Monthly Archives: December 2009

2010: The Year Ahead for Aries

December 31, 2009
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I bought the first January 2010 issue of You magazine. Their astrologist Petra du Preez predicted the year for the 12 astrological star signs. Whether you believe in it or not (not sure if I do or not), it makes for entertaining reading. We’ll take a look back in a year and see how much…

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Easy New Year’s Recipe: Peppermint Crisp Tart

December 31, 2009
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Easy New Year’s Recipe: Peppermint Crisp Tart

The peppermint crisp tart recipe is apparently a South African tradition. I never knew that, just ate it when offered . Since I was looking for something easy and quick to make for New Year’s, I chose this recipe: Peppermint Tart Recipe: Ingredients 1 box Orley Whip or 500ml fresh cream (I chose Orley Whip)…

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2009, My Year in Review

December 30, 2009
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2009 Will go down as a great year for me. I set two clear goals – 1. Complete the Two Oceans Half Marathon 2. Work on my blog regularly and get my first Google Adsense cheque By April my work for the year was done! Not actually…but I achieved what I set out to do.…

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WTF is Wrong with our SA Cricket Team

December 29, 2009
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Looks like just about everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for our cricket team in this second test match against England at Kingsmead! From Graeme Smith winning the toss and electing to bat under cloudy Durban skies to bad batting, worse bowling and indifferent fielding for four days. If it wasn’t for Dale…

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Winding Down Too Much?

December 29, 2009
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My usual routine has pretty much gone down the drain during the holidays. And I’m a routine kind of person. For instance – in the morning I get out of bed and almost immediately start the day with yoga. (After checking e-mail, Facebook and other online activities, of course.) Now during the holidays its a…

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