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From the Editor Van die Redakteur Kuier koeler seisoen in Die jaar is volstoom aan die gang en April-maand ook in volle swang. Dit is geen grappie om te sien hoe vinnig die kalenderdae verbysnel nie. Die eerste skoolkwartaal is reeds verby, nuwe winterklere word aangekoop of die oues word afgestof en aangepas - seisoene is stadig maar seker besig om te verander. The air is slightly colder, the mornings a tad darker and the evenings cooler. Just as the season is changing, you can be sure of one thing that will stay the same - our dedication to good reads! Dorpe kry name, dorpe se name verander, maar het jy ooit agter die kap van die byl gekom van jou dorp se naam?
Ons spring ook op die vliegtuig en reis na Letland om die kuns en kultuur van dié indrukwekkende land te ontdek. Voor jy jou oë uitvee is die winter hier en sal ons weer vir jou leesstof gee om heerlik voor die knetterende kaggel op te krul en te ontspan. Lekker lees!
* Die drukkersduiwel het in ons uitgawe 21 kom kuier en die naam van Abré Marais Architects verkeerdelik as Abré Architects aangedui. Ons vra om verskoning vir enige ongerief.
Ons het ‘n bietjie rondgesnuffel oor ‘n plekkie in die Swartland genaamd Bridgetown - probeer vasstel waarheen die dorp en/of die brug dan verdwyn het.
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Content Johan Viljoen Izelle Garcia Charlotte Lesch Clifford Roberts Alida Buckle Jaco Coetzee
Photography Cor Cronje Johan Viljoen Alida Buckle William Walker Clifford Roberts Chris Murphy
JB Paterson - jb@demozaik.co.za Desire Kriel - desire@demozaik.co.za Karin Neethling - karin@diecourant.co.za Marietjie Nel - marietjie@diecourant.co.za
Hier kan jy smul aan al die olywe en ander produkte wat die vallei bied en ook sien wat die verbeeldingryke olyfprodusente hier alles met ‘n olyf kan doen!
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When leaving the country, it is time to head to the shores of the West Coast, where the icy waters will make you yelp for some hot beverages. Finding a home here is easy, especially if you look towards Shelly Point and relax in the splendid home we showcase this month.
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Jeannette Orchard van Malmesbury maak ons ‘n bietjie touwys in die huis en wys wat die nuwe tendense en giere in dekor is.
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s jy Bridgetown se verhaal wil hoor, moet jy dinge by die begin gaan haal. En dan moet jy ook eers die verwarring uitskakel: ons praat nie van Britstown nie, maar Bridgetown. Britstown is steeds volstoom aan die gang en boonop probeer die dorpie hul bes om die oewerkonyn – ook bekend as doekvoet – se voortbestaan te verseker. Nou waar het ek die naam Bridgetown gehoor? Wel, eerstens, met die Kaapse winter word die jaarlikse Bergrivier-kanomarathon van die Paarl tot by Velddrif gehou. Die gebeurtenis word landwyd gebeeldsend en beskryf. Verder word die kompetisie oor vier dae / skofte beslis met oornag blyplekke / wegspringplekke die volgende oggend. Bridgetown is vir ‘n dag in die kollig, want die tweede skof eindig en die derde skof – die langste van 72,8 km – begin die volgende oggend daar. Nou kan jy al twee en twee bymekaarsit en weet dat Bridgetown iewers langs die Bergrivier lê. Bogenoemde is een manier om by Bridgetown uit te kom, maar as jy nie ‘n kano het en kan roei nie, sal dit maar têre. ‘n Meer gemaklike manier om daar ‘n draai te maak, is per voertuig. Neem die Gouda-pad vanaf Moorreesburg deur die koringlande en volg die padpredikante. Die pad is bykans heeltemal geteer; net die laaste 2km is nog grondpad. Gewoonlik is Bridgetown doodstil – g’n motors, g’n verkeer, g’n mense, g’n diere, min geboue en selfs die Bergrivier vloei rustig langsaan verby. Soveel anders as die drome wat destyds daarvoor gekoester is. Tans behoort Bridgetown op ‘n huurpagstelsel aan Moorreesburg se NG Kerk en word dit as ‘n jeugoord bestuur met ‘n sekretaresse op Moorreesburg en ‘n oordbestuurder op Bridgetown. Ek loop nou dinge vooruit. Kom ons begin by die begin. Die oorspronklike plaas, Vledermuisdirf, se eerste eienaar was Isaac Jacobus van der Merwe Op die plaas was ‘n drif wat deur die Bergrivier geloop het. Tydens vloed, was die drif onbegaanbaar. Die togryers het hulle saans by dié uitspanning vermaak deur die talle vlermuise wat daar rondgevlieg het, te jag. Só het die plaasnaam ontstaan. Op 27 Januarie 1843 koop William Edmund Scarbrow die plaas, Vledermuisdrif, van I.J Van der Merwe – nie jou tipiese koper in daardie area nie. Jose Burman skryf dat die boere–bure van Bridgetown van ‘n “mal engelsman” gepraat het, want hy wou ‘n brug oor die Bergrivier hê en ‘n nedersetting stig, terwyl hulle, die boere, rustig hulle aandag aan hul boerdery bestee. Dis tog waaroor ‘n mens ‘n plaas aanskaf, sou hulle geredeneer het. Nou ontstaan die vrae: Wie was die Scarbrow? Waarvandaan het hy gekom? Hoe het hy aan sy geld gekom? Waarom het hy spesifiek dié plaas gekoop? Jose Burman het toevallig op ‘n aanhangsel in die Kaapse Argief afgekom, wat lui dat William Edmund Scarbrow in 1852 naby die Goodwin Sands op see omgekom het. Die Goodwin Sands is ‘n 16 km-lange sandbank in die Engelse kanaal met wisselende dieptes na gelang van die gety en weerstoestande. Die afleiding is gemaak dat hy iets met seevaart te doen kon gehad het. Dit was ‘n korrekte afleiding, want die seevaartjoernaal, Cape Almanac van 1843, het getoon dat die skoener (skip) Margaret van 46
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plaas, Vledermuisdrif van 3547 morg, gekoop. Die plaas se grondgebied het beide kante van die Bergrivier beslaan en het die drif, die hoofroete, noord- en noordooswaarts, van Malmesbury ingesluit. Daar was toe nog nie ‘n geordende padstelsel nie. Paaie, brûe en bergpasse het later hul beurt gekry. Die Brit het beslis buite die boks gedink. Hy het besef dat dorpe ontstaan waar mense saamtrek en dat daar sodoende ‘n mark sou ontwikkel. Die drif het die perfekte ligging vir die aanlê van ‘n dorp gehad. Hy het ook seker vermoed dat die drif later opgradeer sou word om met die toenemende vervoer tred te hou. Sy optimisme is onderstreep met die nuwe naam vir die pas aangekoopte plaas: Bridgetown. Laasgenoemde is darem ook makliker op die Engese tong! Om daad by die woord te voeg, het hy vir hom ‘n indrukwekkende woonhuis op die wal van die Bergrivier laat bou en sy vrou, Emma, uit Engeland laat kom. Daarna het hy sy dorp begin ontwikkel met die oprig van stalle, ‘n smidswinkel en ‘n hotel. Daar is ook graanskure en ‘n melkery gebou. Op landbougebied is besproeiingsvore aangelê, ‘n plantasie vir timmerhout is aangeplant en ‘n windgedrewe meul, is gebou. Scarbrow het ook ‘n winkel geopen en gereël vir ‘n twee-daagse posdiens tussen Kaapstad en Bridgetown op Volume 22
