If you’re a parent, watch this, you need to be educated. This new film, Consuming Kids, pushes back against the marketing industry that bombards our children with messages about what they “need” from the word go. It’s an unscrupulous industry by all accounts (but we already knew that, didn’t we?) that uses manipulation and sneaky …
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I’m wearing this T-shirt today, it’s one of my faves. Two of the parents at my daughter’s pre-school stopped to read my breasts the important message, which makes wearing it worthwhile. It’s from Ban T-shirts. [ad#468×60]
When I heard about cooking in a hot box on Pia Taylor’s Mother City Living blog last year, I knew straight away that I had to have one. I’m always looking for ways to reduce my energy usage, so a hot box seemed a perfect addition to my energy saving toolbox. I did a bit …
I’ve just discovered Freeset bags (& journals) and just love what they are all about… Freedom for the women who have no choice but to roam Calcutta’s streets as prostitutes, and for their daughters. My pick of the bags are these dragonfly print jute shoulder bags with cotton lining (the handles are lined too to …
Swishing has come to Cape Town. It’s the green solution to getting your hands on a new wardrobe. The next Fashion Exchange event, happening on the 9th May at Cafe Sofia in Rondebosch. It’s a new venture in South Africa and it’s organiser Tonia Zorbas says it stemmed from the need to reduce local clothing …
An organic alternative to shoe polish. Being someone who’s into using fruit for purposes other than eating (I like eating it too), this video really tickled my fancy. I am definitely not going to be buying shoe polish any more. Home Remedies:How To Polish Shoes With A Banana [ad#468×60]
If you have a lemon tree and don’t know what to do with your bounty, how about making some Moroccan style preserved lemons. Here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Sterilise one or more preserving jars (or just wash them in the dishwasher). Step 2: Cut your lemons into quarters, lengthwise, without cutting right through on …
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