So, you have a few bananas that are a little TOO green, or a bowl of avos a little TOO hard… What do you do?
Some fruit and veg science
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Family and Kids Portrait photography
Photographs make a GREAT gift. And if you have a family with children, then a family portrait makes a great gift to give your parents.
Which is why I want to tell you about my wedding photographer’s wife’s site.
Wedding Photography
Christmas Decorations from Around the World
Americans bedeck their homes at Christmas with Santa Claus, snowmen, and garlands of evergreen, among other traditional items. Find out how the rest of the world adorns their homes in preparation for this favorite holiday around the globe, and gather some ideas to make a multi-cultural Christmas this year.
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Homemade Dog and Horse Fly Spray
Thanks to one of this site’s readers, we have a new homemade spray to get rid of flies.
Michelle uses it to spray on horses and on dogs to prevent the flies landing on them, and she’s allowed me to write about it.
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Braai Potato Recipe
In the spirit of the good old braai, (or Thanksgiving BBQ, which is coming up in the U.S.) I thought I would share my favourite potato recipe. It’s easy, and you don’t even have to monitor them while they cook.
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Gift Ideas for Christmas
AudioBooks from Audible.com
First off, my absolute FAVOURITE idea is AudioBooks.
I have personally been a member of Audible.com for about 6 years now, and have listened to about 40 audio books.
Even as a member I can receive audiobooks as gifts, but I’ve definitely given more audiobooks as gifts than I’ve received 🙂 (I guess because I just buy my own because it’s so easy as a member).
I’ve written up a review about audiobooks here: “Audiobooks Let You Read While Sitting In Traffic”
So, if you give just one awesome gift to anybody who enjoys reading, I fully recommend AudioBooks from Audible.com
My Other Christmas Gift Ideas
Office Space DVD
My gift idea is the “Office Space” DVD. This DVD is the PERFECT comedy for any person in the I.T. industry. It is one of my favourite movies of all time, and is one of those that goes down really well when your son (or whoever in your family is the geeky person) has a get together…
Garmin Satellite Navigation
My BEST present this year was a Garmin Nuvi 310 satellite navigation unit.
I seriously don’t know how I ever lived without one. ESPECIALLY since I have absolutely no sense of direction. The accuracy of the unit amazes me every time I use it. For example, I live in a complex, and it even directs me out of the complex, before I even get onto the main road.
The only drawback is that these units are not cheap, so make sure you buy what you need. Some of the Garmin units come with the capabilities of storing MP3s and Audiobooks, but you seriously don’t need that, especially if you already have an ipod or some other music device.
Go check them out at Digital Planet
Disney Book Club
I wish my parents had this idea when I was a child. This would have made the perfect children’s Christmas present!
The Disney Book Club encourages countless hours of family fun and bonding with books! Inspired from Disney’s beloved movies, these illustrated storybooks build into a library of memorable bedtime stories.
The Disney Book Club is a cost-effective solution to collect all the classic stories as well as the latest movie releases, and encourages a lifelong love of reading. The books are ideal for children in any of the stages of early reading.
For more information, go to www.disneybookclub.co.za
Flowers for your Mother-in-Law
Are you stuck for ideas on what to get your Mother-in-Law? How about chocolates and flowers.
You KNOW ladies never get tired of that. 🙂
Wine for the Wine Lover
If you or your partner enjoy wine, why not buy yourselves a gift from Wine Web?
Or you could buy the gift for your father-in-law. I know MY father-in-law loves wine, so this is a great idea… But shhh…. Don’t tell him 😉
Even MORE Christmas present ideas!
And, if these ideas and the ones below are not enough, try visiting GiftDay, a website dedicated to the giving of gifts. I’m pretty sure you’ll find somethere…
Most Romantic Anniversary Gift Ever
Well, for me at least. And my girlfriend (now my wife).
So what WAS the most romantic anniversary present ever?
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Braaiday South African National Holiday
September 24th was Heritage Day here in South Africa. A public holiday that celebrates South Africa’s diversity, and yet another excuse for all of us not to go to work.
But, it is also National Braai Day.
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Must have tools for new home owners
If you’re having a house built, make sure you take a look at my house inspection list.
Having just moved into a new house, here’s a list of tools that I think you’ll need, from personal experience. Especially since it really sucks to get a new item for the house, or have an issue with your new home, and not be able to do anything about it.
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Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR is ALMOST in South Africa
Well, Canon FINALLY decided to officially announce the coming of the Canon EOS 40D.
After all the rumours that have been flying around, it’s finally time for me to get excited about the real product, though not as excited as I WILL be when I get the camera. I mean, like I mentioned in my article entitled “Canon EOS 40D D-SLR” I’ve been saving for 2 years to get this camera.
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