GIVEAWAY!

So I've got daughters right? You've probably picked up on that ... And as everyone will tell you (even those without girls, hell even those without kids - everyone), one of the funnest things about having girls is dressing them.
Fun, but not always easy if you're looking for something beyond the standard pink 'n frilly branded fare. So how much do we love this:

Made by the lovely Little Fire Company, Miranda is offering a reader this cutie-patootie little set for the lively fire fly in your life. My girls are loving a flouncy skirt this summer, and I'm sure yours will too!

Right, rules:
1. This giveaway is open to anyone (as in we will ship anywhere). We're global like that.
2. To enter you need to 'Like' the Little Fire Company and C is for Cape Town on facebook and then email me at cisforcapetown[at]gmail.com confirming you've done that.
(Psst, y'all know when emailing to use the @ sign right? The silly brackets thing above is just to avoid spambots. Don't tell them okay?)
3. Competition closes 30 November and a winner will be drawn that weekend.

The little set is available in size 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7.

All Little Fire Company goodies (there's SO much more than clothing) can be purchased from their website, and Miranda will be at the following pre-Christmas markets in and around Cape Town too ... the Doilie Market at our favourite Little Stream Restaurant this Saturday, 25 November, and Cavendish Square's Made in the Cape market on the first weekend in December. She also has an open morning at her Observatory studio on the 2nd Saturday of every month.

Spread the word, like the stuff, win the things!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED - WE HAVE A WINNER! Thanks everyone who played along.

little stream restaurant, constantia

Husband and I often rue the fact that we're bringing our kids up in an environment so very far removed from the rural childhoods we both enjoyed.
I suffer no illusions that those places haven't changed with the times, I know even if we still lived there our kids wouldn't enjoy the same freedom and unspoilt natural surroundings as we did.

But in stark contrast to our very urban existence in Observatory, the garden of my childhood had ...

... deep shady spaces in which to hide from the summer sun ...

... corners of overgrown abandoned wildness ...

... muddy ditches filled with tadpoles and adventure ...

... and a stand of giant bamboo which creaked and knocked like a wooden schooner on the high seas ...

Little Stream Restaurant and grounds reminded me of home, and for a few hours my kids lived my memory of childhood.

Explore. Paddle. Pick daisies. Learn. Live.

And then go back to the tea garden for a damn fine coffee and cake.

(their website isn't live yet - they promise it will be soon - but visit Becoming You for all the info, directions and great pics of the food)