Archive for May, 2008

Time to Unwind and Connect With Family!

 
Oak Bay, Victoria
 
Hello from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada!
We are away for ten days visiting Dave’s family and scouting out our old haunts … bookstores, coffee shops, favourite restaurants.
We lived in Victoria for 12 years before moving to San Diego and have not been back in over three years! It’s a wonderful city and we are […]

Posted by elp admin on May 19th, 2008 under From the editor, Travel & leisure | 1 Comment »

Straight-Up Dooce

 
From time to time, you’ll hear me rave about Heather Armstrong, also know as She Who Rules the Blogosphere.
 
If you don’t already read her daily, I’m wondering why. And I don’t mean to be rude by saying that. Dooce isn’t everybody’s martini glass of vodka. She’s straight-up, maybe with an olive … on good […]

Posted by elp admin on May 15th, 2008 under Living abroad, Body, mind & spirit, From around the world, Technology & gadgets | 1 Comment »

Why She Moved to Australia

Sarah Britten, contributor to Thought Leader, posted an article Monday on taking a new and exciting job in Australia and choosing to leave South Africa.
I thought I’d link to it here because she writes eloquently about the many reasons she decided to step across the ocean.
An excerpt:
“My reasons for leaving South Africa for Australia are […]

Posted by elp admin on May 14th, 2008 under Politics & society, Living abroad, Living in South Africa, From South Africa | 3 Comments »

Tell Us! Your Top Five Favourite Sites?

Hope you all had a very happy Mother’s Day and did something relaxing whether you are a mom or not! I got some lovely wine, handmade chocolates and soap, and had a great day with my boys (the big one and the little one). Also got to speak to my own Mom, which is always […]

Posted by elp admin on May 12th, 2008 under Odds & Ends, From South Africa, Technology & gadgets | 4 Comments »

Blame it On Woolies!

The last time Dave and I were in South Africa, we bought two gorgeous pillowcases at Woolworths.
As I recall there were Queen-size duvet covers and sheets to match but we didn’t buy them because, for one thing, we have a King-size bed and, for another, we each sleep with our own single duvet.
Yes, long ago, […]

Posted by elp admin on May 9th, 2008 under Living abroad, Home & decorating | 6 Comments »

The Lovely Miss Lira

A couple months back, Eish blogged about Lira and I started listening to her on my headphones at work.
Part Sade, part Angelique Kidjo, part all her own silk and smooth, Lira is dark chocolate, red wine and soft velvet to my ears! If you haven’t heard her, visit her website at Miss Lira, which has […]

Posted by elp admin on May 7th, 2008 under Arts & culture, From South Africa, Books, movies & music | Comment now »

Dressing Up Your iGoogle

CONGRATS to Pia and Jenty who won last week’s free giveaway! They both win two lovely cushions from Side Attraction3. Congrats ladies! And our thanks to Side Attraction3 for giving away their lovely luxury goodies. 
Remember that all South-African eLuckypacket readers purchasing from Side Attraction3 using the promotional code elucky will get a free Tickled Pink […]

Posted by elp admin on May 5th, 2008 under Arts & culture, Fashion & beauty, From South Africa, Technology & gadgets | 4 Comments »

Housekeeping: April 2008

Oops! A day late but it’s definitely time to catch up on a bit of eLuckypacket housekeeping.

Most importantly, today is the last day (yes, the very LAST day) to get in on our delicious free (FREE!) giveaway from Side Attraction3. So, those of you in SA, if you haven’t entered yet, go to it!

And if […]

Posted by elp admin on May 2nd, 2008 under Odds & Ends, From the editor, Giving & receiving | 1 Comment »



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