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GET<br />
LOWVELD<br />
IT<br />
DELISH<br />
Doughnuts<br />
with whimsy<br />
Nude!<br />
Dare to<br />
go bare<br />
FROM<br />
RUSSIA,<br />
WITH LOVE<br />
THE UTTER<br />
JOY OF<br />
LIVING A<br />
FULL LIFE<br />
10<br />
VALENTINE’S<br />
SPOILS<br />
A SWEET DEAL<br />
SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2020</strong>
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Stop and sip the rosé<br />
We’re having a little love affair with rosé wines at the moment, and have<br />
fallen head over heels with these... each perfect for a summer romance.<br />
Who doesn’t love an Italian? We’re besotted with VOGA Rosa... a dry-but-fruity rosé with touches of redcurrant and strawberry,<br />
pomegranate and melon (lovely with soft cheeses, seafood and salads). We’re in love too, with the chic, reusable bottle. Simply<br />
remove the label and use the cylinder glass bottle for juices or water. R169 from TOPS and Makro. Details: bottegasa.co.za.<br />
• One of our favourite pink bubblies is the Krone Vintage Night Nectar Demi-Sec Rosé - a lustrous pink-copper bubbly, it’s<br />
refreshing and fruit-forward, and is delicious with prawns grilled on the coals, with a strawberry cream cake, with rose water<br />
macarons (there’s a Valentine’s meal for you!). Around R150 at your local bottle store. Details: kronemcc.com. • It’s new, it’s already<br />
scooped a double gold award, it’s chic and captivating. We’re drinking the just launched Zandvliet Shiraz Rosé, made in the<br />
famed Robertson Valley of Roses. All gold-pink, rose petals, melon, strawberries and raspberry coulis, it’s perfect with seafood,<br />
fish and light pasta dishes. Around R85 from good bottle stores. Details: zandvliet.co.za. • This “little darling” charms with notes<br />
of watermelon, papaya and strawberry. Gabriëlskloof Rosebud Rosé is a dry, light and deliciously moreish Provençal-style<br />
rosé, with equal amounts of Syrah and Viognier. It’s described as the “little darling” of Gabriëlskloof’s Estate Range, and is lovely<br />
to drink by itself, but also pairs well with light dishes. Buy it online for around R80 a bottle. Details: gabrielskloof.co.za.<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
WHY DON’T YOU...<br />
04 Participate in a Secret Sunrise, indulge in<br />
Albert Frost or give a furry friend a furever home<br />
05 Chillax with a few lovely <strong>Feb</strong> reads<br />
WISH LIST<br />
06 Light up your life, follow a food truck or<br />
add a dash of sparkle with a ruby grapefruit aperitif<br />
SOCIAL<br />
08 A perfect pairing of bites and bubbly<br />
PEOPLE<br />
10 Nelia Venter on living a full life<br />
12 Never a dull moment with adventurous couple<br />
Paul and Michelle Coetzee<br />
BEAUTY<br />
15 Dare to go bare<br />
FOOD<br />
16 Sweet dreams are made of these<br />
ART<br />
18 The art of quilting with Riëtte Dolezal<br />
TRAVEL<br />
20 Oh, those Russians!<br />
VALENTINE’S FEATURE<br />
24 - 26 Spoil your loved one - or yourself - with our list of<br />
hand-picked Valentine’s indulgences<br />
WIN<br />
25 A bottle of non-boozy bubbly and a summery scarf<br />
32 A custom portrait of you and a loved one<br />
COVER LOOK<br />
Paul and Michelle Coetzee.<br />
Make-up by - Isabel Franken.<br />
Hair by - Elaine van Putten.<br />
Photographed by - Belinda Erasmus.<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2020</strong><br />
<strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong> Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> 03
A hot date!<br />
Pencil in these events into your <strong>Feb</strong>ruary diary right now!<br />
If you have a date for our diary, email the info at least a month in advance to jess@lowvelder.co.za<br />
01<br />
Join us for the Pediatric<br />
Care Africa Secret Sunrise<br />
at Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre in<br />
White River. This fundraiser begins<br />
at 7:30am. Bring the whole family<br />
and join in this musical journey with<br />
wireless headsets while you connect<br />
with humanity, nature and yourself.<br />
Dress in blue and orange and get<br />
creative. Tickets cost R120 for adults<br />
and R60 for kids under 13 and are<br />
available via Quicket. Details:<br />
072-530-9795.<br />
08<br />
Take a ride on the wild side.<br />
Cycle Tribe Nelspruit hosts<br />
a Kruger fence MTB ride. Cyclists<br />
will leave from Numbi Gate at 7am<br />
sharp. It is a fairly easy 60-kilometre<br />
route; 45 kilometres are flat and<br />
downhill, but the last 15 are more<br />
challenging. You're responsible for<br />
getting to Numbi Gate - carpooling<br />
is suggested. There will be a braai<br />
afterwards, everyone is welcome.<br />
If you're game, send an email to<br />
mitch@cycletribe.co.za.<br />
14<br />
We just love Albert Frost! This<br />
blues singer/rock guitarist<br />
performs at The Pub in Mbombela.<br />
The show starts at 7pm and tickets<br />
cost R120 per person. There are<br />
loads of specials up for grabs. Details:<br />
Ettienne on 013-755-4861.<br />
15<br />
Keen to make a difference in<br />
your community? Nelspruit<br />
Hospice hosts an awareness<br />
day at The Grove SUPERSPAR in<br />
Mbombela from 9:30am to 1:30pm.<br />
Find out more about the cause<br />
and how you can support this local<br />
non-profit. Donations welcome. The<br />
organisation's well-known delicious<br />
hospice honey will also be available<br />
to purchase.<br />
15<br />
Get ready for live music<br />
with Gerald Clark at Ronnie<br />
Holmes Club in Barberton. The<br />
shows begins at 6pm and there's an<br />
after-party till late. Tickets are R150 per<br />
person and include camping. Bring<br />
your own cooler box. Details: Andrea<br />
on 079-180-1488.<br />
29<br />
The Madness Comedy<br />
Festival is a laugh a<br />
minute. Held at Emnotweni in<br />
Mbombela, the event is from 8pm<br />
to 11pm. Trevor Gumbi, Sista H aka<br />
Emelda, Felix Hlophe, Liyabona<br />
aka Liyanqaba, Chik Aljoy, Luphelo<br />
Kodwa, Simphiwe Shembe and<br />
Madala will have you screaming<br />
with laughter. Tickets are available<br />
through Computicket at R180<br />
per person.<br />
14-15<br />
Love has four paws... Come meet<br />
the love of your life at the SPCA<br />
Nelspruit Blind Date-athon.<br />
It starts on Friday at 10am and<br />
ends on Saturday at 12pm.<br />
Give a furry friend a furever<br />
home!<br />
29<br />
