JOBURG : FEBRUARY 2026

3 February to 12 February  (and a bit more January )

It's been a blessing catching up with friends in Joburg and beyond.

A little party at the farm.

Even a swim in the dam.

Neil went on a fishing trip to Sterkfontein.

More "fishing" at TFFC in Dullstroom.

We are lucky to have easy access to so many of "our" favourite, beautiful places and to share them with friends. My never-ending "To Do" list is shorter than it's been for a long time so I am off on our next trip with a calm mind and a happy heart.

CAPETOWN 2026

22 January to 2 February

This is absolutely the best time of year in the Cape. Long days with great weather and this year; no wind!

Neil arrived on 22nd and Gail on 28th. It was all about visiting with friends and family.

This does mean a lot of eating and drinking, of course. Food and wine with a view.. and good people.. It's all I need in life...

SEASONS OF LOVE : 2026

14 to 27 January. 

2026 started a little differently for me. Two weeks of sorting out (and getting rid of ) four decades of stuff all stored at the farm. There's just too much to say about this process, so a few lyrics from a song from the 90s musical RENT..

How do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets

In midnights, in cups of coffee

In inches, in miles

In laughter, in strife

​How do you measure a year in the life?

​How about love?

It's time now to sing out

Though the story never ends

Let's celebrate, remember a year in the life of friends.

ZEBULA JANUARY 2026

Friday January 2nd to Wednesday 14th January 

What would we do without the Zebula January reset button? We spent 6 nights at our no.30 and then moved across to the Magg's no.120 for another 6 nights. It rained a lot.

Friends joined us.

We chilled.

We drank bubbly every day. We all cooked some really great food.

Even when the storms knocked out the power.

We built Lego.

We even played Pickleball.

There was golf and walks and cycles too.

And I got a lot of admin and planning done. Mental processing comes first; it's time consuming and causes sleeplessness sometimes but you need to give yourself the time and space. It's going to be an AWESOME 2026!