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Dinsdae en Saterdae. Daar was ‘n bestaande meul bekend as Meulhuis op Bridgetown, wat die boere se koring teen vergoeding gemaal het. ‘n Meulhuis is volgens Andries Burger, ‘n ou vriend van my, ‘n meul met ‘n aangeboude huis. Sy ouers het in die ou meulhuis gewoon, totdat hulle na die nuwe huis, vandag se gastehuis, getrek het. Andries is daar op 14 Augustus 1940 gebore. Sy ouers het daar gewoon tot hul afsterwe. Die ronde fondasie voor die gastehuis kon die fondasie van die meul gewees het en dit het dieselfde mate as Mostert se meul in Mowbray. Beide kante van die drif het aan Scarbrow behoort en daar was ‘n pont met ‘n skuit wat die hoofroete noordwaarts “oop” gehou het – ongeag die riviervlak. Die bootman was Jan Kitshoff. Dit is seker nie onredelik om te bespiegel dat Scarbrow toe alreeds vertoë tot die regering gerig het, vir die bou van ‘n brug oor die Bergrivier by Bridgetown nie. Dit was immers die roete na die noorde. Waar die ou skooltjie gestaan het, was die Bergrivier op sy nouste, dus sou die brugkoste oor die rivier die minste wees. Die brugbouery het gesloer en die kaptein se finansiële posisie het versleg, want al sy geld is in sy “dorp” belê. Sy enigste keuse was om hom weer seewaarts te wend vir ‘n inkomste. Hy het sy gesin op Bridgetown agtergelaat en na Engeland vertrek. Daar het hy die bevel Volume 22
oorgeneem van ‘n boot, die 108 ton Blonde, wat aan die maatskappy Deslands behoort het. Blonde was onderweg van Jersey na Afrika, toe Scarbrow op 26 Desember 1852 sy lewe op see verloor het. Dit is onseker of Blonde ook vergaan het. Die afsterwe van William Edmund Scarbrow was nie die einde van die dorpie Bridgetown nie; alles was gereed vir ontwikkeling, die brug moes net gebou word. Tydens dié tyd is meer aandag aan paaie en padverbindings bestee. ‘n Sentrale Padraad sou binnekort gestig word en paaie, brûe en bergpasse sou gebou word. Die eerste brug oor die Bergrivier, is juis in 1853 in die Paarl gebou. Dit is in 1859 opgevolg met ‘n tweede brug by Franschhoek. Die derde brug is nie by Bridgetown gebou nie, maar wel op die plaas Vondeling, naby Piketberg, ‘n paar kilometer stroom-af van Bridgetown. Dié brug is in 1862 voltooi. Boonop was die brug op die bykans-reguit roete tussen Malmesbury en Piketberg. Dit was die figuurlike eerste spyker in Bridgetown as dorp, se doodskis. Bridgetown het sy belangrikheid verloor en was nie meer op die noordelike roete van Malmesbury nie. Die posdiens het wel nog bestaan. Mevrou Scarbrow is intussen weer getroud. Met die mondigwording van die jongste kind, het die kaptein se drie kinders elk ‘n derde geërf. Die
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dogter, Charlotte Cornelia, het dadelik haar deel aan haar broer, Henry Ford Scarbrow, verkoop. Hy het weer dié twee dele verkoop. Later het dit as die plase, Klein Karmelsvlei en Jakkalsvlei, bekend geword. Jakkalsvlei was hoofsaaklik ‘n uitspanning- en jagplaas en is later by Klein Karmelsvlei, Drie Heuwel en Bridgetown ingelyf om sodoende van die kaarte te verdwyn. Die oudste seun – ook William Edmund Scarbrow – het die gedeelte geërf waarop Bridgetown geleë was. Hy het dit behou. Nadat hy as mediese dokter in Philadelphia in Amerika gekwalifiseer het, het hy na Suid-Afrika teruggekeer om as dokter op Bridgetown te praktiseer. Met ‘n dokter op die dorp, het dit gelyk of Bridgetown se toekoms verseker was. Bridgetown se finale nekslag was die stigting van die dorp Moorreesburg in 1879. Moorreesburg lê ook op die direkte roete noordwaarts tussen Malmesbury en Piketberg. Moorreesburg het floreer en Bridgetown het gekwyn. In 1883 het Dr. Scarbrow die plaas waarop Bridgetown lê, aan Wouter Theron en Frederick Serdyn verkoop en na Riebeek-Wes verhuis. Daarna het hy lank in die Strand gepraktiseer en later daar afgetree. Voorheen, toe die Strand nog Mostertsbaai geheet het, het Dr. Edmund Scarbrow daar as dokter gepraktiseer. Met die proklamering van die munisipaliteit in 1896, was hy toe tot die eerste burgemeester en daarom ook die eerste dokter van die Strand. Sy naam is verewig in die Strand met ‘n straat wat tot vandag sy naam dra. Vanaf 1883 het Bridgetown meer as dorp agteruitgegaan. Meeste geboue is gesloop en min van die amper-dorp het oorgebly – die stalle en smidswinkel het bly staan. In 1884 is grond deur William James Robertson geskenk vir die bou van ‘n skool, die Undenominational Public School of Bridgetown. In 1886 is die grond, twee morg en 50m roede aan die skoolkomitee van Bridgetown oorgedra. Die Scarbrows se woning is as skoolkoshuis ingerig. Die “kommissiegronde” en “kommissiehek” word vandag steeds só genoem. Daar was ook ‘n stal, bekend as die kommissiestal, waar die kinders wat te perd of per perdekar skool toe gekom het, die perde vir die dag kon laat. Vir byna 50 jaar het die gemeenskap deur middel van basaars, saamtrekke en ander maniere daarin geslaag om die onderwys vir hul kinders te finansier. Die skool was die middelpunt van die gemeenskap – konserte, debatte en bidure is daar gehou. Op die omliggende terrein is selfs landboutentoonstellings en skyfskietkompetisies gehou. Aan die einde van 1953 is die skool finaal gesluit en gesloop. Die behoefte aan ‘n jeugkamp was al lank dormant by die Moorreesburgse NG gemeente. Mnr. A Serdyn, ‘n gemeentelid, het ‘n stuk grond van 11 ha, aangrensend die Bergrivier waarop die Bridgetown skooltjie gestaan het, van die staat gehuur. Die grond het voor die onteiening in die 1970’s met die bou van die Misverstanddam, aan die Serdyns behoort. Hy het die erfpag aan die NG Kerk afgestaan. Die gemeente het ingespring, moue opgerol en beursies oopgemaak om die kampterrein te ontwikkel. Vandag is die kamp finansieël onafhanlik van die kerkraad. Byna weekliks gebruik een of ander jeuggroep die kamp. Die kamp kan aan ongeveer 60 seuns en 60 meisies billike verblyf aanbied. Dit is dan die verhaal van Bridgetown – ‘n plaas wat ‘n Engelse naam gekry het, sonder dat, óf die brug óf die dorp, ooit ‘n werklikheid geword het. 7
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elebs is seker grotendeels selebs omdat hulle iemand is na wie die gemeenskap wil kyk of luister en moontlik ook omdat die verskillende mediasektore hul prentjies (mooi of minder mooi geskets) in die gemeenskap se gedagtes helder hou. Só dikwels dan is die selebs vir die verkeerde redes in die kollig en borrel die sensasie vuurwarm en in groot bollings uit die vulkane. Maar dan is daar meer besadigde sterre soos Juanita du Plessis wat reeds die hoogste kruin bereik het, maar, as 'n mens iemand soos Steve Hofmeyr losweg kan aanhaal toe hy 'n klompie jare gelede oor haar gepols is: Juanita wil net sing en ma wees. Jy sal nie oor haar, soos oor die res van ons se skandes en moleste, in koerante lees nie. Steve het toe van dié top-sangeres, wat nou al ver meer as 2 miljoen CD's en videos verkoop het, gesê sy is steeds die plat -op-die-aarde-girl van Gobabis wat ek destyds daar ontmoet het. Juanita se broer, Pieter Naudé, en sy vriend, Rennie Strauss het in 1990 'n tweeman-orkes in Windhoek begin genaamd Zenith en het vir 12 jaar dié hele land plat getoer. Pieter en Rennie het later in samewerking met Juanita en Doepie du Plessis die groep Jupidu gestig en ten minste een keer per maand saam opgetree. Juanita du Plessis se sangloopbaan is nou, kort voor haar 46te verjaarsdag, in sy 20ste jaar nadat
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dit in 1998 begin het met haar debuutalbum. Sy het enkele jare later haar eerste groot treffer Ska-Rumba op die album Ek en Jy opgeneem en nooit weer teruggekyk nie. Ska-Rumba en Ek en Jy is in 2001 onderskeidelik as die Geraas-musiektoekennings se Liedjie van die Jaar en Album van die Jaar bekroon. Hierna het treffer op treffer gevolg en het sy, ondersteun deur haar oud-onderwyser, eggenoot, bestuurder en klankman, Herman (Doepie), reeds verskeie multiplatinumverkopers uitgereik. Juanita du Plessis was vroeg-vroeg volksbesit. Die gesin het enkele jare later uit Namibië na Pretoria verhuis. Du Plessis se tweede gospel-album, Vlieg Hoog, is aangewys as die top-Afrikaanse gospelalbum van alle tye en spog met vierdubbele platinumstatus. Haar DVD saam met die gewilde Theuns Jordaan, Bring jou Hart, het vyfdubbele platinumstatus verwerf. Juanita se lang sukseslys sluit ook treffers in soos Patyo, Wit Vlag, Engel van my hart, Jou Volla, Tussen woorde en Vlieg Hoog. Daar is ook 'n lang rits toekennings waaronder Ghoema's en Sama's. Haar gunstelingkleur is blou en sy hou van jeans en tekkies.
