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Introducing AnnaBelle - a brand dedicated to providing you with high quality, well designed, unique furniture, and an array of decorative pieces showcasing international flair. Our name means ‘easy to love’, and we are sure that you will simply fall in love with our aesthetic and unique perspective. We are a collective of dreamers, and we aim to bring you the very cream of the crop from our travels! Our collection is large, so you are spoilt for choice! Beautiful raw wooden dining tables with turned legs, handmade ceramics, beautiful feather and down scatters, hand carved Edgecomb framed mirrors reflecting crystal chandeliers, Persian carpets, table linens woven on antique looms, peacock chairs, a variety of colourful hand blown vases, vintage silver cutlery and candlesticks, hand-poured candles, diffusers and aromatic bath crystals, linen and room sprays. Moroccan glasses with delicate patterns of gold. French oak arm chairs surrounded by lanterns, majestic bird cages and ethereal quilts… AnnaBelle offers you the best of inspired beauty so you can dream big and recreate your home! Let your imagination run wild as you immerse yourself in items from days gone by. In addition, we also give you the chance to put your signature spin on our exclusive range of home furniture with our custom design finishes option.And why not add a custom painting? Get to know AnnaBelle! We asked owner and staff to define the brand… What is the story behind your store’s name? We feel it encompasses our style – it’s pretty, it’s feminine, and it’s French! The owner was looking for a name that would resonate with women; a complex tribe filled with Annas and Belles. It also means ‘easy to love’, which perfectly describes our unique pieces… Why the rabbit? Simply put, it’s the owner’s good luck charm! When did the idea for your brand come about? The desire to open a store has been there for a very long time. Hermanus is growing, and with the new mall came the perfect opportunity to realise the dream. The concept was never negotiable, it was simply a question of when. When I visit your store, what will I find? You will find a huge selection of beautiful items: from bath products to ceramics, furniture and candles to greenery. Our hope is that upon entering, you will be transported to another world! We aim to offer you anything you might want in your home, and we even offer you the chance to customise your furniture’s finishes (for that extra bit of flair). Where do you get your inspiration from? The owner considers herself to be a dreamer, and loves to hunt for antiques, but truly, as a team our inspiration comes from everywhere. Through our collective travels and interests in design, we have managed to put together a unique combination of styles that say: AnnaBelle! Personally, what’s your favourite range or item? Without a doubt, we fell in love with a black cupboard from France the minute we turned the key to open it – its sounds and smells of days gone by, filled with stories we can only imagine ourselves living in! What extra services do you offer? Apart from friendly service, we offer a custom-made furniture option, as well as a custom painting service! I’m looking for something specific – can you help me find it? Of course! We will source any product for you and even have an item altered to your specific requirements. What does your team structure look like? Our team is dynamic, and we are all in different age groups. We each play to our strengths and brings skills to the table that complement the whole. The common thread that binds us together is our love for beautiful décor! Favourite shopping destinations? The French countryside for sure!

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P5 More on Cover artist. P6 Hélène Truter - Merry Xmas P8 Martin Etsebeth Karwyderskraal P10 Schalk Bezuidenhout - Ek hou nie van die strand nie P11 Afrikaans Leef P12 Francois van Rooyen Rooftop tent - Yes or no?

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Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or simply Santa (Santy in Hiberno-English), is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behavedchildren on Christmas Eve and the early morning hours of Christmas Day. The modern Santa Claus grew out of traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholas, a fourth-century Greek bishop and gift-giver of Myra, the British figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas (himself also based on Saint Nicholas).

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Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, joyous, white-bearded man— sometimes with spectacles—wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots and who carries a bag full of gifts for children. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, films, and advertising.

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Santa Claus is said to make lists of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior ("good" and "bad", or "naughty" and "nice") and to deliver presents, includ-

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ing toys, and candy to all of the wellbehaved children in the world, and coal to all the misbehaved children, on the single night of Christmas Eve. He accomplishes this feat with the aid of his elves, who make the toys in his workshop at the North Pole, and his flying reindeer, who pull his sleigh.He is commonly portrayed as living at the North Pole and saying "ho ho ho" often.

