It's almost Feb and time for the next edition of the dead-tree version of The Month... here's a sneak peak of who you'll see in the pages of the mag this month. One of them is on the front cover - see if you can guess which one.
Here's what else we've featured:
Interviews: Ryk Neethling, Amanda Appelbaum and the 2011 Top Three Idols- Dave, Mark and Crushanda; Reviews: Asara Hotel; Monneaux Restaurant, the Mezbaan at The Hilton, Glen Carlou Wine Estate, Bean in Love Coffee Shop; Wine: The White Wine Ou on Wine; news about some New Wine Courses; a Wine Consumer Categories feature; Wine Reviews; To Do: We Take the Train to the Beach; Regulars: What’s On?; Property Pages; Recipe of The Month; Chocolate of The Month; Fashion Feature; Dave Rundle on Investment; Golf Tip of The Month; Book Review: Challenging Beliefs, by Tim Noakes; Local History Feature and as always the Publisher and Editor bleat about something...
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| January 2012 |
Depending on your inclination (and how much of the wisdom available courtesy of Wikipedia, you bother to believe), this is THE year… either it’ll end in some form of wailing and gnashing of teeth come December the 21st, or the universe is spinning us toward a positive spiritual transformation. I’m a little more circumspect with my view, far from either extreme and, despite my bank manager starting early this year on his own economic end-times prediction, simply look forward to all that the year has in store, Month by Month.
In taking stock of the potential of the year ahead, I was struck by how the Volvo Ocean Race (featured on our front page with a pic courtesy of Dan Armstrong) mimics life and puts into perspective the idea that the days marking the end of the year, or the start of the next, are any different in significance when compared to any other - every day counts. I wondered how the Volvo Ocean Race competitors manage to face day after gruelling day and came across something by Dr Charles Swindoll on the importance of a positive attitude. The theologian uses a Bible verse that loosely paraphrased says the pursuit of personal happiness is most effective when tackled with humility and the desire to serve. He points out that when “attitudes are right,
there's no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great”. It is my hope that this will be your best year ever.
We’ve started 2012, here at The Month, with more of what you’ve come to expect of us – the best good news, shared honestly, by means of wine and food-related news and reviews, accounts of our travels in and around the Winelands, fashion tips, history and, for good measure, some information and opinion pieces about finances, the markets, climate changeand things to do.
Of course, The Month wouldn’t be worth the effort if it wasn’t for your feedback and the huge amounts of fun we have getting the material together for each edition. If you have a story to share, a useful comment to make or a picture to show, simply send us a mail or make the call (our details are freely available on this page) but please do remember that we’re a family-friendly, good news publication – so you may want to hold on to one or two of those pics…
Until next month, enjoy the read!