Happy weekend!!

I'm hoping for sunshine but it looks like it is going to be a rainy one.

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Can't stop the rain

It's another soaking wet day in Johannesburg- a perfect time to post my pics I took on a rainy day in downtown New York.

Pronunciation: \ˈhwim-zi-kəl, ˈwim-\

My sister celebrated her 30th birthday this weekend- under the trees in my parents' garden. It was a beautiful night and a perfect way to bring in a new decade.

Then...

The whimsical invitations

Decor by my sister and a friend's company In Good Company

Jo'burg summer evening

The guests- I love the effect of one long table

Interactive dessert: make your own lemon meringue pie from lemon curd, meringue, crushed biscuits, coconut flakes and pomegranate seeds

A birthday is not complete without a candles and a cake!

SA vs England

It was my first time at a live cricket match. I don't understand the game but it is a great way to spend a summer's day. And South Africa won!!

The Owl House

On our road trip we turned off onto a long, winding dirt road to arrive at the almost-deserted off to Nieu-Bethesda.

The reason for the detour was to see the Owl House , once the home of the strange and disturbed Helen Martins. The place was as strange and disturbed as one would imagine but at least I have now seen it.

Road tripping

The husband and I took a road trip down to his family's beach house for the holidays. We took two days each way and stopped over in Colesburg and Graaff-Reinet for the night. In Colesburg we stayed in the same guest house we stayed in on our first road trip together (and second date!).

However, it was my first time in Graaff-Reinet and loved the little town. We saw Pierneef's station panels at the Pierneef Museum, located in a beautifully renovated old church.

Pierneef station panel - Karoo

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We had a delicious dinner of oxtail and lamb curry at De Camdeboo restaurant at the Drostdy Hotel where we were staying but next time we go I want to try the legendary Gordon's Restaurant.

Speaking of books...

Isn't this a wonderful advert for the Prague bookstore Anagram:

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