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have been developed, featuring many Fine artist Marc Alexander was born in Pretoria in 1972, but now works and lives in different markings and colours. Cape Town. He is best known for his focus on South African heritage and icons such as his many portraits of late President Nelson Mandela. The flower, which resembles a miniature lily, is very popular as a commercial cut From a young age, Marc nurtured his abilities to replicate on canvas what he flower. observed in nature. He now has the temperament of an Old Master and uses At Fleurs you can this month buy Inka Lily traditional painter’s tools and methods with confidence, often combining timeless bunches for only R50, a great special! and newly developed techniques. Perspective, proportion, depth of field, tonal value and colours are always executed with utmost accuracy in his signature partially gilded, oil paintings. From 1994 to 2001, Marc worked as the museum technologist at the Pretoria Art Museum, where he gained many skills, including an understanding of the history, chemistry and development of paints and how they were applied by various artists over the centuries. The art museum also afforded Marc the unique opportunity to intimately study the paintings in the museum’s collection and he was granted special permission to recreate some of the Old Master’s pieces. “I have a particular love for the 14th to 17th century Dutch and Flemish art, and I am especially I now focus on Oil on Canvas and my subject matter Featured Artist: Jennifer Neumann intrigued by how they created the extraordinary luminosity in their paintings byof the consists mainly South African botanicals, birds, I was born in 1977 in Kent, England. I attended school at St use of glazed layers,” Marc says. His work at the art museum refi ned his instinctive landscapes and nguni cattle, which remain a passion. Lawrence College in Ramsgate and completed my A-levels preciseness, and he Classical has mastered the techniques of severalHaving traditional realists a post graduate diploma in completed in 1997 (Geography, Civilization and Art). such as grisaille dead-colour underpainting like Flemish painter Jan van Eyck or myself in taking most of my own photography, I pride I then moved to South Africa, where I studied at reference photographs for my work. This has provided many scumbling dry brushed light layers of oil paint over darker base layers like the Dutch Pietermaritzburg University, completing an honours degree memorable moments, from capturing images amongst master Rembrandt van Rijn, to mention a few. in Fine Art in 2000. fields of inquisitive nguni to wildlife encounters in a number Marc also learnt how to restore Baroque frames and other gilded surfaces, and In 2009 I moved from the Natal Midlands to Hermanus in the of South African reserves. I have currently sold over 160 inspired the gilding Gustav Klimt, now almost background Westernby Cape beforeof finally settling in he Somerset West always in 2014 replaces original paintings both locally and internationally. elements with gold or silver gilding in his own artworks. “This adds a two-dimensional where I currently live with my Husband and 2 daughters. Her work be found at Fleurs. element similar to that of the Coptic icons as can be seen in my mostcan recent artworks,” says Marc. 165 Main Road, Hermanus | Tel/Fax: 028 313 2215 | Email: fleurs@hermanus.co.za/ louis@fleurs.co.za Although his art often relies on photographic references, Marc is careful to take his art beyond a mere photographic realism and to create a distinctive contemporary Daily deliveries to the entire Greater Hermanus area from Gansbaai all the way to Kleinmond. aesthetic that is his alone. Marc says, “My compositions are usually clean and triangular with an off-centre focal point. Each stage of the painting is systematically 2page-Fleurs.indd 2015/02/24 applied1 and there is never a shortage of painstaking detail”. His paintings often contrast smooth realism with textured realism, “trees, dead branches or rocks are sculpted using my homemade texture paste and a palette knife or other tools. I generally find that people are so saturated with perfect ‘digital’ imagery these Featured Flowers: days that they often crave a bit of texture in a painting,” Marc says. Many hybrids of Alstroemeria (Inka lilies) Marc is an artist who loves to examine the true nature of things, and who in turn have been developed, featuring many ‘White Lion’, Oil on Canvas, 120cm by 200cmand colours. endows every subject he paints, whether, plant, person or animal with an elevation different markings ‘Mandela’s Day Off’, Oil on Canvas, 90cm by 120cm to the sublime.

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flower, which ‘Bateleur Eagle’ Oil & Gold LeafThe on Canvas, 120cm resembles by 90cm a miniature lily, is very popular as a commercial cut flower.

