Ideas and Events

Celebrating Life in fun ways. Different ideas to add some excitement to life. Create your own fun!

  • Gqeberha.. . For Me, Always PE

    Gqeberha is the new name of Port Elizabeth… I haven’t met anyone yet who is enthusiastic about this. It is apparently originally a khoisan word, now written in Xhosa… But they say it…

  • Geetha’s Broad Bean Curry

    Marc has been holding the fort at home while my siblings and I have been in the middle of South Africa’s Covid hotspot trying to help my dad fight the virus. Granny Geets…

  • Natey’s 2nd Birthday Party

    “You are 2! 2 cute and 2 adorable!(with a few 2 terrible screams in between)” Natey wanted a blue party and I wanted a train party… So we had a blue train party!…

  • Will you Marry Me Next Week?

    Here’s the story about Peter, my brother, and his wife, Imke’s engagement and how they planned their wedding in less than one week! The whole family was excited to go down to Port…

  • Let’s Eat Local

    Where does your food come from? (Before you buy it from Shoprite or Spar) What are the ingredients of the sauce you’re eating? Do you know what E270 and E260 are!? I thought…

  • Teddy Bear Picnic Party

    If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise… Almost a year ago, before we knew about things like Corona and lockdown, we celebrated Natey’s first birthday by…

  • Solar System Birthday

    “My world revolves around you!” Leo chose to have a solar system birthday this year… He decided this like 2 weeks after he turned 3! And he didn’t change his mind. He also…

  • Birthday Drive-In

    2020…what a weird year! I love celebrating birthdays and this year we had to really think out of the box because social gatherings are not permitted (unless it’s a church function.) So… we…

  • Coronas on the Shelf

    When Lockdown was announced, I thought of doing something everyday to entertain the kids (and myself)… That’s why I came up with”Coronas on the Shelf”. It works similar to “Elf on the Shelf”…

  • Myers Briggs Birthday Party

    Last year I also had a very enjoyable and interesting birthday party… A Myers Briggs Birthday Party! I’ve been wanting to post it on here but haven’t gotten around to it. (Typical INTP…