Orange is the New Black

My post is two-fold

Firstly, I'm soopa bummed that South Africa doesn't celebrate this holiday in a big way, actually in any way. 

South Africa have a piddly diluted version with half-arsed celebrations. Probably because they are adverse to the meaning behind Halloween.  The calling of spirits and negative energies and all that.

If you don't get invited to a private Halloween party, or have one of your own, pretty much fuck all happens. No scary decorations, no trick or treating, no carved pumpkins, no apple bobbing, no treacle scones...its fucking depressing...

Oh you Pretty Plonkers know how I LOVE to dress up and I adore wearing all types of creative costumes, so this is almost the PERFECT holiday for someone like me. However, I still have to sit back and let the rest of the world enjoy the festivities. Hook a sista up why don't you?

What are all the Halloween Parties at?

Secondly, Orange is the New Black is one of my top shows.  It has a bit of everything.  Drama, Excitement, Romance, Comedy, Crime...what more could a girl want?  The story of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to 15 months in prison after she is convicted of a decade old crime of transporting money for her drug dealing girlfriend (Laura Prepon).

Fancy something new and fresh to watch?  Give it a go.  Just remember its not really family friendly, so make sure its watched after the kids are put to bed.

Don't forget to enter Caption my Photo Competition

Caption My Photo Competition #24

Put your imagination and creativity to good use today and Caption a daft photo of mine.

Orion's Belt taking a little strain.

Caption this one, my Lovelies

Monday Music Moves Me

Happy Monday and that means a group of us share some of our favourite toonz over at Xmas Dolly's place.  Go ahead, link up and share your music.  We'll visit and jam with you.  Here's my mish-mash of rock, pop and blues.

Be sure to pop in tomorrow for my Caption my Photo Competition.

And This Week's Winner Is....

 

This week's Caption my Photo Competition was brilliant.  You guys make me smile every week and I appreciate every single comment.  I wish I could make ever one of you winners, but then it wouldn't be a competition, would it?   I got so many cool captions..you Pretty Plonkers rock my face off. 

Here is this week's winner:

L. Diane Wolfe from Spunk on a Stick

Send me your mailing address and I'll send you a wee something from A Daft Scots Lass.

After that, Disco Dave's roller-skating days were over. So was his ability to reproduce, for which many were thankful.

 

Hey Hey! Its Friday!

Happy Friday Plonkers.

 Let me share some drool-worthy heels

Beautiful Heels

I adore the soles of these

 

Pretty Nude heels with flower

250gram

Hi My Lovely Plonkers

Most of you know how much of an Instagram Whore I am.  Over 1100 pictures taken and shared with the world.   Here I am.

I recently stumbled across and ordered some prints from an awesome company called 250gram online and they arrived all the way from Cape Town today!   I couldn't be happier.  Honestly, I'm Go follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and order some of your Instagram pictures today!  They make great gifts.

I have a few ideas of how I am going to display my polaroid-look 250gram prints.  I want to buy a large board, cut it out into the shape of a puzzle piece and display all my prints there.

250gram Instagram prints

a portrait of me (through my daughters eyes) check out the high heels and tattoos on my arm

Our Year End Function invitation.

 Guess who I'm going as?

My Bitch

 I have been training hard lately, working up a sweat at the gym...I made this treadmill My Bitch and kick the shit out of it every day. 

I've worked my way up to not being able to run more than 2 minutes at a time to a continuous fast jog on an incline at level 10 for half and hour.  Burning 680 calories per session.  Booyah, Bitches!  I still do additional abs, legs and arms afterwards, but I'm really enjoying the running.  Something I thought I'd never enjoy.  It's amazing how quickly you can increase your fitness levels and listening to my body and pushing myself a little further every other day, makes me happy.

Whoever thought I'd get excited about getting running fit?!?

Caption My Photo Competition #23

Toozday means its time to caption a daft photo of mine and win a wee something from me.

Ready?

You know what to do.

Caption this whooperdoodle

Monday Music Moves Me

Happy Monday everyone.

I'm a little late posting today because I had no interwebz connection until now.

Yeah, I know, sucks right?

It's been quite a Monday from hell.

No emails at work, No internet connection at work, not even our faxes or phones worked.  It was like going back to 1910 and I've never even been there.

Today's theme over at Xmas Dolly is Halloween

 Spooky

 

 Zombie

 

It wouldn't be the same without Jack and Meg White

Winner Winner Wasabi Dinner

It was a toss up between two captions this week.

You Plonkers rocked it!

But ultimately Sausage Fingers made me giggle and have a visual to ponder.  Now send me your address to adaftlass@gmail.com and I'll send you a wee something from me.

I wonder where she keeps the wasabi....
#thatstings

Friday's Shoegasm

Happy Friday, Pretty Plonkers

Pictures This


Imagine getting home and finding one of these pretty boxes perched on your bed?

Any heel lover's dream.  If you love your heels then you will NOT have to google this guy.  You will just know that red soles means Louboutin...

le sigh...

