tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729304974942075312024-03-13T20:09:28.130-07:00Jan and Miekie's JournalWe would like to share our daily experiences as we enter a new exciting phase in our lives: being grandparents!Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-45401157048879733332012-10-14T14:32:00.001-07:002012-10-14T14:42:21.553-07:00Annemie’s first birthday<p>Annemie turned 1 on 13 October.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6vUI5lDe6ak/UHsuToZaSCI/AAAAAAAAENE/I0CgLSrrf9w/s1600-h/P1010724%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010724 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010724 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oRkxJfDMdWQ/UHsuUzxPOzI/AAAAAAAAENI/2Lc9nwVg7i0/P1010724%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="230" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-99nNO-28QX0/UHsuWF2KBVI/AAAAAAAAENQ/nTlUwyOE_ws/s1600-h/P1010726%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010726 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010726 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KmM-FjI4ir8/UHsuXMCZXHI/AAAAAAAAENc/7hjrgqqdVbg/P1010726%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="151" /></a></p> <p>We celebrated it at our house, with a big feast that Thelwyn and Frans had prepared.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UveBpTYG2OQ/UHsuYoMmjrI/AAAAAAAAENg/8iLDTrevNBE/s1600-h/P1010735%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010735 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010735 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QrB65TSeaIo/UHsuZp1qhHI/AAAAAAAAENo/3R5AIHc0EqQ/P1010735%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--BML8VHqeQs/UHsubKKVb_I/AAAAAAAAEN0/CFdt4F4yBlg/s1600-h/P1010736%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010741 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010741 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pBbKhEDu44w/UHsuhvN02fI/AAAAAAAAEOY/mWQRi1xTyMg/P1010741%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="179" /></a></p> <p>Martelize and Franco and the other friends admiring the polka dot cake.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Wvt_wbWpY3A/UHsuiqk_qoI/AAAAAAAAEOg/EaYyF6vZXb0/s1600-h/P1010742%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010742 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010742 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GRnmh76W3ak/UHsujuFupdI/AAAAAAAAEOo/JioupQ1r19M/P1010742%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="193" /></a></p> <p>Janita looking forward to the jellies that Martelize had made.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mVD6vO-5moo/UHsukn9V4fI/AAAAAAAAEOw/zbMGkZ7ZZOQ/s1600-h/P1010746%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010746 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010746 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LMU2x5sSb9c/UHsulyU472I/AAAAAAAAEO4/Ngad4ewE-_s/P1010746%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a></p> <p>Frans lit the number 1 candle…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MXfuNlRjnfM/UHsum28ghUI/AAAAAAAAEPE/imYKab4rJj0/s1600-h/P1010743%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010743 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010743 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ckxHWIfGZK0/UHsuofLxR8I/AAAAAAAAEPI/l6xK_HO9kOc/P1010743%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N9Bxe-QgSQI/UHsupbdRuTI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/wvqptTXG7Hw/s1600-h/P1010744%252520-%252520Copy%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010744 - Copy - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010744 - Copy - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4B69J0V0FY0/UHsuqk30jMI/AAAAAAAAEPc/pqe4jxJSQ00/P1010744%252520-%252520Copy%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="186" height="244" /></a></p> <p>while Annemie looked on.  The candle certainly got her attention!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NcJdghBdfdI/UHsur1501cI/AAAAAAAAEPk/mKBAwe_bcck/s1600-h/P1010752%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010752 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010752 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pCcZzbIfd4I/UHsusxRQzPI/AAAAAAAAEPs/vupjjnKtWFE/P1010752%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="443" height="484" /></a></p> <p>The happy family: Martelize (4), Frans, Annemie (1) and Thelwyn</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3HfAnn2DKis/UHsuvRLHCRI/AAAAAAAAEP0/SZ3FAoyVr8Q/s1600-h/P1010757%252520-%252520Copy%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010763 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010763 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hN9sOi9zjF4/UHsvCuCgZ0I/AAAAAAAAERc/0cWg-SC36q8/P1010763%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a></p> <p>Annemie loved her gifts – this push school bag was from the L’s.  Now she has a bag just like her Ousus and her cousins.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5M-P3niDVqQ/UHsvEqFC8tI/AAAAAAAAERk/a5L2qB0FJLM/s1600-h/P1010766%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010766 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010766 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aBT5UW93x0w/UHsvGIipozI/AAAAAAAAERo/xuvmbLlzKQg/P1010766%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a></p> <p>A soft doggy elicits a beautiful smile and a hug.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_rwh9fmxXoc/UHsvHfkntII/AAAAAAAAER0/IM5eLfIVCZ0/s1600-h/P1010769%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010772" border="0" alt="P1010772" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Kfk-CJEqOmE/UHsvN8xev7I/AAAAAAAAESY/2Lobqj8gamg/P1010772_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Playing with her gifts – and the tablecloth weights!  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aNEIsQqzSU4/UHsvPGCF5KI/AAAAAAAAESg/JtzbK6rRiJU/s1600-h/P1010789%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010789 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010789 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Tegd5dHR_lY/UHsvQeS9ZyI/AAAAAAAAESo/POQLe8SjNrE/P1010789%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="244" /></a></p> <p>But Zaran is the best toy of all! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uUoh_RJAV0c/UHsvRY_P5PI/AAAAAAAAES0/aYpawhu4gDE/s1600-h/P1010781%252520-%252520Copy%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010781 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010781 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Eg5mwtHgnBg/UHsvSl8nOAI/AAAAAAAAES4/p_5W8Re--Vw/P1010781%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="218" /></a></p> <p>We had an unexpected visitor: a huge tortoise.  He was the largest tortoise we had even seen on the farm and of course all these animal lover children were ecstatic!  He did not stay long though – he soon disappeared  into the bush.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nQEHREv6zQw/UHsvTn4KTpI/AAAAAAAAETE/TtyAFx8_lYw/s1600-h/P1010796%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010796 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010796 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XsTmhSKo4fA/UHsvVJm3Z3I/AAAAAAAAETM/K5UpB87vRjg/P1010796%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="472" height="314" /></a></p> <p>Dankie Mamma vir ‘n baie lekker partytjie!  </p> <p>Thank you God for my brown eyed girls and all our family.  And thank you for such special occasions!  Thank you for giving us Annemie:  she is such a little ray of sunshine!  </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-1279225483191104092012-07-15T02:01:00.001-07:002012-07-15T02:01:48.326-07:00Looking after Martelize and Annemie<p>The week after our Namibia holiday, we looked after the two H’s as Thelwyn went to Fauresmith for the National Endurance Ride.  (Sadly her horse became lame and she was unable to complete this tough course.  A real pity after she had worked so hard!  But there you have it: sport is sport and accidents can always happen.)</p> <p>At home we had fun with the two H granddaughters. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PMLpo2bJRgQ/UAKGTSvLfJI/AAAAAAAAEIc/h6ZywgoscVE/s1600-h/P10105023.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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They could transform from bird’s eggs to ice-creams. Jan’s grandmother’s silver bowl was just the right container for them! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zQsgS4FwMe0/UAKGXnZjRgI/AAAAAAAAEI4/VO_g6B410qA/s1600-h/P10105092.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010509" border="0" alt="P1010509" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1JhVU-2nwao/UAKGYrWkekI/AAAAAAAAEJA/EN9QjWB2SNw/P1010509_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KSH9vK2tQ2I/UAKGZngvUuI/AAAAAAAAEJM/Wvmqb6OUymk/s1600-h/P10105112.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010511" border="0" alt="P1010511" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VdzHPoa4P0A/UAKGaxjyd3I/AAAAAAAAEJQ/PstD9eQhzbk/P1010511_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Annemie  8 1/2 months and Martelize nearly 4 years.  </p> <p> </p> <p>One morning Annemie only ate about half of her cereal.  Silly me left the bowl with the left overs on a side table in the sitting-room.  This is the scene that greeted me a little while later:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LK8O_r9Qpws/UAKGbzbNXJI/AAAAAAAAEJg/rB0-Fl13RXM/s1600-h/P10105174.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010517" border="0" alt="P1010517" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XYJfmItoIrY/UAKGdOodvQI/AAAAAAAAEJo/z580mwkRr9g/P1010517_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484" /></a></p> <p>Annemie had found the bowl and spoon-fed herself the rest!  At 8 months a bit of a mess is to be expected, but neat little Annemie used the cloth on the side table as a serviette…</p> <p>Jan went to fetch the two L’s to join in the fun.  We were so busy, there wasn’t time for photos!  To get all five of them ready for playschool was quite a challenge!  (My friend Jessie and I have a small play group at Camp Reynard next door.) </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ce1a-XZbI8E/UAKGeVJP15I/AAAAAAAAEJw/G7dSs2dTeBg/s1600-h/P10105248.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010524" border="0" alt="P1010524" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-C59MoNPbbWQ/UAKGfcvLD1I/AAAAAAAAEJ0/Z-NbWLzawfo/P1010524_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="484" /></a></p> <p>The following day, we all went to Pretoria zoo.  Janita is standing in front of Franco, with Surprise and Tannie Jessie next to him and Tabihle and Martelize at the back.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Gb4J71MX2WQ/UAKGgnSjjWI/AAAAAAAAEKA/b3GGxB_pHJs/s1600-h/P10105316.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010531" border="0" alt="P1010531" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-M2esOK2P3Hk/UAKGifKys4I/AAAAAAAAEKI/lr2yIplRRgs/P1010531_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="168" /></a></p> <p>Martelize, Janita, Surprise and Jessie</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YlicgDfJsAM/UAKGj4plFuI/AAAAAAAAEKQ/ODpoRftRck0/s1600-h/P10105363.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010536" border="0" alt="P1010536" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ta1q0x3W7J4/UAKGkzrs80I/AAAAAAAAEKY/WKA2BijuY5Q/P1010536_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="315" height="484" /></a></p> <p>Janita, 2 years and 3 months.  She walked all the way up to the lions and back and never complained!  Quite a long and steep walk for such a little one!  Only right at the end of our tour did we put her in the pram and Annemie onto my back! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F32Pj1RYbig/UAKGmDvvT6I/AAAAAAAAEKg/ywTitP01kk0/s1600-h/P10105373.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010537" border="0" alt="P1010537" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Cet1MUusg9A/UAKGnHBQF9I/AAAAAAAAEKo/jOBUDB-Rv8w/P1010537_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="405" height="484" /></a></p> <p>Franco, 4 years 2 months was disappointed that the lions were in their cage under the road – we could hear, but not see them! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-d9tws72pQKs/UAKGoTuKXJI/AAAAAAAAEKw/gtdQ-qhUIm4/s1600-h/P10105422.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010542" border="0" alt="P1010542" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i6fMvB-LByY/UAKGp3TYSfI/AAAAAAAAEK4/y56TWImbgL0/P1010542_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="180" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RW40nXCwpd8/UAKGq7OHe7I/AAAAAAAAELA/g0B59XG2_9Q/s1600-h/P10105453.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010545" border="0" alt="P1010545" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-K2zGflYJz-0/UAKGr12HbxI/AAAAAAAAELE/oYQoX2W9c4E/P1010545_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a></p> <p>A special treat was a ride in the zoo train.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gEVY35BFgU8/UAKGtYuTibI/AAAAAAAAELQ/Ltq-wqGVEIs/s1600-h/P1010549%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010549" border="0" alt="P1010549" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tn5WQGd1PmA/UAKGuoa10_I/AAAAAAAAELU/d13fRNNXPo4/P1010549_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="212" /></a></p> <p>Frans and Annemie</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VBVMpz21Pe8/UAKGvid_ZjI/AAAAAAAAELg/tdQbqZxfzDg/s1600-h/P1010553%252520-%252520Copy%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010553 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010553 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Id-_mj2XsrY/UAKGw3zQLJI/AAAAAAAAELk/cCCBP9E5TBo/P1010553%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="162" /></a></p> <p>The family came for a braai to celebrate my birthday.