From all the photos you can see we all had a great day catching up
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Mike & Nic Update July
I have just received another letter of updates from Auntie Rose and Mom has posted on the blog twice in one week so I thought I must also let everyone know what Mike and I are up to. First I am going to make a coffee..........
I am back and currently sweeping rusks crumbs from my keyboard. I have discovered some new premium double chocolate rusks and they are the perfect match to have with my morning coffee (& afternoon & after dinner). But with my new golf swing all my trousers have started to fall down, so i'm looking forward to some hearty home meals in a weeks time when we head home, and the odd rusk here and there is good for me.
Our flight details:
Leave Thursday 24th July (BA reluctantly as they were the cheapest, hopefully no holes in the seats this time). BA58 leaving 20:15 arriving T5 06:50.
14th August we fly to Dublin at 10:35 then fly home to Cape Town on the 18th August from Dublin via Heathrow.
On Friday we are heading to Fancourt Golf Estate in George as Mike has arranged a meeting to present the initial designs for their new website. Fancourt have given us a room and we will probably have dinner with Craig & Chareen. We are leaving early - so hopefully the pie shop is open early.
We will only be up for Friday, as Mike needs to head home to work over the weekend, and on Saturday afternoon we have tickets to watch the Manchester Utd versus Kaizer chiefs - which I am looking forward to as we have seats 2nd from the front and behind the team benches. Dad you will have to watch your MUTV and look out for us.
Tomorrow is an early start as we are taking Fred to the Airport for a Jo'burg trip. Which includes a TV interview after his stardom on Carte Blanche - see the post on the heavy chef. (If the video says it is not there, refresh the page and try again until it works).
I can't think of anything else exciting that has happened, it has been very cold and wintery here. I even saw snow on the mountain tops on the way to Muizenberg at the weekend. Our weekends are usually made up of a surf and then hitting a few balls on the driving range, and twice a month we can use the meshie/pitch and putt course for free. We have not used July's yet so hopefully we can go on Sunday. All our lessons have been used now, so money permitting we will sign up again when back from the UK. It really is worth having lessons for me, I learn something new each time and my swing gets better & better. Next lesson batch we are going to learn the short game. Without lessons I do not think I would enjoy it, I think I would get very frustrated. It's great that Mike and I can play together and he has some competition & of course he always wins.
Looking forward to Bridget's Wedding on the Saturday we arrive, it is at the church in bilsington and then the reception at the White Horse pub, so we will not have very far to go. I'm looking forward to some fizz, I have had a bottle of champagne in my fridge for months and no one to help me drink it.
Off to the library tonight as I have finished all my non library books that all our guests keep leaving behind for me. But for now the rain is way too hard to step out of the office and our car is only parked by the door.
xx
I am back and currently sweeping rusks crumbs from my keyboard. I have discovered some new premium double chocolate rusks and they are the perfect match to have with my morning coffee (& afternoon & after dinner). But with my new golf swing all my trousers have started to fall down, so i'm looking forward to some hearty home meals in a weeks time when we head home, and the odd rusk here and there is good for me.
Our flight details:
Leave Thursday 24th July (BA reluctantly as they were the cheapest, hopefully no holes in the seats this time). BA58 leaving 20:15 arriving T5 06:50.
14th August we fly to Dublin at 10:35 then fly home to Cape Town on the 18th August from Dublin via Heathrow.
On Friday we are heading to Fancourt Golf Estate in George as Mike has arranged a meeting to present the initial designs for their new website. Fancourt have given us a room and we will probably have dinner with Craig & Chareen. We are leaving early - so hopefully the pie shop is open early.
We will only be up for Friday, as Mike needs to head home to work over the weekend, and on Saturday afternoon we have tickets to watch the Manchester Utd versus Kaizer chiefs - which I am looking forward to as we have seats 2nd from the front and behind the team benches. Dad you will have to watch your MUTV and look out for us.
Tomorrow is an early start as we are taking Fred to the Airport for a Jo'burg trip. Which includes a TV interview after his stardom on Carte Blanche - see the post on the heavy chef. (If the video says it is not there, refresh the page and try again until it works).
I can't think of anything else exciting that has happened, it has been very cold and wintery here. I even saw snow on the mountain tops on the way to Muizenberg at the weekend. Our weekends are usually made up of a surf and then hitting a few balls on the driving range, and twice a month we can use the meshie/pitch and putt course for free. We have not used July's yet so hopefully we can go on Sunday. All our lessons have been used now, so money permitting we will sign up again when back from the UK. It really is worth having lessons for me, I learn something new each time and my swing gets better & better. Next lesson batch we are going to learn the short game. Without lessons I do not think I would enjoy it, I think I would get very frustrated. It's great that Mike and I can play together and he has some competition & of course he always wins.
Looking forward to Bridget's Wedding on the Saturday we arrive, it is at the church in bilsington and then the reception at the White Horse pub, so we will not have very far to go. I'm looking forward to some fizz, I have had a bottle of champagne in my fridge for months and no one to help me drink it.
Off to the library tonight as I have finished all my non library books that all our guests keep leaving behind for me. But for now the rain is way too hard to step out of the office and our car is only parked by the door.
xx
Monday, July 14, 2008
New house
Myrtle Cottage is progressing at great speed.
Nya thought she needed to go check out how the new home was progressing
Opa has bought Kingsley's sit-upon mower and Nya had to check that out too
Nya thought she needed to go check out how the new home was progressing
Opa has bought Kingsley's sit-upon mower and Nya had to check that out too
The Expanding Family
Lynda, Senna and Callum came on Saturday and Sean came down on Sunday. Just a few pictures to keep everyone up to date.
