South Africa I love you. 1

 my time living in South Africa is coming to a very sudden, even though anticipated, end.  i'm not leaving or fleeing because i don't love my country but i am leaving for love.  let words of negativity and unbelief about my country never form. may i always speak of your beauty and complexity South Africa. here just little pieces of my home, my roots, my beginnings. i'm sure i will post more as the months go by.

diy name tags

i'm over the rock idea. with my wooden tables and peanut butter jar field flower pots it suddenly just didn't seem to go together. the vision called for something else.  so i made these name tags from scratch, as in one A2 cardboard, a pack of stick on reinforcements, a sharpie, an alphabet stencil and bunch of pretty lace.   

these days

kanga, the saved and adventurer

the long distance engagement

roof of tasha's, nicolway

breakfast at dopio zero rosebank

dress for legal wedding/ USA celebration wedding

a happy birthday carrot cake

rain and pancakes

i'm so grateful that rainy season is here, with only 2 months to experience the joy of the Southern Hemisphere's approaching summer, i couldn't be more thrilled.
  the amazing thunderstorms that  Johannesburg can deliver, are right up there with with my love for fresh ciabatta bread, jacaranda trees in bloom, puppies and drinking wine with awesome people.  as with most of these mentioned loves it will be the one of the Jo'burg delights  i'll miss deeply once Spokane, Washington becomes my new home.
this is how a rainy thunder stricken day should look:

boere pancakes with sugar and cinnamon, thanks Sarie.com for the recipe 

my prayer this day

Ha long Bay, Vietnam, May 2012

i love this prayer, it comes to me often. 

“Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, 

when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, 

when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore. 


Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess,
we have lost our thirst for the waters of life, 
having fallen in love with life, we have ceased to dream of eternity, 
and in our efforts to build a new earth, 

we have allowed our vision of the new heaven to dim. 


Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wider seas, 
where storms will show your mastery, 
where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars. 
We ask you to push back the horizon of our hopes, 
and to push us into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love. 
This we ask in the name of our Captain, who is Jesus Christ. ”

― Francis Drake

i like this tree

Chocola.j: a charming little find

even if the treats here weren't sinfully delicious i'd still come here just to enjoy the decor.

really an all kinds of lovely and yummy and happy little shop, found on Beyers Naude Drive, Northcliff.  i love charming places that don't do french provance decor, so been done, so over it.