“In response to those who say to stop dreaming and face reality, I say keep dreaming and make reality.” – Kristian Kan “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow… Continue reading Matric Portrait Session | Miss S | Garden Route
I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea.” — Paulo Coelho A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself.” ― Laura Gilpin A feather is a sign from the angels. It is a response to a… Continue reading Mini Couples Session | Pete + Mandy | Sundays River
“I don't have to tell you I love you. I fed you pancakes.” ― Kathleen Flinn, Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family I was going to leave this blog post for later on in the week but today is such a cloudy, chilly day… Continue reading Staatmaker Pannekoek – Dependable pancakes
No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at what you've got, say "Oh, my gosh," and recognize that of all the balls there ever were, this is the one you should not drop. It's not a question of choice.”― Marisa de los… Continue reading Baby Session | m + f | Sedgefield
“I don't care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching--they are your family.” ― Jim Butcher, Proven Guilty Nicole contacted me some months ago to enquire about a photoshoot for a large group of friends who were coming to Sedgefield on a… Continue reading THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.” ― Julia Child Butternut is one of my favourite vegetables, besides tasting divine, the orange colour is just so visually pleasing. With this recipe, roasting the butternut makes all the difference to the flavour. “The lore has not died… Continue reading FRENCH BUTTERNUT SOUP
“Hold on to your divine blush, your innate rosy magic, or end up brown. Once you're brown, you'll find out you're blue. As blue as indigo. And you know what that means. Indigo. Indigoing. Indigone.” ― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume A bird. I wish I was a bird. I could be free. If I… Continue reading FEELING BLUE
“Any real, beautiful thing in this world shouldn't be tamed or claimed or broken. It should be allowed to be, worked with, not against, appreciated." ― Carly Kade, In The Reins I recently visited a farm in order to plan a future photoshoot with 6 very special horses, I needed to take a… Continue reading EARNING TRUST
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” ― Julia Child I absolutely love eating tasty food. Cooking?...ummm not so much, seems like a lot of hard work and preparation for a few minutes of enjoyment. What to do? What to do? In order to address the problem, Mr T and I are on a quest to find simple delicious recipes that are… Continue reading CLASSIC FRENCH POTATO AND LEEK SOUP
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