Category Archives: love things

On Things I Never Ever Want To Forget About You

Posted on February 7, 2012 by ExMi

It goes so quickly. I can barely remember you being a small teeny-tiny baby. All I remember is that the sole of your foot fit perfectly in the palm of my hand. But right now. So many little things happen … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Could Explain Perfection

Posted on February 6, 2012 by ExMi

He’s beautiful. I cannot believe how much of a difference there is in his personality now that he’s four years old. No more baby. Not even a little boy. No more a toddler. He’s a fully-fledged boy’s boy. Hulk-smashing, Thundercats-loving, … Continue reading →

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It’s Done, It’s FINALLY Done!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by ExMi

It’s a few days after the fact, I know. But this is the first time I’ve had a few seconds spare to actually blog about it. (Actually, these seconds are not spare, I can think of a million other things … Continue reading →

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On Christmas Concerts: He May Not Have Been The Star Of The Show (Baby Jesus) But He Made A Bloody Cute Sheep

Posted on November 7, 2011 by ExMi

Right?

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On The Lizard: So Over It And Can’t Do It Anymore

Posted on November 4, 2011 by ExMi

It’s official, I am the world’s worst person. I am one of those people that buys an exotic pet, and then a few months down the line, gives that exotic pet away. I fail. I throw my hands up in … Continue reading →

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On My Son, The Artist – He’s Quite An Impressionist, I Tell You

Posted on October 27, 2011 by ExMi

This is a picture my almost-four-year-old son drew the other day. “This is mommy,” he says. “Mommy when she’s cross*.” * In my defense: it was probably because I’d just discovered this, behind the couch. In permanent marker.

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On My Kid: We’ve Made It Through The Terrible Twos, Terrorist Threes – What’s Next?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by ExMi

With less than a month until my Kid’s FOURTH birthday, I find myself a little startled. It was just the other day that I sat down at my PC (yes, those were my pre-Apple-everything days) and wrote him a post … Continue reading →

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On Recipes: Mini Yorkshire Puddings, No Roast Is Complete Without ‘Em

Posted on October 19, 2011 by ExMi

Before The Fiance, I had no idea what Yorkshire pudding was – it wasn’t something I grew up with, and I’d never encountered it before. While my family was big on roast Sunday lunches, they were always done on the … Continue reading →

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On Good Housekeeping – Not Just An Art, Now a Magazine

Posted on October 18, 2011 by ExMi

That’s what yesterday was all about. What was yesterday? Only the Good Housekeeping SA media introduction event. Held at the gorgeous Pick n Pay Good Food Studios in Bryanston – my BFF & I joined a few bloggers and other … Continue reading →

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YumYumYum On Sunday

Posted on August 14, 2011 by ExMi

My fiance is a vanilla man, all the way. Vanilla cakes, vanilla cupcakes, vanilla cookies – his choice over chocolate, any day. He even prefers white chocolate – ya, know – Milky Bar? Except when it comes to brownies – … Continue reading →

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