Limoncello

When I have an abundance of lemons I always make lemon meringue pie…. A family favourite! For those interested here is the recipe I always use. Easy Lemon Meringue Pie With a tennis biscuit crust (or a graham cracker crust outside of South Africa) and sweetened condensed milk filling, this lemon meringue pie is foolproof…

Be my zest

I absolutely love home made lemonade as well as painting lemons, and on a hot summers day the two go hand in hand. This lemonade recipe is simple, uncomplicated and is wonderful for a special occasion, or a just because event on one of those balmy summer evenings. Ingredients 1 ¾ cups white sugar 8 cups…

Lockdown quick studies…

Lockdown has given me much opportunity for creativity, but at the same time there have been many projects that have been put on the back burner due to a lack of enough time in a day.  Now that we have the time I have to divide myself between my painting and those back-burner DIY projects….

Lockdown Lunacy!

View from the roof of the guesthouse during lockdown. I have always been a proactive person. I’m a fixer, and a doer, and Lockdown has rendered me powerless with regards to fixing its cause, or doing anything about it considering we are in the tourism industry and our business consists of 95% international tourism. Other…

A bowl of lemons

When making a whistle stop tour to visit our son in Cape Town I of course had to go and visit some art shops.  Sadly nothing quite compares to that huge craft store in Dubai called Creative Minds…  I am going to have to make peace with more modest art stores here in SA.  Finding…