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SFKuiYTanCQ/UAKGztN2ePI/AAAAAAAAELw/7nhoIrT8i9Y/s1600-h/P1010555%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010555" border="0" alt="P1010555" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pVc_V5EGkiA/UAKG0zEee8I/AAAAAAAAEL0/QY_v0_WI7SI/P1010555_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="170" /></a></p> <p>Dorette with the Breytenbach “crystal”. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-81KnS5lMZRQ/UAKG10kh8oI/AAAAAAAAEL8/WeMeHJdt7oU/s1600-h/P1010556%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010556 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010556 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uCu8Yd2U62E/UAKG26lMyVI/AAAAAAAAEME/rtRGLT9_Mfg/P1010556%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="177" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Hendrik</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-38m0zT-Xp0s/UAKG30WsYoI/AAAAAAAAEMQ/ytFUqxsFXxQ/s1600-h/P1010567%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010567" border="0" alt="P1010567" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4qn4YoKdmVU/UAKG5Qz4sGI/AAAAAAAAEMY/xZNsKaAgHOk/P1010567_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="429" height="245" /></a></p> <p>My precious darlings!  8 July 2012</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XshNgowaZlA/UAKG6v3nGqI/AAAAAAAAEMg/z-gdPTZipCU/s1600-h/P1010570%252520-%252520Copy%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010570 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010570 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MPrFfA2GX4Q/UAKG8Y5-0NI/AAAAAAAAEMk/lASo3ojdyUs/P1010570%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="429" height="248" /></a></p> <p>Thelwyn with Martelize on Jessica.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OavRowFQNlc/UAKG9Sq_ELI/AAAAAAAAEMw/M9w-6mknmqY/s1600-h/P1010573%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010573 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010573 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7V6fNG0eXV0/UAKG-U3lm3I/AAAAAAAAEM0/wxK7Q42CLJI/P1010573%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="427" height="507" /></a></p> <p>Thank you God for my darling, darling grandchildren!  Bless them and keep them safe.  </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-1947359567856745942012-07-13T01:24:00.001-07:002012-07-13T01:24:58.333-07:00Namibia tour: Days 9-12: Agama, Sossusvlei, Namtib, Oas<p>En route from Swakopmund to Agama camp.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CmpSeRZa_Og/T__aNQqL7JI/AAAAAAAAEAw/y2nr-0TB5yA/s1600-h/P1010348_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010348_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010348_thumb" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tsd36z2c6_Y/T__aOvugHdI/AAAAAAAAEA4/lhebTVaGRN4/P1010348_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-skShKkHtPJQ/T__aPrk0r4I/AAAAAAAAEBA/x-057RXQt6Q/s1600-h/P1010353%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010353 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010353 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vExBOZ2kG-4/T__aQ_4ZsOI/AAAAAAAAEBI/m7PiA36vgQI/P1010353%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NqiLWafiSZ8/T__aR3A-bjI/AAAAAAAAEBQ/bAvRzKdmy3g/s1600-h/P1010363%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010363 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010363 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NbbLlA2LYK4/T__aTOR_cSI/AAAAAAAAEBY/B3fO9d98-k0/P1010363%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-quBdsKixXgk/T__aUIkB1eI/AAAAAAAAEBg/eKDuLcZKHbE/s1600-h/P1010375%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010375 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010375 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e-Gqdj0OqQ0/T__aVazNkLI/AAAAAAAAEBo/zil4P0Nt0vw/P1010375%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YXtK6iT76YY/T__aWI-7y9I/AAAAAAAAEBw/Fi4tptrDZWM/s1600-h/P1010377_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010377_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010377_thumb" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0-qzz3qV_jI/T__aXYW42xI/AAAAAAAAEB4/N7n3-spzt9U/P1010377_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The sunset at Agama. This was a very clean and neat camp in the desert. We especially loved the roofless bathroom – they certainly do not expect a lot of rain there! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UWBjOAQKt4A/T__aYqJgYBI/AAAAAAAAECA/QqxD35mx7e8/s1600-h/P1010384%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010384 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010384 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Tr9PFNDGqZM/T__aZkyh3JI/AAAAAAAAECI/03UDjjQcmeE/P1010384%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uip0us_ZS5w/T__ab9UA4MI/AAAAAAAAECQ/mqehxTQ2Gnk/s1600-h/P1010391%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010391 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010391 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CC2a7lchIJs/T__adrDVgQI/AAAAAAAAECY/w9oFUWmcnzw/P1010391%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We drove through to Sossusvlei the next morning – not as early as our camp neighbours who aimed to catch the sunrise there. The arid landscape was pretty much the same as the day before, but then suddenly we saw the first red dunes. Gene did the 4 x4 thing and got us safely through the sand until Dead Vlei.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VS3yG-ivxgQ/T__afV3XDgI/AAAAAAAAECg/RX3_4t9AkUM/s1600-h/P1010398%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010398 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010398 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kIhJYNR7KR4/T__agQC7onI/AAAAAAAAECo/LRHt-iq-Ik0/P1010398%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Anne, Gene and Lalie hiking to Dead Vlei.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TQsayTQ6AsQ/T__aifmOIoI/AAAAAAAAECw/EsHyNokaeJE/s1600-h/P1010401%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010401 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010401 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-A1Vl-7eVRLo/T__ak0XHQDI/AAAAAAAAEC4/lL6xLEue4u0/P1010401%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Anne at Dead Vlei</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-94S9_kux3m4/T__anRJi9BI/AAAAAAAAEDA/RQ9W_KcqLVU/s1600-h/P1010405%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010405 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010405 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-y1z-AKI3_nU/T__aoY9atJI/AAAAAAAAEDI/imOX_cAysIk/P1010405%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Jan and I scrambled up the side of the dune. Was it ever steep! And the sand was so loose that we had to scramble up the last bit on all fours! </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RC2aMctW-BU/T__apcH4_4I/AAAAAAAAEDQ/RdtCo2i88-o/s1600-h/P1010411%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010411 - Copy_thumb[1]" border="0" alt="P1010411 - Copy_thumb[1]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QRcUBN04gmo/T__aqXdeSKI/AAAAAAAAEDY/K4ZJV3F8lX4/P1010411%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>My red face says it all – I was exhausted, but it was well worth our while! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tiEh-b6mjS0/T__arZgjwQI/AAAAAAAAEDg/2Btw4w2gwGQ/s1600-h/P1010414%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010414 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010414 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uQfcLRJDLzk/T__asdgaSmI/AAAAAAAAEDo/qwfEohyqNg0/P1010414%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Gene going back after taking beautiful pictures of the Dead Vlei</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-47OibzMu0JQ/T__atHYVA5I/AAAAAAAAEDw/eZ7J_BuD1cI/s1600-h/P1010403%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010403 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010403 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ko41x9W09tw/T__auSP6NwI/AAAAAAAAED4/gdz28osl5U4/P1010403%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Lalie on her way back</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--FZVihfdibM/T__avo9fSVI/AAAAAAAAEEA/baid_Ymu0Pw/s1600-h/P1010418%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010418 - Copy_thumb[1]" border="0" alt="P1010418 - Copy_thumb[1]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iyegTTd6eVg/T__axCn2MEI/AAAAAAAAEEI/HGx2WiOeduY/P1010418%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Jan coming down – walking down the ridge was much, much easier than going up the side of the dune! </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Mx51aPSt7zk/T__ayJ71tOI/AAAAAAAAEEM/oQHOnMpoE-Q/s1600-h/P1010424%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010424 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010424 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iuoDBMj23pI/T__azMbM6NI/AAAAAAAAEEY/90eUv_eP-yU/P1010424%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lxKD9D4NfYo/T__a0Pcy3QI/AAAAAAAAEEg/BvU9mGB5cis/s1600-h/P1010431%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010431 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010431 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Rj3f5G_A8K0/T__a1HTBcxI/AAAAAAAAEEo/t52gQdRY96Y/P1010431%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>At Sossusvlei itself – lovely shiny water in the middle of the desert! <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fawHSh-adkw/T__a5PbhswI/AAAAAAAAEEw/mNb9lBrgE7E/s1600-h/P1010433%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010433 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010433 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_8Ctb5BNUtU/T__a6EIo1jI/AAAAAAAAEE4/j8Ks_t8-mKQ/P1010433%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>After Sossusvlei we travelled down the loveliest road in Namibia: the D707 along the Tiras mountains. We struggled to get hold of a campsite, We had hoped to sleep at Koiimasis, but they never answered their phone! When Anne finally got hold of a site called Namtib, they lady said we couldn’t possibly make it there in the afternoon – we HAD to travel the road in the daytime because it was so beautiful. As it turned out, we did arrive at the camp after dark, but could easily pitch tents in the moonlight. The only light in the bathroom was a candle, but the water in the donkey was still nice and hot.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RU6NDeROdIk/T__a7F6TqFI/AAAAAAAAEFA/XR1-2sG2alQ/s1600-h/P1010441%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010441 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010441 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3rncYgIQkI0/T__a8KI3izI/AAAAAAAAEFI/cVe7GyBxDNg/P1010441%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="135" /></a></p> <p>Jan and Gene – we did not have as many campfires and we had hoped to have: the camper was packed to capacity and there wasn’t space for wood. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-E79viLdzAnw/T__a9JUHK4I/AAAAAAAAEFM/jw29gwI6EMA/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-y5N09TbRlUU/T__a92Dc_hI/AAAAAAAAEFY/sB42qsUeDck/s1600-h/P1010443%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010455 - Copy_thumb" border="0" alt="P1010455 - Copy_thumb" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-allDeSeCz68/T__bLRXIsWI/AAAAAAAAEHA/Rj8tbrQhVJw/P1010455%252520-%252520Copy_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Early the next morning Jan and I scrambled up the irresistible rocky hill. How I wished that we could stay there longer! These rocks were easier to navigate than the extra large ones at Spitskoppe. 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With the new engine, we had to drive @ 80km per hour, but seeing that we were going to drive on dirt roads, this did not really bother us. </p> <p><em>God, please bless Kobus and his work shop and all the people of Karasburg. Thank you for the good roads of Namibia that made it possible for us to see your creation. </em></p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-87220063055582328182012-07-12T08:02:00.001-07:002012-07-12T08:02:28.371-07:00Namibia Tour: Days 6–8: Windhoek, Spitskoppe, Swakopmund and Walvisbay<p> </p> <p>The Saturday morning in Karasburg was bitterly cold!  We were glad to have a room in a guest house as we patiently waited for the mechanics to finish their work on the bakkie.  Jan, Gene and Anne visited the local cooperation while Lalie and I worked on a draft for Inkululeko’s concert.  Finally we got the good news: the bakkie had been taken for a test drive.  Then the bad news: the new engine was fine, but a crucial pipe was on the verge of bursting.  We decided we could wait no longer, and after some reshuffling we all piled into Gene’s bakkie again.  This time with a proper light for the tent and a seat for everyone!  It was too late to make it to Marienthal as was our plan B, so we again camped in Keetmanshoop!  (Plan C) This time the owner of the Quiver Forest gave us a discount.  We left early the next morning – there was not enough time to wait for the tents to dry – we had to be in Windhoek by 12:30 to meet family. </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MCbJtorYoIE/T_7lC5Ym8BI/AAAAAAAAD5c/x5G9HSPL_O8/s1600-h/P1010236%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010236 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010236 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cq44vyj9qQQ/T_7lEAk9rTI/AAAAAAAAD5g/QIFQJ4gXelA/P1010236%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>On our way from Karasburg to Keetmanshoop – for the 2nd time! </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ln0gQRTk1b0/T_7lFEq-j5I/AAAAAAAAD5o/avamv_jVXSk/s1600-h/P1010241%252520-%252520Copy%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010241 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010241 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-agFf7XlvKqg/T_7lGXLqxmI/AAAAAAAAD5w/NDeh1XApDgY/P1010241%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="161" /></a></p> <p>Our Windhoek nephews, Dawid and Theron Steenkamp with their families.