Category Archives: family

Lunch at Higher Ground

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Hubby and I joined Jeanette and family, and their friends Madi and family for a lunch celebrating Lance’s forthcoming birthday at Higher Ground Restaurant which is in the grounds of St Stithians College, which is situated on the borders of Randburg and Sandton.   It’s … Continue reading →

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My calendar for 2012

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

I am thrilled     Jeanette has had a calendar printed for us (as she did last year) with stunning photos of the grandchildren … This is January … our family photo from the 1st January, 2011 … and these is just some … Continue reading →

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Hector Pieterson Memorial – Soweto

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

The day we went to Soweto,  Jeanette suggested we had lunch at one of the establishments in Vilakasi Street, after our epic ‘jumping off a 100 metre tower’ !!!!!   Unfortunately, being the 1st of January and a public holiday, everything was … Continue reading →

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Lunch in a cellar

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

We were at Rust en Vrede – previous post – to do a spot of wine tasting and lunch with Ian and Kathy  (my brother and SIL)   Over weekends they often hop on the bike and enjoy the open road and magnificent … Continue reading →

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A dad and daughter moment ..

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

  Apologies for lack of posts .. this is to make up for it !!!!   My son Carl and his daughter Erin in a special moment captured     

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Champagne breakfast at Arts on Main …

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

… was the continuation celebration, with friends, of Elaine’s 25th birthday! The buildings have been around for 100 years or more – a fascinating side of Johannesburg where old buildings are given a new lease on life … Follow the … Continue reading →

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Chasing rainbows

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

It’s just the way it is A flying visit to the Cape has left me a little sad.   But there is hope .. heaps of hope We were there, in Somerset West at the end of May, on the last bit … Continue reading →

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Just a rose …

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

No time to post …   …   had a busy weekend …. Connor’s Pre primary Concert for Grandparents … hubby came back from Ghana .. family popping in … babysitting boys while Jeanette and Lance have a relaxing dinner together … Continue reading →

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Some snippets from this past week …

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

.. which was uneventful but filled with family time!  Hubby and I were going to do so much, as he was on leave, but he has been fighting a ‘flu bug which will not go away leaving a visit to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bradley, Carl, Connor, Erin, family, grandchildren, Jeanette, Weekly Winners | 2 Comments

I sneaked a peek …

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

… after Santa had been ….  or was he still there ?     I have taken a photo of the Christmas tree and prezzies on Christmas morning with our children every year.  After Jeanette and Carl married and left home, Elaine was … Continue reading →

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