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Hannetjie De Clercq is ’n kunstenaar wot haarself misterieus agter sluiers versteek. Intens privaat en beskeie is sy, bekend daarvoor dat sy nie oor haar kuns praat nie. “Laat my skilderye self praat.” sê sy In die onthulllende dans van sewe sluiers is hierdie uitsonderlike kunstenaar des te meer vereidelik, veral as die sluierwaas in ’n ligte bries effens lig om aan die buitestaander glimps temy gee op haar I now focus on Oil on ’n Canvas and subject matterryk en geskakeerde wêreld, wat Featured Artist: Jennifer Neumann consists mainly of South African botanicals, birds, kortstondig sigbaar is. I was born in 1977 in Kent, England. I attended school at St landscapes and nguni cattle, which remain a passion. Lawrence College in Ramsgate and completed my A-levels Vroue met sterk sensuele ondertone, agtergronde wot dikwels meer Having completed a post graduate diploma in in 1997 (Geography, Classical Civilization and Art). prominent isphotography, as die realistiese illusie realiteit I pride voorgrond, myself in taking mosten of my own wat afwissel. I then moved to South Africa, where I studied at reference photographs for my work. This has provided many lewe alles genereer die energie van die kleurvo!le, enegmatiese Pietermaritzburg University, completing an honoursDit degree memorable moments, from capturing images amongst van Hannetjie de Clercq. ’n Wêreld van purper en kaneel, komyn in Fine Art in 2000. fields of inquisitive nguni to wildlife encounters in a number In 2009 I moved from the Natal Midlands to Hermanus in the en smarag. DitSouth is ’n African wêreldreserves. met vertelde en onvertelde stories, mitiese of I have currently sold over 160 Western Cape before finally settling in Somerset West in 2014 original paintings both locally and internationally. ﬁgure, geheimsinnige maskers en geskiedenisse. where I currently live with my Husband and 2 daughters.

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Merry Xmas… Geseënde Kersfees… Feliz Natal…

ne thing that I know for sure (as that wise woman Oprah used to say) is that beauty speaks to the soul (no matter what your belief system). We all know that the world is going through challenging times (the Politician’s euphemism for OMG!) but Pretty will remain Gorgeous/ Mooi/Schön/Pragtig/Beau/Bonita/Entle in any language. And there is nothing more fabulous than receiving a handpicked gift, beautifully wrapped. Don’t forget the hand-written card (computer versions don’t count). The only feeling that comes close to that, is handpicking a present, gift wrapping it and then watching the receiver open it and… love it. Jackpot. Happiness is….! My cell phone was recently stolen. (Happiness it was not…) Again a subject that all human beings (no matter age, religion, politics) can relate to. Yes, I was back in my beloved country for barely a week and amazingly my phone

disappeared and now apparently resides in Bellville (according to my ‘find my iphone’ app). The phone has since been blocked, blacklisted, stopped, sim swapped (oops, I first wrote sin swopped) and no one can do anything with it, they tell me. So how come people bother stealing it? Erm… Let me think. I suspect you CAN do something with it and then force me/ the victim to buy another one. Why is Miss ‘Let’s be Positive no matter What’ sharing this piece of negative info? Actually I’m trying to dissuade my darling husband (aka gadget lover) and I suspect many other mansmense/ men/ hommes from buying their beloved wife/girlfriend/woman/ mistress a cell phone for Christmas. Ag nee man. Buy yourself that amazing smart phone/ big screen TV, (insert electronic device), liefie. Please refer to photographs attached. We (women) like pretty. Breathtaking. Figuring out a new cell phone and APPS for the next three months does not make Mommy happy. A beautiful handbag, shoes, art work, one of a kind

antique butter dish… Now we’re talking darling/ Querida/Liebling/ Skattebol/ Schat/ Uhlobo… For someone who promised the pictures are going to do the talking, there’s an awful amount of chit-chat happening, I know. So Final word… When I was in Provence, France I discovered the French version of Hermanus (minus the whales). A place called L’sle sur la Sorge. I hadn’t heard of it before either. But if I didn’t live in the best place in the world already, L’sle would be high up on my list. A river runs through it, (literally) and it has hundreds of art/antique shops and an equal amount of restaurants and bars that line the river. Seeing as shopping is one of the things I do for a living I had just hit pay dirt. Needless to say you will notice a couple of precious articles in Amulet that I picked up in the North and schlepped all the way here in my suitcases… Ho ho ho…!