The Gereformeerde Kerk in<br />
Mbombela hosts a fete from<br />
7am to 2pm. This family affair has<br />
everything from delicious food and<br />
drink to odds and ends. A tea garden<br />
and jumping castle will be available.<br />
So make sure you don't miss out!<br />
04 Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong>
Book club<br />
Half a dozen lovely reads,<br />
and one delicious rosé<br />
Fiona Walker is right up there at<br />
the top of our list of favourite chic-lit<br />
authors. Big, fat reads crammed with<br />
farmhouses and horses and hankypanky.<br />
Country Lovers is 595 pages of<br />
sheer joy. The perfect Valentine’s read.<br />
Head Zeus, R315.<br />
Old lies. New loves. Double lives.<br />
All set on a island in the Caribbean.<br />
Elin Hilderbrand’s What Happens<br />
in Paradise is just the thing for a<br />
lazy summer afternoon read<br />
on the lounger. Hodder &<br />
Stoughton, R325.<br />
Cathy Kelly’s another fave...<br />
her books are warm and<br />
witty and just wonderful. The<br />
Family Gift is the story of a<br />
big, messy, and wonderful<br />
family, a glamorous and<br />
manipulative ex-wife, a new<br />
house in the country (with<br />
a name, not a number!)...<br />
and of Mildred (that<br />
nagging inner critic<br />
who tells us we’re<br />
not good enough).<br />
Orion, R285.<br />
A movie goddess with two Oscars,<br />
four husbands, a whole string of<br />
lovers, and a story to tell. Add a loving<br />
stepson, a beautiful and talented<br />
ghost writer and a few dangerous<br />
secrets and you’ve got Nora Roberts<br />
at her best. Genuine Lies is a reprint<br />
of her thriller-cum-love-story... and it’s<br />
fab. Little Brown, R195.<br />
In Bruce Holsinger’s The Gifted<br />
School, a group of close friends and<br />
their children are living harmoniously<br />
in a peaceful, privileged community.<br />
But when a gifted school, with just<br />
a few prestigious places, opens,<br />
there’s suddenly fierce competition...<br />
and things quickly turn sour.<br />
Headline, R325.<br />
Lies Lies Lies. Adele Parks’ latest<br />
novel is all happy families and perfect<br />
marriages. On the surface. But add<br />
alcohol, secrets and lies, and you’ve<br />
got a disaster just waiting to happen.<br />
Dark and moody and a fabulous twist.<br />
HQ / Harper Collins, R318.<br />
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The prettiest, pinkest, most delish rosé is what we’re wanting this<br />
Valentine’s Day... and we found it. The 2019 vintage of Perlé de<br />
Jean is all ripe, fresh berries, citrus zest and melon, and a froth of<br />
tiny bubbles. It’s magnificent with prawns (our meal of choice on<br />
the 14th), but lovely, too, with chicken and summer salads. You’ll<br />
find it for around R69,99 at Checkers, Makro, Food Lover’s Market<br />
and selected SPAR and TOPS at SPAR stores.<br />
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Wish list<br />
Brighten up your desk or follow a food truck!<br />
Pops of colour to inspire<br />
Nobody wants a dull, grey space to work in, so why not liven up your work<br />
area and increase your productivity by adding a pop of colour? The Monty<br />
range of desk lamps (R399) is the perfect accompaniment, and will<br />
give your desk that added joie de vivre we all need. Available from<br />
The Lighting Warehouse, they retail from R399 and come in Black, Ivory,<br />
Red, Duck Egg and Blue. Details: www.lightingwarehouse.co.za.<br />
Add a dash of sparkle<br />
Spoil your valentine with Pampelle, a delicious aperitif<br />
from the French island Corsica, now available in South<br />
Africa. The hero of this complex aperitif is the star ruby<br />
grapefruit that gives it its bitter-sweet taste. Pampelle<br />
and tonic is delicious, and no special tonic is needed,<br />
as the fresh burst of grapefruit really comes though.<br />
Alternatively, you could have it as a spritz. This artisanal<br />
contradiction of bitter-sweet citrus and natural<br />
botanicals is also delicious in a signature cocktail,<br />
topped with champagne and a little soda water.<br />
Available in 750ml for R399 at all premium bottle<br />
stores nationwide. Details: www.pampelle.com.<br />
Full steam ahead!<br />
Brad Innes is a passionate<br />
foodie with over a decade of<br />
experience as a chef in the<br />
retail and hospitality industry.<br />
In 2019 a small idea became<br />
a big dream overnight, and<br />
Steam Street Cafe was born.<br />
Now a full catering service<br />
with an event tuk-tuk to boot,<br />
this is a must-see and sample<br />
in the <strong>Lowveld</strong>. Follow Brad on<br />
his foodie adventures on<br />
@steamstreetcafe, steam_<br />
street_cafe, or contact him on<br />
072-261-5543.<br />
New kid<br />
on the<br />
(sun) block<br />
CF SPF25 Mist is<br />
a refreshing setting<br />
mist that allows you<br />
to reapply SPF over<br />
your make-up. Infused with<br />
antioxidant-rich cucumber<br />
and aloe, this weightless spray<br />
locks in your morning makeup,<br />
controls natural oils, and<br />
evens the complexion while<br />
the calming active ingredients<br />
reduce redness. R230 per 100ml.<br />
Available from CF Suncare<br />
on 012-804-0980.<br />
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Roodeberg Rosé - your seductive valentine<br />
Woo your beloved this Valentine’s Day with the delightful<br />
Roodeberg Classic Rosé 2019 - it’s the ultimate summer<br />
sip and will work its magic over an intimate dinner. This vivacious<br />
wine shows subtle aromas of strawberry, candy floss and raspberry<br />
intertwined with hints of rose petals and Turkish delight making for<br />
pure indulgence. With a gold medal from the 2019 Michelangelo<br />
International Wine & Spirit Awards, the captivating Cabernet<br />
Sauvignon driven wine is best enjoyed in good company.<br />
The Roodeberg Classic Rosé 2019 is available at leading stores<br />
countrywide, selling at R89 to R95 a bottle. Catch all the action<br />
by joining the Roodeberg community on Facebook or follow<br />
@Roodeberg_Wine on Instagram and Twitter.<br />
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Celeste Gebhard, Denise Greyling-Coetzer<br />
and Lezel van Niekerk<br />
Ryan McCarthy and Claudia Harris<br />
The perfect match<br />
Out on the Sabie Road lies a restaurant with an exceptional<br />
view, and with extraordinary food. The first-ever sparkling<br />
