Claymation

This is Stephanie's homework.
Amazing what can be done with a creative mind.
I love the McDonalds!

Today This Made Me Happy!

We were treated to a home-cooked meal of beef steak, pepper sauce, couscous and roast vegetable salad and chocolate pastries.

Thank you Philip and Lichelle!

This is Abbie's Bible

"For Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also" *

I am not too sentimental about material things - books maybe, of which I have many. For the rest, memories are the keepsakes that remind me of places I’ve been to and people I knew. These familiar thoughts and sentiments belong to me alone and are conveniently encoded and stored in my brain cells, from where I can retrieve them on demand to reminisce and dream and find explanations and solutions for life’s many puzzles.

However, over the years I’ve collected a few tangible souvenirs and this Bible is one of the things I keep close – usually on the nightstand. I bought it in October 1975 with the express aim of studying its contents that I might live my life by its rules (an undertaking in which, to some extent, I think I have succeeded). This Bible is packed with keepsakes that I’ve collected to remind me of some or other significant moment. I seldom read from this Bible these days, but from time to time I still refer back to it. It contains cards and notes from my children, letters from childhood friends and boyfriends past, my own feeble attempts at writing poetry, drawings by my children and their letters to the tooth-mouse and even a tail feather of my parrot Gert who died in 2003.

*Matthew 6:19-24  (These words also appear as an inscription on the tombstome of Dumbledore’s sister and mother in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).

Sitting in the Alice Chair

Philip

We have a family tradition: Whenever there is a need to talk, we meet at Harries Pancake in Eastwood. They have a large chair in one corner.

Lichelle

Stephanie

Me

Whoever sits in the

Alice chair,

is the

"chair person"

From: Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Today I am happy because...

I have a warm, comfortable place to read my book ("The Appeal", John Grisham)

Today I am happy because ...



we enjoyed precious family time together (Cappucino's, Brooklyn Mall)



My New Jack Russel Puppy




My new Jack Russel puppy, Fanta.

  Today I stopped by the Jack Russel breeders out at Kameeldrift to choose a puppy from a litter of nine (five males and four females). I picked a rather timid female pup with bright eyes and well-defined markings. Her breath smelled of dog milk and I look forward to collecting her in two to three weeks time. Her name is Pepsi Vuma Pepper Fanta. 

SO MAAK MENS Witbrood in die broodmasjien

Gebruik die broodmasjien se eie koppie en maatlepel.

Skraap oor die bo-rand van die koppie en maatlepel met die stomp kant van die meslem  wanneer jy die bestanddele afmeet.

Die sout en gis moenie gemeng word nie.

Hou by die volgorde van die resep.

1. Meet eers 3 koppies meel af en hou eenkant.:

2. Smeer die metaal klitser goed met margarien en klik in posisie.

3. Plaas nou die broodpan in die broodmasjien en klik in posisie.

4. Voeg by 3 eetlepels sonneblom olie,  een koppie louwarm water, 1½teelepel sout, 3 eetlepels wit suiker

5. Strooi die meel bo-oor en maak ‘n holte bo-op die meel. Plaas 2¼ teelepels aktiewe kitsgis in die holte.

6. Maak die deksel toe en kies COLOR (Light), 1.5LB en Program 1 (Basic).

7. Na 3 ure is die brood gereed, verwyder uit die pan en laat op ‘n draadrak afkoel.

Onthou: Mens sny nie brood nie. Mens SAAG brood. Veral so lekker warm, varsgebakte broodjie!