Hélène Truter

Joyeux Noël… Ikresmesi Emnandi… Vrolijk Kerstfeest…

It’s that time of year when most of the world feels united. Sort of. I ’m writing this month’s article in English specially for Sue at the Hospice Shop (and a few other English-speaking readers) who don’t understand my mother-tongue. Even better, I ’m just going to print several photos of my favourite things. No words needed.

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Karwyderskraal I’m a keen motorcycle rider and prefer off road to tar roads. During one of my expeditions I came upon the Karwyderskraal Road and saw an abandoned house in the trees off the road. My nature for exploring led me to this old house and even further down a deserted road to stables, then a graveyard with these enormous grave like structures. Indeed, I had found the horse cemetery from Ella Gordon. The house was built by Ella Gordon and she and her dog are buried in the corner of the old cemetery. Sadly, neglected and it seems nobody cares. The cemetery is still in use and I see fresh graves, but the old is forgotten. Even the old house is open and used for temporary accommodation, no sense of preserving the old. Isabella Gordon Dove Colston 1873 to 1958 Resided in the Hemel and Aarde Valley, Karwyderskraal and Voëlklip area from 1902 till her death in 1958.She was unmarried and lived an almost solitary life. She was a successful farmer without any male assistance or supervision and did

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most of the manual labour herself. In her youth she was extremely strong, easily lifting 90kg bags of horse feed unaided. Her diet was strictly vegetarian When she arrived in 1902 she bought a portion of the farm Braemar in the Hemelen-Aarde Valley and built a house. Having short hair, wearing men’s clothes and smoking a long pipe often resulted in her being taunted and jeered by passers-by. So in 1907 she moved to Karwyderskraal to get away from the taunts and jeers. Her farm now forms part of the Hamilton Russell Estate. Isabella was born in Scotland in 1873 to middle class parents. When she was 7 years old her mother died. She was home schooled and when she was 18 years old she studied music and received private tuition at university level in drama, English, French, history and other subjects. Between 1887-1893 Ella received music and acting training and became very involved in the popular variety shows of the time. After her father’s death in 1897, Ella being fluent in French decided to travel to France with a theatre group and circus, and here she became involved in training horses.

About 1900 she arrived in South Africa and performed in the Tivoli Theatre in Cape Town. During this period, she was able to play many roles whether acting or being part of a circus. On the outset of the Anglo Boer War the entertainment industry suffered thus Ella had to seek other jobs. How Ella learnt about Hermanus is unknown, but it is thought that she may have learnt about the Hermanus area when she met and befriended Clara Marie Markgraaff in Cape Town. Clara was a music teacher and through her nephew Reverend Schaberg, a Moravian minister, had connections with Genadendal. Ella moved to the Hermanus area about 1902, buying a portion of Braemar. After five years at Braemar, Ella moved to Karwyderskraal in 1907. Ella made the bricks for and built her own house in a very individualistic style, painted frescoes on the walls and made the furniture. Clara Markgraaff lived on the farm with her for a period, doing the cooking and housework, which Ella disliked. Later Clara moved to Genadendal where she died in 1940 and where she is buried. Ella arranged concerts and plays with the children of the Karwyderskraal area, some of which were performed at the Caledon

Martin Etsebeth Amateur Dramatic Society. She was kind but was also known to be a disciplinarian and expected everyone on the farm to attend Sunday church services. Wine was prohibited on the farm – not even vines were allowed to be planted. She and her labourers built a school, a church, stables and more dwellings around her own house and created a healthy community life. She had abundant love for her horses and dogs. She taught the horses many tricks, they could step out in time to music and she would ride and train her horses daily. Her white horse, Boysums did many tricks, danced to music and his headstone in the horse cemetery reads: “Boysums, the Wonder Horse. We shall meet to part no more. R.I.P.” When the horses died they were given a specially devised, formal funeral and then buried in the horsegraveyard including a tombstone that she had specially constructed. The horse graveyard is the only one of its kind in South Africa. Source: http://www.hermanus-history-society.co.za/ellagordon-a-real-hermanus-character/

