The views at our home

We love living here!

The photos with the white daisies were taken in front of our house looking towards it. You can see our yellow house on one of them. This piece of land is actually for building an extension of an existing highway and has been in planning since the 1970's. We doubt wether it will ever happen.

The photos with the yellow flowers are taken from our house looking over the farm and mountains behind the house. The flowers are canola fields that the farmer planted this year. It is beautiful but you can also tell by our nasal speech that it is in flower at the moment ;o)

Obviously these photos were taken at two very different times of the day.

We are so blessed and thankful for the time we are able to stay here!

A lovely Saturday afternoon!

We went to a very unique wedding in Rawsonville on Saturday afternoon. What made it so unique was that the bride and groom requested that the Gospel be preached instead of the usual wedding message. The reason for this was that they had many friends and family (including the father of the bride) present who was not saved.

After the tea we drove back home but, instead of taking the Hugenote tunnel as we did going, we decided to drive over the top. What a beautiful experience! I took these photos with my cellphone while driving. Just had to share it! It is just a pity that all the proteas and cone bushes that are in bloom nest to the side of the road does not show on the photos! It was breathtaking and I absolutely love drives like this!

Teachers' birthdays

Suzelle and Luzaan's teachers have their birthdays within a week from each other this year.

This is my contribution:

My personal favorite is the flower one because it looks bright and happy ;o) The other one is meant to look like something decadent you would find at a coffee shop.

On the phone with Ouma Lizette

Loved the way Luzaan did her own hair tonight and took some pictures of her while on the phone with my mother :o)

There's one of Suzelle as well but she did not give me as much time because she was not on the phone that long - less social :o)

The Ballet Costume

Some of you know by now that I have been struggling with a ballet costume for Luzaan's concert middle September. I am very uninformed as far as sewing is concerned and this has been a challenge but I also see it as my "sewing lesson" thanks to some good friends who are good at sewing! My friend Efme (Pronounced Ephmay for my American friends ;o) helped me sooo much by just showing me step by step what she did and helped me to copy it!

It is not quite done yet because tomorrow is D-day at ballet class. This means the teacher decides wether it is good enough or not. This dress is basically just hand sewn together in quite a few places in case she decides that I have to change something. Then the hem is also not cut to the length she wants it because we always wait until the very last with that so that all the costumes look the same.

Luzaan loves it and that is all the thank you a mommy needs! Well, here's a preview ;o) This will be worn with pink ballet stockings and shoes of course and not with bright blue socks as on the picture! :oD

Fan Walk photos

Did the Fan Walk

We did the Fan Walk in Cape Town today and it was quite an experience! We are not huge sport fans but felt we had to do it because we would probably not get the opportunity again.

The atmosphere is amazing and people are all happy and the friendly banter between the German and Argentinian supporters(before the game of course) is quite amusing. We went into the train station which in itself is quite something since normally I would not dare to go there! The streets belong to the pedestrians as well and you can see, on the photo with Lion's Head in the background and A supporter in the foreground, that the drivers became quite desperate! People would just keep crossing the street even though the traffic light has turned. Everyone acts crazy and blows their vuvuzelas and you get quite swept up in the vibe.

It got me thinking though and I was pondering a few questions. Is it healthy as a Christian to get so involved in sport? When we look back after the World Cup, what would we have achieved for the Lord? Everything is beautiful and it is wonderful that all people get along but what eternal value does that have? Did Satan just manage to shift our focus away from what is important by the excitement of all that is happening around us? I do not mean to be pessimistic or negative but I believe that we are here for something much different and less worldly and materialistic. I am not against sport or watching and enjoying it but all with balance.

I loved the Fever trees covered with brightly colored cloth in Adderley Street! We also loved the Tree aloes there! I guess I am more a person who likes peace and quiet of nature ;o)

I will be posting 2 of these so that I can add some more photos.