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i-BuMp6djIw/T_7lHWTB4ZI/AAAAAAAAD54/-8WwBZj1viQ/s1600-h/P1010248%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010248 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010248 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rmqpNSdxHxY/T_7lIooBFpI/AAAAAAAAD6E/Bcj2jVspEhk/P1010248%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The Portuguese restaurant where we had a lovely get together with the Windhoek family.  </p> <p>Theron took us on a Blitz tour of Windhoek on our way to the camping grounds.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-93s5yPDoUGM/T_7lJttT9OI/AAAAAAAAD6M/xGMu55vNZfY/s1600-h/P1010252%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010252 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010252 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o9SlpHStWM4/T_7lKkD79yI/AAAAAAAAD6U/7s-KgE7mKas/P1010252%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BFsSo0JSTLU/T_7lLn_4O4I/AAAAAAAAD6Y/g2p0N3JllRI/s1600-h/P1010254%252520-%252520Copy%252520%2525282%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010254 - Copy (2)" border="0" alt="P1010254 - Copy (2)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hsB7DkRK9bo/T_7lMky8EtI/AAAAAAAAD6k/uugymU23sQU/P1010254%252520-%252520Copy%252520%2525282%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>The Freedom Museum (?) and the Christuskirche.  Some of the Steenkamp family got married here.  We also drove past the new state buildings, but were not allowed to take pictures.  As we stopped in the street, security guards warned us not to take photos and to keep on driving, so we drove past slowly, but an angry security official from the top of the hill waved us on, quite angrily it seemed to me.  Apparently these new buildings have been built by Chinese and not local Namibians!  The cherry on the cake was the rather tacky “plastic” wild animals in the gardens surrounding the state buildings. It looked, hmm,  very Chinese!  (We wondered why they were so paranoid about having pictures taken of the new State House!) </p> <p>The Arebush camping grounds in Windhoek were very clean, but we had no electricity.  And we realised we had left Anne’s ground sheet at Keetmanshoop!  Ours was still in the bakkie.  How to pitch damp tents in the sand without a ground sheet?  How to  open our large mattress bag?  Dawid saved the day: he lent us a massive piece of black PVC.  For the rest of the tour we could pitch our tents right onto it and everything was much cleaner thanks to this ground sheet.  (Do not attempt to camp in Namibia without one!) </p> <p>The Monday morning in Windhoek was bitterly cold: –2 degrees C!  After some shopping we left for Spitzkoppe via a route south of Windhoek – a very scenic road recommended by the Steenkamps.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OiB-UHjUU8I/T_7lONDSrpI/AAAAAAAAD6s/AoDx0RVBOJ4/s1600-h/P1010255%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010255 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010255 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QzBIsOTGlfY/T_7lPqNOylI/AAAAAAAAD60/9CaXP8pJ5K8/P1010255%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The scenic road C28 Hochland route.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KVLGxVyd918/T_7lRI87EdI/AAAAAAAAD68/-EhJ75Zc3h0/s1600-h/P1010260%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010260 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010260 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9e8H5p_d4jc/T_7lSi_MFtI/AAAAAAAAD7E/NmxzltKQtFg/P1010260%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>However, at the first turnoff, Gene realised we would not have enough fuel to make it to the next definite filling station. After the GPS had sent us on a wild goose chase looking for fuel, we decided to backtrack to Windhoek and to take the road via Okahandja. So we got to see the pass from the other side as well! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h8xo5L9sqOk/T_7lToPHzAI/AAAAAAAAD7M/GLbm0I-M1Po/s1600-h/P1010267%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010267 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010267 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IclhrygvAB4/T_7lU-mlpBI/AAAAAAAAD7U/5VtMYuZJaYc/P1010267%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We arrived at Spitzkoppe late in the afternoon </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-quX5NAzTQxU/T_7lYA5t97I/AAAAAAAAD7g/15U39fNWiPQ/s1600-h/P1010271%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010271 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010271 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aEwZU9l50eI/T_7laniSjQI/AAAAAAAAD7o/WCQHNEMV4cc/P1010271%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-02CJlznXXq0/T_7lb2Y9-2I/AAAAAAAAD7w/SojbziMXWRw/s1600-h/P1010281%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1040160 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1040160 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OgDScDvXqj0/T_7nARdJioI/AAAAAAAAEAY/lZxqHNiUpP0/P1040160%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> Driving through Walvisbay, it was still misty and chilly, but not for long.</p> <p>En route to our camp in the Namib desert, we stopped at the bakery in Solitaire.  Their renowned apple strudel deserves its fame!   Our next stop was Agama Camp – where the bathrooms are without roof ,affording one the luxury of lying in the bath and looking at the stars! </p> <p>Thank you God for Namibia!  </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-14478073255543150932012-07-08T11:57:00.001-07:002012-07-08T11:57:57.738-07:00Namibia tour: Days 4 and 5: From Luderitz to Keetmanshoop and back to Karasburg.<p> </p> <p>After a bit of shopping we left a misty and chilly Luderitz.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4tNbTZwfvXQ/T_nXS31NbpI/AAAAAAAADzg/_mc2BCPwV3Y/s1600-h/P1010155%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010221 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010221 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2vMnCNWZMn0/T_nYJ-dxemI/AAAAAAAAD48/NPgDiMopZqs/P1010221%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We took the C-road past the Karas Mountains.  All the roads in Namibia are well maintained.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y-i9QMtNoGo/T_nYLSSoglI/AAAAAAAAD5E/-YhW3X_KK_k/s1600-h/P1040157%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1040157 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1040157 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CBD_h_mWwJo/T_nYMwYBzVI/AAAAAAAAD5M/c3P6gbxP8zw/P1040157%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Namrock – where Jansie, Hendrik and company had gone for a  praise and worship camp a year ago.  </p> <p>Said to say, when we reached Karasburg in the late afternoon, the bakkie wasn’t ready!  The parts had not been delivered in time.  It was only going to be ready the  Saturday afternoon!  So we slept in a guest house and did some catching up with washing etc.   We also started to plan the next Inkululeko concert.  Sisters, we never run out of something to discuss!   Praying for Namibia – and now especially Kobus and his team working on our bakkie-  was a big priority.  </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-45078261355749951252012-07-07T01:47:00.001-07:002012-07-07T03:01:20.838-07:00Namibia tour 2012–First three days<p>Jan and I recently returned from a two week trip through Namibia with my sisters Anne and Lalie and her husband Gene.  Here are the first  pics:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mvlYBocL2Q8/T_f2NhunyUI/AAAAAAAADqA/ufOPvPgbaEY/s1600-h/1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="1" border="0" alt="1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-19jxY-FhdgA/T_f2OwI1IGI/AAAAAAAADqI/zx5z7A7_fiI/1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Thorn trees of North West</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DeD30R1r_-E/T_f2PjTriMI/AAAAAAAADqQ/1L8nKx7UpyQ/s1600-h/2%252520b%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2 b" border="0" alt="2 b" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0Dko1CHUDWE/T_f2Q-HXhmI/AAAAAAAADqY/vHnjbI__3Vk/2%252520b_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>A lovely day – on our way to Upington.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sek9LYU1Tdc/T_f2SCgqxfI/AAAAAAAADqg/ga2KY0jrt6k/s1600-h/3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="3" border="0" alt="3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZRtIsJ99gOA/T_f2TCw1hFI/AAAAAAAADqo/KPysZ8b4lW4/3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>A mine near Olifantshoek.  We popped in to see our cousin Annalee, but forgot to take pictures!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lUprvLd8oY4/T_f2Ur24BAI/AAAAAAAADqw/kxLz9j7SgPI/s1600-h/4%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="4" border="0" alt="4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IuZOOYaqvgU/T_f2VSZU2mI/AAAAAAAADq0/4uZfkOdn-Pg/4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The last stretch of a 12 hour journey to Upington.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-A5A3CnNVHHM/T_f2WWdbAoI/AAAAAAAADrA/Ij4nLSMY8Vg/s1600-h/5%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AopeK8GSsLk/T_f2Xt1hlRI/AAAAAAAADrI/C5tUIXJJRwI/5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Jan beside the guest house where we stayed our first night.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-I4PkImNWkfQ/T_f2YwIREfI/AAAAAAAADrQ/c7PXIel_9Ic/s1600-h/6%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="6" border="0" alt="6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6OBa4OpEMn4/T_f2Z4xVM-I/AAAAAAAADrY/7d0w3wSsDeY/6_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Group nests on the telephone poles on our way to the border. I wondered where on earth they built their nests before telephone poles – there are absolutely no trees to be seen!  Later saw these nests in quiver trees. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UySdAPKKxHE/T_f2a0fWkwI/AAAAAAAADrg/RD1neIGj5dw/s1600-h/7%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="7" border="0" alt="7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kwrl7V0CTe8/T_f2cARUlhI/AAAAAAAADro/v1UWU43aGvs/7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tG3yHDoB3AQ/T_f2fQuQB1I/AAAAAAAADrw/lo6lc8x8tAM/s1600-h/8%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="8" border="0" alt="8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TivnCJXXW2o/T_f2gT7FpkI/AAAAAAAADr4/Vvk-kbye07k/8_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>A sign at the border post: keep off the grass – note the size of the lawn!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cNd2176TapQ/T_f2hfg7TuI/AAAAAAAADsA/DcY1gQo6SNk/s1600-h/9b%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="9b" border="0" alt="9b" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s4rtsHdQPdA/T_f2imyJZbI/AAAAAAAADsI/doVdxWCtObA/9b_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Jan was still placidly driving along the quiet road, when….</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MdDekLxQGcQ/T_f2jnpCK9I/AAAAAAAADsQ/2imbqHAtLSg/s1600-h/9%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="9" border="0" alt="9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gwSjA78radY/T_f2ktFNmkI/AAAAAAAADsY/TbJ3Ds0tsfs/9_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Soon after the stone hit our windscreen, the bakkie’s piston broke! <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o1mqHi752BU/T_f2lk_4cpI/AAAAAAAADsg/zGCqddbow8s/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" />  Gene towed us to Karasburg, where we found an able and willing mechanic to fix our bakkie.  We piled some of our stuff into Gene’s state of the art AHA camper and left for Ai-Ais – a hot water spring resort and the end destination of the Fish River Canyon trail.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fza2OML1VAE/T_f2m9ev_3I/AAAAAAAADso/Jam6gQXljn8/s1600-h/11%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="11" border="0" alt="11" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VrzhtngC_n0/T_f2oC785WI/AAAAAAAADsw/y6NQ_w6NlK8/11_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Ai-Ais</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IIiQlxLGx2Y/T_f2pFTT6iI/AAAAAAAADs4/9-9C4unq184/s1600-h/P1010098%252520-%252520Copy%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010098 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010098 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6mf064pqAOk/T_f2qWtRmLI/AAAAAAAADtA/wwPdu_i4_CA/P1010098%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Gene also had problems!  A pot lid got stuck in the kitchen drawer and it took some doing to open the kitchen!  Gene drove onto a stone terrace wall, to see if gravity would help – the tyres spun and kicked up dust – the other campers must have thought he was drunk!  The local friendly Namas came to help and after several attempts with wires and things, they managed to open it up our only kitchen.</p> <p>Ai-Ais.  The next day we hiked up into the canyon.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0a9fCJdG-iw/T_f2rjE6SeI/AAAAAAAADtI/wKoR9w1Wk7s/s1600-h/12%252520%2525281%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="12 (1)" border="0" alt="12 (1)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3zrgCbWr_bI/T_f2s9ILL3I/AAAAAAAADtQ/B6CGuBtlNHc/12%252520%2525281%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Lalie.