Paw-paw (papaya). A daily treat in SA.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
21 December 2009
Beach day. Durban's Mabhida Soccer World Cup Stadium on the right corner of the picture.
19 December 2009
Christmas gift to our parents. I used my grandmother's recipe, baked them in Holland and wrapped them up well to take to SA to ice and deliver. I'm happy with how they turned out. The glazed look is the way to go in humid Durban. I had forgotten how the icing sweats in December!
17 December 2009
Speed Queen. I want one! Laundry from start to finish in Holland: +- 4 hours. Laundry from start to finish in South Africa: +- 1 hour.
16 December 2009
Visited Aunty Margs and Uncle Col this afternoon. We used to live in their little flat way back in 2001.
10 December 2009
View from the Land Rover. The hut = heaven. It's where Bryn and I had a full body massage for 90 minutes! Indigo Fields was fabulous. Happy 10th anniversary, B.
6 December 2009
Savannah is such a help. Her little job was to push Sophie's pram, while Bryn and I each pushed a luggage trolley each. Here we are dropping off our rental car in Johannesburg, ready to board our flight to DURBAN!!
4 December 2009
Ready to depart for our much needed and looked forward to Christmas break in South Africa.
3 December 2009
Dance recital with Lulu, the Mexican dance teacher. She's great. The girls love her.
1 December 2009
Sophie with Miffy--
* 35 weeks
This photo was taken in South Africa. We hadn't technically left for SA yet, but...things were hectic. At least this shot was captured in the same week. Oh, also, I had to call on some cute and willing "Miffy's" to play the all important role.
30 November 2009
Liz, our fantastic American hairdresser comes to our home. She charges Eur20 for a ladies' cut and Eur 15 for children. Perfect.
29 November 2009
Driving in Paris is unbelievably tricky. Bryn did a fantastic job. The photo above shows a traffic circle (on our navigation system) at the Arc de Triomphe with way too many exits. The circle should consist of about 4 lanes, but honestly, the French drivers just go, creating about 15 lanes, with traffic facing all sorts of crazy directions. It was fun!
28 November 2009
Lunch stop before we arrived at our destination in Paris. Jambon Beurre. mmmmmmm. yum. yum. Our family favourite. We've tried to replicate this simple, delicious lunch meal, but somehow, the only place you can get this delectable french bread is France.
26 November 2009
Orthodontic appointment. The waiting room is fabulous, but this is all I managed to capture before my name was called. It'll have to do.
23 November 2009
Packing for a quick weekend trip to Paris and a week later, our Christmas break to South Africa. My days are full. Madison comes home from school with this little project for me. Ko. She (aka the mom) keeps a diary and takes photos etc. Perfect timing...
Friday, January 1, 2010
20 November 2009
Finally, a little sunshine patch in my garden. Looking forward to a good dose in South Africa next month.
19 November 2009
Residency permit collection on one of the windiest days in Holland. Of course, all the children had to be present. Savannah was helping me carry Sophie's baby bag from the car to the permit building, when all of a sudden, a huge gush of wind came and blew me AND Sophie (in her pram--which fell over) into the street. I've never experienced such force. Luckily no harm was done, but we were all a little shaken!
18 November 2009
Gem, hurry up and get online. Want to chat. The blessings of living in modern times...blogs, email, cheap international calling, skype, sms', facebook...
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