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The Zen Garden
Classified by insiders as “Brilliant in its Simplicity” is this little traditional Japanese Zen Garden in our village. This garden is not open for the public for the owners like to have ‘peace of mind’.
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The Country Fair 22-24 June
Don’t miss this opportunity. More in this Portfolio Blog with “this interesting link“. Get a taste of true Village Life. Wit amongst others Arno Cartens and Vaillant Swart (guess where he lives…). You are Welcome.
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Dutch Apple Pudding
When the Dutch came to South Africa a few centuries ago they took with them the ‘Potjie’ but seemingly forgot to take the recipe for apple pudding. A new generation did not forget and last night we re-introduced this delicious Winter desert with three South African friends here in Stanford in the Western Cape. And this is the […]
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The Fresh Market
Every Saturday morning we go to the fresh market in the village. Fresh from the land and the oven; from lettuce and coriander to baklava and springbok pie. Yummie. And this is how some people walk home….
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When Peter met Jami ………..
Peter was in “the restaurant business” in Hermanus. Jami was (still is BTW) the ‘Flower Queen’ of Stanford. One day Jami went for a drink in a restaurant in Hermanus. And the result you can read here.
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The Snout
THE “Snout” of Stanford. Legend says that this sculpture was created by B. Aboon long before the first ‘humans’ ….
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Developments in our garden
Almost every day we add a picture of our garden to our ‘Green Cathedral of South Africa’ page on Facebook. We started this page a few years ago after the restoration and extension of the historical succulent garden of Soekershof. Today a year ago an Italian/German couple visited us there and made an offer to purchase. […]
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Still standing
Last week Friday Herman ‘recycled’ old building material into a ‘potting table’ and during the weekend Yvonne potted numerous plants on this creation. This morning the table was still standing…..
Life in the Overberg 