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-D77gAawf_JY/T_f2tz8Mf5I/AAAAAAAADtY/cwsqVGWYdwI/s1600-h/12%252520%2525282%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="12 (2)" border="0" alt="12 (2)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-V_43HhSiIVs/T_f2u96QcVI/AAAAAAAADtc/NBZwkOhe9uQ/12%252520%2525282%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Jan</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AuZCjFPePNg/T_f2wA4DHJI/AAAAAAAADto/MzHPUOoBasw/s1600-h/12%252520%2525283%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="12 (3)" border="0" alt="12 (3)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7b-c8gmr-ls/T_f2xF0gm8I/AAAAAAAADtw/KmCr4j3tJ90/12%252520%2525283%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Anne, Gene and Lalie</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ps8mpD3gZ1w/T_f2yQFu9hI/AAAAAAAADt4/MM-mq8R40WM/s1600-h/12%252520%2525284%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="12 (4)" border="0" alt="12 (4)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RqVG8182YYI/T_f23BI5rZI/AAAAAAAADuA/FXZPO8smJpg/12%252520%2525284%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>J<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SQfv775YQ1I/T_f24JeaFuI/AAAAAAAADuI/oLW7ZHlzgfw/s1600-h/12%252520%2525285%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010103 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010103 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JobDGOqcdxA/T_f3CEn4_7I/AAAAAAAADvQ/U6iCyOUk8R8/P1010103%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Eating at Ai-Ais.  Fortunately they had plenty of tables.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BzcMhupUFqU/T_f3DZVjaKI/AAAAAAAADvY/IKRwYAprr4s/s1600-h/P1010105%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010105 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010105 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LhiaereyPvU/T_f3EoN4bII/AAAAAAAADvc/MJE8LCIopX4/P1010105%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>At the outlook to the Fish River Canyon – the 2nd largest in the world.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wHYPEW-wmnc/T_f3GNcgPeI/AAAAAAAADvo/ygRKhZOMFJI/s1600-h/P1010111%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010111 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010111 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-p1TJrWarGAg/T_f3HS2fa1I/AAAAAAAADvs/avzSdSSuAD4/P1010111%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Lalie, Gene, me and Anne.  (Isn’t it wonderful that sisters are also best friends!)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K0YQACRWDpc/T_f3IUbFQqI/AAAAAAAADv4/NVjUxPlta88/s1600-h/P1010113%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010113 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010113 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7YyI2c13vgs/T_f3JocqsOI/AAAAAAAADv8/XgTn_ql4vGw/P1010113%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wsXesH9bxK0/T_f3K42qQdI/AAAAAAAADwI/qXrESd33Xqk/s1600-h/P1010115%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010145 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010145 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VJxt4Ubg7GI/T_f3fYaBRhI/AAAAAAAADyQ/yNW2C8xDQCs/P1010145%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>While they struggled with the tailgate, I climbed the rocky koppie  nearby – not the nicest part of Luderitz, but still beautiful.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Lo50PvAw2c0/T_f3gswzcfI/AAAAAAAADyY/R-4FIkdtj0I/s1600-h/P1010146%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010146 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010146 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Wo7eNxQLOTA/T_f3hVQlnII/AAAAAAAADyg/iC0PyC7-EXc/P1010146%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Dusk at Luderitz.  We stayed in rather dingy bungalows.  Won’t recommend them! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-klHtfAnkdOI/T_f3ib6SvCI/AAAAAAAADyo/I83oLcFB7HI/s1600-h/P1010148%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1010153 - Copy" border="0" alt="P1010153 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kk2e4NRn7rk/T_f3njJbfMI/AAAAAAAADzQ/8fHIgZmlZgI/P1010153%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Jan and Gene beside  our bungalow the next morning.  It was misty and rather chilly.  Gene bought some lovely oysters and fish there, which we had for supper that evening in Keetmanshoop.</p> <p>To be continued….</p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-21114342155301751542012-04-14T21:26:00.001-07:002012-04-14T21:26:46.896-07:00Annemie is 6 months old<p>Thelwyn is busy preparing for the Fauresmith endurance ride in July.  When she goes for her pre-rides, Jan and I look after Annemie.  She is a happy, content baby and only cries when she is hungry.  Here are some pictures of her: 6 months and 1 day! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4dzm4ZlHFIw/T4pNmjT7-bI/AAAAAAAADnQ/ZuhGHFCfYrY/s1600-h/P1030795%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030795" border="0" alt="P1030795" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a4m4oGyMexY/T4pNnx1zTSI/AAAAAAAADnY/pZLixlcPlYY/P1030795_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>She smiles very easily and readily – but NOT when the camera is directed towards her.  She is so intrigued by the little light, that it is difficult to get her to smile her usual smile.  This one has “darem” half a smile.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iQF5-lTa_E8/T4pNpVRIkMI/AAAAAAAADnc/wMHTLoeapRU/s1600-h/P1030799%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030799" border="0" alt="P1030799" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2PnTLOMepvs/T4pNqlOamVI/AAAAAAAADnk/pfGhlcI1yfA/P1030799_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d69ohIXB1xc/T4pNrltj_YI/AAAAAAAADnw/BTJO2bKYBfM/s1600-h/P1030801%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030804" border="0" alt="P1030804" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s4tWGeNN3iM/T4pNxy6T0YI/AAAAAAAADoU/N0l1Js4r0EQ/P1030804_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>She sits quite sturdily and in the time I looked after her, (Friday night and Saturday) she only toppled over once.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sFHtSkkf9dY/T4pNzrw_GGI/AAAAAAAADog/z5CMw-jpJK0/s1600-h/P1030813%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030813" border="0" alt="P1030813" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-D9Ev0unbxto/T4pN0ma6kJI/AAAAAAAADok/4DI-2wpm7y8/P1030813_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XGEHEQSHhwI/T4pN1818RhI/AAAAAAAADos/K4zVl1pSZTI/s1600-h/P1030812%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030819" border="0" alt="P1030819" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3m-UGEehlvs/T4pN8DxGVyI/AAAAAAAADpY/w6-q37XBY5M/P1030819_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>A few weeks ago, this tyre was a good idea: she could safely in it and if she toppled over, she could sit up again without help.  However….<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ayDrq-WtOqk/T4pN9c_lB5I/AAAAAAAADpg/q3jt7UV291w/s1600-h/P1030821%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030821" border="0" alt="P1030821" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6-nxa8QnUEk/T4pN-j49xAI/AAAAAAAADpk/2IJJXciegcc/P1030821_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>now she is determined to climb out!  She is much better off sitting on her own! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XfXohjs17Zw/T4pN_u47yOI/AAAAAAAADpw/DhKCtyRHHJ4/s1600-h/P1030810%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030810" border="0" alt="P1030810" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-t3O9hbeKM5o/T4pOAmZ4NKI/AAAAAAAADp4/Wum_eHv6W4I/P1030810_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Thank you God for our miracle baby! </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3d2d79c0-cf2b-4116-ba92-55def6248cde" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Annemie" rel="tag">Annemie</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/6+Months" rel="tag">6 Months</a></div> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-67195250198058919342012-02-20T10:53:00.001-08:002012-02-20T10:53:48.690-08:00Comments<p>I still have sign in issues: just can get it right!  So, like a year ago, I cannot leave comments.  I’ve struggled for more than an hour, but am just going around in circles.  Many apologies to friends who receive this blog via E-mail.  This is not the way to leave comments and I’ll try to rectify it, but probably not before the weekend. It seems to me I’ll have to start a new blog??  </p> <p>Hi Desire <br />Thanks.  I'm glad to be back too.  Can't believe it has been a year!</p> <p>Hi Sandra <br />Ek voel skuldig teenoor die kleintjies dat ek nie geblog het nie - Al vier het soveel ontwikkel en ek dreig al so lankal om weer aan die gang te kom.  Ek wil probeer om weekliks by te hou, maar ai nou lol my kamera!  </p> <p>Hi Retha <br />Thanks! I did the Midmar again - my 9th.  My time was 7 min slower than last year, but then I did not really train beforehand.  Maybe I'm rationalising - I don't really want to admit that I'm going downhill! </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-61560599125819125482012-02-20T05:56:00.001-08:002012-02-20T05:56:12.881-08:00Annemie’s Christening<p>Annemie Hammann was christened on 19 February 2012 – she was 4 months and a week old. Annemie is a very happy, content baby – always full of smiles and one seldom hears her crying.  If she does cry, it is usually because she’s hungry.  Seeing that Thelwyn had to go back to work on 7 February, Annemie had to be weaned to a bottle.  At first she absolutely refused a bottle, until Thelwyn realised the bottle had to be WARMED!  Since then, she drinks both breast and her bottle without a fuss!  Her only “vice” is that she has started to suck her thumb!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iCO6MPONL64/T0JQRnpZInI/AAAAAAAADig/kPgvQudCC_E/s1600-h/1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="1" border="0" alt="1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ItAbmyKLBuY/T0JQS6DN2TI/AAAAAAAADio/sDBD8VuPZyo/1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Annemie slept in the car on her way to church.  Thelwyn quickly put on the christening robe in the mother’s room before the service started.</p> <p>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yc2v4qcKWu4/T0JQUFScp0I/AAAAAAAADiw/26P6yFgzigo/s1600-h/2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2" border="0" alt="2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sMTLEB46izI/T0JQVUNITqI/AAAAAAAADi4/X_KQ_EvkRRQ/2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jY43RJ4dLsk/T0JQWslMFzI/AAAAAAAADjA/MT1eIpzfATk/s1600-h/3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="3" border="0" alt="3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Oct6QRMa8JE/T0JQXiWTlsI/AAAAAAAADjE/jmgNt3quV2g/3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>She wasn’t in the least perturbed by the long dress; in fact, she was quite happy and seemed to understand that something special was about to happen!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zLLDP7imoWE/T0JQYspuFeI/AAAAAAAADjQ/UIX2W4Jw0lY/s1600-h/4%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="4" border="0" alt="4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JGPgm1OW1iE/T0JQawdsm4I/AAAAAAAADjY/4tHOBjFmgI4/4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tW0yBNkmTpA/T0JQdLNnXUI/AAAAAAAADjg/Pod1ifDksdc/s1600-h/5%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-L1vUNZLsAO0/T0JQeTJMbfI/AAAAAAAADjo/udMdtBxX23k/5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ub-EiLARTkc/T0JQfZaEUGI/AAAAAAAADjw/va-bjTik7J0/s1600-h/6%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="6" border="0" alt="6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F57q4VrtLkQ/T0JQg3QY7DI/AAAAAAAADj4/P4JR8O_TQLk/6_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="372" height="259" /></a></p> <p>Thinking that Annemie might not remain so cheerful I wanted to snap the happy family before the service, but Martelize was determined NOT to be photographed!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MAcLNrbtjY4/T0JQiN4QwyI/AAAAAAAADkA/qx4vXrblZC8/s1600-h/8%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="8" border="0" alt="8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UymXsKMka4U/T0JQjVcGZoI/AAAAAAAADkE/OOyIybXQcBY/8_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="187" height="244" /></a></p> <p>However, I got my shot while the congregation was singing.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mtFo4-1rJxw/T0JQkup3wBI/AAAAAAAADkQ/tMFP2fNmXtY/s1600-h/7%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="7" border="0" alt="7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bNHiVh1baF0/T0JQl24z0LI/AAAAAAAADkY/7EK2fuJ74Ho/7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1scLQejkNBk/T0JQm_8zH3I/AAAAAAAADkg/mkuplC4S6YY/s1600-h/P1030539%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030539" border="0" alt="P1030539" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LyrBr7tHKiU/T0JQnzMRmgI/AAAAAAAADko/hQ_JNO3CVYU/P1030539_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Annemie seemed to like the singing too!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ohBKae3Mz_k/T0JQpX9N1QI/AAAAAAAADkw/y9muFAnGgXE/s1600-h/IMG_7839%252520-%252520Copy%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_7839 - Copy" border="0" alt="IMG_7839 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Nw-8CMmDgME/T0JQqetgBnI/AAAAAAAADk4/g2IUVGgp-xE/IMG_7839%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="416" height="292" /></a></p> <p>Finally the big moment arrived.  Martelize asked aloud, “Hoekom sit die tannie water op Sussa se kop?”  (“Why does the aunty put water on my sister’s head?)</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4WSc0jtu8S8/T0JQr6XmbvI/AAAAAAAADlA/gfhUQK22UyE/s1600-h/IMG_7851%252520-%252520Copy%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_7851 - Copy" border="0" alt="IMG_7851 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-okBsta17Ce8/T0JQsnciv_I/AAAAAAAADlI/4QhkH8J38OY/IMG_7851%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="194" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9tkqr5j-N28/T0JQt2EfH-I/AAAAAAAADlQ/Xf8_Rzadgiw/s1600-h/IMG_7852%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_7852" border="0" alt="IMG_7852" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cxHLrkQ_qig/T0JQvUty9AI/AAAAAAAADlY/2QXQyLN__K8/IMG_7852_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="194" /></a></p> <p>Oom Gene took these special family pictures outside the church.