wine tasting held at Zest consisted of a six-course gourmet<br />
meal, each course paired with a specially chosen sparkling<br />
wine provided by Meridian Wine Merchants. Each meal<br />
was plated and eloquently paired with a sparkling wine.<br />
The atmosphere was warm and charming, and the evening<br />
could not have gone better.<br />
Each of the six sparkling wines was paired with a course<br />
Caeden Bartosch, GT Lundie and Paul Spies<br />
WJ Coetser, Werner Pakendorf and Harry Wiltshire<br />
Hot smoked Norwegian salmon,<br />
prawn, mango and black rice salad<br />
with a coriander peanut salsa<br />
08 Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong>
The welcome drink for the evening was Leopard’s<br />
Leap Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir<br />
Monique van der Walt and Tiffany Hulley-Miller<br />
Life Ndlovu, Fanie Sithole, Doubt Mpofu,<br />
Winter Ndlovu and Jabulani Mashabane<br />
Beetroot and spring onion risotto topped<br />
with heirloom tomatoes and goat’s cheese<br />
Zani Bence and Adriaan Duvenage<br />
Lonny and John Larsen<br />
<strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong> Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> 09
Nelia’s friends gifted her with a hat which displays a pin with specific meaning to each of them.<br />
Since her hair started falling out, the hat has become her crown of strength.<br />
Living a full life<br />
With friends and family offering endless support, Mbombelan Nelia Venter has<br />
triumphed in the face of hardship. Living life to the full, there is no stopping this<br />
young-at-heart granny of six.<br />
Text: LINDI BOTHA<br />
Nelia’s struggle with cancer began<br />
in 2008 when she was diagnosed<br />
with breast cancer. The tumour<br />
was removed and she underwent<br />
radiation therapy, only to be<br />
diagnosed with mesothelioma two<br />
years later. Although they removed<br />
her lung lining, this kind of cancer<br />
can’t be treated. “The doctor gave<br />
me two years, but God has given<br />
me seven - and counting!” she<br />
smiles. “I’ve been able to watch my<br />
grandchildren grow and spend time<br />
with them riding bikes and having<br />
plenty of fun.”<br />
But shortly after the mesothelioma<br />
diagnosis, it was discovered that<br />
Nelia had a tumour on the T5<br />
vertebrae of her spine. Before they<br />
10 Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong><br />
could even get the results from the<br />
biopsy to determine what kind of<br />
cancer it was, the whole vertebrae<br />
collapsed, as it had been eaten away<br />
by the disease. Mercifully the bone<br />
marrow was not affected, or Nelia<br />
would have been paralysed. The T5<br />
vertebrae was then replaced with a<br />
titanium version.<br />
“After that operation the cancer<br />
just started spreading all over my<br />
body and, despite a few very good<br />
years after the first diagnosis, the last<br />
while has been difficult. Before that<br />
everything was manageable and I<br />
could carry on normally with my life,<br />
even though I was never in remission,”<br />
Nelia explains.<br />
But illness has not stopped her and<br />
she continues to work and enjoy<br />
life to the fullest. “I enjoy working<br />
with people and keeping my brain<br />
busy. Being at home all day can<br />
be extremely unstimulating and<br />
eventually you don’t even have<br />
anything to offer in a conversation. So<br />
I have continued to work, although I<br />
will be retiring at the end of this year<br />
due to my health.”<br />
Sitting still is not on the cards, as<br />
Nelia points out that while she does<br />
not have any hobbies, she has six<br />
grandchildren. “They keep me busy!<br />
There are five boys and one girl,<br />
so I have been richly blessed. It is<br />
the most wonderful privilege and<br />
blessing to be a grandmother. I try<br />
to be a young gran, doing as much
as I can with them and enjoy every<br />
moment with my grandkids.”<br />
Nelia’s lust for life has seen her<br />
take on many adventures with her<br />
husband, Charles. As members of the<br />
Mavericks Motorcyle Club, breakfast<br />
runs on a Sunday morning after<br />
church are the norm and an annual<br />
trek of over 1 000km. “The last trip<br />
was from Mbombela to Van Reenen,<br />
then up to Kimberly, and back. But<br />
I have started driving the backup<br />
motor vehicle, because it’s far more<br />
comfortable than being on the back<br />
of a bike!”<br />
A more recent trip, sailing in Croatia<br />
last September, saw Nelia and her<br />
husband board a boat where the<br />
age group ranged between 19 and<br />
33. “And there we came along, in<br />
our mid-60s and joined the group of<br />
partygoers. The captain looked really<br />
surprised when we arrived, but we<br />
had so much fun!”<br />
Nelia’s circle of friends has been<br />
instrumental in keeping her spirits<br />
up. She motions to the hat she is<br />
wearing, adorned with different types<br />
of brooches. “This is the first time my<br />
hair has fallen out from the cancer. So<br />
a group of my friends got together<br />
to buy the hat and each brought a<br />
brooch with a specific meaning that<br />
they pinned onto it. So it’s a very<br />
special, encouraging hat to wear.<br />
“I have a friend who has taken me to<br />
my chemotherapy treatments every<br />
single session since 2008. It’s not as<br />
if you need someone to drive you,<br />
but she does it out of support and<br />
sits with me for the whole five hours.<br />
Sometimes it can be a bit grim sitting<br />
there receiving treatment, so we sit<br />
and talk and laugh and eventually<br />
everyone in the room laughs along.<br />
“And if it’s not friends who are<br />
showering you with love, then it’s<br />
family. Through all the prayer groups<br />
and all the people who have carried<br />
me emotionally, I have been very<br />
blessed. God has been with me all<br />
the way.”<br />
In 2019 Nelia and Charles celebrated<br />
their 44th wedding anniversary.<br />
She notes that to achieve so many<br />
years together takes compromise<br />
and a willingness to change for the<br />
better. “At some point you also realise<br />
how many things are just not worth<br />
fighting over. I’ve always been a very<br />
independent person and I’m used to<br />
doing my own thing. But the illness has<br />
also brought changes in our marriage<br />
and I lean a lot more on my husband for<br />
