Category: South Africa
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Left or Right; either way is Right
When we go out with the dogs we can choose between right and left once outside the gate. Either way is right. It’s not even a political issue; it’s living the good life.
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One of those little changes
Whoever buys a new house always want to change something. No difference with us although the house itself was perfect; the garden was not. Last week we took the ugly invasive hedge in the front out and replaced it with succulent plants. These (merely African origin) still have to grow to cover a large part…
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Shooting on the river
The world looks different from the water; one can look upon a river with his/her feet on the ground but a view from the river itself is different. Last Sunday friends of us organised a party and we took the opportunity for a boatride on the Klein River (little river); the name not because that the river is narrow -it’s…
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Rugby in Stanford
Not always announced by the local tourism bureau in their agenda but still attracting a nice crowd are the sporting events on the municipal grounds in the village centre. Today was a rugby tournament for the youth of all ages and of different walks of life. Tough but not rough and maybe, very maybe, one…
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A Village Walk with the Dogs
Rits and Roets (brother and sister) are 11 yrs old and taking the whole ‘Wandelpad’ (hiking trail) around is nowadays a bit too much but we did half and they’ll be quiet for the next few hours…. But they truly love their Doggy Walk. And this is what, amongst others, they saw on their way…
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Hair Magic
Sometimes visitors wonder about all those different personalised hairstyles in Stanford. Well; we have Belinda and she likes to play with hair ………..
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Spider Man
“I am Olivier, born in Pietermaritzburg and since 1998 proudly living in Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa. From my childhood onwards I’ve been fascinated by insects and with my move to Stanford I acquired the skills to make them. I make ants, butterflies, hotnotgods, spiders and more. In my hands you see Olivia; she is…
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Smart
Did you know that (at least in Cambridge, USA) Stanford, South Africa prominently pops up in new smartphone app.? Especially the blog ‘Life in the village named Stanford’……………
Life in the Overberg 