Aunts do what aunts gotta do.  They love on their nephews.  And the nephew acts coy and flustered. He's anything but!  Those cheeks are sun kissed but how cute if he was blushing.  My nephew is so goofy. He's also sweet. It's no wonder the sun loves him. His aunts love him too. 

Today my parents have been married for 50 years. They celebrated with my siblings and some of their friends at my sister's house in Johannesburg and if I could fly, I would supersonic myself over there right now.  When we were in South Africa in December & January, we decided to surprise our parents with a meal the night before Warren, the kids and I got on the plane to return ...

These muffins are a great snack for the kids but are also great with afternoon coffee. Since we're doing Paleo for my son's eczema we are using the most 'pure' products we can afford like raw honey, organic eggs, gluten-free/soy-free chocolate chips and good quality coconut flour and oil.  The ingredients are eggs, bananas, coconut oil, honey, coconut flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and chocolate chips.  Start by beating ...

My Soccer Mom friend told me about a place where you can feed baby goats. Loved the idea. Decided to do it. Jellystone Park is a themed campground that caters to overnight stays and day visits and the owner's daughter-in-law owns the goats. And the fun part - the campground is owned by a South African and we had a great time chatting, (reverting to our South African accents) and ...

Cullen's reading group has just finished reading "How To Eat Fried Worms" and since it coincided with the end of the semester, they got to watch the movie over 2 days.  The parents were asked to make the desserts featured in the back of the book and I chose this one.  It's starts with brownie mix, chocolate cookie (biscuit) crumbs, frosting (icing), gummy worms and any other dessert decoration.  First make up the ...

I love shortbread. My favourite is the Walker's brand which is a British company that specializes in shortbread. I decided I'd make a batch of my own but with a little 'extra' in the mix.  Shortbread ingredients are very basic. All you need is flour, cornstarch, sugar and butter.  I threw in these. Chocolate toffee bits.  Start by creaming the butter and 4 tablespoons of sugar in a blender or using a hand ...

Sometimes I'm so focused on capturing the landscape and the "big picture" that I overlook the closeups. Warren took these photos today. They are so lovely.  Thanks babe for reminding me to stop and look at the details of life.