Traer, Terry & Nya popped in on Sunday with their friends Lisa and James
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Dijon
We left for Dijon on Tuesday morning, the idea being that we could take a relaxing drive down stopping overnight twice since we wouldn't be able to get into the track until Thursday morning.
We got as far as Dover docks before Ed got his head under a bonnet!
He was trying to help someone get their car started as the loading of the ferry was almost done!
Had a lovely lunch on board which meant I wouldn't have to cook that evening. We drove a little way on the motorway then took the N roads. They are so well maintained and the scenery is beautiful. Late afternoon we stopped not far from Soissons at Le Crois du Vieux Pont in Berny-Riviere. The camp site was huge but each pitch was very private. Ed asked for and got a riverside (the Aisne) stand. No one near us - except for ducks and swans that is.
When I opened the camper door in the morning, two families of ducks were waddling past with a swan as the rear guard. It shooed them all into the river then joined them. Was this the ugly duckling in reverse?
After a leisurely breakfast of fresh croissants and coffee, we again set off on the N roads. We missed the camping site we were aiming for but did not want to turn back, so travelled on for another hour or so. In a small village, Chanceaux, we spotted a dodgy looking municipal camp site. There was only one tent there. The site was at the side of the village hall but there were lovely shaded areas so we decided to stop. A good choice as the village was charming.
Bought some bread, cheese, salamis and wine and then stopped off at the local bar for a beer and a wine.
Had a simple supper
and early to bed. Nobody had come to collect our money for using the camp site, so tried to pay at the bakers but no one would take the payment. Bon chance! So off we set for the last 30 or so km to Dijon race track.
Arrived, Ed signed in, we off loaded into the pit we had hired, checked out who was around then set off on a bike ride to Prenois, the village closest to the track. It was one o'clock so everything was closed except the restaurants. Had a delicious lunch (no cooking for me again) in the courtyard of a little restaurant. After cycling back it was time for a siesta. Ed had met up with Geoff Williams who had also raced in SA at the beginning of the year. He and his friend Peter came over for drinks and snacks in the evening w
hile we caught up with what all of us had been doing since we last saw Geoff.
Friday meant business. In the morning, Ed qualified 18th out of 21. Had a slight oil leak which he repaired and the rest of the day was free. The HGPCA (Historic Grand Prix Association) who were organising a number of the races put on a "light lunch" - goodness knows what a normal lunch would have been. There were a huge variety of salads, cold meat, cheeses and french bread plus beer and wine to wash them down. Absolutely delicious. Oh, and puds as well. Think only the men managed those. Lazed in the afternoon and then time to eat again. The HGPCA put on a great barbecue.
Today, Saturday, families started arriving early with their picnic baskets.
There are great places to sit on grass under the shade of trees to watch the racing.
Ed finished 15th in his race but we are still struggling with the leak.
Lunch was a repeat of yesterday and we are just about to go to a barbecue and live rock and roll concert being put on by the organisers.
We got as far as Dover docks before Ed got his head under a bonnet!
He was trying to help someone get their car started as the loading of the ferry was almost done!Had a lovely lunch on board which meant I wouldn't have to cook that evening. We drove a little way on the motorway then took the N roads. They are so well maintained and the scenery is beautiful. Late afternoon we stopped not far from Soissons at Le Crois du Vieux Pont in Berny-Riviere. The camp site was huge but each pitch was very private. Ed asked for and got a riverside (the Aisne) stand. No one near us - except for ducks and swans that is.
When I opened the camper door in the morning, two families of ducks were waddling past with a swan as the rear guard. It shooed them all into the river then joined them. Was this the ugly duckling in reverse?
After a leisurely breakfast of fresh croissants and coffee, we again set off on the N roads. We missed the camping site we were aiming for but did not want to turn back, so travelled on for another hour or so. In a small village, Chanceaux, we spotted a dodgy looking municipal camp site. There was only one tent there. The site was at the side of the village hall but there were lovely shaded areas so we decided to stop. A good choice as the village was charming.
Bought some bread, cheese, salamis and wine and then stopped off at the local bar for a beer and a wine.
Had a simple supper
and early to bed. Nobody had come to collect our money for using the camp site, so tried to pay at the bakers but no one would take the payment. Bon chance! So off we set for the last 30 or so km to Dijon race track.Arrived, Ed signed in, we off loaded into the pit we had hired, checked out who was around then set off on a bike ride to Prenois, the village closest to the track. It was one o'clock so everything was closed except the restaurants. Had a delicious lunch (no cooking for me again) in the courtyard of a little restaurant. After cycling back it was time for a siesta. Ed had met up with Geoff Williams who had also raced in SA at the beginning of the year. He and his friend Peter came over for drinks and snacks in the evening w
hile we caught up with what all of us had been doing since we last saw Geoff.Friday meant business. In the morning, Ed qualified 18th out of 21. Had a slight oil leak which he repaired and the rest of the day was free. The HGPCA (Historic Grand Prix Association) who were organising a number of the races put on a "light lunch" - goodness knows what a normal lunch would have been. There were a huge variety of salads, cold meat, cheeses and french bread plus beer and wine to wash them down. Absolutely delicious. Oh, and puds as well. Think only the men managed those. Lazed in the afternoon and then time to eat again. The HGPCA put on a great barbecue.
Today, Saturday, families started arriving early with their picnic baskets.
There are great places to sit on grass under the shade of trees to watch the racing.
Ed finished 15th in his race but we are still struggling with the leak.Lunch was a repeat of yesterday and we are just about to go to a barbecue and live rock and roll concert being put on by the organisers.
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