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zNk8PGb3JMU/T0JQwB8mPXI/AAAAAAAADlg/V3bAcYDWBn4/s1600-h/IMG_7856%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_7856" border="0" alt="IMG_7856" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6TVf9hD_DCs/T0JQxFWY4RI/AAAAAAAADlk/TNQCLAOESSs/IMG_7856_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7FYC7KEoGos/T0JQyEctqPI/AAAAAAAADlw/ozic3t1y3co/s1600-h/IMG_7857%252520-%252520Copy%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_7857 - Copy" border="0" alt="IMG_7857 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jz-iYFcdhOk/T0JQzEjYR1I/AAAAAAAADl4/GLHC7n7mi9c/IMG_7857%252520-%252520Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Annemie was intrigued by the decorations on her dress: “leftovers” from Thelwyn’s wedding dress.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2VjQxuO3ITc/T0JQ0PNqbdI/AAAAAAAADmA/pZ95KGhjGYA/s1600-h/P1030540%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030540" border="0" alt="P1030540" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hNpMSbNt5sY/T0JQ1kW_AJI/AAAAAAAADmI/sTzwMvDwwLk/P1030540_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="410" height="298" /></a></p> <p>The christening tea was back at the farm:  Thelwyn had prepared a scrumptious buffet! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7shTNq5Ba3w/T0JQ2pk5KaI/AAAAAAAADmQ/7boKQ1F3iHM/s1600-h/P1030563%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030563" border="0" alt="P1030563" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TA_aiCq42xs/T0JQ3oUwWpI/AAAAAAAADmY/PslkLHblzow/P1030563_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Of course Franco and Janita were there too!  Like Martelize, he is not keen on cameras!  (I have a zillion pictures of the back of their heads!)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iSIdqU8m0Kc/T0JQ4xwDlkI/AAAAAAAADmg/ZJJXP6lpN5s/s1600-h/P1030571%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030571" border="0" alt="P1030571" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_K0fry24zBs/T0JQ57ya9RI/AAAAAAAADmo/A6UDxchC1ec/P1030571_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Like mother, like daughter!  Martelize and Thelwyn showing off their fancy sandals and pedicures!  Martelize was so chuffed with her sandals, she refused to take them off.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T6DMx336VTA/T0JQ7JvJB4I/AAAAAAAADmw/3lvbeh-IopM/s1600-h/P1030573%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030573" border="0" alt="P1030573" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iybV2drEgyg/T0JQ8GG7nUI/AAAAAAAADm4/Ni_uZY8_fxw/P1030573_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Vmn63P748ag/T0JQ9LlIGPI/AAAAAAAADnA/bLuG65I-FrA/s1600-h/P1030574%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030574" border="0" alt="P1030574" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-S0XsviXqvz8/T0JQ-RTVkSI/AAAAAAAADnE/o9aw8BNqJ6Q/P1030574_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Annemie did not cry once and stayed awake right through the ceremony and the party!  It was a GREAT day!  </p> <p>Thank you God for Annemie!  May you please help Frans and Thelwyn stick to the promise they made to you!  Bless all our children and our darling grandchildren!  And help us to be the best grandparents! </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-8527461938646080612012-02-20T03:33:00.001-08:002012-02-20T03:33:21.660-08:00Restarting Blogging<p>I have stopped blogging about a year ago because I couldn’t get into my blog… lame but there it is.  Thelwyn sorted out some problems for me long ago, but then I found out that my Live Writer had disappeared.  I have just downloaded it again, so here is hoping for the best!  </p> <p>So much has happened in the meantime: Most importantly Annemie, Thelwyn and Frans’s second daughter was born on 13 October 2011.  My homeschooling of Tammy has come to an end and I have started a playschool on 1 Feb.  Jan has put in his resignation papers and will retire on 30 April 2012!   Last year was very busy!  I am not going to try to fill in the huge gap in our journal, but will simply restart blogging.  Of course I am hoping to link up with all my old blogging friends again.  Are you still there?  I missed you! </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-60501504165157874642011-03-08T11:40:00.000-08:002011-03-08T11:40:23.609-08:00Look who is walking now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxHb10Q9KM9OF6cw7piX01lwBg7coaV1nAb2dAg_45RWCRndshzBcDtydyfmvie6D66Enut3PwZz4WxuC0tQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Janita gave her first steps just before 10 months. Very soon she stopped crawling and started to walk everywhere. Initially she held her own hand or her dress, but now she almost runs, waving her arms about. These photos were taken when she was nearly 11 months.<br />
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The horse trail at the foot of the koppie.<br />
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Dorette with Janita and Thelwyn with Sandy<br />
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It is quite steep uphill and tough for little ones, so I took Franco by the hand – end of pictures of our way up! Leading someone up the hill reminded me very much of the about 20 months that I led my mother up the hill: She had her crutch in the one hand, and held onto me – her walking tree – with the other. I got to know every stone and tree: where to get her to step and where to hold on – her eyesight was very bad. We used to chat all the way up and i have precious memories of those times - I’ll cherish them forever.<br />
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On top of the hill – standing by the plaque Ma unveiled on her 90th birthday. We had celebration prayer times here on her 90th and her 91st birthdays. She died two months before her 92nd birthday. <br />
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Janita got out of her carrier and also paid her respect to “Oumagrootjie se plaat”. <br />
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Hello Oupa! <br />
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We phoned Oupa Jan to come out of the house to wave at the children.<br />
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Janita had had enough of family photos!<br />
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Time to go down again – Gert only carried Franco across an opening between the rocks – for the rest they walked down on their own two feet. <br />
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Rustyd. And no, Martelize is not sitting on the edge of a cliff – this is just a rock next to the path.<br />
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My precious blue eyed Franco! <br />
Thank you God, for such a precious koppie and such precious times that we have spent – and will spend- there. Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-12380219122903042602011-01-06T23:39:00.000-08:002011-01-06T23:39:10.449-08:00Janita got grommetsA while ago Janita got an ear infection that simply would not clear up despite 3 courses of antibiotics and stuff to drain mucous. The ear nose and throat specialist decided on grommets. Here are some pics of operation day. It happened on her 9th month day! Gert stayed at home with Franco who wasn’t feeling too well himself and only wanted to be with his dad. <br />
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Dorette and Janita were at the hospital at 6:00 and I joined them a few minutes later – but we were told to wait in the reception area as the ward was not open yet. Janita was in good spirits and fortunately no one in the vicinity was eating or drinking!<br />
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Soon it was time to put on the hospital gown – can’t crawl about in <em>that! </em>She loved chewing my beads and even went into the theatre area with them. (The staff there thought the L’s were Catholic and that the beads were some kind of rosary…) <br />
Janita was very upset when she woke up and threw a proper tantrum – she did not want to eat or drink, but once Dorette nursed her, she settled down for another nap and afterwards she was fine. I’m so proud of you Dorette, that you still breastfeed her a little bit -<em> al is dit net vir ‘n trosie. Daar is darem niks soos ‘n mamma nie!</em>Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-67828154261891876182011-01-01T13:01:00.000-08:002011-01-01T13:01:31.053-08:00The best toy ever is…<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TR-VdlehoCI/AAAAAAAADZY/-UwSm1iUHs8/s1600-h/P1010551%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010551" border="0" height="163" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TR-VerYf8VI/AAAAAAAADZc/Sre0utO0CX8/P1010551_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010551" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TR-VgJ9_IOI/AAAAAAAADZg/W53-XrW1QCk/s1600-h/P1010552%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010552" border="0" height="163" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TR-VhQf1gnI/AAAAAAAADZk/k0WgU2OjHAo/P1010552_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010560" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TR-V2cUIflI/AAAAAAAADao/c3SXKz9sdo0/s1600-h/P1010561%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010561" border="0" height="163" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TR-V3NCuiCI/AAAAAAAADas/A_ZSSOPsuyE/P1010561_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010561" width="244" /></a>Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-40804546851281521672010-12-31T21:57:00.000-08:002010-12-31T21:57:33.285-08:00Borrowed listI borrowed this list from Arnold’s mommy, but added the clothes item myself.<br />
<h4><a href="http://leeandjordan.blogspot.com/2010/12/end-of-year-survey.html">End Of the Year Survey</a></h4><em>Where did you begin 2010? </em>At home with the children and grandchildren.<br />
<em>Did you have any encounters with the police? </em>No, fortunately none that I can remember. No accidents, no speeding tickets.<br />
<em>Where did you go on vacation? </em>Umhlanga Rocks (when I swam the Midmar) and Cape Town for our anniversary.<br />
<em>Did you know anybody who got married? </em>Our twin nephews: Martin and Sharon and later Hendrik and Stella. Both Kwazisabantu weddings…. oh no those were 2009!<br />
<em>Did you know anybody who passed away? </em>Tiemie, Anne’s sister in law. She died of diabetes. What a shock! Missed her at our family reunion.<br />
<em>What concerts/shows did you go to? </em>We went to the opera once…. La Traviata.<br />
<em>Where do you live now? </em>We’ve been living on the farm for 16 years.<br />
<em>Descr ibe your birthday </em>I went to the zoo with Thelwyn and Dorette and the little ones. Dorette was still on maternity leave, but Thelwyn took a day off. GREAT, GREAT FUN! Had lots of SMS’s but could not reply – new phone and memory was supposedly full! Very frustrating! Jan and I had dinner at Pachos. Wish I had a photo of that.<br />
<em>Did you get any tattoos or piercing? </em>Nope. But I was with Dorette when she had her ears pierced. <br />
<em>What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2010?</em> <br />
Agree that Tammy start Grade 10. <br />
<em>What has/have been your favorite moment(s)? </em>Janita’s birth. Outings with and visits by family and friends.<br />
<em>What's something you learned about yourself? </em>That I (I!!) have high cholesterol and that my uterus needs checking. <br />
<em>Any new additions to your family? </em>Yes! Gert and Dorette’s Janita and Hendrik and Stella’s Jean and Martin and Sharon’s Luca.<br />
<em>What was your best month? </em>May – when we had our umteenph honeymoon in the Cape. <br />
<em>What music will you remember 2010 by? </em>Waka-waka – the world cup song.<br />
<em>Made new friends? </em>Yes. We joined a house church. Very rewarding.<br />
<em>Favourit Night[s] out? </em>Our anniversary and birthday dinners.<br />
<em>Any regrets? </em>Yes, for wasted time. But Jesus forgives me, so I can forgive myself.<br />
<em>What do you want to change in 2011? </em>I want to lose 1.5 kg (at least), I want to be an EXCELLENT teacher. I want to get involved with a local cell group.<br />
<em>Overall, how would you rate this year? </em>On a scale from 1- 10 I would rate this year a "9". <br />
<em>What would you change about 2010? </em>I wish I had gone to church more often. <br />
<em>Other than home, where did you spend most of your time? </em>With Tammy. <br />
<em>Any life changes in 2010? </em>No much, but I learned a lot about nutrition and have banned aspertame and margarine from the house. Since eating the right fats and other cholesterol lowering foods, I have lost two kilograms. I haven't had been sick at all in 2010.<br />
<em>Changed your hairstyle? </em>No, but am trying to grow grey gracefully now! <br />
<em>Get a new job? </em>No, I continued homeschooling Tammy for the 3rd year. <br />
<em>Do you have a New Year's resolution? </em>Plenty! A blogpost full. More New Year’s prayers than resolutions.<br />
<em>Do anything embarrassing? </em>I tripped on the parking lot of a shopping centre and fell really hard – felt very stupid! <br />
<em>Be honest - did you watch American Idol? </em>No – I watched the semi-finals and finals of " South Africa’s got talent“ and now and then “Strictly come dancing” (BBC – we haven’t had that for a long time in S.A.) and now and then America’s “So you think you can dance.” I’m not all that into reality shows.<br />
<em>Are you happy to see 2010 go?</em> Yes, what is done is done. I look forward to 2011. Lots of exciting projects.<br />
<em>Been snowboarding? </em>I wish!<br />
<em>New clothes?</em><br />
I got high rise jeans. Jeh! I got a turquoise and a red dress and I love them both. And two turqoise tops and a black top to match my turqouise and black skirts. 2010 was my turquoise year! And practical walking sandals - less tiring than flip flops.<br />
<em>Been naughty or nice?</em><br />
