Be the change you wish to see: " Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. " ~William James.
Donate Easter eggs please and come join in the hunt! Lemm’s Corner Market is historically the oldest established market in Hermanus. It is right in the Center of town, surrounded by art galleries, restaurants and shops. Every Sunday it comes alive with a wonderful vibey atmosphere of music, wine, interesting art, artifacts, articles to buy and mingling locals & tourists
Congratulations to Creation for the 4th Great Pairings Klink Awards ! "As a pioneer in the field of wine and food pairing our estate offers no less than eight pairing options with an exciting new concept aptly named ‘The Story of Creation’ to be introduced soon. When it comes to wine and food pairing, there’s always something new and unique in the Creation pipeline!" Commenting on Creation’s recent Klink achievement Creation co-owner, marketing director and pairing guru Carolyn Martin points out that a pairing is only as good as the wine allows it to be. The award-winning Creation wines made by Jean-Claude (JC) Martin are exceptionally food friendly, making them versatile pairing partners. “When pairing our wines we look at taste, texture, aromatics, deconstruction of flavours - to mention but a few. Myriad cross sensory experiences come into play, all of which make the pairing experience a great adventure!” Find Restaurants & Restaurant Reviews on Nosy Rosy Also a full list of Hermanus Restaurants.
Hello beautiful people South Africa ~ April /May 2017 We are all petitioning, praying and hoping for big change in South Africa. When we feel powerless we must remember that we all contribute to the Zeitgeist by how intelligently we practice love, respect and tolerance. Be the change you want to see.
To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ~ William James. You now have a licence to smile and wave at strange people! It might get interesting!
Please take a moment to participate in making History by signing these petitions. #ZumaMustGo Avaaz secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/ANC_National_Executive_Committee_We_call_on_you_to_impea ch_President_Jacob_Zuma_and_remove_him_from_office The People's Motion thepeoplesmotion.org.za/ Change.org www.change.org/p/every-south-african-that-cares-zumamustfall-sign-your-name-to-add-your -voice-to-a-collective-conversation Petitions24 www.petitions24.com/we_the_people_of_south_africa_want_jacob_zuma_to_step_down DA noconfidence.co.za/ (Please let me know if you are aware of more and send the link to Rosy@NosyRosy.co.za.)
When the going gets tough, the tough in South Africa luckily have a growing number of choices! Speak up, shut up, dope up or tipple up. Almost all of the above could be done in really great style! After South Africa's multiple awards at the 2016 International Spirits Challenge, CNN has been jumping on the bandwagon too. Look at the videos about "Biodiversity in your Martini" and "Turning good wine into better brandy." If your choice would have gone to our newly legal Herbal Substance, you might be interested to learn more about the Medical Cannabis Oil available in South Africa. This month I wish to introduce you to, or more likely remind you of, one of my Heroes! Brent Lindeque of GoodThingsGuy.com The kind of person who does what Nosy Rosy has been advocating for 11 years and nearly got sued for by Media24. (I restraintfully said only quasi nasty things about some really bad reporting and a seeming lack of responsibility.) Media has a responsibility far greater than informing people! With great power comes great responsibility! Otherwise #GoggaMaakVirBabaBang Just click and watch this feel good video for balance and to fall in Love with South Africans all over again! So we shall focus on a few Feel-Good Factors as we need it for balance and because we are so good at being good at these.
Rosanthorn
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Music Matters! The 13th Greyton Genadendal Classics for All Festival is on from the 19th until the 21st of May 2017. It’s that time of the year again, when the charming villages of Greyton and Genadendal in the foothills of the Sonderend Mountains in the Overberg come alive with the magical sounds of classical music. Come see why this intimate and fun festival of classical music is one of the most popular festivals in the Western Cape. See the brilliant Greyton Genadendal Classics for All 2017 program.
Click to view the South African set video by the delightful French Jain which went viral. "Here you can watch JAIN perform Come, her first song, which should please fans of Emiliana Torrini, and Makeba, a tribute to the South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba." Read more about Jain on GoodThingsGuy.
Listen to the hauntingly beautiful modern elecric cello sounds of Rosanthorn! Rosanthorn Electric Cello Trio combines the talents of Dorette Roos (Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra), Carol Thorns (Electric Cello Pioneer and SAMA Nominee) and Anjulie Nock (Cellist and Composer). This all-female electric cello trio released their first self- titled 6 track EP in April 2017. It is available on Itunes and at www.rosanthorn.bandcamp.com (See upcoming events.)
ART Matters! On the Art Scene of Hermanus ~ there is always something delectable and delicious on at Rossouw Modern! From 9 April Daniel Kok Galery Hemel & Aarde Exhibition - go in and have a look! Art@alemenkerk is an experience based sculpture garden and gallery that finds its home at the award winning Almenkerk wine estate which overlooks the picturesque valleys of Elgin in the Western Cape, South Africa. The current exhibition (MUTE W!SDOM ~ Open till end June.) will silently trigger feelings, emotions, render you speechless and make you contemplate their underlying messages.