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Sy drink graag Crème Soda, Appletizer en Southern Comfort en lê graag weg aan Doepie se heerlike Boerekos en seekos-disse. Sy en Doepie het drie kinders, Ruan, Mario en Franja. Ruan en Franja is ook sangers. Van haarself, sê dié boorling an Windhoek sy is sensitief en ’n private mens wat glo daar is goed wat sy met niemand hoef te deel nie. Maar sy is dankbaar vir bewonderaars wat "my nog altyd ondersteun het en sal niemand ooit afjak nie." Sy erken sy ly bietjie aan engtevrees. Juanita hou van Hentiesbaai se stilte. Sy het op 'n plaas grootgeword en was in haar eie woorde 'n "tomboy". Sy hou van perde en honde en wanneer hul besige program dit toelaat, breek die gesin graag weg na hul plaas buite Hammanskraal. Sy sê sy is "ontsettend dankbaar vir wie ek is. En die Bybel is my anker." *Juanita du Plessis sing op 22 April op Malmesbury. Kaartjies is nou beskikbaar by M4 Events and Promotions. Skakel 022 487 2000 of stuur 'n epos na bookings@m4events.co.za. Kaartjies is ook beskikbaar by Karien (022 482 1466) van VVA (Vriende van Aandskemering tehuis vir bejaardes) Kontantsnoepie is beskikbaar by die vertoning. Geen bespreekte sitplekke nie.
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Captivating For most South Africans, the capital of Latvia rarely makes a holiday destination. Clifford Roberts reckons it should. “Look around you,” our guide instructed the group standing on the cobbled square outside St Peter’s church. The overcast sky made the medieval buildings even more imposing. “Most of what you see is only a few decades old.” We had come to Riga, capital city of Latvia, and booked into an Airbnb in what it calls the Old Town. Less costly than western European cities and with plenty of history, natural charm and accessibility, Riga had caught our eye. As soon as we arrived, we realised that like many of the similar historic districts of Europe, much of the Old Town had to be re-built in the wake of WW2 bombings. Latvia lies on the western border of Russia and has as its neighbours along the Baltic Sea, Lithuania in the south and Estonia to the north. For various reasons, the area has been on a fault line of conflict for centuries. A new era began for all three in the early 1990s, when they gained their independence from the Soviet Union. For Latvia, it meant the end to long domination by tyrannical rulers and a chance for Riga in particular to return to former glory. Once, it had been among the most prominent of all the Russian empire. Today, there are traces of this tumultuous history everywhere – from a remarkable collection of art nouveau buildings to the chilling ruins of a synagogue set alight by Nazis soldiers with all the occupants trapped inside. We arrived in Riga by bus from the Estonian capital of Tallinn, using Google Maps to navigate to the second-storey apartment - our home for the week until we fly out. The inner city is easily walkable, although there are cars about. Buses serve the suburbs outside the Old Town and we make a purposeful attempt to get used to them even though we find the bus drivers unfriendly. It’s the free city tour that really opens our eyes to Riga. It assumes that all our research focused on the historic centre so we leave the Old Town and pass through the massive central market, divided across five former Zeppelin hangars. There are plenty of jokes about Latvians and their supposed love of potatoes, but the markets are filled with all varieties of breads and wonderful seafood, including smoked fish rubbed with garlic. We pause in the shadow of the Academy of Sciences, a 23-storey Soviet construction that locals refer to as Stalin’s Birthday Cake. It has an observation deck we return to later, braving the icy winds swirling about its parapets for some of the best views of the city. It’s from here that we get sight a taste of the modern Riga too; its national library opened in 2014 and is an unmissable landmark of glass and steel on the opposite bank of the Daugava River. Further on in the distance stands the Riga TV Tower, one of the tallest structures in Europe and a construction so outstanding in this landscape it appears other-worldly. The walking tour takes us through an old neighbourhood of wooden houses with gardens ravaged by too many harsh winters; and, past Volume 22 city’s most famous memorials - the one of the
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he City of Jacarandas – Pretoria - has a liveliness unlike any other, says Clifford Roberts after a recent visit. There’s something about going back to the place where you were raised; a place you shared with friends and close family, some of whom aren’t around anymore to complete the puzzle of memories. High school, Studies. It has been more than two decades. If you’ve never been, Pretoria’s status as administrative capital certainly holds nothing enticing - nobody can get excited about administration. It certainly doesn’t suggest there’s actually enough to attract an out-of-towner to visit. It took a meeting with a friend from Australia that had me return. Over a long-weekend, we criss-crossed the city, exploring the sights. When I left, we were engaged in war everywhere. Pretoria was the centre of absolute power; you couldn’t imagine a city without uniforms on the streets and jets in the sky. Driving into the city, the recollections washed over me. Still familiar were the grid of streets, many with different names. Pretorius is there, Struben too. The Apies River is still choked with pollution in places and though the statue of Paul Kruger is surrounded by security fencing, the pigeons still love perching on it. This time of the year in the city has always been most beautiful; its open spaces are choked with green. From every part of the concrete-and-tar CBD, lush hills of the veld and suburbs can be seen. And, although the flowers of its famous Jacarandas had come and gone, their leafy heads were as beautiful as ever. I found memory re-connected with smell
