Life as it is: Noordhoek

A stressfull and timeconsuming activity: hanging wallpaper. You only get one chance to get it right! Never having done this before, luckily mum Denise has so with her help two rooms are finished.

After some very heavy rains, the water coming from the mountains has found her way down...through our garden. With a big crater as a result. Fortunately gardener Lameck already filled the gap with sand.

We finally moved in our private section of the house and felt right at home.

Romantic diner in Kalkbay.

After a month of doing chores, cooking and taking care of Bram, Denise returned homewards. She was a true addition to the team for which we like to thank her with all our heart.

Progress

The fireplace has finally arrived.


Grrr...


Mama Denise in action.

The outside of the house has been transformed from grey bricks to a warm colour.

Time for leisure

Terrace in the sun at Imhoff farm.

Walk along Noordhoek beach.

Lunchtime at Blue water cafe.

Delicious cappucino.

King winter has arrived

Winter has arrived in a real Capetonian way: rain and wind are our share. Some night we have the feeling as we're driving through a carwash, so hard is the rain hitting the windows! Fortunately the weather forecast for the weekend is better.
Daan, Lieve, Wannes and Dorian have left Noordhoek heading towards Namibia. We expect them back in months time, before they will continue their journey through Africa. We were joined by Denise (Brams mother). She already pulled up her sleaves and started painting.
There is another addition to the family: a ridgeback puppy named Badu. Quite shy in the beginning, he has now settled in perfectly, knibbling away on everything he can get his teeth on...
Bram and I slept for the very first time in our own bedroom yesterday. Next step is finishing off our living room, but as we're still waiting for the stove there's no hurry to do so. 

Some wintery images...

Nice sunny winters day at the construction site in Noordhoek.

Poolboy Daan has fished this Baboon spider out of the pool, no need for resuscitation, not that we had any intention to do so...

Very first harvest from the vegetable garden: radish...yummie!

The African sky, different every night.