Banana energy snacks upgrade

I made Date and Almond bites as well as Banana and Oat bites... but Wayne made an even better snack by cutting each ball in half and adding either Peanut butter or Nutella in the middle.
Worked so well!

Christmas Week

We always have a full calendar at Christmas which is a huge blessing to Becca and all her cousins... Family is a gift.

A very merry Christmas

I hope that this festive season was full of love and joy!

"So the Word became human and made His home among us.  He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.  And we have seen his glory!"

May we have glimpsed this love and faithfulness this Christmas.

V+A Waterfront

The Christmas vibe is best at the V+A,

with its huge Christmas tree, light show and Santa workshop for the kiddies...

and their book store is so well stocked - had to pop in there!

His amazing breakfast bagel

Wayne always makes the best sandwiches. He patiently builds layers of flavour.

Beach time

Fun afternoon in the sun!

My forever!

Christmas cheer

She loves this time of year... it brings out her silly side.

Oat chocolate chunk cookies

I made a big batch of these but this tiny jar was all that was stored after too many were eaten straight from the baking sheet.

Christmas party season

Friday night with the girls 

This was dessert on Saturday night with old friends... it was all finished on the night.

Delicious Strawberry and Cherry  Meringue Roulade

Yesterday was so hot so it was pool time with my parents and giggles at night with my girl!

Summer break

Rebecca is so excited.  Happy holidays!

Weekend amusement

Relaxing in Paarl

Cherry picking (and picnic-ing) in Ceres

Do you think its enough?

Wisdom

"A wise man will hear and increase learning" Prov 1.5

Date Night

A book and a mug of tea

Just started a new book and this is just bliss...

After winter

On Sundays its lovely to get out of the city and drink in the landscapes.

We have winter rains so by this time of year its all dry but still beautiful.

With a little coffee.

Gardening in Cape Town

The water restrictions are building our muscles... buckets/watering cans only.

Now this is a kiddies dream table

Becca and I went to a kids party and this is a picture of the cake table (there was another table with delicious goodies) - so many edible delights the kids were in sweet heaven.

Is it morning?

When she doesn't want to get up... pancakes will do it.

Pickles

We eat a lot of pickles at our place... sauerkraut, beetroot, curry beans, and these gherkins which are the easiest to make and the jars are empty in days.

Almost empty jar

The last few days

The last few days have been busy ones as it always is at this time of year.  Entailing deep cleaning of wardrobes and pantry, planning, christmas gift shopping, studying for exams, spring planting and garden cleaning.  Going to local markets is always a good way to get refreshed and restocked.

My girl normally leaves with something sweet... this time it was brownies.

Actually its usually brownies if they are not sold out.

Picking lots of greens

Spinach from the garden.

Happy Birthday

Its my brother's birthday today!! Hooray! This is one funny, cool guy.

Lunchtime

Gratitude

"Gratitude for the seemingly insignificant - a seed - this plants the giant miracle."
~ A Voskamp

Sunday in the sunshine

Sunshine, ice-cream, laughter.

A book shelf

Yes, I do love a loaded bookshelf.

"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray
Go throw your TV set away
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall..."

Roald Dahl

Strawberry season

Rebecca went strawberry picking with her grandparents yesterday.

A day at the farm

A day learning about chickens, rabbits, pigs (the piglets are adorable) & bees.

  

Our lovely outdoor lunch.

Harvesting raw honey is so rewarding and its hard to stop snacking on this edible gold.