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too thanks to the herbal notes of khakibos on the humid, afternoon breeze. There was no specific order to our tour, although the focus was historical. Among the visits was a trip to the museum of Sammy Marks, on Bronkhorstspruit Road. Marks was an industrialist during Gauteng’s boomtime of the late 1800s. His interests were varied and influential, but to see his former Victorian mansion – situated at the end of a red-clay track – is a reminder of the life and turmoil of those times. Today, you can tour the building and enjoy light refreshments in the tea garden. A visit to Pretoria is perhaps not complete with a trip to the imposing Voortrekker Monument. We arrive just before closing; few people are around. It’s not just the size and silence of the place that stays with you, but the way the day’s heat radiates from the building’s stone work. I don’t remember the lift being there, but we take it. From the thick parapets, we spot landmarks – the old Iscor building now home to a mining company; Thaba Tshwane (formerly Voortrekkerhoogte military base); the Tshwane University of Technology; and, the CBD peeking through the koppies. We can see the old forts from here as well as younger landmarks like the Freedom Park memorial, which overlooks the capital. It is a striking construction in a long tradition for this part of the world. Architecture defines a place and Pretoria is no different, from the sprawling Lego building of Unisa to the 132-storey Absa building of the 1970s; the dark Reserve Bank skyscraper to the neo-classical Church Square. At the Union buildings, I stand on the lawns next to the statue of Louis Botha on his horse and gaze up towards the amphitheatre of the grand,
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sandstone construction designed by Sir Herbert Baker. In its maw is a huge statue of Nelson Mandela; his characterisation somehow contrasting the stiff colonial style behind him. It’s this continuous ability to surprise that makes Pretoria so attractive. Out in the suburbs, I’m amazed by the expansion around my old school and the giant public artworks. Then, only minutes from the bustling streets, we’re in Rietvlei Nature Reserve where we spend the afternoon watching antelope and birds in the Highveld grasslands. It’s just one of the nature experiences to be had along with the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Nieuw Muckleneuk; Groenkloof and Wonderboom Nature Reserves; national zoo, biggest of its kind in the country; and, 76ha Pretoria Botanical Gardens. Seeing where it all began is of course another reason for visiting Gauteng, home to places like the Maropeng Cradle of Humankind and the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History on Pretoria’s Paul Kruger Street. The large sandstone building with dinosaurs and a skeleton of a Blue Whale on its doorstep make it unmistakable and we spend a few hours exploring the fascinating exhibits. The light is sharp when we step out of the cool, dark interiors of the museum, deciding to make our final stop at something lighter: a pioneering local brewery and distillery. In the sky, the afternoon storm clouds have already started gathering and the air is heavy. Moritz Kallmeyer founded Draymans in 1997, long before the craft industry took flight in SA. We make it to the airport just in time, a bottle of Highveld Single Malt safely tucked away for the days when we dream of Pretoria again.
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The Absa Building is a landmark of the city.
The times move on, but Paul Kruger still stands on Church Square.
The Ditsong Museum of Natural History is a child’s dream come true.
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Pretoria offers more than you can do in just a few days. These links can help you plan ahead: One of SA’s finest restaurants is located in the city, in large part thanks to the talents of chef Chantel Dartnall. Restaurant Mosaic is located in The Orient Boutique Hotel. www.restauantmosaic.com Cool Capital Pretoria is an art biennale that took place for the first time in Pretoria at the end of last year. Many of the projects are permanent
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installations. Visit CoolCapital.co.za Ditsong Museums is an amalgamation of eight national museums, most of them in Pretoria. Visit www.ditsong.org.za. The Tshwane Tourism Association is a section 21 Company co-ordinated by the private sector to promote tourism in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Council. Visit www.tshwanetourism.com There are plenty of good places to stay. Among them is Protea Hotel Fire & Ice Menlyn. Visit www.mariott.com.
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Riebeekvallei... Cruythoff Die storie het só begin. So amper soos so baie ander, volgens oorlewering, van 'n dapper ontdekker en sy manskappe, uitgestuur deur die Kaapse heerser van die tyd wat die onherbergsame wildernis moes verken en talle ontberinge moes deurmaak tot hulle die nag op die kruin van die berg of die nek geslaap het. Daardie volgende oggend vroegdag het hulle hoenders hoor kraai en geweet hier woon reeds ander mense. Wel, blykbaar was dit met die Riebeekvallei presies dieselfde. Op die oggend van 4 Februarie 1661 het ene Pieter Cruythoff en sy span met dagbreek die lewe van die plaaslike San-inwoners gewaar soos hulle hul aan die ruig en vrugbare vallei met volop wildlewe (waaronder renosters, leeus, “duisende hartebeeste” en kwaggas) vergaap het. Só lui die storie. Die vallei was reeds bewoon deur die Sonquas, wat jagters was, en Khoi-Khoi wat veeboere was. 'n Oud-inwoner, Chris Murphy, het van dié San-inwoners se rotstekeninge teen Kasteelberg met ons gedeel. Glo het een lid van die geselskap, 'n heer Pieter van Meerhoff, die berg daar en dan na Jan van Riebeeck vernoem – Riebeek's Kasteelberg. Eersgenoemde se naam herleef deesdae
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in die naam van die kelder bo die nek van Bothmanskloof. Cruythoff en Van Meerhof het saam en apart etlike ekspedisies noordwaarts in die Weskusstreek onderneem. Riebeek-Kasteel, beman deur nege man, het 'n buitepos vir die Kompanjie geword en belangrike kommunikasie na en van die Kaap is destyds gedoen met die afvuur van opeenvolgende kanonne. Een kanon wat van bo-op Kasteelberg afgevuur is, is vandag in die voortrekkertuin op die plein in Riebeek-Kasteel te sien. Jare later in die 1700's het die eerste boere die vallei betrek en die wynbedryf hier gevestig. Heelparty plase uit daardie tyd het behoue gebly soos Allesverloren, Kloovenburg, Du Vlei (voorheen Vlysbank) en Sonquasdrift. Nou, 356 jaar ná die Cruythoff-ekspedisie, is die vallei steeds een van vrugbaarheid en oorvloed. Bekend vir veral sy graan, druiwe, wyn, vroeër jare ook tabak en latere jare olywe, is die Riebeekvallei aan die voet van die 946m- hoë Kasteelberg, deesdae een van ons land se gewildste troubestemmings. Dit is ook tuiste vir kunstenaars, ander inwoners in professionele beroepe wat tuis werk en na en
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van Kaapstad pendel en heelparty stedelinge het hier naweekhuise om aan die stadsgewoel te ontkom. Hier is 'n toenemende verskeidenheid restaurante gewild by inwoners en besoekers van ver en naburige dorpe. Bekendes wat gereeld hier kuier of hier woon, sluit in Max du Preez, Morné du Plessis, George Ballot, die akteurspaar Tinarie Van Wyk Loots en Erik Holm en oud-joernalis Jacques Pauw. Die twee buurdorpies Riebeek-Kasteel en Riebeek-Wes het voorheen by die inwoners as onderskeidelik Mossienes en Vinknes bekend gestaan. Riebeek-Kasteel het in 1975 munisipale status verkry. Die NG-kerkgebou, 'n bekende baken tussen die skool en die Royal Hotel (een van die oudste in die land met die langste stoep), is in die vroeë 1900's ingewy nadat dit teen 'n totale koste van £6 000 voltooi is. Riebeek-Wes het twee van die mees prominente staatsmanne in die land se geskiedenis opgelewer. Filosoof Jan Smuts (later veldmaarskalk) en teoloog/joernalis D.F. Malan (later eerste minister), is onderskeidelik in 1870 en 1874 op die plase Ongegund en Allesverloren gebore. Die middelbare skool op die dorp het ook tot onlangs Smuts-Malan geheet.
