Saturday 31 January 2009

Had a great holiday.

This was a long trip of 2400km
and took us two days to complete
we slept over in Windhoek and
then arrived safely in a small
check point named Kongola and there
Natascha and family waited for us.
This is a picture of the scenery
taken just outside of Otavi on the
way to Grootfontein.






After arriving at Kongolo we went
to Susuwe Lodge over the Kwando
river by boat and then to the lodge.
It looks much nicer than on the
pictures. Had some tea and then went
to Natascha's house. And here is
Hubby standing on the deck outside
with the Boabab tree that shades
the house.
This is what the Boabab tree
seed pods look like and when they
fall it does make a hole in the deck.
They are massive and heavy, but sadly
not even the elephants eat it.
Here is Matthew feeding the birds
and squirrels which live in the trees.






This is a genet that lives in the trees
and comes down at night and nudges against
the window pane of the door for food.



To be continued.

Tuesday 13 January 2009

Just things!!!

New tenants have just moved in.
We have this lovely thorn tree
growing outside our bedroom window.
Now we have the first bird nest which was built
this morning.





I decided to help the poor guy to make
his nest cosy and cut some batting in thin strips
and put them out for him.
Made sure he saw them and here he
is collecting them. if you look carefully you can see him in the centre of the ground patch as I dont know how to enlarge it to see him better. When there was none
left he cheekily tjurped for more, so I cut
some more and now late this afternoon they
are happily settled in the nest.

Saturday 10 January 2009

Just!!!

Just a short note so say that I wont be around
for a few weeks. We are going to visit our
daughter and the internet is very bad there.
Take care to all. Happy stitching.

New!!!


This is what I did this afternoon
after seeing this lovely BOM
on gailpandesigns and just had to start
this. I also received some wonderful red
fabric from a friend at the Australian
Threads magazine forum. It just seem
to come at the right time for this fabric.

Saturday 3 January 2009

Jane Austen!!


I am reading my first Jane Austen book
Emma, but I have to use a dictionary, not just
any one as the newer ones dont seem to have
a lot of the words, which of course don't get used
nowadays, in them. It is so funny as the dictionary
is much bigger than my book. But it is very
challenging for me to read with all those
old fashioned ways of saying things in very old
English. But am enjoying it a lot.

Thaankful!

Found a very nice fish añd chips shop nearby us.  Its my Birthday month and I started a new small cross stitch patte...