Cheesy as all get-out, it’s true, but when you’re feeling sick (and have been all weekend, as a lovely friend of mine had), something this cheesy can help to brighten your day. What do you think?

She said she’d think ‘be well’ thoughts every time she drank out of it. A good idea for all of us, hmm?

Yip, it’s true, one lucky reader of this here blog will win two tickets to the all-new, all-fabulous Madame Zingara Love Magic Tour!

I’m excited.

For those of you out of the know, Madame Zingara is (and I quote): “the grande dame of burlesque style. A dinner cirque spectacular that enchants and inspires all who pass through her stained glass doors.”
And that’s not all! The food is fabulous too: “…from superbly trained glitter dusted waitrons to the incredible acrobatics one begins to understand there are no boundaries to the night.”
Aaaaand…. “From each ticket sold 5% will again be given to our Non Profit Partners,” so you’re doing good while having fun.

You can find out all about the show at www.madamezingara.com, book tickets at boxoffice@madamezingara.com or 021 001 3366 (tickets start from R300) OR for a chance to win the lucky tickets, all you have to do is leave a comment below, with your definition of magic.

That’s it. What does magic mean to you?

I’ll choose five finalists (to publish here on Friday), and then have a winner chosen by a separate party, anonymously.
Winner announced on Monday the 24th of May 2010, which just so happens to be the first show of the Madame Zingara Love Magic Tour…

Good luck!

Like now, for example.

Check out the May issue of Shape magazine for an article I wrote on the space between mothers and daughters, ‘Fuelled by love’. I wrote about 4 pairs of amazing moms and daughters who have done cool things together (including my mom and I, even though our plans to skydive were foiled by clouds!)

Then in the May issue of O, the Oprah magazine, (the SA version) there’s an article on Blogging that lists me as one of the best Humour Blogs (who knew??) and my fabulous sister-in-law Dagmar as one of the best Crafty Blogs, and my very funny friend Megan as one of the best Lifestyle Blogs (scroll over their names to get to their blogs, for some reason the word doesn’t change colour when it’s hiding a link!)

And then, as a result of that article, in which I give a few tips for blogging, I’m going to be on SAfm on Wednesday! (For those out of South Africa, it’s one of the best national radio stations, tagline: “For the well-informed”, don’t you know!) On Nancy Richards show, between 1.30pm and 2pm. Listen in!

So all in all, I’m starting to wonder where my entourage of minions is… Any volunteers??

Well, mainly because I’m working like a steam train today (steam trains work hard, don’t they?) and every so often I give myself a little reward, in the form of a funny website.

Like Cake Wrecks – professional cake baking gone horribly wrong. Check it out, it’s hilarious!
This is my favourite…

The caption reads: “Spelled wrong this cake is, and lonely-looking that raspberry.
If 60 miles I did, disappointed in this cake I would be.”

Ha!

But till then, check out these amazing photos… they are hilarious!

This is my favourite:

This comes in close second:

“Sometimes one needs to turn everything upside down to make sense of it. What if feeling the wind on your face, hugging your child, laughing with a friend, taking the family out on a picnic, helping someone in need, watching the sunset, carrying out the garbage, going for walks, having friends over for dinner… what if this is what it’s all about? What if this is what’s really important? It’s something to stop and consider as we race through our daily lives.

Let us also see the beauty that exists in one another’s hearts. Too often we forget this. It is good to remind ourselves that there is much goodness in the world, in the human heart. You will not see it on TV. You will not read about it in a newspaper. But it is there for all to see… We do in fact live in a world where people constantly help one another.

You don’t believe that? You do not see it? Put down your newspaper. Turn off your TV. Come take a walk in your own neighbourhood. Open your eyes. Feel people’s hearts. There is beauty here. Goodness, generosity, love, concern, fellowship everywhere…”

Wise words from an anonymous author! If only we could all carry such love into our lives…