Wow! It’s been a whirlwind start to the year of NOTE! In a good way – but it still ultimately affects the time and energy we put towards Spruce – so apologies for being a bit quiet ;( Much like we spoke about the PANTONE® colour choices for 2015 (deep marsala) and 2016 (calming rose quartz […] Read more...

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December usually means family time, and family time means bringing me back to my Italian roots; pasta, wine, panetonne, parmigiano….the list goes on! Until recently, there were very few places that captured the true essence of what always reminds me of being an Italian. While my verbal skills in the language leave something to be […] Read more...

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December is by FAR the most exciting month of the year, but when it comes to gifting; spending and choosing gifts does become a tad overwhelming! We decided to make life slightly easier for you by putting together a quirky, cheerful and happy list of stocking fillers and secret santa options to suit your budget and occasion – […] Read more...

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The trend on the blog, currently, seems to be about the “Gems of Jozi”. Lately, there have been a multitude of new and exciting restaurants opening around the city, great little fashion finds and cool places to hang out at on long summer days. But when Jo’burgers aren’t eating, shopping or drinking, we need somewhere […] Read more...

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It didn’t take too long for me to ‘crack’ an invite into a mommy-blogging event – little Jackson is only two-and-bit months now and last week we attended our first blog outing together: a Build-a-Bear workshop in honour of “International Have a Party with your Bear day”. Obviously being new to the whole “mom world” […] Read more...

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