Fall in love with NakedCherry Waxing in Craighall
Queen Bee Karen has come a long way from opening her first NakedCherry Waxing Smooth Operation in 2012.She invited me to the recently relocated Parktown North branch to peaceful Craighall, with plenty of safe, shaded parking.But we're not here to talk about the trees....
A bumper edition of book reviews
It's been a while since our last round of book reviews. And as always, these titles were sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. Image by storyset on Freepik James Patterson & Brian Sitts: THE PERFECT ASSASSIN Prof. Savage is forced into a...
It’s Slipper Day time again
On 5 May this year, Reach for a Dream celebrates 35 years of manifesting hope through their annual Slipper Day initiative. During the official launch day, Reach for a Dream CEO Julia Sotirianakos mentioned the organisation realises about six dreams per day. Through...
Paint & Power – a collection of AI-assisted artworks
AI (artificial intelligence) is having a moment. From art to coding and content, the robots are making their mark. SentiMETAL (a Cars.co.za sub-brand aimed at motoring enthusiasts) vividly showcases the power of combining new technologies with a human touch with its...
Review: Again, Rachel

Review: Again, Rachel

Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes is a title sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. I've been a fan of Marian Keyes' writing almost from the start. Sushi For Beginners was my first encounter, and to date, Last Chance Saloon is probably my...

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Review: City of the Dead

Review: City of the Dead

City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman is a title sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. This is another read I outsourced to Louisa, as she loves this kind of book. Here's her review. City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman I have read all...

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Review:  The Party Crasher

Review: The Party Crasher

The Party Crasher by Sophie Kinsella is a title sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. The Party Crasher by Sophie Kinsella I've only read the first book of the Shopaholic series, and I absolutely adore Sophie Kinsella's standalone titles. I...

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Review: Home Cooking

Review: Home Cooking

Home Cooking by Herman Lensing is a title sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. I have to be honest; I outsourced this read to the family that cooks my daily dinner. While William does most of the cooking, the gorgeous gilded pages lured...

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Review: The Noise

Review: The Noise

The Noise by James Patterson and J.D. Barker is a title sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. I have to be honest; I outsourced this read since I've got a mountain to work through, and I turn to audiobooks out of procrastination (being...

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Review: The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot

Review: The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot

The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin is a title sent to me by the wonderful people over at Penguin Random House. And it took me forever to read. Why? Because it is such a beautiful book. I had about 50 pages to finish this morning, made all the...

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Still around and reading

Still around and reading

Goodreads says I’m on 89% and I’m not going to do a title-by-title breakdown. You can go look at it over on my Goodreads profile.

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May reading challenge update

May reading challenge update

I think we need to accept that these updates are not going to happen during the first week of the month. I only read nine books during April. Work is increasingly demanding and I have a lot of feelings about that, but that's not what we're here for. At the end of last...

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Rooibos tea and its role in fiction

Rooibos tea and its role in fiction

Rooibos is my favourite hot beverage, and occasionally, cold beverage. It’s been months since I’ve cut out caffeine and I really feel great. Part of it is because of the way my body responds to caffeine – I wrote about it here. I know a lot of people, both my and...

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2021 Reading Challenge

2021 Reading Challenge
Martha has completed her goal of reading 120 books in 2021!
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