Just The Madame
RECIPE – Pan Seared Lemon Butter & Caper Sole with Lemon Risotto
Last night I made a dish which I will definitely repeat, so I have to share it with you here because I haven’t shared any recipes in a while … I’ve always stayed away from sole in the past because I’m not a fan of fish bones, but I am a new convert after this…
Read More >>This year I need to shag more and other random musings!
And I fall back onto the face of the planet 🙂 Couple of reasons for my lack of blogging in the past couple of months … things at the boudoir where crazy last year, we opened a new branch in KZN, and made excellent progress on 2 new branches in Gauteng opening shortly, and just…
Read More >>Novel nostalgia…
Having a good giggle, reading Page 1 of a novel I started writing in 2005!  You know, it’s 2010, I reckon it’s about time I pull finger and publish something!  So, for fits and giggles … here’s page one of Chapter 1 from 2005 – blast from the past… Chapter 1 “I’ve always thought I…
Read More >>Lifestyles of the furry and fanciful friends…
Okay, so crazy boutique, lots happening, expanding our business, drawing up agreements, on the business front things could not be better 🙂  Can’t really talk about the details here but crazy business life right now … Two quite cool things on the personal front though … when Frenchy moved out a few months back ……
Read More >>Small-minded idiots! A little bit of knowledge …
… is a very dangerous thing, they say… I concur. What a crazy week, no… insane, no… exhilarating, no… frustrating, no… inspiring, no… surreal, actually I don’t know what one label could possibly describe it. Let me start by saying, I am so blessed. Â I have a business people find exciting and inspiring (and of…
Read More >>Best Sunday EVAH!!!
I’m lying on the couch, with my pooches, watching nothing in particular on the telly, blankly looking at this screen and trying to decide how or what to express about this day I’ve just had! Where to start? Â God I love my life. Â I love the people in it. And I love my business. Â So…
Read More >>Babies, beginnings, endings & life in general
Gosh, so much is going on, where to start? Â I can’t believe it’s been 2 weeks since I last had a chance to blog! The most exciting news is that Bond Girl finally gave birth to an enormous (5.1kg!) Baby Boo yesterday! Â She ended up having to have an emergency caesar – but just as…
Read More >>Busy little bee…
I’m particularly short of time at the moment (hence the lack of blogging) because there’s a lot happening on the boutique side, we’re in the throws of expansion, and naturally, being The Boutique, we do things properly and to an extremely high standard. Â This involves a lot of behind the scenes work, drawing up decor…
Read More >>Wine, women and wonderment
God I love my “non-book club” girls! Â What a group of fabulous females! Â We have the most phenomenal discussions, and I have to say it is one of the rare moments in my life where I get to just be Chanteuse, and not “The Boudoir Madame” which at this stage in my life is particularly…
Read More >>Bloody coconut!
I am a brunette! Â No really, I am … despite behaving so often as a dizzy blonde! Â I have to share this with you, even though it happened a week ago because it speaks volumes about my spells of sheer dizziness these days! With my schedule being as insane as it is right now, and…
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