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tot Olyfparadys Die 5de geslag Malan boer vandag op Allesverloren, wat in die vyftigerjare onder die hande van wyle Fanie Malan met kampioenportwyne die gesogte Genl. Smuts-trofee meer as een keer verower het. Dit is nogal 'n stukkie ironie dat die Malans die Smuts-trofee sou verower. Sedertdien het die plaas verskeie topwyntoekennings ontvang. Ook die ander groot wynprodusente in die vallei spog met 'n ryk oes aan toekennings vir hul spogwyne. Só het die Genl. Smuts-trofee 'n paar jaar gelede weer teruggekeer na die vallei toe Riebeek Kelder dit op die nasionale jongwynskou met hul 2011 Viognier verower het. Kloovenburg, in rugbykringe bekend as die tuiste van die legendariese Springbok Piet Spiere du Toit en deesdae ook geboortegrond van Bok Pieter-Steph en sy drie jonger broers, is 'n spogwyn- en olyfplaas. Naas die reeks bekroonde wyne, het verskeie olyftoekennings ook al hul staanplek hier gevind onder leiding van Pieter en Annalene du Toit. Nog 'n familie wat hulle in die vallei met sy besondere vistas en aanloklike vrugbaarheid kom vestig het, is die Brinks. Aan die voete
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van Kasteelberg met die bekende “preekstoelformasie” as agtergrond, het hulle die jongste van die vallei se Groot 5 (wynkelders) buite RiebeekWes gebou. Maar jongste of te nie (Pulpit Rock-wynkelder is ook al meer as 12 jaar oud) raak die trofeekaste ook vinnig vol. Een van hul laaste toekennings was vir een van die vyf wenners in die 2016 Absa Perold Kaapse Versnit-toekenning met hul Pulpit Rock Louisa 2013 (Pinotage 50%/Cabernet Sauvignon 45%/Shiraz 5%). Plattelandse dorpe word dikwels gekenmerk deur spesifieke groot families soos die Vlokke van Riebeek. Een van die huidige generasie Vlokke, Johan, bedryf saam met sy gesin Het Vlock Casteel met van die vallei se beste wyne wat in die proelokaal beskikbaar is asook 'n besonderse wye reeks olyf- en olyfverwante produkte. Met die ontwikkeling van die olyfbedryf in die vallei die laaste paar dekades, het die eerste olyffees hier in 2001 gestalte gekry onder die aanvoering van Juliane en Mike Meredith, destyds die eienaars van die Olive Boutique. Dit was 16 jaar gelede en die vallei was nog in babadoeke ten opsigte van die ontwikkeling weg van 'n klein en stil Afrikaanse plattelandse
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From welcoming olive trees amass with ripened fruit to overflowing barrels of world renowned Swartland wine, this valley is clearly the valley of abundance. The rich Autumn hues of the Swartland are unabashedly reflected in the colours of our Extra Virgin Olive Oils and wine. Come and taste our unique olive oils and olive preserves, our delectable wines, craft beer on tap and all our valley has to offer at one of the most popular and exciting festivals on the Western Cape calendar. Each venue has its own unique flavour and you’ll be spoilt for choice as where to go next. In typical Swartland style, your R80 passport ensures a welcoming glass of wine and entry into all the fabulous venues. Tickets are available through webtickets. For more information: riebeekvalleyolivefestival@gmail.com or search @theolivefestival on facebook for easy access.
Het Vlock Casteel Olive Festival with a View! A glass of Craft Beer in your hand Live Music with Jimm Harrison Barrel matured Het Vlock Casteel Red Wines sold per glass or bottle. (NO Wine Tasting.) Lots of Olives, Olive Products, Olive Oil Butter and Olive Ice Cream. Fresh Oysters and Mussels with a glass of Pieter Cruythoff bubbly. Light Meals - Jaffles, Samoosas, Spring Rolls (with Olive Paté, and other delicious fillings) For the sweet tooth we have authentic Turkish Delight, Cupcakes, Candy Floss, Popcorn and Cinnamon Sugar Pancakes. Tractor Rides between venues @ R5 coupon per person.
Allesverloren Function and Conference Country Market in and around the venue with stalls selling Allesverloren Wines and Allesverloren Muskadel Slush Puppies; Craft beers, Olive products and preserves; Eastern Cape Biltong products; Italian and other food and more! The band Newton and Co (full band) will be performing live – three shows on Saturday and three shows on Sunday ( background music for the rest of the time). Wine Tasting and Sales Wine shop will be open for Allesverloren Wine tasting and sales. Contact number : 022 4612 589 Pleasant Pheasant Restaurant Open Friday and Saturday for breakfast; lunch and dinner (kitchen closes 10 pm) Open Sunday for breakfast and lunch (kitchen closes 3 pm).
Riebeek Kasteel Town Square Saturday: 09h30-17h00 | Sunday: 09h3016h00 | Cost: Free to Passport holders | Booking Required: No Stalls, entertainment, kiddies play area, delicious things and lots of fun.
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Pulpit Rock SATURDAY & SUNDAY Enjoy a lazy day under the trees, sipping wine in a beautiful authentic wine farm setting, partaking in all the wonderful activities Pulpit Rock has to offer: Free wine tasting of selected Brink Family wines. Opportunity to taste our award-winning Reserve wines at minimal extra cost. Delicious Renowned Pojtiekos and Roosterkoek. Free Olive Tasting. Ultimate Golf Challenge to put your golfing skills to the test. Antique Tractor Exhibition. Free parking.
Riebeek Cellars The 'Wild Olive Acoustic Stage' Saturday: 08h00-22h00 Stretch out on our lawn with a glass of Riebeek’s latest vintages and enjoy our jampacked line-up including acoustic sets by Francois van Coke, Valliant Swart, Soetmelk, Marcia Moon, Mono.Pony and many more… While enjoying toe-tapping tunes, a variety of Gourmet-Food-Trucks and the finest olive product stalls will ensure lip-smacking goodness for everyone to enjoy. We’ll provide a shuttle service from the town square and there’ll be loads of fun for the kids. Space is limited so come early to make sure you get a lekker spot! Line-up: 09:30 Gates Open | 11:15 Mono. Pony | 12:15 Marcia Moon | 13:15 Soetmelk | 14:00 Valiant Swart | 15:30 Francois van Coke. Come early as space is limited Sunday Riebeek-Family-Steak-Braai 12h00-15h00 | Booking Required: Essential On Sunday, we’re changing gear with the legendary 'Riebeek-Family-Steak-Braai' and chill acoustic vibes by Francois Haasbroek from 12:15. Wine Tasting Sunday: 12h00-15h00 | Booking Required: Essential For all the wine lovers, we’ve arranged a Sunday exclusive, ‘behind the scenes’ wine tasting with our winemakers. Space is limited, so please book in advance. Please pre-book at info@riebeekcellars.co.za to avoid disappointment.