help now. He, in turn, has started faffing<br />
more around me, which is actually quite<br />
nice,” she laughs.<br />
Although Nelia retains her vibrance, she<br />
admits that she can feel she is getting<br />
weaker by the week. “We all need to<br />
walk this road sooner or later. I have at<br />
least been given an extra seven years.<br />
One of my grandsons was only a week<br />
old when I was first diagnosed with<br />
cancer. Now, I have had seven years<br />
with him. It’s not easy, but you need to<br />
think positively and not focus on being<br />
ill, or you end up feeling worse than you<br />
actually are.”<br />
Reflecting on life’s lessons, Nelia says<br />
above all, she believes that giving love<br />
is of utmost importance. “Love can fix<br />
so many things that are wrong in this<br />
world - even more so than money.<br />
Positivity is also crucial and has been<br />
what has kept me going. When things<br />
are going well it is easy to stay positive,<br />
but when it’s going bad it can be hard.<br />
But that is when you need friends who<br />
can pick you up and offer words of<br />
encouragement.<br />
“Walk a path with God - He is<br />
responsible for everything and has<br />
carried me through so much. When<br />
there was no hope and nothing left,<br />
He carried me. So I live surrounded<br />
by His love and that of friends and<br />
family, relishing every day that is being<br />
granted.”<br />
Nelia with her grandchildren: Charli,<br />
Karli, Schalk, HC, Dian and Werner<br />
Charles and Nelia Venter<br />
In her younger days<br />
<strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong> Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> 11
Never a<br />
dull moment<br />
12 Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong>
Watching Mbombela’s Paul<br />
and Michelle Coetzee together<br />
is a delight. This beautiful<br />
couple look at each other as if<br />
they met yesterday, and their<br />
playful banter shows just how<br />
strong their bond truly is.<br />
Text: MELLISSA BUSHBY. Photography: BELINDA ERASMUS<br />
M<br />
ichelle was<br />
studying<br />
speech<br />
therapy and<br />
audiology,<br />
and Paul was<br />
a medical<br />
student at Tygerberg Hospital in<br />
when they first met. Paul, a musical<br />
maestro who plays guitar, piano,<br />
trumpet and ukelele, was performing<br />
at a newcomer’s concert. “That was<br />
the first time I saw him. He played ‘N1-<br />
roete’ by Lucas Maree. And he gave<br />
me butterflies!” says Michelle, herself<br />
an adept clarinet and piano player.<br />
The couple started dating a few<br />
months later and have never<br />
looked back. “Just after that I did my<br />
community service in Port Elizabeth<br />
in 2003, and then went to work in the<br />
UK in 2004. We got engaged in Paul’s<br />
final year, and then tied the knot<br />
at the end of 2005.” The Coetzees<br />
recently celebrated their 14th<br />
anniversary in Mauritius, and after a<br />
whirlwind holiday are ready to settle<br />
back into daily life.<br />
Paul, an anaesthetist, is quite the<br />
romantic, according to Michelle. “It is<br />
not unusual for him to arrive home<br />
with a bunch of flowers, a bottle<br />
of wine and distinctive ingredients<br />
and prepare a gourmet dinner. He<br />
makes an event of every occasion<br />
and makes me feel very special.<br />
He is a brilliant cook, and does the<br />
majority of cooking at home. He loves<br />
experimenting with new flavours,<br />
and I love tasting the dishes and<br />
learning from him.” The couple’s sons,<br />
Paul and Louis, also love these foodie<br />
experiments, and Paul, the elder of<br />
the two, has inherited his dad’s taste<br />
for adventurous food while Louis has<br />
a somewhat more conservative taste.<br />
“A lot of our time together is spent<br />
Jens and Paul Jr<br />
‘We believe the more we release<br />
each other to do what we love,<br />
the stronger we are when<br />
we are together’<br />
The Coetzees<br />
in the kitchen, and the boys also get<br />
involved with the cooking process,”<br />
says Paul. “I end up playing the guitar<br />
and singing on most evenings and<br />
we often eat by candlelight. We<br />
always eat as a family around the<br />
dinner table; it is a precious time<br />
together for us. And when we do<br />
go out for dinner, the kids always<br />
go with. us”<br />
In fact, the family are inclined to do<br />
most things together, and a typical<br />
weekend means spending quality<br />
time relaxing at home. Paul and Louis<br />
are the best of friends and get along<br />
famously, obviously joined by Jens,<br />
the family’s gorgeous black Labrador.<br />
Paul’s work between hospitals means<br />
he tends to have a busy schedule,<br />
so they plan weekends around<br />
it. Michelle handles most of the<br />
household and everyday issues that<br />
arise, and there is a strict no-work<br />
policy (including no homework for<br />
the boys) in the evenings. If Paul<br />
comes home early he’ll often take<br />
the kids cycling in the area, which<br />
is something all of the Coetzees<br />
have a bit of a passion for. Saturday<br />
mornings start bright and early, with<br />
Paul cycling and either parkrun for<br />
Michelle and the boys, or a mountain<br />
biking event for the family. It is her<br />
dream to complete her first MTB race<br />
with her husband, the K2C in July.<br />
These go-getters are also firm<br />
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elievers that weekends are for<br />
resting, so the afternoons are<br />
downtime for everyone. If the<br />
weather allows it, Paul and the kids<br />
love to fish at the dams on The Edge<br />
Estate, where the Coetzees reside, or<br />
take a long walk together before the<br />
evening’s cooking commences. The<br />
family love the <strong>Lowveld</strong>. The weather<br />
is perfect for their active, outdoorsy<br />
lifestyle, and Michelle especially loves<br />
to spend time in her beautiful garden.<br />
“The fact that the weather allows for<br />
the boys to play outside almost every<br />
day, not having to raise them in a city<br />
or spend a lot of time in the mall is a<br />
blessing,” the couple agree.<br />
On Sundays the family attend church<br />
in the morning and often spend<br />
the afternoon at Mankele Bike Park,<br />
their favourite place in the <strong>Lowveld</strong>.<br />
“It’s our special place, my happy<br />