I think I’ve been more nice that naughty.<br />
<em>What are you wishing for in 2011? </em>That’s another blogpost!Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-63562025670214308102010-12-29T08:10:00.000-08:002010-12-29T08:10:12.305-08:00Family Reunion 2010We had our annual “De Vos” family reunion on Gene and Lalie’s farm, Goodland in December. I missed my mother. She was such a practical woman and planned these events very well. To have a place where we, as a family, could get together is the reason why she bought the farm, where we now live, in the first place. However the family has since grown so large that is far more practical to have it at Goodland, where there is lots of space for everyone. We are now the “old people” and our children the “adults” and the great grandchildren the children. It makes one realize how short life is! It feels like yesterday when my sisters and I were the mommies of little ones, constantly busy taking children to the toilet, helping them in an out of swimming things, rubbing on suntan lotion and wiping sticky hands! <br />
I did not have my camera with me on Saturday when the L’s and Wally and Jessica were also there, but here are some pictures of Sunday morning. <br />
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We had our Sunday “service” at 10:00 in the hall. We started by singing Ma’s favourite hymns and then Ruth and Dirk shared their horrific experience three months ago and how it had strengthened their faith: In September Ruth was in a hurry to get to work and she asked Dirk to help her to get the bakkie (pick-up) started. Their nephew, Matty, had come unnoticed out of the house. The bakkie jumped and Matty was squashed between the wall and the house. At first he seemed lifeless, but his grandfather, the missionary Erlo Stegen, picked him up and walked with him in the garden and prayed… he soon seemed much better and they rushed him to the hospital. There a series of miracles happened: he was not going to survive the operation, but he did; his leg seemed white and lifeless and they were told it would have to be amputated… but after prayer, the leg was pink again…. and yet in the end he died. The answered prayers were God’s way of saying that He is in control. Scripture that Ruth had received (Ps 139) said “When I was woven together…All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” This gave them great comfort. Matty’s parents gave a thank you letter for all the prayers and support they had received. The scripture they mentioned in the letter was 1 Peter 5: 6-11: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.” We were all humbled and amazed at their faith and love and especially their determination to “LOOK UP!” <br />
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Elsabe and Koos with some of their grandchildren. (Their 11th and 12th grandchildren arrived this month. Jean on the 14th morning and Luca today, 29 Dec 2010. Hendrik en Stella, Martin en Sharon: Veels geluk met die kleintjies. Hoop julle is almal by die volgende familiefees!)<br />
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Koos, Jan, Cobus with Carien and Netta.<br />
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Martelize, Hendrik and Thelwyn<br />
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The family lining up for coffee and brunch after the service.<br />
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Birthday boy Jan (Cobus and Netta )with his new train. Abia (Nelia and Jopie ) asleep in her pram.<br />
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Carien (youngest of Cobus and Netta) busy on the floor of the hall. Below: Urielle (Jopie and Nelia) and Elsabe (Cobus and Netta) with party plates.<br />
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Below: Dirk and Ruth’s 4 children: Arno, Ria, Josh and Rudi.<br />
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Eugenie and George. (Are we hearing wedding bells??)<br />
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Ethie and Jansie (our 7 highway girl)<br />
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Last goodbyes on the stoep. (The French don’t greet when they leave. The Afrikaners don’t leave when they greet.)<br />
Family, I love you! You are all so special. I’m looking forward to New Year’s Eve when some of us will get together again! Hurrah for family! Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-88807608780939304122010-12-26T21:31:00.000-08:002010-12-26T21:31:41.861-08:00Christmas 2010<div align="left">We had a very blessed Christmas with family. On Friday night the F’s came over – at least 5 of them as this year was “in-law” Christmas for them. The whole F and B clan will come together for our Symbol event on Old Year’s Eve – a twenty three year old tradition that we normally keep on Christmas Eve. </div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcgbUrdiI/AAAAAAAADRQ/02833yVpKGI/s1600-h/P1010264%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010264 - Copy" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgchZ2IshI/AAAAAAAADRU/_uM_rKr6_MI/P1010264%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010264 - Copy" width="219" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgci2kStWI/AAAAAAAADRY/2Dmhrh3y2T0/s1600-h/P1010272%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010272 - Copy" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcj6DydsI/AAAAAAAADRc/pnFiB-O3PPg/P1010272%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010272 - Copy" width="184" /></a></div><div align="left">Janita in her party dress Martelize in her party dress</div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcldXLgXI/AAAAAAAADRg/ID6gkOjODQM/s1600-h/P1010278%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010278 - Copy" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcmDO_6eI/AAAAAAAADRk/DYAS4XaPA6U/P1010278%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010278 - Copy" width="203" /></a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Trying to get a group photo of our grandchildren, but with wriggly Janita and camera shy two year olds, it was not too successful!</div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcocDlAHI/AAAAAAAADRo/w-oHzow0iTs/s1600-h/P1010281%20-%20Copy%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010281 - Copy" border="0" height="184" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcpb1lfYI/AAAAAAAADRs/zLNkZKPngL8/P1010281%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010281 - Copy" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcrEyPJtI/AAAAAAAADRw/9L-K_O1m97M/s1600-h/P1010287%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010287 - Copy" border="0" height="184" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcr4TVBjI/AAAAAAAADR0/7Puw-eltdPs/P1010287%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010287 - Copy" width="244" /></a></div><div align="left">It was a lovely warm evening so we sat outside on our new extended stoep. </div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgctgHzDQI/AAAAAAAADR4/H5wqHYjte2Q/s1600-h/P1010298%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010298 - Copy" border="0" height="163" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcuS2SNDI/AAAAAAAADR8/EWrkdid1OM4/P1010298%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010298 - Copy" width="244" /></a></div><div align="left">We usually use practical wine red or dark multicoloured tablecloths, but for this occasion, we decked all the tables in white. When I was in the material shop I saw a bride rolling down white flimsy fabric with silver glitter and I thought it would give the tables a Chrismassy feel. Later I realised the mommies would be uncomfortable to let the little ones eat at such a fancy table, so we got transparent plastic to cover it- my fancy white table, but practical and no fear of spills and smears.</div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcvwz4k8I/AAAAAAAADSA/1781hINqNF0/s1600-h/P1010296%20-%20Copy%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010296 - Copy" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcwtyD39I/AAAAAAAADSE/sq45OALyPcE/P1010296%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010296 - Copy" width="210" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcx7tcTII/AAAAAAAADSI/gQUgokbL_vU/s1600-h/P1010295%20-%20Copy%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010295 - Copy" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcysW2WtI/AAAAAAAADSM/8EB9LZYxmmU/P1010295%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010295 - Copy" width="173" /></a></div><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgcz9pFYcI/AAAAAAAADSQ/7VW6LmhNjXs/s1600-h/P1010297%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="P1010297 - Copy" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgc0pC7bbI/AAAAAAAADSU/EyVJq1hhDS0/P1010297%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010297 - Copy" width="214" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgc2kHdSlI/AAAAAAAADSY/ODrmkoa2t9s/s1600-h/P1010294%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010294" border="0" height="163" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgc3QUysUI/AAAAAAAADSc/uOQvrK67c5w/P1010294_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010294" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgc5TD8F8I/AAAAAAAADSg/lJ_ApWWdtgs/s1600-h/P1010305%20-%20Copy%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010305 - Copy" border="0" height="163" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgc6LWlMfI/AAAAAAAADSk/TlSEQhO8iTw/P1010305%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010305 - Copy" width="244" /></a><br />
We started the evening with a nativity “puppet show” . Martelize immediately wanted all the animals out of the stables: she wanted “Jessica” (the horse) for herself. They loved the Bethlehem star.<br />
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Janita trying out the gift of gold… and soon Mary was without a headband….<br />
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On Christmas morning, Gert’s brother, Hannes (left) joined us. He brought his smart camera: we planned to have lots of family photos taken, but sadly it did not quite materialize the way I had hoped. We’ll try again another day!<br />
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We all dressed in red and blue…. but some red clothes dissapeared before the photos could be taken! But I did get a few precious moments for my collage to be. (Hopefully I’ll get even better ones from Hannes and Frans.)<br />
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Most of our gifts were wrapped in newspaper – it’s cheap, fun to tear and very easy to clear up!<br />
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What is that?<br />
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Martelize trying out her new make-up.<br />
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Our little engineer busy with bottles and gravel stones.<br />
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Martelize got a trampoline from her parents. Fun for all!<br />
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Oom Deon and Oupa Jo watching Martelize’s antics.<br />
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While everyone else had a nap, the little L’s had a splash. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgeCgg4BYI/AAAAAAAADWM/DD9AJIRTJuM/s1600-h/P1010452%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010452" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgeDhX4dXI/AAAAAAAADWQ/dwd2Fvj9sIA/P1010452_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010452" width="163" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgeFOlXfTI/AAAAAAAADWU/4JiVATecjdA/s1600-h/P1010451%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="P1010451" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TRgeGIBnPmI/AAAAAAAADWY/v784mEyQNzk/P1010451_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1010451" width="165" /></a><br />
Wrapped in their new swimming towels. (Not the most practical colours, but that is all the material shop had – sorry Dorette!)<br />
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Supper for a hungry girl!<br />
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“Bring ‘n lappie asseblief!” This is why the plastic was a good idea!<br />
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Some more hopping on the trampoline. <br />
Thank you Jesus that we could celebrate your birthday with such joy and happiness.Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-67685665315576693462010-12-13T12:39:00.000-08:002010-12-13T12:39:54.203-08:00Mountain ExpeditionWe had lovely rains over the weekend. The family were all here for Sunday lunch and we had…PANCAKES! Gert and Hendrik did most of the baking. <br />
Little children cannot stay indoors all day, so in between showers Martelize and Franco went out to play. And outside there was a big heap of gravel, left over from our stoep expansion project. <br />
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For a long time two little mountaineers climbed up the mountain and rolled down, climbed up, rolled down, climbed up, rolled down…<br />
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A man’s nose must be clean before he starts mountaineering.<br />
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The expedition begins.<br />
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Nearly there!<br />
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“Kom neef!”<br />
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High five from the summit!<br />
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Look at the view!<br />
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Franco rolling down - too fast for the camera!<br />
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“…. and Jill came tumbling after!”<br />
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Uphill again!<br />
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This time Franco reaches the summit first!<br />
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A very grubby little boy, getting grubbier by the minute! (The gravel was pretty wet from all the rain!)<br />