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Olive Boutique An olive oasis celebrating an ancient fruit SATURDAY Presenting: a Chef inspired Swartland Picnic Ancient Fruit: Gourmet olive products, extra virgin olive oils & unfiltered oils Nectars: Riebeek Cellars wines, Flagship Craft Beer, Hope on Hopkins Craft Gins & Martinis Co-Celebrants: Swartland artisanal food and beverage producers Entertainment: Johnny Ray Acoustic Blues Band SUNDAY All the above Plus Workshops Olive Oil Milling & Tasting Martini Mixology Olive Oil Soap & Cosmetics Making
Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Estate Join us for a wonderfully relaxed day at Kloovenburg Wine and Olive Estate under our 150-year oak trees while enjoying all the wonderful activities on offer: Variety of stalls – German Pizzas, mouthwatering waffles, pancakes, international cheeses, Bali Furniture, beautiful enamelware and loads of other stalls. Our ever expanding range of Kloovenburg Olive products will be available for tasting and we will have our Beautiful Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Gift Boxes to purchase. Coffee, Juice and Wine by the glass (or bottle) will ensure that no one goes thirsty. To set the festive mood we have Live Entertainment in the form of TWEE (Herman solo) For the kids we have a brand new trampoline, Boerewors rolls and spray-on tattoos. Guided Walk & Olive Press Demonstration Saturday: 10h30 | Sunday: 10h30 | Cost: Free to Passport holders | Booking Required: No Our very popular complimentary, guided walk ( ± 3km), to the farm’s olive groves with the du Toit’s will take place at 10h30 on both Saturday and Sunday. The walk takes about an hour. Comfortable shoes advisable. This will be followed by a very interesting olive press demonstration. Volume 22
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A keen landscape photographer William Walker and his wife, Mary, owns the Pictorex Print Studio and gallery in Riebeek Kasteel. He attended a digital printing workshop at The Brookes Institute in Santa Barbara, California, which was presented by one of the early pioneers of digital printing, Mac Holbet, and one of the world’s leading photographers, John Paul Caponigro. Pictorex is one of only a handful of South African printers to offer Piezography Black and White printing. Pictorex has dedicated an Epson 3880, using seven shades of grey, to print the best black and white prints possible. Walker shares some pictures from his collection "Riebeek Kasteel at Night". Visit the Pictorex website at www.pictorex.co.za.
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Coping with the help of Akeso Parents must play a vital role in helping, and guiding children. Many young people, from primary school to university, feel the pressure to perform and ‘deliver the goods’ in a challenging new year and environment. Faced by constant change, new demands and peer pressure, many young people find it increasingly hard to mentally cope, let alone perform optimally. This may also increase the risk of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, potentially with crippling consequences if not treated timeously and professionally. “It would be naïve for us to believe that these types of disorders can be prevented completely, however, by following some of the basic pointers and strategies set out below, some mental disorders in their milder forms can either be prevented or at least serve as an early warning sign for parents to take the appropriate steps and seek professional help to deal with disorders such depression and anxiety,” says Mark de la Rey, clinical psychologist at Akeso Psychiatric Clinic in Kenilworth, Cape Town, and the clinic’s Young Adult Unit manager. Parents play vital role “Indeed, more than ever, parents have a vital role to play in assisting and guiding their children, irrespective of their age, so that they can cope with modern-day demands and deal with the ever-increasing pressure of academic, sport and social demands during their school and university years,” De la Rey stresses. “Parents must spend time with their children and give them a stable home environment. At the same time, they must negotiate home rules, including consequences of rule-breaking, with their kids,” he advises. Sleep To stay mentally fit and alert, and thus be able to cope with every curve ball life throws at them, it’s
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“almost mandatory” for children to sleep for seven to nine hours during the week, adds De la Rey. “To this end, parents must set some boundaries around access to social media. Communication Ongoing communication is vital. “Teens often will prefer not to talk about what’s going on because they feel that we, as adults, will not understand and they don’t want to burden us. Parents need to make time available to their child/teen if they are to trust you with their difficulties. An open forum for discussion, rather than a domineering judgmental attitude, will facilitate this. Encourage them through expressing confidence in them and being open to some of the difficult topics teens often want to talk about. Peer pressure “In terms of peer pressure, teens and kids of most ages have an immense struggle on their hands. They feel they need to stand out from the crowd, yet at the same time want to be accepted and part of - at times a contradictory proposition for them. “When you look at it from the ‘responsible adult’ world, the choices are obvious, but when it’s from the teen’s perspective, it’s an anxiety-provoking prospect. They constantly grapple with the issue, fearing that if they do not toe the line, they may have not friends, that friends may find them boring and turn a cold shoulder. They dread the possibility of being all alone and forgotten.” When trying to help them with this issue, parents should keep all of their fears and concerns in mind, De la Rey advises. He suggests the following generic questions which parents can encourage teens to ask themselves before deciding to follow the crowd: Could this harm me physically?; Could this harm someone else?; Is this against the law?;Could I go to jail?; What are the long-term effects of my actions to my health?
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My education? My family relationships? Bullying From primary school right up to university, bullying is a scourge. “To effectively deal with this and ensure the best possible outcome, it’s important to teach your child how to recognise and react to bullying, regardless of who the victim is. Also, talk about and ‘model’ empathy, which is being sensitive to and understanding how other people feel. This can help prevent your child from becoming involved in bullying others,” explains De la Rey. “Children on both sides of bullying incidents need help. Adults must first recognise that bullying should not be ignored. "This includes the form of bullying that makes others feel excluded and shunned. No bullying behaviour whatsoever should be considered a normal part of growing up,” he stresses “Fact is that bullying is abusive behaviour. Substance abuse In some scenario’s youngsters may also consider over-indulgence and substance abuse as ‘a way out’ which, sad as it may be, cannot be prevented. De la Rey explains: “Adolescence as a developmental phase involves risky behaviour of every nature. However, as discussed in the above, the most important part a parent can play is setting balanced boundaries and communicate and inform their child about the subject rather than an outright ‘it’s-not-up-for-discussion’ approach.” By actively ‘participating’ in their children’s lives, and emotionally assisting and supporting them as best as possible rather than rebuking and punishing them, parents may not only help their children through their life crises , but also, perhaps only in the long run, to rise to the challenges they face in their daily lives,” De la Rey concludes.
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oming home to your beach front property and kicking your heels up, is just the thing to get rid of the stress and tension of everyday life. This home in Shelley Point, which is in a truly impeccable condition, is designed around a large central, wooden decked and covered patio, with seamless glass stacking doors giving access to all of the living areas and bedrooms. Likewise, glass stacking doors along the entire front of the house allow for it to be opened up onto an endless wooden deck, complete with automatically covered, heated swimming pool and built in braai facility.
