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Category Archives: Eating Out

Lunch in a household of creative people

I don’t have a home of my own but I do appreciate others’ homes – especially where care and creativity have gone into them. Last Sunday I had lunch with … Continue reading

December 9, 2012 · 3 Comments

What happens when one leaves one’s camera lying on a restaurant table …

(It’s commandeered by a teenager and her twenty-something sister.) The story in a nutshell: Yesterday I had lunch with some friends – their “birthday” meal for me as I won’t … Continue reading

November 19, 2012 · 6 Comments

The one where the photographer savours the tantalising Tin Roof Café’s ambiance

I’m not a fan of eating out – especially not at “posh” eateries. Too often I have gone with huge expectations but been disappointed by bland, overpriced food. Last week … Continue reading

September 9, 2012 · 6 Comments

Worth the drive…

  What better way to spend a chilly Saturday afternoon than in a cosy coffee shop? Yesterday, after running a few errands, I found myself inside Vovo Telo at Woodlands … Continue reading

August 12, 2012 · 3 Comments

An evening fit for a (French) king

My words aren’t working this evening, so you get to enjoy some photos of a special evening spent with friends – including one from France and one from Switzerland – … Continue reading

April 26, 2012 · 5 Comments

In general I love to eat anything, especially with a serving of laughter on the side

After church, on a whim, I asked my father and a friend, Mariette, if they wanted to grab a quick sushi for lunch at a swanky local restaurant. In yesterday’s … Continue reading

April 23, 2012 · 7 Comments

The good, the green and the wholesome

After living in strange places like Mongolia and Madagascar I learnt that if food was of abnormal colour or consistency it was probably best to avoid it. Once, while sitting … Continue reading

March 30, 2012 · 6 Comments

Alive is the night in Tana, Madagascar

Antananarivo, Madagascar (Tana) is a hustle and bustle of activity during the day. At night it is no less alive – with its little shops, food stalls and taxi ranks … Continue reading

March 9, 2012 · 8 Comments

Practically Wordless Wednesday and Freshly Pressed

I’ve always been amazed at which of my posts are chosen for “Freshly Pressed” by the WordPress staff. It also amazes me that on the last two occasions that one … Continue reading

February 15, 2012 · 14 Comments

You may know me in the blogosphere as "madderinmada", "Rambling with a Cantankerous old mule" or "Vicissitudes of a Cantankerous old mule". But that's all changed and here I am living life from behind my camera lens.

Welcome. I hope you enjoy the visit.

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