Clogs at the ready for Chelsea in the Overberg

What you want to know this week

 Chelsea flowers in Stanford

Grootbos is hosting South Africa’s Chelsea Flower Show gold medal-winning floral exhibit in Stanford from September 21 to October 6.

Exhibit designer Leon Kluge and his team will recreate the winning design in its full glory precisely as it was exhibited in the Chelsea Pavilion.

Tickets (R175) are available through Webtickets or at the door.

For more information, email chelsea@grootbos.co.za or call 028 384 8070.

South Africa’s first dog museum

South Africa’s first Museum of Dogs, founded by Karel van der Vyver, showcases heartwarming stories of dogs' profound impact on their owners’ lives. The museum is in a historic building in Cape Town and is dedicated to celebrating dogs and their roles in our society as companions, comforters and friends.

Brilliant book

Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change by William David Marx examines human society and behaviour and suggests that most of what we do is in pursuit of social status and social preferences. This is a must-read if you are interested in how the world is changing our values and perceptions.

Trend

We hope you kept your clogs. Birkenstocks are finally taking the back seat to clogs this summer. And in our opinion, you can wear them with anything and everything.

Finds

#1 Laureen Rossouw knows stuff we don't know. She says plain wooden picture frames are more stylish than black or white. We don't argue with Laureen on matters of style. We just do as she says, and found these simple “Gallery Midtone" 10 X 15 cm frames for R69.99 at Mr Price Home.

#2 We love the magnetic all-purpose clips from OXO. They're great for clipping shopping lists to your fridge and closing bags in your freezer. A set of four is on sale for R159 at Yuppiechef.

#3 We also spotted a funky little vegetable brush in the Yuppiechef birthday sale for R109. We love cleaning carrots and potatoes with a brush rather than peeling the goodness away.

Spotted on Instagram

What is anxiety?

Generally, people think anxiety is worrying and feeling nervous.
The manifestation of anxiety can be far more specific behaviour:

• Endlessly scrolling to avoid being in your head.
• Overthinking every conversation.
• Ignoring texts, calls and emails.
• Not being able to date without drinking.

• Fixing worst-case scenarios in your head that haven’t happened yet.
• Avoiding tasks that come out imperfectly.
• Not being able to eat, sleep or get out of bed.
• Not feeling like yourself.

@therapist_in_nyc

Useful tip

To remove a water mark on wood, apply Vaseline and leave it on for 24 hours. Then wipe off and scrub the surface with white vinegar.

Last word

Quote of the week

#5 quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte

#1 Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
#2 Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
#3 History is a set of lies agreed upon.
#4 I can no longer obey; I have tasted command and cannot give it up.
#5 Ability is nothing without opportunity.

♦ VWB ♦

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