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Then it was bath-time for the grubby cousins, but at first Martelize did not want to get into the bath at all. “Wil nie bad nie!” I wondered how Thelwyn was going to dryclean such a dirty little girl! In the meantime the two L’s were having a whale of a time.<br />
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However, it was not long before Martelize also wanted to join in the fun and quite willingly started to undress.<br />
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My three darling grandchildren watching Tannie Dorette singing “Rol op die tolletjie…!”<br />
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Bath time is play-time! Very few squabbles about toys. <br />
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“Sit down Janita! A foam bath is a slippery bath!” Janita is at the crawling and standing and walking along furniture stage!<br />
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“Uitklim!” But Martelize is not ready to get out yet! Bath-time is such fun…!<br />
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Please God, let the children always be such good friends and let them have memories of the farm as a fun place to be at! Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-5948701119687913862010-12-10T04:52:00.000-08:002010-12-10T04:52:03.968-08:00Jolga update #1About two hours after number 9 was born, number 10 was born! A white pup! So now she has five black and five white gorgeous "labradortjies". If you want to see what Jolga and Joris looked like when they were pups, check <a href="http://janandmiekie.blogspot.com/search/label/Dogs">here!</a> Except that Jolga is too young, the timing could not have been better: I'll still be home for another month and next week the rest of the family will have holiday too. Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-69617673228838856032010-12-10T03:16:00.001-08:002010-12-10T03:16:28.650-08:00Birthing day<p>Our first puppies in more than 14 years!  Jolga is only a teenager (20 months) and wasn’t supposed to have babies still for a long time.  When we realised she was on heat, we immediately placed her in kennels…. but we were too late!  A while ago it became clear that she was very pregnant indeed.</p> <p>Last weekend Jolga cut the back of her front paw very badly and Thelwyn took her to the vet to be stitched up – a mere R1500. (We were in Utrecht, so many thanks Thelwyn!) They did this delicate operation beautifully, but of course the bandages had to stay on – which already meant two more trips to the vet to have her wound cleaned and bandaged.  </p> <p>Our dogs normally sleep outside, but Jolga was kept inside – it was raining outside and the wound had to stay as dry as possible.  I even made a “sock” to go over the bandages to keep them clean.  Yesterday it stayed on beautifully.</p> <p>Last night the power was off, but Hendrik woke around 4:00 and got up to switch off the light in the scullery where Jolga was sleeping.  He found the first pup lying on the floor, still covered in its sack.  He pulled off the sack, but Jolga would have nothing to do with it, so I kept it warm under my T-shirt.  Meanwhile Thelwyn redid Jolga’s bandages that came off during the night.  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL3UJSGqI/AAAAAAAADOI/FfSnBcgwmL8/s1600-h/P1010044%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="P1010044" border="0" alt="P1010044" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL4_IuT6I/AAAAAAAADOM/qdTLhLJnNDw/P1010044_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> Poor pregnant (and in labour) Jolga, having her leg bandaged.</p> <p>Jolga had to go out for a wee, and she had the 2nd one, a white one, in the front garden, but she left him for Hendrik to pick up and rescue and headed straight for the damp, sandy spot under our railway container behind the house.  She had her 3rd pup there, but also abandoned him and disappeared.  So another one for my tummy incubator.  We were getting very worried.  The pups seemed healthy, but they had to drink. </p> <p>To make a long story short, Hendrik eventually found her under our trailer and put her in one of our bathrooms.  At last she settled down and allowed the pups to drink.  We left her, thinking it would be best to leave her alone and to let nature go its course.  However, when I returned I found a cold white male, still covered in its sack by her tail.  I pulled off the sack and she started to lick him, but he looked pretty lifeless for a loooong time!  I rubbed him and “incubated” him until I could feel him move a little.  He seems fine now. When the next pup appeared, she again just ignored him, but we put him by her front paws and she started to lick him – and did the same with the rest!  It is almost as if she is not aware when a pup is born, but if you give the newborn to her, she knows what to do.  </p> <p>Hendrik is doing maternity duty now and I have to go and relieve him.  She has  9 (NINE!) pups: 5 Blacks and 4 whites.  They are all beautiful, big and suckling well at the moment.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL6KkCgSI/AAAAAAAADOQ/7bNdgd5Znxw/s1600-h/P1010060%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="P1010060" border="0" alt="P1010060" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL7JBdFiI/AAAAAAAADOU/6LPkmKOXGrk/P1010060_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> Our beautiful pregnant fairy, just dying to go outside<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL8fruIWI/AAAAAAAADOY/Oe96hTq88oM/s1600-h/P1010071%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="P1010071" border="0" alt="P1010071" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL-CGyIxI/AAAAAAAADOc/HM-fPE38a0Y/P1010071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>The first pup: he is lucky to be alive.  If Hendrik hadn’t got up to switch off the light, he probably would not have made it, but he is big and strong and kicking.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIL_eJVZ7I/AAAAAAAADOg/H2_TWepjFFY/s1600-h/P1010075%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="P1010075" border="0" alt="P1010075" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIMAQvLvXI/AAAAAAAADOk/Ee4X0JEylxQ/P1010075_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIMBQjhjPI/AAAAAAAADOo/Q6Gk7nrrc1M/s1600-h/P1010076%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="P1010076" border="0" alt="P1010076" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TQIMCEsmJvI/AAAAAAAADOs/D9MQEJteWGQ/P1010076_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> Bathroom scenes.  (The “fluffy” one isn’t really fluffy – he was still damp when the picture was taken.)</p> <p>We bought a beautiful huge kennel for her and tried to persuade her before B-day that it was hers, but as yet, she has absolutely not been interested in her R1650 kennel.  Hopefully we can move her and her brood out there some time later.  </p> <p>Praise the Lord that it is holiday and that we could be at home.  (I was going to go to meet Thea today, but had to cancel because I had not succeeded in uploading “Photoscape.” She was going to show me the ropes.  Just as well, Thea.  God knew why I had to stay at home today!)</p> <p>Right now my head is feeling fuzzy and I think it’s time I washed my face and combed my hair.  (It’s already 11: 45!)  What is it to be a midwife/ parent of babies!  You should have seen me, trying to tidy the house and to eat some breakfast, “pregnant” with a puppy under my T-shirt.  (Jan is in an all day planning meeting – bet he is having a hard time trying to focus, after the 4:00 am birth of number 1!)</p> <p>P.S. Today is our “moving to the farm” 14th anniversary.  Can’t believe we have been living here for 14 years already!  </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-83249929290072890932010-12-03T03:11:00.000-08:002010-12-03T03:41:49.581-08:00Franco’s long awaited gift!<p>Gert and Dorette had a special climbing frame made for Franco.  They researched various climbing frames and in the end designed their own and had it custom made.  Of course they also asked my input.  (They did not dare not too! : –)  This preschool teacher is a very firm believer in lots of gross motor activities.  In my concert days, a climbing frame on the stage was part of it and I’m so proud that Inkululeko still does it!  I want to go and show Inkululeko’s DVD’s to my grandchildren’s schools to inspire them to do a bit more…)</p> <p>Anyway, the end result is a great frame and the company that has made it, has now added it to their collection and it is their flagship frame!  There are various ways to get to the top: a ladder, a rope ladder,a fireman’s steel pole and a steep incline with a rope.  They can add a hanging knotted rope next to the steel pole later…. (Sorry, I get carried away again!)  </p> <p>At the top there is a shaded platform and a swinging bridge.  There is also much scope for strengthening the shoulder girdle: a trapeze, gym rings and monkey bars (a horizontal ladder) to swing from bar to bar.</p> <p>Franco loves his gym and Janita likes the swing.  The pics will describe his glee better than I can:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW0_2hd5I/AAAAAAAADLg/bYcTeqdz3jw/s1600-h/DSC07698%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07698 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07698 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW1syzPxI/AAAAAAAADLk/jBMOFNTwVgw/DSC07698%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW3WSaY_I/AAAAAAAADLo/b2jpyctjcaU/s1600-h/DSC07699%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07699 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07699 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW4nd65SI/AAAAAAAADLs/D4BZYpWKhsY/DSC07699%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Look who can hang from his arms!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW6RnhSgI/AAAAAAAADLw/_g1R6acahEo/s1600-h/DSC07700%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07700 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07700 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW7IoRxJI/AAAAAAAADL0/QwJJZ-RnQF0/DSC07700%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>But it’s a good thing Dad is there when those little hands start to slip!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW8q00ILI/AAAAAAAADL4/naELMzfuFEk/s1600-h/DSC07703%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07703 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07703 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW9UM-h5I/AAAAAAAADL8/sTujXqlB7UA/DSC07703%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>There is more than one way to get to the top.  Franco on his way to the hanging bridge.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjW-jC1RpI/AAAAAAAADMA/nbO2F_XzM6M/s1600-h/DSC07704%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07704 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07704 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXAA4RfoI/AAAAAAAADME/3cnfXSPC1Io/DSC07704%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXBiaFB1I/AAAAAAAADMI/dGJQkI4HQL8/s1600-h/DSC07706%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07706 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07706 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXCejgqGI/AAAAAAAADMM/WQF0NKx0F4g/DSC07706%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Almost there!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXD-SxnNI/AAAAAAAADMQ/ZH4aH7RBI-E/s1600-h/DSC07707%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07707 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07707 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXFOYNVeI/AAAAAAAADMU/2VNTRbOQ1bc/DSC07707%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Nog net oorklim dan’s ek op die hangbrug!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXGGGk6eI/AAAAAAAADMY/upri89dSaH4/s1600-h/DSC07717%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07717 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07717 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXG-tvuyI/AAAAAAAADMc/HlJBxx5fick/DSC07717%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Made it across the bridge!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXH239LQI/AAAAAAAADMg/5rsarKuiZzA/s1600-h/DSC07721%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07721" border="0" alt="DSC07721" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXI2SIK2I/AAAAAAAADMk/t_IWTrdt0NQ/DSC07721_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Down the pipe!  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXKJkR8yI/AAAAAAAADMo/_TA3hCjdlLw/s1600-h/DSC07729%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07729 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07729 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXK3ogc0I/AAAAAAAADMs/JSuoYfP6WKo/DSC07729%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Time to check out the new swing!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXL5mw1NI/AAAAAAAADMw/gs_bMyG0Kq0/s1600-h/DSC07689%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07689" border="0" alt="DSC07689" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXMx8hdOI/AAAAAAAADM0/UugcNVMuH_s/DSC07689_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXOLCjjyI/AAAAAAAADM4/Dd1PGHUekzU/s1600-h/DSC07690%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07690" border="0" alt="DSC07690" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXO0XxOKI/AAAAAAAADM8/yBnrcJH9sZ0/DSC07690_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Janita’s turn to try out the swing.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXQK2q-7I/AAAAAAAADNA/rrvUEFU5D30/s1600-h/DSC07694%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07694 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07694 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXQ-SwlkI/AAAAAAAADNE/U_mqmkuC5KY/DSC07694%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXRxw80bI/AAAAAAAADNI/wVRMxIy0vjg/s1600-h/DSC07695%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07695" border="0" alt="DSC07695" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXS-OZDCI/AAAAAAAADNM/EH3rml5g0Lw/DSC07695_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXUAl25TI/AAAAAAAADNQ/pPd2nvBi8wE/s1600-h/DSC07696%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07696 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07696 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXUmgwPXI/AAAAAAAADNU/lBb-rl_xwG4/DSC07696%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> Hold on Janita!  