place,” she says. “Camping is our<br />
favourite activity as a family and we<br />
try to camp at least once a month at<br />
various camp sites in the <strong>Lowveld</strong>,<br />
especially when there are trails to<br />
explore by foot or MTB. We do it old<br />
school with a tent and a gazebo and<br />
everyone has a specific job to do.<br />
During the winter holidays we usually<br />
plan a longer trip, and recently had a<br />
fantastic two-week camping holiday<br />
in the Richtersveld.”<br />
This marriage works because both<br />
parties understand the importance<br />
of giving each other space, and the<br />
freedom to pursue their individual<br />
dreams. Paul’s idea of the perfect<br />
getaway would be to cycle, hike<br />
and eat at a great restaurant, while<br />
Michelle would love to spend the<br />
day at a quiet, secluded beach.<br />
They both love to travel and explore<br />
nature. This stay-at-home mom is also<br />
passionate about parent-and-child<br />
interaction from a young age and<br />
how it can influence most aspects<br />
of their lives. “All your kid needs is<br />
you,” she says, and dreams of one day<br />
creating a platform to expand on the<br />
importance of a solid foundation and<br />
upbringing.<br />
While being together is an important<br />
part of the picture, the couple<br />
also believe in the importance of<br />
individuality. “It is crucial to not lose<br />
sight of your own identity, but to<br />
always remain true to who you are,”<br />
they agree. “We believe the more we<br />
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Celebrating in Mauritius<br />
Michelle and Paul at Mankele<br />
release each other to do what we<br />
love, the stronger we are when we<br />
are together. And to always see the<br />
humour in a situation and never stop<br />
laughing together.” Michelle adds<br />
that Paul is her rock. “He maintains<br />
perspective when my emotional<br />
side wreaks havoc. Oh yes, and I am<br />
definitely the biggest fan of his dry<br />
sense of humour,” she adds with a<br />
smile.<br />
Today’s lifestyle has become so fastpaced<br />
that we often lose sight of<br />
ourselves and our significant others,<br />
Louis loves to cycle<br />
and making time for each other is<br />
something that has to specifically<br />
concentrated on. “Sometimes life just<br />
gets too busy and days pass without<br />
you having a decent conversation,”<br />
says Michelle. “You start to lose touch<br />
with each other and that is not a<br />
safe place to be.” The Coetzees firmly<br />
believe that good communication<br />
over a cup of tea, and with lots of<br />
chocolate, is an important part of<br />
a happy marriage. Looking at their<br />
relaxed warmth and easy intimacy,<br />
you can certainly see that whatever<br />
they are doing, it works.
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Sweet dreams<br />
are made of these<br />
Light fluffy doughnuts drenched in<br />
Belgian chocolate, rose-flavoured ice<br />
cream, toasted marshmallow coffee<br />
and French macarons. If your sweet<br />
tooth is aching with desire then head<br />
over to Ella&Karl to step into a world<br />
of sweet fantasies.<br />
Odette and her mom, Tia Goldschagg,<br />
who assists with the business<br />
O<br />
dette van Aswegen, creator of<br />
Ella&Karl Whimsical Donuts, could<br />
be on a sugar rush. Surrounded by<br />
sweet decadence at her dessert<br />
stand in i’langa Mall, one can’t<br />
blame her if she spends her day<br />
working her way through the<br />
doughnut pops and chocolatecovered<br />
rings that adorn the<br />
glass cabinets.<br />
But it’s not a spike in blood sugar that has this<br />
Mbombelan giddy with excitement - it’s the world<br />
of possibilities that has opened up as a result of the<br />
runaway success of her gourmet doughnuts.<br />
Treat your valentine with custom-made gourmet<br />
doughnuts from Ella&Karl<br />
16 Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong><br />
Text: LINDI BOTHA<br />
“The idea is to create something that you don’t get<br />
in Mbombela – not a mass-produced product, but<br />
something novel and gourmet, using only the finest<br />
ingredients. Our Belgian chocolate doughnuts are by<br />
far the most popular, but then we thought, why should<br />
you choose between that and ice cream? So we came<br />
up with a loaded doughnut that combines doughnuts<br />
with ice cream, chocolate sauce and Whispers sprinkled<br />
on top!” smiles Odette.<br />
And while the focus for now is mostly on doughnuts,<br />
she has a myriad of plans and ideas to implement. “We
started with black ice cream on Black<br />
Friday last year and will do a unicorn<br />
ice cream one week and rose or<br />
nougat the next, changing flavours<br />
weekly.”<br />
The i’langa Mall stand opened in<br />
October last year and Odette shares<br />
that many of her customers are<br />
Gautengers who stop for dessert on<br />
their way to the Kruger National Park,<br />
after seeing her posts on Instagram.<br />
“Social media has played a major role<br />
in our marketing and popularity. We<br />
don’t do paid posts, because we get<br />
so much organic marketing. We have<br />
a lot of people who come and take<br />
photos that they post on Facebook<br />
and Instagram and that has really<br />
helped spread the word.”<br />
Odette’s foray into the dessert world<br />
started in less happier circumstances,<br />
when her three-year-old son was<br />
diagnosed with epilepsy in 2018. “I<br />
was so scared to leave him alone, I<br />
just sat by his side the whole time. At<br />
night I started making sugar cookies<br />
just to keep busy and then decided<br />
to start selling them at a market. But I<br />
only sold two cookies!<br />
“Then my father died suddenly in<br />
<strong>Feb</strong>ruary last year and my mom and<br />
I just had to stay busy. So we started<br />
doing more markets, but this time<br />
with a dessert table with brownies,<br />
doughnuts and the cookies. We<br />
decided on the name Ella&Karl<br />
because they were our grandparents.<br />
The cookies and the ouma and oupa<br />
concept worked well together, so we<br />
stuck with that as an ode to them.<br />
“The doughnuts sold out at our<br />
first market, and then the next. So I<br />
decided to focus on the doughnuts<br />
and see if I could get a retail premises.<br />
But no one wanted to give me space,<br />
