Showing posts with label Bryan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bryan. Show all posts

Saturday, July 24, 2010

A Winter Wine Evening .. ...

.... where we enjoyed a delicious meal paired with wines, was organised by Elaine's workplace ..


.. and was held at the FNB Conference Centre ...

... where there were rows of coloured cushions against decorated walls outside the dining area ...


Loved this delicately twirled chandelier which was one of a few hanging from the ceiling in the dining room ....

.. where the wines for the evening were supplied by the Bartinney Wine Estate, which is situated on the steep slopes of the Helshoogte Pass overlooking the picturesque Banghoek Valley in Stellenbosch.
Three wines .. a Savignon Blanc was served with a fruit/cheese starter, a Chardonney was paired with a delicious chicken dish .....


... and an 'easy on the palate' and 'drink now, don't keep' 'Noble Savage' Cabernet Savignon, very reasonably priced ... was paired with a delicious steak and baby onion bredie topped with a dumpling (inside the little potjie pot) ... (for overseas bloggy friends, this is miniature version of the traditional potjie pot which was traditionally used/and still is used for cooking maize meal as well as stew type, yummy tasty meals and sits on an open fire or hot coals)

.. and for 'pud' .. mini cheese cakes in ramekin dishes served with chocolate truffles .... yumm!

Thank you, Sweetie Pie, for organising tickets for us .. it was a most enjoyable evening ..

Elaine and Bryan ... and hubby and me ...


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

My hubby turned 60 on Sunday ...

... and before the rest of our family and friends arrived, Erin helped her Grandpa open his presents ... two BIG presents ....


... oooooh ....
.. 'what is it, Erin' ..... her reply .... "a box!!" ....




... 'what's inside the box?' ..... "a pot !"




.... "Nooo ... Grandpa .. not on your head" ....




... ooooh .. another box ....






.... we gave a delighted hubby/dad/grandpa a Weber Braai/Bbq ....





Happy 60th Birthday to my wonderful hubby !!
Jeanette took more photos of his special day shared by family and friends

Sunday, September 27, 2009

We celebrated Elaine's graduation ...

.. on Saturday night with a dinner at ....


As you all know there was a mix up with dates and we will miss her graduation by ONE DAY .... very very very sad mommy and daddy here!! :(
... so we celebrated her special day .... Honours with cum laude (Marketing) ....


... with dinner and a little prezzie ...




... which she will wear tomorrow ... so that there will be a little part of us with her while she is capped ...




Congratulations, sweetie pie .. you deserve it. You have reaped the rewards of your dedication and hard work ..

.. we love you lots !

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Weekly Winners : 9 - 15 August

They say .... the key to a man's heart ...



.. is through his stomach .... will apple pie do?


So what was I doing looking up skirts !!!!!!

.... of the Chinese clay warrior replica in the Kong Roast restaurant ...


... ha ha .. laughs Bryan ... caught you!!


Ok .. ok .. let's stick to the finer things in life ...

... for example .... my granny's crystal decanter ...


... with it's crystal prismatic stopper ...


... and a single camelia in a crystal glass ...


... does a string of pearl look-a-likes-on-a-chocolate-cake count as finer things in life? .....


.. mmm .. back to food ...(!) .. but there is a dainty azalea ...


... on the cake ablaze with birthday candles!!


.. and what could be finer/nicer/better than deep-slow-breathing-in of the fragrance of spring flowers such as the jasmine, pink with buds about burst ...

... and the teeny tiny garden violets ...


... and the bright happy faces of the violas ...


... the deep salmon pink of the flowering quince ...

...and the pristine whites of the azalea ...


No littlies ('cos they've been away on holiday) .. .. and no Wine-of-the-Week ('coz I've been drinking one I've featured before ...
.. so will end with our youngest daughter who was born 23 years ago on 11 August

For more Weekly Winners visit Lotus at sarcasticmom.com


Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Wordless Wednesday :







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