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Ek hou nie van die strand nie Dit is Desembermaand en tyd vir myle se lywe op die strand, soos in Leon Schuster se liedjie. Maar die komediant Schalk Bezuidenhout wil niks van die strand weet nie. Dalk het dit te doen met ’n smiley face Speedo... Ek hou nie van die strand nie. Ek het nog nooit van die strand gehou nie en ek sal ook nooit nie. Ek dink dis die sand. Daai gevoel as jy jou plakkies of skoene aantrek, maar daar is nog sand wat aan jou voete vasklou soos ‘n needy girlfriend. Daai krapperigheid wat dit veroorsaak dryf my tot donker gedagtes. En dan natuurlik besluit die sand om oral waar dit saak maak af te spring oor die volgende paar uur. Op jou slaapkamervloer, in jou klerekas, in jou bed. En as sand eers in jou bed is moet jy maar jou bed buitentoe dra en aan die brand steek. Dis die enigste oplossing. Want daai sand sal daar bly vir ewig. Moet my nie verkeerd verstaan nie. Ek hou van die see. Ek kan vir ure in die warm Indiese oseaan dryf. Dis net die strand wat my pla. Die sand, wat ek nie weer oor sal moan nie, ek belowe, en die lê. Ek kan mos nie net so op my handdoek lê soos ’n vuil onderbroek en niks doen nie. Ek raak te gou verveeld. En ‘n mens kan ook nie jou selfoon uithaal en ’n speletjie of iets speel nie, want die son is gewoonlik so skerp dat jy niks kan sien wat op daai skermpie aangaan nie. Dan lê ek gewoonlik maar daar en hoop dat die meisies nie my oë agter my sonbril sien dwaal nie.

deelgeneem. Hoekom weet ek nie. Miskien omdat ek ‘n enigste kind is en lief is vir aandag. Van Macarena tot spiere bult. I did it all. Met my pokkelmagie en my pa se fietsrybril het ek daar gaan staan soos een of ander David Hasselhoff gekruis met ’n honger Afrika-kind. My ma gaan koop solank ’n Magnum, want sy weet ek gaan nie wen nie. Vandag, op die ryp ouderdom van 25, hou ek nie van die strand nie. As mense my nooi om saam met hulle in Kampsbaai te gaan “chill” gaan sit ek by ’n restaurant en waai vir daai arme siele wat sterk oppad is na medium to well-done. Dan vat ek ’n slukkie van my yskoue Castle Light met die Macarena-wysie in my kop en dink aan daai smiley face Speedo wat nou nog vol sand is.

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here are those that consider a roof tent as less suitable to camp in the bush and then there are those that see it as the best invention since sliced bread. Equipping yourself to do the safari-thing, there are as many choices as there are options. Sleeping in a tent on mother earth or in a roof tent away from crawling creatures. Similarly, the choice between an off-road trailer or a bush caravan, if the budget allows for either. As with most things in life, one has to choose between the lesser of what you consider to be the evils. A year ago we were part of a group that did the Twee-Rivieren to Nossob Eco trail in the Kgalagadi Park. No trailers were allowed. We opted for an ‘on-the-ground’ tent, so did two other couples, one couple had a rooftop tent. One couple only brought their tent’s extension, thinking it was the main tent. Thus they had no tent. In the veld you pull together. The ranger ended sleeping in the load bay of his 4x4 bakkie, with the add-a-room pulled over the railings. But the

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absolute shock when they realised they had no tent in the middle of lion country... Let’s consider the glass to be half-full and start with the positives of a rooftop tent. Firstly, it goes up within minutes and your ‘bedroom’ is ready. Then, in the bush, with no fences and lions roaring about, it is with much relief that you are snug in bed. An elephant can still bother you, but as long as you stay on top, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs and lions are not a threat. Comfortable and safe. In the morning you simply chuck everything in and close the lid. With an on-the-ground tent, setting up can take up to 25 minutes or longer and a similar time to take down again. Also you are prone to soil-bound creatures – spiders, snakes, scorpions and other ‘nasties’. But, you can leave your tent behind when you go sight-seeing. Negatives? Rooftop tents are for the fit and able – thus the younger generation, perhaps pre 65. You need to be a bit of an acrobat to climb up the ladder, about 1.8m high and then negotiate in a rather limited space, to get into bed in one piece.

