Madame Zingara

What a show. Incredible performers and great evening and meal. Superb.

Llew's Dad Owen and his wife Karin joined us for Madame Zingara

Llew and his daughter Lauren

Dave and Llew before the show

This talented performer did the most amazing body balancing moves and the girls and boys couldn't get enough of his powerful toned body.

10th Anniversay for Matt and Liesl

It's not often one gets to dress up these days, so Llew's sister Liesl and Matt's 10th wedding anniversary celebration was a rare oppportunity and what a spectacular evening. It was held at their home in Durban with a Chef and her team arriving the prepare the table and food and serve the meal and drinks in style. The theme was black and white and the guests and table all looked splendid and the food was top-notch. Well done and congratulations guys. May the next 10 years be just as memorable and happy.

Family Dinner

Llewellyn's Dad and Karen were over from the States, so it's about the only time I get to make bread-and-butter pudding so we all tucked in..

Dinner with guests

Our guests who are staying at the guesthouse for 7 weeks.. Josh from Boston and Fede from Spain came over for a braai last night and we were joined by Kate and James. I had the chance to perfect my chocolate fondant for dessert.. got it just right with the liquid choc oozing out, so yummy! Kate cut the strawberries into perfect heart shapes, so sweet.

Mom turns 80!

My Mom (left) turns 80 today and she is still working part-time at my attorneys practice, Mc Naught and Co. Incredible!

Mom joined Mc Naught and Co as our conveyancing para-legal after a high-powered career with SA Breweries in Johannesburg and when she moved to Durban, Clements and Johnson Attorneys.

Mom worked tirelessly for me at the Bluff office until she retired in her 60s and re-located to my brother's smallholding in Johannesburg. She lived there for over 5 years until he sold up and emigrated to New Zealand. Mom and Gordon then returned to Durban to be closer to her family and friends and re-joined Mc Naught and Co in a part-time capacity, but coming to work 3 mornings a week, which she has been doing through her 70s, now reaching the milestone age of 80!
 

Thanks Mom for your incredible hard work and commitment to my business over all of these years. Have an awesome birthday today and party with your family and friends on Sunday.

 

August Birthdays

August is a hectic month with a spate of birthdays.. here enjoying a birthday lunch for the twins (now 12) are myself, lauren, Caitlin, Llewellyn, Calvin, Kate-Lynn and my mom.

Boxing Day flight and lunch at Alverstone

Christmas Day we make merry at home. Boxing Day we usually go out to visit family. This time there were 9 of us with Llewellyn's kids and Dad, my kids and my mom, all visiting the Galways on their farm at Alverstone. There is a little airstrip which ends right at their gate on the farm across the road, so we decided to fly in while our kids drove up there with the eats and drinks. But the left-over Christmas food was aplenty and what a feast we had.

Another Birthday!!!

oh dear, another birthday gone!! You can see the flying.. cool headsets for the plane as well as aviation related magnets and magazine. We all enjoyed a great family dinner.. just missing Markie boy... but got some super cards from the kids... love you brats.. all made my day so special, even D-Tox was there!!

Mom's 78th

Difficult to believe my mom is 78 and to bring her up to speed, here's her new flat-screen LCD tv we brought for the occassion, whilst we enjoyed a beef roast I cooked at home and brought around to share. 

Turning 52 %&#@

Where do the years fly to? My 52nd birthday already? Took the day off work, had breakfast out with Llewellyn, lunch with my mate Matt Penny, dinner at my mom's house with Llewellyn, Kate-Lynn and Brad and then the next day went to the annual Mercury Wine Week at SunCoast with Llewellyn and Ian. Had a blast and am now in my 53rd year #$@&.

More pics here.

Dinner with the family

No particular occassion but always nice to catch up  with the family from time to time.  Here's my aunt Ros and ob with mom's friend Jean. More pics if you click here.

More pics turning 52

Got trashed at the Mercury Wine Week with friend Ian

Met up with Chris and Gavin from Tysons - they were also on the same boat cruise as us.

Enjoying the wines, especially Slanghoek. Must remember to look it up when next in CT.

Enjoying dinner with Mom - Hungarian Soup and loin chops caserole

Kate-Lynn and Brad joined us for dinner

Always a great meal with Mom

More pics - Dinner with the family

Mom's sister-in-law, Bernice, Mom, the friend from upstairs, and Mom's friend Jean. 

Bernice with mom's brother Rob in the background

Jean and my mom enjoy dinner at her place