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The partially covered deck with its stunning 180 degree sea views can be sheltered even further from the sun by two automatically retractable awnings. An impeccably manicured garden leads down to the beach, a mere 20m away. This home offers a stylish and modern atmosphere and four spacious bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms. Relaxing with a good book in the loft with access from the lounge is just another way to unwind. Getting creative behind the stove is just so much easier in the large open plan kitchen with
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gas stove, extractor fan, solid oak work tops and ample cupboard space. Unwind in the dining area, with a build-in fireplace and access to the central patio, bar and cosy piano lounge. Park your car safely in the two enormous double garages, with space for four vehicles and more. After a swim in the luxurious pool, wash away the stress of the day in the outside shower. This truly unique opportunity for the discerning buyer is listed by Rawson Properties for R 6 995 000. For more information: Klaus Psotta: 082 885 5815 | klaus.psotta@rawson.co.za
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nterior designers Herman and Wilna de Klerk, owners at Raspro Upholsters, share décor tips for choosing your upholstery fabric. Before you settle down with any upholstery fabric, ask the salesperson whether it’s for light, medium or heavy use. This way you can eliminate options which might look aesthetically pleasing but can wear out easily. Engineered fabrics are stronger than natural ones. So, while cotton seems like the obvious option for our tropical climate, it should only be restricted to pillows, curtains and cushions. On the other hand, a combination of cotton, rayon and polyester is a great durable option for a couch.
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If kids and pets are a part of your household, microfibre fabric or leather is the way to go. You can get more detail on different kinds of sofa upholstery playing with textures and colours. Pantone Colour of the Year Bright greens – any shades of green. This you will see in home décor, fashion and commercial designs in 2017. Greenery – it means to represent refreshment and revitalization. Latest designs and trends Butterflies are increasingly appearing as a buoyant, happy motif in home design. It’s a symbol of both grace and optimism. No more just related to children rooms, but rather celebrated in variety of spaces with sophisticated accents.
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Aan die tuisfront... Jeanette Orchard het haar kennis en oog met binneversiering al met groot vrug ingespan en deel 'n paar wenke.
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Die voorportaal
Ons as familie glo dat die voorportaal die storie en atmosfeer van die huis en sy mense vertel. ‘n Gang het aanvanklik vanuit die portaal gestrek, met deure aan die bopunt wat weerskante toegang tot ander vertrekke verleen het. Die mure is uitgeslaan vir meer ruimte wat die voorportaal deel van die leefvertrek, gesinskamer en eetkamer gemaak het. Die dooie muur is toe vervang met 'n binnebraai en gesellige sitarea. Die matte is uitgehaal en vervang met wit porseleinteëls. Die laaikas, `n geskenk van ons ouers, is in die voorportaal geplaas met reisaandenkings daarop. Aangesien die kas skerp hoeke en reguit lyne het, is die rondings van die nis met vierkantige hoeke vervang. Dit het tot ‘n meer moderne voorkoms bygedra. Kolligte is aangebring, sodat die mooi porseleinborde vanuit China tot hulle reg kon kom. Die mooi blou lig, al die pad van Istanbul, skakel perfek in by die res van die dekor en verleen `n warmte aan hierdie deel van die huis.
Die beligting is met moderne gesonke ligte vervang en die plafon is wit geverf vir nog meer lig in die vertrek. Die kleur waarop besluit is vir die mure, is “French Clay”,`n neutrale liggrys, sodat die aandag nie van die skilderye en gordyne weggeneem sou word nie. Jy sal ook nie sommer moeg raak vir die kleur nie. Moderne gordynrelings het die ou kappe vervang en die gordyne se kleur is ook neutraal, sodat ons 12 sitplek-houteetkamertafel, beklemtoon kon word.
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Die leefvertrek
Mure moet uit en af. So wat nou? Nooi vriende vir `n gesellig aand, gee vir elkeen `n voorhamer en nooi hulle uit om hul frustrasies op die mure uit te haal en siedaar, binne een aand is al die mure af- en uitgekap nadat vriende heerlik saamgekuier het. Haal matte uit vir nuwe wit proseleinteëls en “White Ash”-vinielvloere. Daar is baie gespaar op pleisterwerk, omdat feitlik al die binnemure uitgebreek is en die mure wat behou is, almal in `n baie goeie toestand was. Vierkantige venstertjies is toegebou vir een groot muur waarteen ‘n televisie, musieksentrum en skilderye vertoon word. Bou `n heerlike groot binnebraai in, met plek vir mandjies vol hout. Die binnebraai is ook een van die fokuspunte van die vertrek en skep `n warm, knus en gesellige atmosfeer wat jou dadelik laat welkom voel.
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Die behoefte was om buite te kan kuier, terwyl die kinders swem. Aangesien die braai nie afgepleister was nie, is ‘n baie swaar atmosfeer geskep. Die braai is toe reguit gebou, afgewerk en gepleister om ‘n ligter en meer afgeronde gevoel te gee. Daar is ‘n tydelike houtmuur tussen die twee stoepe geplaas. Dit skei die braai-area van die gedeelte waar die wasgoedlyn is en die gereedskap gestoor word. Daar is ook ‘n nuwe deur ingebou waarvan die stylvolle ysterhek tot die area se dekor bydrae. In houtkiste op wieletjies onder die braai kan hout en braaigereedskap netjies gebêre word. Volume 22
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Na... Die ou bal-en-klou-tafel is afgeskuur en met chalk-verf geverf. Kussings is met 'n streepen blommotief oorgetrek om ‘n heerlike buitegevoel te skep en die wit balke (voorheen donker) gee nou die area ‘n groter en ligter gevoel. Blou emalje-ligte hang bokant die tafel om in te skakel by die kleur van die kussings. Klein muurtjies wat aanvanklik op die stoep was, is afgebreek. Die trappe op die stoep is in die lengte verleng om in somermaande as ekstra sitplek met strooikussings te dien. Die ou wasbakkassie et vir 'n ander kas plekgemaak. Dié is geverf en 'n klein handewasbak is daarin aangebring.Die dun ysterpype (pilare) op die• stoep is met hout Leefstyl Lifestyle geboks om dit ‘n meer dramatiese gevoel te gee.
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Gesels met Lorinda de Reuck...
