginning of March 2024 someone told a lie involving me. And even though I could prove I had not said what I was accused of saying, that did not seem to matter at all. I feel this statement was made to deliberately cause destruction. And the fall out has been immense. That being … Continue reading March 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

February 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

March 1, 2024March 4, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 22 Comments

Our hearts were happy in February 2024 with a visit from Mark and Eva. Mark has not been home since 2018 and it was the first time he had seen Hannah since she was 16 months old. Catching up with his friends and spending time with family was good for him. And Eva got to … Continue reading February 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

January 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

February 1, 2024January 27, 2025 ~ Tandy ~ 20 Comments

Before I knew it, January 2024 was here and I was back at work. Business started off with a trickle, followed by a few intense days, before things went back to normal. We had friends pop in for a drink and stay for dinner, and then we met them for lunch and an olive oil … Continue reading January 2024 Showcasing In My Kitchen

December 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

January 1, 2024December 28, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 14 Comments

WOW, December 2023 went by in a flash. We finished work on the 14th and my plan for the rest of the month was to spring clean. I set aside an hour a day to do just that. So far I have done the upstairs of our house, cleaning from floor to ceiling. We went … Continue reading December 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

November 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

December 1, 2023November 22, 2024 ~ Tandy ~ 17 Comments

November 2023 was full of emotions as war waged on in Gaza and Israeli hostages were released. It seems to have been the main focus for many people I know. No-one wants to see innocent lives lost or changed forever, and I can share that many tears were shed while I watched things unfold. I … Continue reading November 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

October 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

November 1, 2023November 2, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 26 Comments

October 2023 will forever go down as the month that divided the world. A terrorist group slaughtered innocent people, because of their beliefs. Had this happened anywhere else in the world I feel everyone would say the terrorists were in the wrong. But because it is about Israel and Jews, this is not the case. … Continue reading October 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

September 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

October 2, 2023September 27, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 14 Comments

We had a very busy September 2023. The first weekend was spent in Stilbaai with friends. And I went up to Johannesburg for work, and to catch up with friends. I packed the toiletries needed for both trips before we went away the first time. And as soon as I got home I refilled everything … Continue reading September 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

August 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

Black Garlic August 2023
September 1, 2023August 31, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 26 Comments

August 2023 was an expensive month in our household. Dave and I bit the bullet and booked our tickets the The Netherlands. We decided we would not risk it by waiting for a special. According to articles I am reading, flight prices have gone up world wide by an average of 23%. We decided to … Continue reading August 2023 Showcasing In My Kitchen

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