WINE Matters! Creation Wines. Congratulations to the 4th Time Winner of the Great Pairings Klink Awards 2017! "As a pioneer in the field of wine and food pairing our estate offers no less than eight pairing options with an exciting new concept aptly named ‘The Story of Creation’ to be introduced soon. When it comes to wine and food pairing, there’s always something new and unique in the Creation pipeline!" Commenting on Creation’s recent Klink achievement Creation co-owner, marketing director and pairing guru Carolyn Martin points out that a pairing is only as good as the wine allows it to be. The award-winning Creation wines made by Jean-Claude (JC) Martin are exceptionally food friendly, making them versatile pairing partners. “When pairing our wines we look at taste, texture, aromatics, deconstruction of flavours - to mention but a few. Myriad cross sensory experiences come into play, all of which make the pairing experience a great adventure!” Sumaridge Estate Wines It is no wonder everyone always seems to have so much fun at Sumaridge! Visit, taste and see for yourself! Seven Springs Vineyards We were very impressed to find, added to the ever-growing popular list of venues that stock Seven Springs Wines, it is now also available in the Kruger National Park and at Rossi's in Hermanus! Wine Village Hemel en Aarde Village Hermanus The kids can hunt for easter eggs. Mommy and daddy are going to the Wine Village for their Easter hunt! Look at the great offers! FOOD Matters! Our Restaurant recommendations of the month: "When the moon in the sky hits your eye"... its Gabriëlskloof! The dreamy and delicious Mediterranean platter is an essential experience! At only R250 per couple, including four excellently paired and deliriously devine estate wines. #JustDoIt! Tel: +27(0)28 284 9865 or Book here. The Botrivier Hotel does a four course traditional "Boerekos" Sunday Lunch at R145!
Tech Matters! South African born Elon Musk's Tesla & SolarCity's joint venture producing a Solar Roof solution which is said to cost less than a traditional roof, generate electricity and last longer. Travel Matters! This gutsy 22 year old girl is hiking the entire shoreline of South Africa ! On her own and with no sponsors so far. Zakie Odendaal ~ Walking the South Afican Coastline.
Visitors to the Creation Tasting Room will have the opportunity of contributing to the Pebbles Hemel-en-Aarde After-School Care feeding scheme by asking their waitron to add R10 pp to their bill. This will be an entirely voluntary donation and we would like your feedback on the matter. Please contact elizabeth@pebblesproject.co.za for more information on how to help.
Community Matters! Please visit our Caring Community & Doing Random Acts of Kindness page where you can pick your favourite charity or choose a random one to donate a couple of rands to. Giving is good for the soul.
FUN Matters! Events To Attend April 2017 What is on Western Cape & South Africa More events added daily - click here to view.
Overberg Lemm's Corner Market Hermanus Every Sunday! A bonus special Easter fun weekend with an easter egg hunt. First Friday of the month Art Walks ~ Hermanus Every Friday Live Music at Tapas in Hermanus Elgin Valley Events Weekly Farmers Markets From 7 April Gert Naude's Untamed Heart Art Exhibition Caledon From 9 April Daniel Kok Galery Hemel & Aarde Exhibition 11:00 21 April Rosanthorn ~ The Drama Factory 22 April 2017 Barrels & Beards ~ Botrivier Harvest Festival 30 April & 28 May 2017 Dam Fine Jazz at Ashack Until 30 June Mute Wisdom art@almenkerk 19 - 21 May 2017 ~ The 13th Greyton Genadendal Classics for All Festival 27 May 2017 ~ Shiraz & Charcuterie at Anthonij Rupert
Western Cape & Winelands Calitzdorp Events Winelandsweb.co.za The Best Events site ever!
Gauteng On at the Brooklyn Theater.
Prayer before birth ~ Louis Macneice I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the club-footed ghoul come near me. I am not yet born, console me. I fear that the human race may with tall walls wall me, with strong drugs dope me, with wise lies lure me, on black racks rack me, in blood-baths roll me. I am not yet born; provide me With water to dandle me, grass to grow for me, trees to talk to me, sky to sing to me, birds and a white light in the back of my mind to guide me. I am not yet born; forgive me For the sins that in me the world shall commit, my words when they speak me, my thoughts when they think me, my treason engendered by traitors beyond me, my life when they murder by means of my hands, my death when they live me. I am not yet born; rehearse me In the parts I must play and the cues I must take when old men lecture me, bureaucrats hector me, mountains frown at me, lovers laugh at me, the white waves call me to folly and the desert calls me to doom and the beggar refuses my gift and my children curse me. I am not yet born; O hear me, Let not the man who is beast or who thinks he is God come near me. I am not yet born; O fill me With strength against those who would freeze my humanity, would dragoon me into a lethal automaton, would make me a cog in a machine, a thing with one face, a thing, and against all those who would dissipate my entirety, would blow me like thistledown hither and thither or hither and thither like water held in the hands would spill me. Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me. Otherwise kill me.
Our Restaurant recommendations of the month: Considering the name of the
Panorama Restaurant at Bellavista
Country place, you should not be surprised to find 180 degree breathtaking views over Walker bay. But you will be! It is as if everything comes together to be expansive and inducing deep breathing. The view, the food, the wine, the ambience and the almost laid-back perfection everything is done with (.... sรณ Afri-Swissโ ข : ) Panorama Restaurant will be closing on the 24th of April and only reopen after winter on the 30th of September 2017. Book quickly!
Please visit our Caring Community & Doing Random Acts of Kindness page where you can pick your favourite charity or choose a random one to donate a couple of rands to. Giving is good for the soul.
Dr. Maya Angelou "Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud" Nosy Rosy & South Africa Love to you!
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ~ Maya Angelou