3 years old today. Can you remember the super day in the forest with the waterfall when you were only 2 ?
Enjoy a happy birthday. I look forward to hearing about your pirate party. Please send photos.
Amy turns 9 years old today.
Happy birthday Amy. I wish I could see you on your birthday. I found a photo of you with amazing earings.- the biggest you will ever wear.
At your party on Saturday you will be a pirate. Please send me photos.
Theatre, farewell dinner and airport
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- Charnay
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- farewell
Another rainy day so we decided to see “The Just So Stories” at the Kalk Bay Theatre. It was fabulous entertainment and very full so we sat on the floor.
Jon invited us for a movie at Cavendish. There was nothing suitable so we made our own entertainment. Zoe wanted pizza. Amy wanted sushi and Jon wanted desserts. So we all shared pizzas, then up the escalators for Sushi to share again, and then a long, long ride to the bottom to find super desserts in new place in Woolworths. It was fun.
The next day Charnay and I were sad to say goodbye. It was a lovely week.
20080703 Noddy at Artscape theatre and the Aquarium
Wind and rain today made this a good day for the theatre. Amy, Zoe and I saw an excellent Noddy show in the foyer of the Artscape Theatre. I shall have to borrow some grandchildren so that I can go again next week! After the show the actors met the audience and shook hands with us . Noddy gave each child a gift after greeting them.
The Aquarium was wonderful again. We saw sting rays, sharks, turtle and all type of fish in the large tank and more in the seaweed forest tank. We were lucky to be there in time for the fish feeding which only lasts 5 minutes. The sharks only get fed once a week on Sundays. They do help themselves to food by eating the fish that are swimming in the tank with them.
Amy and Zoe enjoy all the tanks and displays but it is the microscope which keeps their interest the most. The seals were missing today.
Penguins in Simonstown.
Tuesday was perfect for swimming and cycling in Fish Hoek. Zoe and Amy cycled very well in the car park. Then shared a strawberry milkshake before climbing the jungle gym. We returned to Eight Bells for lunch.
After reading time, we drove to Simonstown to see the penguins and practice cycling again. After enjoying the jacuzz everyone was ready for bed.
Monday morning.
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- 3 strangers visited us after lunch.
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- Sheltering from the wind below the wall io Fish Hoek beach.
We began the sunny morning in the jacuzzi. Breakfast on fruit and cereal with Patricia’s crunchies. We went to Fish Hoek to look at hiring a bike for Zoe. Instead we found a super secondhand purple bike with fairy wheels.
Amy and Zoe spent an hour whizzing round the Fish Hoek beach car park in the strong wind. There were only 5 crashes and all recovered by bedtime.
Yvonne, Saskia and Kiana lunched with us and played dressing up from the box. We laughed a lot.
We spent an hour watching video of Zoe and Amy at Kwa Maratani.
Sunday with Jon, Amy and Zoe.
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- Amy, Zoe and Rose arrived on Saturday.
The bulldog Charnay arrived on Friday. Sunday morning in bed Amy and Zoe entertained Jon and I with the dressing up box. When they had put on as many clothes as they could possible wear they decided to dress Jon with the Scottish wig/hat. It made him speak with a Scottish accent which caused much laughter.
Jon prepared a super breakfast of poached eggs and salmon on English muffings with Bearnaise sauce. Delicious! Amy built my new Dolls house under Jon’ supervision.
We went to the garage to try out the bikes. The smaller one suits Amy.
We enjoyed babootie for lunch with meringues and icecream and mangoes fpr dessert.
Jon and the dogs went home and we enjoyed the evening with a roaring fire.
Crankhandle Club Swartland rally 19 April 2008
During the week Jon and I accepted that the MGB could not be ready in time for the Swartland rally with the Crankhandle Club . Jon prepared the 1971 Jaguar which was so comfortable and warm in the rain. Schuppa, the Border Collie, easily fitted on to the back seat.
We met the Crankers at Milnerton Paddling club on the beach. There were 32 cars. We departed at 2 minute intervals in the rain. However we soon drove out of the rain along the coast road to Melkbosch Strand. Following our rally pages we crossed the Cape Flats to drive between the vineyards with the mountains towering over us. It is wonderful scenery on a sunny winters day. We found our route to Tulbagh which is such a pretty little town with lots of Cape Dutch architecture in Church Street and on the wine farms.
We met at Montpellier for the winners dinner and again for breakfast. This was a lovely event.
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- 32 cars participated.
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- Jon’s Jag.
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- A rainy morning to start.
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- Beautiful contemporary church
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- Cape Dutch architecture
Tia’s birthday celebrated on 18 May 2008
Tia celebrated her birthday with Eyal, Mom, Jon, Nicky, Rob, Yvonne, Hilary, Anne and Nick at Stellenberg Wine Estate on a warm winter’s day in the Constantia Valley.
The buffet lunch was amazing. We were overwhelmed by the variety of the food. The cold buffet was stunningly different from the usual Sunday buffet with lots of fish, springrolls, somoosas, salads. The sunday roasts were good and the vegetables freshly cooked. The deserts were a meal on their own.
It is such a beautiful arm dominated by the Constantiaberg mountain. The drive from the gate to the Werf through the vineyards was lovely. The farm buildings are in Cape Dutch style. Tall oaks dominate the Werf. We dined under the oak trees with a band playing delightful tunes.
Amy, Zoe and Rose arrive at Eight Bells 20080628
After a long wait for the flight and then luggage Amy, Zoe and Rose finally arrived in Cape Town. Grandolin drove them to the Blue Route for hot chocolate drinks and cinnamon pancakes. Unfortunately we missed the opportuniity to Skype Laura and Joseph.
In St James we unloaded the suitcases on to the lift and drove to the garage while the lift took the baggage to Eight Bells.
We are all excited to be together in St James. 
Tonight we watched video of Zoe and Amy when Zoe was 10 weeks. Jon arrived for supper and the girls finished watching a german video. Amy tells me if they watch this they will be able to understand Laura speaking German!!!