because they said I wouldn’t make<br />
money. I then went another route<br />
and got a food truck with which I<br />
could do corporate events, weddings,<br />
markets and birthday parties. That<br />
became really popular and soon the<br />
shopping centres were phoning me<br />
to offer me retail space!”<br />
In addition to the sweet treats,<br />
Ella&Karl offers flavoured coffees with<br />
imported syrups from France. Odette<br />
believes in quality above everything. “I<br />
A world of possibilities has opened<br />
up as a result of the runaway success<br />
of her gourmet doughnuts<br />
don’t want chemical-tasting, scented<br />
flavours... so I believe in using the best<br />
ingredients I can find.<br />
“Our doughnuts are priced higher<br />
than what you would get in a<br />
supermarket, but we sell gourmet,<br />
high-end products. Our macarons<br />
are imported from France and we<br />
only use Callebaut chocolate on our<br />
doughnuts, which also needs to be<br />
imported. If we use cheaper, local<br />
ingredients it defeats the idea of why<br />
we opened.<br />
“When we started, we purposely<br />
decided not to go the massproduced<br />
route of cheaper<br />
doughnuts that sell for R10 each. We<br />
are not in competition with Krispy<br />
Kreme or anyone else. Our mission<br />
is not to be average. Many people<br />
said this concept won’t work here,<br />
because it’s not Joburg or New<br />
York. But why must we tone done<br />
everything because it’s the <strong>Lowveld</strong>?!”<br />
She enthuses that the retail<br />
environment gives you a platform<br />
to go with the seasons and the<br />
trends. “It’s Christmas, then Valentine’s<br />
then Easter - there is always some<br />
campaign running that prompts<br />
us to change and innovate. I am an<br />
interior designer by profession so I<br />
am creative by nature. I scaled down<br />
when I had children, but still needed<br />
a creative outlet and now Ella&Karl<br />
fulfils that.<br />
“For the most part I have free<br />
range, so I can really let go with my<br />
creativity. I don’t copy what I see<br />
online, so I stay away from Pinterest<br />
and looking at ideas online. I want to<br />
come up with completely different<br />
ideas on my own. When someone<br />
says they need pink doughnuts, do<br />
what you like - that’s the best. Then I<br />
am not confined by anything other<br />
than colour.”<br />
The Ella&Karl Whimsical Donuts stand<br />
is just the beginning and Odette<br />
is waiting for a store to go open in<br />
the mall to launch her dessert bar.<br />
“Then we can really go all out! We<br />
want to focus on mini desserts, like<br />
mini birthday cakes and individual<br />
portions. There are so many amazing<br />
things that a person can play around<br />
with. The possibilities are endless. It’s<br />
also a quick turnaround, so whatever<br />
you dream up today you can put into<br />
action tomorrow.”<br />
Details<br />
076-892-8690, or follow the team on<br />
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<strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong> Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> 17
THE ART<br />
OF QUILTING<br />
Riëtte Dolezal has a passion for quilting, and her artworks are really something<br />
to behold. Get It visits her at her home in White River to find out more about<br />
this fascinating pastime.<br />
Text: LIEZEL LÜNEBURG. Photographer: TANYA ERASMUS<br />
Riëtte retired a while ago, and has since taken<br />
up quilting. “Quilters must be mad,” she jokes.<br />
“They buy pieces of expensive fabrics, cut it<br />
into small pieces and sew it back together<br />
again.” Well, that is certainly one way to look<br />
at it! Her quilts are exquisite works of art and<br />
the skill she has developed in such a short<br />
time is astonishing.<br />
“This is what I enjoy most about it: the fact<br />
that every quilt, every single block, is an<br />
artwork,” she says. “The art does not only lie<br />
in choosing a pattern or ‘picture’, but also in<br />
selecting the right fabric and even the colour<br />
of the thread.”<br />
Most of Riëtte’s quilts feature vibrant coloured<br />
blocks and patterns set against a white<br />
background and extremely fine quilting. It<br />
is evident that every single piece of cloth is<br />
chosen with a specific end product in mind,<br />
much like an artist choosing and mixing<br />
paint colours. It is not only about piecing<br />
together fabric blocks, and many quilts also<br />
feature appliqué work. But the greatest skill<br />
probably lies in the quilting itself and Riëtte<br />
certainly knows what she is doing: she literally<br />
utilises the needle as a fine artist would use a<br />
paintbrush.<br />
Her studio is any quilter’s dream and boasts<br />
a selection of hundreds of pieces of material<br />
in different colours and patterns. It is exciting<br />
to envisage the endless possibilities to mix<br />
and match and it is acutely evident that she<br />
really is passionate about colour. She has<br />
also treated herself to a sturdy quilting frame,<br />
which is a large structure that holds and pulls<br />
together the back, batting and top parts to<br />
ease the whole process.<br />
Although South Africa boasts a huge quilters’<br />
community and the competition is quite<br />
Riette Dolezal<br />
18 Get It <strong>Lowveld</strong> <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2020</strong>
extreme, one of Riëtte’s beautiful pieces has won an award at the 2019 South<br />
African National Quilt Festival. This led to her being named a master quilter by<br />
the South African Quilters’ Guild. According to the guild’s website, the award<br />
is a “reflection of the outstanding workmanship that the quilter has produced”<br />
and this is certainly no insignificant feat. But nothing comes without hard work<br />
and one could well imagine the enormous amount of time going into just one<br />
piece. According to Riëtte, she starts at about 4am and quilts through the day.<br />
However, it is not all work and no play for her. She loves the Kruger National Park<br />
and regularly packs her trusted camper to go camping for a few days! Now we<br />
wonder whether she takes some time off from quilting to rather enjoy what the<br />
park has to offer.<br />
“Quilting is a passion and I really cannot help but pack something to keep my<br />
hands busy,” she says. “I sometimes take handwork and other times I load my<br />