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s pottebakker Lorinda de Reuck (49) gesels, praat alles saam … haar hande, oë, lyf ... en haar klingellaggie is nooit ver nie, vertel Alida Buckle. Nes haar veelkleurige bloes is haar huis en werkswinkel vol helder kleure en ontwerpe. Die eksklusiewe eetstelle wat kliënte by haar bestel, is erfgoed, so uniek en vol karakter is dit. Soos baie pottebakkers het Lorinda maar begin met kolle en strepies, sê sy, maar later haar eie stempel begin afdruk. Op die oomblik lê haar hart in speelse, helder kleure en patrone, wat saam amper ‘n Alice-inWonderland-gevoel gee. Maar vir haar getroue kliënte verf sy enige tema – van Chinese skoonskrif, blou windpompe en naaldekokers tot rose en Afrika-vroue. Maar dis by feetjies waar haar hart eintlik lê. En die misterieuse. As sy vertel van die feetjiewinkel wat sy vroeër jare (2007) by die Paternoster-vismark gehad het, blink haar oë so en raak sy so opgewonde dat ‘n mens jou kan verbeel dat jy ook in hulle kan glo. Die feetjies het sy sommer in haar gewone oond drooggebak teen 120 grade Celsius. Lorinda meen daar lê betekenis in die feit dat die feetjiekoningin in Skandinawiese volksvertellinge se naam Laurenda is ... Feetjies was dan ook haar eerste tema as pottebakker - sewe jaar gelede, voor die groot droogoond in haar lewe gekom het. Daarmee kan sy nou enige kleiproduk droogbak, klein en groot. Dit hou tot tien rakke en word net aangeskakel wanneer dit heeltemal vol is, weens hoë elektrisiteitsgebruik. Daarmee kon sy haar produklys heelwat uitbrei – tradisionele eetborde, kleinbordjies, sopborde, soesjie-bordjies, sout-en-peperpotjies en enigiets anders waaruit geëet kan word. In die pottebakkersproses wat Lorinda volg, word haar kunswerke drie keer deur die droogoond gesit. Die eerste keer word die pas-gevormde rou produk net uitgedroog. Dan verf sy die onderglasuur aan (nie een of ander soort verf soos baie mense dink nie, eerder ‘n soort klei) waarna dit weer gebak word. Daarna word glasuur oorgeverf, wat die
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eerste klerereeks gemaak – kraamdrag vir swanger vroue. Sy het partytjies gereël, “amper soos die Tupper-parties”, waar haar twee susters die klere moes paradeer. Later het sy babadrag gemaak. Lorinda het selfs vir vyf jaar poppekasvertonings oor die hele Kaap gedoen. “Dit was die lekkerste vyf jaar. Ek het my gate uit geniet om die poppe te maak, die stories te skryf en dit dan op te voer.” Anke en Dyna het saam rondgegaan en op hul kombersies hul verkyk aan hul ma wat rondspring en poppekas hou. Nou geniet Lorinda dit om die bestellings klaar te maak en vir elke vrou te gee wat sy graag wil hê. Tussenin sorg sy darem vir lekker speeltyd ... soos die bak waaruit vier bome moet groei en mekaar bo-oor ontmoet. Sy werk nog aan die idee in haar kop, maar die bak "gáán gebeur". Sy is ook mal oor teepotte en het al ‘n verskeidenheid gemaak. Engelpotte met vlerke as ore en ‘n kameelperdpot waarvan die een been die tuit is. “As ek ‘n ou tannie was wat alleen gebly het, sou al my mure vol teepotte gewees het,” beduie sy en lag weer lekker. Lorinda en haar man, Anthony, het twaalf jaar gelede op ‘n kleinhoewe aan die Weskus beland omdat hulle in hul harte maar nog altyd op soek was na ‘n stukkie grond, weg van alles. Hulle is albei gebore en getoë Kapenaars - uit Durbanville. Ná ‘n onverwagte meevallertjie na die afsterwe van haar pa, het hulle die advertensie gesien, die kleinhoewe gekoop en Weskus toe getrek. Vandag is die hele gesin ingeburger in die Vredenburg-distrik met Anthony (54) wat die West Coast Combat School, ‘n gevegskunsklub op Vredenburg besit; oudste dogter Anke (27), wat ‘n persoonlike afrigter by Oxigym is; en Dena (25), ‘n ervare ruiter wat perdrylesse gee en perde afrig. “Ek verlang soms nog na die Kaap. Na my mense, familie, pêlle, maar in die stad kan jy nie die sterretjies sien nie.” Lorinda se pottebakkery heet Wakonda Pottery Studio. Wakonda is ‘n alomteenwoordige kreatiewe mag, volgens Indiaanse mitologie. Vir nog foto’s van haar werk, gaan loer op facebook na Lorinda Engelbrecht de Reuck of op Instagram by lorindadereuck. Volume 22
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In good taste
Country Beef Shin Recipe It is that time of the year when we welcome the cooler weather and the longer nights. It is also the ideal time to invite, entertain and celebrate old friendships. We asked Bertus Bester of the Allesverloren Function and Conference Venue in Riebeek West to share one of his favourite and affordable recipes for 12 tot 15 guests. Cook, share and enjoy with a bottle of your favourite Allesverloren wine.
Ingredients:
5 kg beef shin (cut into rounds about 5cm thick) Olive oil for frying 2 litres beef stock (always better to make your own) 3 cups red wine 3 dessert spoons of Worcestershire sauce 6 garlic cloves 2 teaspoon dried basil 4 sprigs fresh thyme 4 bay leaves 2 tins peeled chopped tomatoes 5 onions, roughly chopped 2 bunches celery (cut in small rings) 3 potatoes (cut into small squares) 6 carrots (cut into small squares) 1 cup of cake flour 1 tin baked beans in tomato sauce
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Heat oven to 180 degree Celsius Season the shins with salt & freshly grounded black pepper, roll in flour and fry until brown in the same pot you going to use to cook the shins in. When done remove the shins from the pot and set aside. Add more oil to the pot and fry the onions & garlic until golden brown, add the beef stock, red wine, Worcestershire sauce, basil, bay leaves, tinned tomatoes, carrots, potatoes & celery.
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What’s Happening
2017
Riebeek Village Market
22 April
6 May
First Saturday of every month.
Masgcor Cederberg 100 Miler 2017
Langebaan Country Estate Weskus Marathon
Riebeek West Main Rd.
Town: Clanwilliam
Town: Langebaan
Cynthia: 082 492 8381 • Linda: 076 803 7399
Tel: 027 482 2024
Tel: 022 772 2112
Piket-bo-Berg Farmer's Market
27 April
6 -7 May
Last Saturday of Every Month.
Freedom Day Concert
Riebeek Valley Olive Festival
09:00-12:00 on the farm Kruistementvlei
Where: NG Church
Town: Riebeek Kasteel & Riebeek West
Riette Bryant 022 9145652 or
Town: Darling
Yvette Puchert: 083 441 2083
www.piket-bo-berg.co.za
info@darlingmusic.org
12 May Moorreesburg Boot Sale
28 April
Chris Chameleon live
Last Saturday of Every Month.
Jenny and the Jameses
Where: Evita se Perron
08:00-12:00 at Wheat Industry Museum
Where: Evita se Perron
Town: Darling
Moorreesburg Tourism 022 4331072 or
Town: Darling
Contact Beryl 022 492 3930
moorreesburg@westc.co.za
Contact Beryl 022 492 3930
bookings@evita.co.za
bookings@evita.co.za
20 May
Langs die Bos Mark Malmesbury. Every Saturday.
29 April
Amarider RE:CM 100 Miler
Marelize 072 052 6280
Patrysberg MTB & Trail Run
Town: Malmesbury
langsdiebosmark@gmail.com
Time: 08:00
Amarider: 021 884 4547
Where: Patrysberg Farm
20 April – 22 April
28 May
Town: St Helena Bay
Darling Brew Extreme MTB
Clanwilliam Expo/ SA Vlaamperd-streekskou Dorp: Clanwilliam
30 April
Town: Darling
Tel: 083 382 1888
Taste of Darling
Tel: 022 492 3361
Town: Darling
22 April
11 June
Tel: 074 194 1711
The Blue Ribbon Yzerfontein Cycle Experience
Juanita du Plessis Dorp: Malmesbury
1 May
Town: Yzerfontein
Tel: 022 487 2000
Worker's Day - Bread & Butter Event
Tel: 022 451 2202
Where: Darling Brew, Darling Tel: 021 286 1099
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