Cornerstone friends admiring Golden Shower

The Golden Shower on the Verandah is at its best in July/August each year.

 My little friends from the Cornerstone Assembly of God came to admire ...

                                                                      The two talkative friends

Big sister ...

                                                                  Little sister ...

Township cool for book club

When book club member Biffie Joubert invited us for an African-themed meeting, I had to think up something "animalistic" because I do not possess a sweswe garment or embroidered African skirt.
   So a fake leopard skin strip had to serve as headpiece and the zebra-patterned silk top (bought in London - 2007) competed against each other.
    The nicest part of it all was wearing Kia's sneakers with "ankle bracelets" bought in Venice at a Chinese shop (copy of Murano beads).

Elephants in Summerstrand ...

Detail on gloves (above) and pearls (below)

                                                             Traditional snack

                                                             Out of Africa cheeseboard

                                      Helena sported European footwear for an African safari

Taste of Hungary!

When Viola Mate requested a bed for two nights on Couchsurfer, I knew that I could ask her to show me how to make Hungarian noodles. I brought a noodlemaker from Budapest in September last year and had never used it.
   What a lovely young woman! We had such fun during her two-night stay. I fetched ther at the BazBus stop and dropped her there again 62 hours later.

                                            Sampling my Malay curry in the kitchen ...

                                       Post Box at the old Lighthouse on the Donkin...

                                                                 Near Something Good ...

                                                            The noodle cooking process!

                                   Paprika Chicken (back) and Hungarian noodles.
                                    Viola phoned her mother to get the Mate family recipe.
                                      400gr flour, 4 eggs and 2 desi-litre water...

                   Lovely gift!     A piece of traditional embroidery made by a family member

She wrote the following to Couchsurfing after leaving for Wilnerness....
                          ... spent 2 nights at Trudie's place. She was so nice and welcoming
                       Being in her house felt like home. It was great spending time together with her and
                       her daughter Kia. Thanks for everything, showing around and the wonderful
                            meal :) Keep in touch :)

Bling at Women's Day tea

Annetjie Stander invited me to the Tea at St John's Methodist Church on Women's Day.
   The brief was Black and Bling... so I duly donned by black dress, fishnet stocking, vintage black shoes velvet hat, silver lurex gloves and tapestry bag...

                                Annetjie's silver on the table... and the hostess herself (below)

Street music fest in its 4th year

The Richmond Hill Music Festival is blooming and the hard work of the Alliance Francaise rewarded.
    This year the streets were even more alive with anything from clowns to koeksisters and classical!

Artists were at work from dawn into the night in front of the Alliance

To get into the swing of things, Eon helped me to yarn bomb

the tree in front of the Verandah

The Doilie Tree!

Christo Zondagh and the lead singer in his band

pic taken by NMMU Photography student