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Looking back, looking ahead,

... All in a years work s k n a h t Giving 2017 has been a wonderful year of growth and discovery for us! We’ve expanded our rooms to include 3 reception areas, 9 consultation rooms and as always a warm and welcoming environment for our special clients. Lindi has successfully completed her 5th Lighthouse to Lighthouse walk. This is a charity walk that sees 120 ladies walk 100km along the coast to raise funds for a chosen charity. Lindi will be walking again next year. Feel free to support this noble cause. You’ll remember how many babies were born to Refine staff in 2016? All our Refine babies turned from babas to toddlers, and mommies transformed back into their beautiful bodies…with a little help from our treatments. Lindi and Michelle represented Refine at the National Congress of Cosmetic Doctors, where the duo demonstrated a state of the art peel in front of international professors and guests. Dr Emett flew the coop a little, and has been cited giving lectures amongst the top aesthetic doctors from SA and abroad. She was invited to attend a congress in Sweden as well as a cadaver dissection workshop in London. We gained two wonderful therapists to ease your pain and pamper you. Laruchka joins Refine as a highly trained professional therapist. She was awarded a bursary and has recently written final exams of a 4 year diploma specializing in Aesthetics. Mugelaine has successfully managed the LPG body toning machine and officially became part of the team in May. We launched more body slimming treatments. The LPG endermologie machine from France is a body toning, slimming, shaping machine and treatments can be completed with EMS(electro-musclestimulation). Ensuring not only a slim trim waistline but a well shaped and toned physique. Skinceuticals was launched at Refine, bringing this top quality medical grade product to Hermanus. Dermaplaning has also been introduced. Another innovative procedure involving a blade which gently and painlessly removes vellus hair from the face( peach fuzz). This procedure also exfoliates dead skin cells as it moves effortlessly across the skin. Our “Three-for-Me” campaign produced some fabulous results. This novel way of incorporating different forms of laser for ultimate results has given us wonderful before and after photos. Clients participating in this “Three-for-Me” campaign are extremely happy with their results. The highlight of our year and the grand finale was the Pamper Day which we held in October in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness and to celebrate the opening of our new Medical Aesthetic wing. Our loyal clients were pampered with facials, gifts, hair treatments and much more. Our little way of saying a great big thank you for the support.

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ou ja, as ons al ooit voorheen gedink het dat ons by die kruispad van Rugby in SA gestaan het, dan is dit seker in November 2017. Op die veld het dit in die laaste tyd nie met ons goed gegaan nie – hoewel ons ‘n uitstekende toets teen Nieu-Seeland op Nuweland gehad het. Die statistiek sal wys dat ons al meer verloor het as wat ons gewen het. Dit is dan veral die wyse waarop ons teen die Iere op Lansdowne Road verloor het, wat ontstel. Verbeeldinglose spel. Regtig niks vir die verbruiker om te geniet nie. Dan was daar die bod vir die Wêreldbeker 2023 wat ons teen Frankryk verloor het. Dit was een saak, maar die feit dat die Wêreldbeker twee keer in ‘n ry in die Noordelike Halfrond gespeel word, spreek boekdele. Mens sien hier ’n baie duidelike vingerwysing na die Suidelike Halfrond van waar die beheer en die geld ten opsigte van rugby in die toekoms gesentreer sal word. Ek dink tog Dok Craven sou so ‘n bietjie trots gewees het op Frankryk se oorwinning aangesien hy geweldig baie met die ontwikkeling van Franse rugby te doen gehad het. Hy was direk verantwoordelik vir hul toetrede tot die Internasionale Rugbyraad. Hy was ook verantwoordelik daarvoor dat hulle later stemreg gekry het. Kyk hoe gepak is hulle stadions van die toeskouers. Hulle doen vir seker iets reg. Dok was dan ook die enigste nie-Franse toets speler wat volle Franse kleure gekry het vir sy onbaatsugtige diens aan Franse rugby.

