Pink
By · CommentsA gerber daisy in the bouquet of flowers that I got from Madi and Pierre for my birthday
Abandoned and forgotten
By · CommentsA ruin on the side of the N1 on the way home from Parys.
My man
By · CommentsLance is not my most willing subject, but I managed to convince him to stand still for 5 minutes while we were away on Friday afternoon for one or two photos. Maybe next time, he’ll actually face the camera 
Trip to Parys
By · CommentsWe went to visit Lance’s mom yesterday in Parys, so I yet again took my trusty camera I’ve decided to take photos of the houses in the town now (I’m running out of scenery options now), but could only get a shot of one typical Parys house this time as the other houses had pesky dwellers in residence.
And what’s a post about my Parys trip without the shots of the kids playing in the garden? This time with their new skipping ropes.
… and a scene from our road trip…
Forum Homini for one night only
By · CommentsThese have to be my Weekly Winners! Lance took me to Forum Homini for the night of my birthday. What an incredibe experience! It’s a five star boutique hotel in the Cradle of Humankind (less than an hours drive from home). It’s set in a game reserve, so we couldn’t walk around after 5:30pm because of the hippos (which we sadly didn’t end up seeing).
It’s an amazing place that is so unimposing to look at, and it was designed to blend into the surroundings with grass on the roof etc.
Ooh and the restaurant!! Wow! We rolled out of there yesterday morning after all the amazing food. On Friday night we had a 6 course dinner and we decided to have the wine teasers that went with it. Basically they served South African wines specifically for that plate of food. It was awesome, and we had rose, white, and red and a mixture of dry and sweetish wines. And the food!! Wow! We started with a tomato and anise seed soup with a mussel in the middle, then it was an artichoke salad with crisp ham, then kingklip with oxtail wonton, then pork belly with apple tart tatin, then slow roasted lamb shoulder, then it ended with coffee cream pavlova. And if that wasn’t enough, they then presented a plate with Happy Birthday written in chocolate and a gorgeous sorbet.
And then yesterday morning, we had a 5 course brunch before leaving the hotel! I didn’t eat for the rest of yesterday!
Here are some of my photos from our short trip, I think I’ve gone a bit overboard but I haven’t posted in a few days 
First, our room…
This gorgeous bath was in the lounge and overlooked the veld and a little stream.
The shower was incredible… it was a double shower with a glass roof and glass doors that opened to a private garden – it must be awesome in summer.
Now for some photos of the hotel itself…
We went for a walk in the reserve in the afternoon, and we managed to get some photos of the hotel rooms from the front. Note the grass that’s grown on the roof. You actually can’t see the hotel from very far because it blends so well into the surroundings.
These were taken at sunset over the dam with Roots restaurant on the left. You can see the roofs of the hotel rooms just to the right of the restaurant.
Some random shots from our walk on Friday afternoon and the drive back home yesterday.
And my favourite shot… hehe I love it!
