Our Kids and their families!!!

Our son Bennie and his family

Our daughter Natascha with  baby Neil back at work.

Cats and babies!!!!!

Hubby is like a magnet that just draws cats to him.
Here Tonic the oldest is refusing to give up her lap and sun to Charka.
 He decided to just lie over her than give up and take the seat beside hubby

Neil is growing by the day.

Neil just loves this new seating arrangement

Visiting in Port Alfred!!!!!!

Daughter and Family

Matthew and peaches babysitting Neil

Baby Neil and myself

Hubby with Tiaan and Matthew overseeing
 the capture of game for relocation.
a whole new experience for hubby.

Matthew has this huge chicken burger and finished it

Matthew (finds this very amusing)
 with a goat Ben which is hubby's name, 

wow grandad has a comfy chest

Neil now 3 months old

Sophie's Universe update!!!!

I have now got to row 52 of my Sophie's Universe. 

Am still having lots of fun and also learning such a lot

of new techniques and combinations even this old hooker of many years.

Thank you very much Dedri Uys for sharing this

wonderful design with the world.

if you are interested go to

 http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/sophies-universe-cal-2015/sophies-universe-cal-2015-information/

it will change your way of crochet forever.

finished at last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finished this throw over the weekend and now ready for our winter which seems to have started at last. Just love winter weather.

Very sad news!!!!!!!

Sadly we had to say goodbye to our very special dog Bella on Thursday 28th May 2015, She has left a huge hole in our hearts but will be remembered by all who knew her as a very loving soul.

Bella favorite hobby

Bella\s favorite pasttime

Just a tiny table centre!!

I am busy with the Sophie's Universe and decided to use some of the new techniques that I have learned there and do something with pure cotton and here is my own design.

Well am now finished with small stuff and need to get back to Sophie's Universe by Dedri Uys.

A really busy hooker!!!!

Working on this throw and have lots more roses to add

Made this for my daughters friend

A close up of the flowers

Just could not resist!!!!

It took a while to get this project out of my mind. humph well after trying to resist this I decided to finish all my other hooking projects and then use my left over wool for this one.
I have now just finished the 2nd week of instructions and am going to start on week 3.
Well if you are interested please visit  http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/ and see what this is all about.
Even though I am an experienced hooker there is still a lot of learning here. Thank you to Dedri Uys for sharing this wonderful design with us. It takes many hours to do such an intricate design.

The New Addition to our family!!!

 Welcome Neil Pienaar!!!!!! its the baby brother that Matthew was wishing for because girls were just not nice. hehehehe Matts words now.
   

The day Neil got home

Matthew still such a wonderful big brother

At  last Neil grabbed onto Matthews hand. and the
bond was sealed. As you can see on Matthews face.

Hooking and relaxing is so important!

okay now l have started Sophie's Universe bom and finished part 1!
if any of you are intwreated you can get the pattern at
'lookatwhatimade' dont have the link here but just use ol google!

relaxing in the garden is such a huge things for Charka! I