Bernina machine to sew a few blocks after a long game drive.”<br />
Riëtte also loves playing golf and this is one of the reasons she moved to White<br />
River Country Estate six years ago. “Golfing really is fun, especially when it is<br />
played with good friends and on a lovely course. It is also good to spend some<br />
time in the sun and the picturesque <strong>Lowveld</strong> surrounds.”<br />
Details: Riëtte at riettedolezal@gmail.com<br />
Members of the <strong>Lowveld</strong> Quilters’ Guild get together once<br />
a month at Macadamia Village in White River. Quilters from<br />
all over the <strong>Lowveld</strong> join in the fun and the gathering boasts<br />
demonstrations and vendors selling all things quilt. It is<br />
an opportunity to engage with like-minded people and<br />
members can also indulge in an extensive library featuring<br />
quilting books. Anyone interested in joining the guild is<br />
more than welcome to contact the chairman, Cathie Kotzé,<br />
on 083-626-4431.<br />
RM-027707NH
Oh, those<br />
Russians!<br />
The Peterhof fountains<br />
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Being the largest country in the world, a phenomenal<br />
17,1 million km², Russia occupies one-tenth of all<br />
land on earth. To experience a true Russian adventure<br />
requires a lot of research, as the country has so much<br />
to offer in the way of art, history, architecture, nature,<br />
music and culture. One lifetime would never be<br />
enough to encounter all of that.<br />
Danie and Cecilia Ciliers on Kizhi Island<br />
Catherine Palace<br />
Text: ALITA STEENKAMP<br />
Danie and Cecilia<br />
Cilliers, owners<br />
of the Talisman<br />
franchise in<br />
Mbombela,<br />
are keen<br />
travellers.<br />
“It’s an illness,”<br />
Danie laughs,<br />
as he jokingly<br />
explains the urge to go on yet<br />
another adventure. Last September<br />
the couple had the opportunity to<br />
travel the Russian waterways from<br />
St Petersburg to Moscow on a<br />
luxury four-deck vessel, a distance<br />
of 1 321 kilometres.<br />
Cecilia explains that Russia has<br />
always been one of the places they<br />
planned to visit as there are so many<br />
things to see and do. After doing a<br />
lot of research, she found a Londonbased<br />
company that specialises in<br />
all-inclusive Russian river cruises.<br />
Danie wanted to experience another<br />
Oktoberfest in Munich, and a trip to<br />
Russia in the middle of September<br />
gave them the opportunity to stop<br />
over in Munich on their way back<br />
home. But first the Russian adventure<br />
awaited them!<br />
Their trip started in St Petersburg,<br />
situated on the Neva River just off the<br />
coast of the Baltic Sea. It was founded<br />
by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703. Just<br />
outside St Petersburg is the Peterhof<br />
Palace that was built to serve as the<br />
Tsar’s country home, but had to be<br />
no less spectacular than the Palace of<br />
Versailles of Louis XIV of France. A visit<br />
to Peterhof stands out as one of the<br />
highlights of their tour, says Cecilia.<br />
What makes this palace so impressive<br />
are the numerous fountains in the<br />
gardens that draw millions of visitors<br />
every year. The Grand Cascade on<br />
the northern façade is formed by<br />
64 different fountains and over<br />
200 bronze statues. The Joke<br />
Fountains were specially designed to<br />
catch unwary passers-by with a spurt<br />
of water, and is quite fun!<br />
The Hermitage Museum took their<br />
breath away. This is the secondlargest<br />
art museum in the world.<br />
Empress Catherine the Great<br />
established it in 1764, a mere<br />
112 years after Jan van Riebeeck<br />
stepped onto Cape soil. This museum<br />
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has a magnificent collection of art<br />
from various eras worldwide, and<br />
collections from a variety of old<br />
masters.<br />
One of the most interesting things<br />
about travelling from St Petersburg<br />
at sea level to Moscow at 161,75m<br />
above sea level, is the various locks<br />
that are used to make the journey<br />
possible. A lock is used to lower<br />
or raise boats and ships travelling<br />
on the rivers or canal waterways.<br />
Entering the lock, with the water<br />
streaming in to raise or let out to<br />
lower their vessel, was so exciting.<br />
They also crossed Lake Ladoga, the<br />
largest freshwater lake in Europe,<br />
and with the waves reaching a<br />
swell of more than 3m it was an<br />
unforgettable experience.<br />
‘When you<br />
walk on the<br />
Red Square,<br />
it is as if you<br />
walk back in<br />
time’<br />
Peterhof Palace<br />
On the way to Moscow they stopped<br />
at various small towns and places<br />
of interest. Danie explains that the<br />
countryfolk are still extremely poor as<br />
a result of the communistic regime<br />
that only came to an end in 1991<br />
with the collapse of the Soviet Union.<br />
“Some of the towns were just<br />
incredibly beautiful. We really had<br />
the chance to see the Russian<br />
countryside, with small towns<br />
similar to our own Pilgrim’s Rest, but<br />
beautifully preserved. The country<br />
is full of the most magnificent<br />
churches and it was very interesting<br />
to visit places like Uglich, a town that<br />
originated back in 937, and the island<br />
Kizhi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,<br />
where you find the most fabulous<br />
examples of Russian architecture,”<br />
says Cecilia. For Danie, a visit to the<br />
Kremlin in Moscow was a personal<br />
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Saint Basil’s Cathedral on the Red Square in Moscow<br />
Riverboats
highlight. This is the fortified complex in the centre of the city<br />
and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, Kremlin Wall, Kremlin<br />
Towers and the Red Square.<br />
“When you walk on the Red Square, it is as if you walk back<br />
in time; the history of Russia and its people engulfs you. In<br />
Moscow we also had the opportunity to travel on the Moscow<br />
Metro, the underground railway system with 12 lines and<br />
223 stations. It almost feels as if you walk into an art museum<br />
when you enter these stations, as they have the most beautiful<br />
chandeliers and works of art on display,” says Danie.<br />
