Coopy so sweet!Cooper sent me a box of chocolates - he found this box of Quality Street that were all the same flavour! I like the blue coconut flavoured ones the best (Coconut Eclair) and in the past, I have had to fight Rexi for the long thin ones which are the Toffee Fingers. With this box you only get your favourites which is one flavour, but CP didn't know that I am a big fan of the coconut and took a very British guess, they love their chocolates mixed with orange here.

Here's an idea, they should do a half and half box, like the chocolate and vanilla ice cream cones from the trucks!

Anyhoo, I like my whole box of orange creme flavour as they are yumm - I especially like how they arrived by post - many thanks to the chocolate fairy! Would it be really cheesy to send Coopy a box back for his bday? Not very original eh? Maybe Rexi will get a Toffee box when she arrives along with her Turning Leaf bottle of red vino (don't worry it is waiting for you my darling!)

There is a countdown to beach holiday where there will be daily bikini wearing so may have to share these with some peeps at work. Keeping these in the house can be dangerous. I just Googled these and found out that you can only order them online so visit the Quality Street site to get a box for your Granny or Mammy.

Pizza Nina
Why isn't Rexi fatter? If my mother made pizza like this, (note: she comes close), I would be a fat cow as it is so good and all you want is more! I think she should open up a pizza restaurant as I know a few customers who would definitely be regulars.

Her husband can still throw knives across the kitchen at errant wait staff (that was long time ago) and the place would be full of loud Italian family and friends. I could get my Momma Dolce to provide the tiramisu. What a winning combination, non?

Knysna Oyster Factory
Rexi is in South Africa for two weeks visiting the outlaws and will be going to some great places along the Garden Route. I recommend stopping in to the Knysna Oyster Company in Knysna. I remember really enjoying these fresh oysters from their little shop. We were camping around SA so I think I ate them on the hood of our car - how glamorous!

South Africa is a beautiful country with amazing food and people - I loved their pie shops too - I think they are called Mr. Pie. We even visited one of the top restaurants in the world, as nominated by Restaurant Magazine - it is called Le Quartier Francais in the Cape Winelands with the Franschheok Mountains as a backdrop. It came in the top 50 list again last year. Get to South Africa to see the Big 5 (which I still haven't seen after 2 visits there) and to experience a totally different type of vacation filled with contrasts and cultural differences.