The real red sole

This week I'm featuring the genius that is Mr C. Louboutin who's goal is to "make a woman look sexy, beautiful, to make her legs look as long as [he] can".

Christian Louboutin for fucking President!

Enjoy the Shoegasms...

37 please

Daaaaaamn!

Party Shoes

for Work

These babies.....OMG!

 Have a kick arse weekend

Happy Blog Action Day 2013 - Human Rights

Founded in 2007, Blog Action Day brings together bloggers from different countries, interests and languages to blog about one important global topic on the same day. 

My past topics have included Water in 2010, Climate Change in 2009, Poverty, Food in 2011 and the Power of We, with over 25,000 blogs taking part since 2007.

This year's topic is Human Rights.

There are different categories of Human Rights;  economic, political, civil, cultural, but I am going to concentrate on the social aspect of human rights as this is something incredibly close to my heart.  I'm going to share a shocking story about a wee boy called Clayton Moss.

A wee boy who was tortured by his own family and chained up like a dog for days on end in a 2ft x 2ft cupboard. 

Not for sensitive viewers.

 

The sad thing is that there are loads of Clayton's out there that are unable to fight for themselves.  Children who do not understand why they are being hurt and neglected or why they are being targeted.  

A child needs a safe place, someone to trust a warm embrace and when they do not receive these basic needs it can have serious long-term affects.

In my eyes its one of the worst crimes committed. 

Teachers and carers need to be trained and educated properly on how to read the signs of child abuse. These are the people that usually have the first "feeling" that something is not right with the child.  Even a "hunch" needs to be reported and investigated.  The institutions and government needs to take each case seriously and investigate properly.  These children need it, they deserve it and sometimes its their only hope of escaping the clutches of their abusers.

The government needs to increase the severity of sentences for child abusers.  Often these criminals will only get a few years and, with "good behaviour" these so-called-parents are released early.  Sometimes as early as only serving 18 months?  In the meantime, they are fed, clothed, housed and even educated by tax payers money.  Is this really fair? 

 If you know anyone or suspect anyone of child abuse, please contact Child Protection or phone 035 474 0710. You may be the one to save a child's life just like the office in Clayton's story.
 

Caption My Photo Competition #22

Feeshy Feeshy....

Caption this image, make everyone laugh and win an awesome prize from A Daft Scots Lass.  Be creative, be original, be witty, be funny - just caption it, Pretty Plonkers.

I wonder what shade of lipstick she's wearing....salmon smooch?

  

Monday Music Moves Me

Happy Monday Lovely Plonkers!

Another week begins, and yet another Monday Music Moves Me over at Xmas Dolly's blog.

Go sign up and share your favourite songs.  What could be better than this on a Monday?

So, grab your cuppa-whatever, sit back, relax and press play.

 

 

 

 

PJ Theme Dinner

This time our monthly theme dinner was hosted by us at our place.

Here's what went down.

The Sleepmask Menus

Starters was :

Mini Pancake with peppadew creme cheese topped with smoked muscles and cottonseed oil

or

Mini Pancake with goats cheese topped with shrimp in creaming dressing

Our Guests arrived complete with mud pack, teddies and pillows

the Table all set

Main Course:

Moroccan Chicken with Peppers, Peaches and Chickpeas served with Couscous.  A huge hit.

The Caramel Vodka and Cookies 'n Creme shooters come out!

Our Group Photos

My girls and Janie felt brave to swim.

and Then came the desserts.

The cake pops were polished off mostly by the kids (didn't get a pic)

Marshmallow and Pineapple crush dessert with mint and pecans

My homemade chocolate shooter glasses (dual purpose dessert) filled with strawberry mouse and topped with mint, fresh strawberries and pecans.

And The Winner Is...

And this winner of this week's Caption my Photo Competition #21 is:

Little Miss Medic 

Yay!  Congratulations Miss Clever Knickers...

Now email me at adaftlass@gmail.com with your mailing address and not only, will I be sending you the cutest pack of funky goodies you evar did see..., but you will be featured on A Daft Scots Lass Meet The Plonkers Wall of Fame with the cool kids.

Life will never been the same.

"How to have a pee in the bath, without getting wet. Genius if I do say so myself!"

Thats what SHE said....

Friday's Shoegasm

I haven't been this excited about Friday, since last Friday.

This weekend we have our PJ Theme dinner at our place and loads of preparations and cooking to do.  Mini pancake with smoked muscles and creme cheese for starters.  Main course is morroccan chicken with peaches and couscous.  Dessert is homemade chocolate cups with strawberry mouse.  It's gonna rock balls.

I will blog about it on Sunday - if I'm not too hungover.

Otherwise have a kick-arse weekend....enjoy the hot heels

Nude Platforms with chain and ankle strap

Sexy Pointy Toe Sling Backs

Pointy Toe Pattered Heels

Coral platform wedges with buckle ankle straps

Bottle Green Flower heels with delicate ankle strap.  So vintage