For this couple this cruise was one of the most interesting<br />
and impressive holidays they had ever had. A whole new<br />
world opened up. The boat had wonderful meals, luxury<br />
accommodation, entertainment and cultural activities. All the<br />
excursions were an adventure on their own, and gave them<br />
the opportunity to experience this country’s culture at its<br />
best. “We have travelled to many places and this was our first<br />
Russian experience,” says Cecilia.<br />
“When we departed on the trip, we knew nothing about<br />
Russia, but our minds were blown away. They preserved their<br />
buildings, their history and their art in such a magnificent way.<br />
My best advice for anyone is to go to this magnificent country,<br />
to experience a tiny portion of its magnitude. This certainly<br />
will be a trip to treasure; one we will remember for the rest<br />
of our lives.”<br />
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Indulge<br />
Treat yourself and<br />
(or) your valentine<br />
to a wonderful spa<br />
day at the brandnew<br />
eBundu Spa,<br />
all treatments 25%<br />
less as part of its<br />
opening special.<br />
Details:<br />
072-465-8519<br />
or email<br />
spa@ebundu.co.za.<br />
SPOIL YOUR<br />
LOVED ONE<br />
It’s <strong>Feb</strong>ruary, which means it’s time to spoil that<br />
special someone who ignites a spark in your life,<br />
even if that person is you! We have rounded up a<br />
few fabulous goodies which will put a smile on<br />
your face and a lilt in your step, from<br />
yummy dinners and drinks, to prized<br />
perfumes and exquisite<br />
embellishments.<br />
Win!!<br />
To stand in line to win a<br />
bottle, along with a<br />
summery scarf, send your<br />
details to competitions@<br />
getitlowveld.co.za<br />
to reach us by<br />
March 2, <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Good Luck!<br />
All the bubbles with none of the alcohol<br />
There’s a massive trend globally towards a healthier lifestyle and “mindful<br />
drinking” - choosing low or no alcohol drinks for health and social reasons.<br />
Today it’s all about having a choice and it has become socially acceptable<br />
and increasingly trendy to opt for a non-alcoholic drink in any situation.<br />
So this month we’re celebrating love with a bottle of Robertson<br />
Winery Dry Non-Alcoholic Sparkling White... a refreshing bubbly that’s not<br />
too sweet, and is alcohol-free. It tastes sensational... delightfully dry with<br />
gorgeous notes of pear and mandarin, orange blossom and honeysuckle.<br />
You’ll find it for around R50 to R55 at your local bottle store.<br />
Details: robertsonwinery.co.za.<br />
Scent of a woman... or man<br />
No one says no to perfume... spoil your<br />
beloved with a heavenly scent from Mopani.<br />
Tom Ford Black Orchid 100ml EDP, R2 695.<br />
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid 100ml EDP,<br />
R2 695. Details: 013-755-5500.<br />
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While away the hours<br />
Spend a relaxed weekend at Greenway Woods exploring<br />
the scenic beauty of the stunning <strong>Lowveld</strong>, or simply<br />
indulge in time away. Details: 013-751-1094.<br />
Sublime sip<br />
Spoil yourself with a<br />
jam jar from GumTreez!<br />
A variety of flavours<br />
is available. Details:<br />
013-750-0334.<br />
Timeless<br />
Never be late with a<br />
gorgeous his or<br />
hers timepiece<br />
from Nelspruit<br />
Watchmakers.<br />
Details:<br />
013-752-6539.<br />
Revel in luxury<br />
Face to the Wind is<br />
offering a Valentine’s special<br />
of a 30-minute back-and-neck<br />
massage as well as a pedicure,<br />
for two, for R800.<br />
Details: 072-480-6688.<br />
Two for Tuesday!<br />
For the month of <strong>Feb</strong>ruary, Bodycure is<br />
offering 15% off select treatments for you<br />
and a friend (same treatment only). Enjoy a<br />
pedicure, massage, facial or facial peel (among<br />
others) while chatting with your bestie.<br />
Details: 013-752-3739.<br />
Bedazzled<br />
Surprise your<br />
valentine with a<br />
stunning piece of<br />
crafted jewellery<br />
from Violet & Rose.<br />
Detals: 013-742-2267.<br />
Say it with flowers<br />
Nothing says I love you quite like an<br />
exquisite bunch of blooms. Spoil her<br />
with a stunning arrangement of her<br />
favourites. Details: Flower<br />
Market on 073-802-5576.<br />
Scrumptious!<br />
Spoil your loved one with a delicious Valentine’s dinner<br />
on <strong>Feb</strong>ruary 14 or 15 at Orange Restaurant. Details: 013-744-9507.<br />
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Massages • Waxes • Facials<br />
Lash-Lift • Nails • Pedicures<br />
Microneedling • Facial Peels<br />
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Happy<br />
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Whether you decide to spend your<br />
Valentine’s Day pampering yourself with<br />
an indulgent massage or glass of bubbly;<br />
or surprising your beloved with a lavish<br />
flower arrangement and decadent Irish<br />
whiskey and dark chocolate fondant, we<br />
hope you have a wonderful <strong>Feb</strong>ruary!<br />
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<strong>Feb</strong>ruary<br />
SpoilA portrait of you<br />
with the one you love<br />
A love-ly spoil...<br />
Instead of the snap-we’ve-seen-it-before<br />
photo, we’re loving these custom pen and<br />
acrylic portrait paintings. Paintings<br />
of families, friends and pets...<br />
not drawn realistically, but perfectly<br />
capturing the unique and<br />
quintessential essence of<br />
each person. It’s so easy...<br />
Kaatjie Produkte works off<br />
your favourite photo, which<br />
you send via WhatsApp or<br />
email, then wait for your<br />
artwork to arrive. It can<br />
take up to two months,<br />
but it’s well worth the wait.<br />
They make amazing gifts...<br />
so if you know of anyone<br />
with a special birthday<br />
or anniversary coming<br />
up, this would be lovely!<br />
Sizes from A5 to A2, from<br />
around R600 to R1 200.<br />
Details: WhatsApp on 083-532-5483 or<br />
email kaatjieprodukte@gmail.com<br />
One reader can win a<br />
portrait... with either your<br />
pet or someone you love.<br />
Simply like our Get It<br />
National Magazines page<br />
on Facebook, tag a friend<br />
and you’ll be in the draw.<br />
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