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXV-5-shI/AAAAAAAADNY/7mE-Af9Vv_k/s1600-h/DSC07732%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07732 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07732 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXWnJt0AI/AAAAAAAADNc/0E8XbI0m77U/DSC07732%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>A safe swing for Janita! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXXReSnkI/AAAAAAAADNg/C_GLkLBYj-I/s1600-h/DSC07748%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07748 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07748 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXYKWJCYI/AAAAAAAADNk/UAiZupLUz2s/DSC07748%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Afterwards Franco helped his dad cook supper  in the kitchen.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXZbIxxYI/AAAAAAAADNo/XxheqsME8Sg/s1600-h/DSC07741%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07741 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07741 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXaOC1Y3I/AAAAAAAADNs/j-A2sRDzfec/DSC07741%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXbCt34aI/AAAAAAAADNw/udv7p-URz1c/s1600-h/DSC07747%20-%20Copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07747 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC07747 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXb6JRHoI/AAAAAAAADN0/3ZwaWCFAULE/DSC07747%20-%20Copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXcogKCLI/AAAAAAAADN4/nKMLoOrmCMA/s1600-h/P1010005%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P1010005" border="0" alt="P1010005" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXdWh_4NI/AAAAAAAADN8/uHMLcUS0JkI/P1010005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXeMT4QKI/AAAAAAAADOA/0znOcjk87Vo/s1600-h/DSC07733%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07733" border="0" alt="DSC07733" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TPjXeub0EBI/AAAAAAAADOE/Tz_QR8BE28E/DSC07733_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Meanwhile Janita  (just turned 8 months)  insisted on walking.  (She crawls everywhere and walks along the furniture or when you hold both her hands.  Eager Beaver!)</p> <p></p> <p>And where are the pictures of the swimming?  Sorry, didn’t take any – was too busy enjoying myself in the water!  </p> <p>Ek kom weer kuier hoor!</p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-63207513771008753402010-11-24T08:04:00.000-08:002010-11-24T08:04:49.885-08:00Have halter, will saddle up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLyTuqLcMn93GjCgNxUz3u98fNH9EVsQU6zj9aoppWoFQOYO-4cVJJcXtzeV-Ow3W4TVso8xD7CpqSfhcDxg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Martelize was trying her best to put a halter onto Joris, our Labrador, but without any success. She was getting pretty frustrated so Thelwyn decided to help her. Thelwyn's German Shepherd Sandy proved to be more co-operative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To all our American friends: <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">HAVE A VERY BLESSED THANKSGIVING TOMORROW!!</span></div>Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-28153422482237266262010-11-19T23:07:00.001-08:002010-11-19T23:07:28.404-08:00‘n Hartseer dag… maar wat ‘n mooi dag.<p>My sister Anne’s sister in law, Tiemie, recently died after a sudden diabetic coma.  What a shock!  The two widows had been living together for years and Anne will surely miss her companion and cook and bottlewasher!  Tiemie was  such a friendly serving Martha – always willing to help others on the quiet.  </p> <p>The service was so positive: <em>2 Tim 4.  “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.  Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day. </em>Children of God always have hope.  The departure is sad, but we are glad that she has finished the race  Tiemie now has the victory that was bought by Christ on the cross.  We can follow her example.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzTXcZAdI/AAAAAAAADKY/3F3gYK3g3_E/s1600-h/DSC07645%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07645" border="0" alt="DSC07645" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzUL9ct0I/AAAAAAAADKc/UX1BX4vSJnI/DSC07645_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzVrklavI/AAAAAAAADKg/B51KihoLWSA/s1600-h/DSC07647%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07647" border="0" alt="DSC07647" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzW56DdCI/AAAAAAAADKk/y04BSuzWgAA/DSC07647_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>She was buried on the farm where she grew up – next  to her mother’s grave and the other graves and memorial stones of her brother, her father and grandparents. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzYlJ5vbI/AAAAAAAADKo/SL8fDcULWi8/s1600-h/DSC07649%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07649" border="0" alt="DSC07649" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzZlQHAtI/AAAAAAAADKs/q3KGqXXM_rk/DSC07649_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzdENR1XI/AAAAAAAADK0/-JPGb1QZz74/s1600-h/DSC07657%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07657" border="0" alt="DSC07657" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzeFYjsxI/AAAAAAAADK4/tYdAxllrrsA/DSC07657_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Most of the guests have already departed, but the family hangs around while Anne gathers the notes on the flowers.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzf5Y_9xI/AAAAAAAADK8/2Tfy0slqfJU/s1600-h/DSC07659%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07659" border="0" alt="DSC07659" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzhZOSn8I/AAAAAAAADLA/RDsK0bx_c7Y/DSC07659_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzjRQ6tjI/AAAAAAAADLE/gOe6JIWZUMw/s1600-h/DSC07660%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07660" border="0" alt="DSC07660" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzk12QAWI/AAAAAAAADLI/76iKHWm4BoE/DSC07660_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzmjFYoZI/AAAAAAAADLM/zPt7_mcOfHA/s1600-h/DSC07661%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07661" border="0" alt="DSC07661" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzoETqbOI/AAAAAAAADLQ/xd8g45A-6Pg/DSC07661_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzqh6aDfI/AAAAAAAADLU/RWYfXOqwNPM/s1600-h/DSC07662%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC07662" border="0" alt="DSC07662" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TOdzriEXfcI/AAAAAAAADLY/ZOjyLx0VNWc/DSC07662_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>On the way to Tiemie’s cousin’s house for tea.  What a beautiful summer afternoon in the Free State!  </p> <p>Sterkte Anne en al die Frasers.  Ek weet julle gaan haar baie mis.  </p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-3742852897895981582010-11-13T00:27:00.001-08:002010-11-13T00:27:28.658-08:00Neither rotten nor good<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TN5LvxaAi9I/AAAAAAAADKQ/dBOlmrSKe7E/s1600-h/DSC076192.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07619" border="0" alt="DSC07619" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TN5L6Ra9VsI/AAAAAAAADKU/temRqecHyK4/DSC07619_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> I bought a box of green avocadoes a while ago and was very disappointed when they all had black spots before they were fully ripe and useful.  On cutting them open, most were still edible.  However with the green flesh dotted with small black marks, it looked very unappetising- certainly not presentable to guests! Serving it would certainly bring no honour to me!  </p> <p>I looked at the rest of the box: what would I do with them?  Throw them all in the green waste bin or try to salvage them by cutting out the black spots?  What a chore!  Would it be worthwhile or would the avo’s turn black and unusable immediately, forcing me to throw them out anyway and without receiving any “fruit” from them?</p> <p>It made me think…am I a “usable avo with clear spotless flesh” or am I dotted with black spots?  Am I useful?  Can’t be if I’m dotted with black spots!  </p> <p>God, please do not give up on me!  Don’t throw me out – please cut out the rotten pieces. I cannot do it on my own: I need your grace!   I want to glorify you!</p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572930497494207531.post-85039326512055029532010-11-07T09:08:00.001-08:002010-11-07T09:08:55.199-08:00The rock climbing frame is a huge success<p>Martelize was still asleep when the L’s arrived.  As she already had had a very long nap, Thelwyn decided to wake her, but Sleepy Head did not want to wake up until she heard that Franco was here!  Immediately she was wide awake and eager to see him!  </p> <p>It was a glorious spring afternoon and of course the best place to play was outside. Franco was climbing onto the braai stand (<em>not</em>  an interesting climbing frame), so I suggested they climb on the rocks instead. (These are the rocks that emerged when the swimming pool was closed up and which the front end loader dumped on our lawn.)   </p> <p>As first the little ones were a little bit hesitant to stand up on the “high” rocks, but they soon gained confidence and made a game of moving from rock to rock!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcgbliLJI/AAAAAAAADIw/EGza6C8pZxw/s1600-h/DSC0755922.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07559 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07559 (2)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbchnXDP0I/AAAAAAAADI0/m3XK91y3_Ww/DSC075592_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbckMI0VCI/AAAAAAAADI4/BdIvKOXvlx4/s1600-h/DSC0756122.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07561 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07561 (2)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbclnAp7LI/AAAAAAAADI8/l7SMp6un3dQ/DSC075612_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="181" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcoGIbK5I/AAAAAAAADJA/ukMqKhHKPiE/s1600-h/DSC0756022.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07560 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07560 (2)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcpjrjHNI/AAAAAAAADJE/x3aHAw-DOBM/DSC075602_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="179" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcrp7rHVI/AAAAAAAADJI/gOx6vc5KsrI/s1600-h/DSC0756232.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07562 (3)" border="0" alt="DSC07562 (3)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcs87BkzI/AAAAAAAADJM/TpO9w1rdK3E/DSC075623_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcu5RADrI/AAAAAAAADJQ/5VQOMZOekdU/s1600-h/DSC0756322.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07563 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07563 (2)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcwPlxTGI/AAAAAAAADJU/3uWEm6DeXgk/DSC075632_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="244" /></a> <p>Kyk waar staan ek!  En kyk waar staan ek!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcxWOTnXI/AAAAAAAADJY/jyDd0J6FVh0/s1600-h/DSC0756522.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07565 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07565 (2)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbcyqk4RzI/AAAAAAAADJc/1a0DOe_l3hk/DSC075652_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>En kyk waar staan ek ook!  Volgende jaar klim en klouter ek ook!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbc1XgsigI/AAAAAAAADJg/08q-UhZ_9rE/s1600-h/DSC0757922.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07579 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07579 (2)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbc23X8yII/AAAAAAAADJk/aOeciLU5xKI/DSC075792_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbc5My03QI/AAAAAAAADJo/tVooP4v25n8/s1600-h/DSC0758525.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07585 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07585 (2)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbc62pC4hI/AAAAAAAADJs/ZKVsDD359ok/DSC075852_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbc9W-i-gI/AAAAAAAADJw/2YQkQ4eoE4U/s1600-h/DSC0756822.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07568 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07568 (2)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbc_U3m9EI/AAAAAAAADJ0/TKu4cLVLD34/DSC075682_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="215" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbdAx41ftI/AAAAAAAADJ4/0_Yo5mr5Gf0/s1600-h/DSC0757322.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07573 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07573 (2)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbdCD5zUPI/AAAAAAAADJ8/3SsBxE668BY/DSC075732_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbdEJBJlNI/AAAAAAAADKA/FMlStQnGRXE/s1600-h/DSC0757724.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07577 (2)" border="0" alt="DSC07577 (2)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbdFjIHSuI/AAAAAAAADKE/Vdr_eGhxuxY/DSC075772_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="157" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbdHpURB5I/AAAAAAAADKI/8JMmd-4DK0I/s1600-h/DSC075912.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC07591" border="0" alt="DSC07591" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RnxQPz5X734/TNbdJEc5uTI/AAAAAAAADKM/8RqXohsY654/DSC07591_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> Jan and Miekiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720502335803146347noreply@blogger.com7