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Monthly Archives: November 2014
It wasn’t Kalky’s but wine and lunch at Steenberg was superb!
Our two night stay at The Vineyard came to an end with a leisurely scrumptious breakfast. The plan was to make our way to the elusive Kalky’s in Kalk Bay. I say elusive because we’ve tried to find it on a … Continue reading
Posted in awards, Cape, Cape Town, food, holiday, mountains, restaurants, travel, wine, wine estates
Tagged Constantia Valley, wine tasting
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Throwback Thursdays : Highlights of 1985
This is the year Jeanette started High School, we got a puppy, Carl was invested into Cubs and we had a marvellous coastal holiday in Marina Beach … Her uniform didn’t look the same after the first few days .. socks … Continue reading
Posted in Carl, children, dogs, family, holiday, Kwa Zulu Natal, labrador, memory lane, pets, puppies, sea, sunset, Throwback Thursdays, travel
Tagged Marina Beach
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Sadness … and wine tasting in the Cape
Oh my .. big sigh …. it’s always extremely sad spending time with my Mum 😦 Every time I see her she’s thinner than the last time. Her heart keeps pumping, steady and strong but the rest of her body … Continue reading
Posted in art, Cape, concert, countryside, food, holiday, Kathy, restaurants, travel, wine, wine estates
Tagged Cape, Stellenbosch, wine tasting
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Lush gardens at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town
I love wandering around the beautiful gardens of the hotel on the banks of the Liesbeek River. I have written a post about the gardens in April 2010 .. a different time … a different season. This time it was misty and drizzly … Continue reading
Throwback Thursdays : My cousin and I were in the papers
Yay ..managed to post early on Thursday before our house is invaded by painters! Every room is chaotic now 😦 When I was little, we had a bulldog named Barney. I cannot remember if Barney was part of the annual dog … Continue reading
Posted in cousins, dogs, memory lane, pets, photography, Throwback Thursdays
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Day two of our Cape holiday
A ‘short and sweet’ post as our house is topsy turvy with painters. And the dust!!! Incredible!! Fine white dust from sanding rough bits on walls and burglar bars. It’s so fine it creeps through sheeting I’ve used to cover … Continue reading