Planning in respect of the development of rugby in the Southern Hemisphere on and off the field as a spectator sport has failed dismally. The spectators are after all the clients whose needs have to be catered for. If this does not happen, interest in the game fades and eventually so does the game. If it was not for New Zealand’s achievements on the field the Southern Hemisphere would not be anywhere. Local support in SA is dwindling and the current competitions are not capturing the spectators’ imaginations. Some serious thought needs to go into the future of the sport. Dit so dat die wisselkoers vir ons in Suid-Afrika nadelig is as ons in ‘n finansiële kompetisie met ander lande ingaan. Daarom is dit belangrik dat ons ons kompetisies so goedkoop as moontlik moet hou. Ons koste strukture om die spel moet op alle vlakke so laag as moontlik gehou word en ons rugby kwaliteit moet so hoog as moontlik wees. Die Springbok moet sy gesogtheid en eksklusiwiteit … sy glans, as’t ware terugkry en behou. Dit kan slegs gebeur as ons wen in die eerste plek en dan in die tweede plek moet die produk die toeskouers se verbeelding so aangryp dat hulle goeie geld sal betaal om daarin te deel. Dan moet die produk ook sy skaarsheid waarde beskerm. Dertien toetse in een jaar breek hierdie beginsel totaal af na ‘n goedkoop kommoditeit. Maak ons onsself en ons produk goedkoop is dit ‘n baie baie baie duur prys wat op die einde betaal word. Borgskappe wat betaal om rugby kontinu op die TV te sien is een saak, maar wat dit aan rugby doen is ŉ tweede. Die geld is aantreklik en voor die hand liggend, maar die implikasies moet oorweeg word. Ek is redelik seker daarvan dat die rugby-ringkoppe nie te lank by die tweede gedeelte van die saak stilgestaan het nie. Die voor die hand liggende aangename besluit is geneem. Van ‘n werklike professionele rugby sisteem wat ‘n ekonomiese volhoubare sisteem vir die toekoms daar moes gestel het, is daar nie sprake nie. Daarvoor moet jy om die draai kan dink en beplan sodat die spel kontinu kan groei. Looking at the game itself and the manner in which the Springboks played against Ireland there is a lot to say, but I want to restrict my comments to the off-the-field matters and in particular to the coaching and to the specialists that must take the blame along with the coach. How is it possible that a team can play a magnificent test against the All Blacks at Newlands and then perform so badly in their next test? Something went very wrong somewhere. Dit is baie duidelik dat die spelers hulle individuele persoonlikheid (besluitneming) verloor het en daarmee saam die spontanïteit om die spel te speel. Dit is uit die aard van die saak ‘n spel wat gespeel moet word en dit moet vir jou lekker wees. (Baie interessant vir my is dat Roger Federer in elke onderhoud wat hy voer, melding maak van die feit dat hy die spel tennis nog intens geniet en dat dit die enigste rede is waarom hy nog tennis op die hoogste vlak speel). Nou wat het van hierdie aspek van ons spel geword? Ons spelers word gebombardeer met wedstryd planne wat voorskryf wat hulle waar moet doen. Nie eers Dok Craven het homself die weelde aangematig om vir my te sê hoe ek moet speel nie. Die spel is lewendige prentjies wat binne in spelers is en wat op ‘n natuurlike wyse deur spontane besluitneming van die individuele speler in ‘n spesifieke situasie tot uiting moet kom. Dit is hoekom jy hom uit die aard van die saak gekies het. The methodology of ‘modern’ coaches explaining to players via their computers what they are supposed to do, is the downfall of South African rugby! You simply cannot play rugby on an average statistics basis. Individual brilliance cannot be catered for in this way and it is exactly individual play that changes the flow of the water and is the lifeblood of the winning game. Look for these individual brilliant jewels in the game and enjoy them. Each position’s jewels are packed into that particular position. SPLASH 16

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The 'World's Toughest Inflatable Boat Challenge' starts every year on 28 December at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. It is a fast-paced, action-packed water sports event with over 60 inflatable boats battling it out on the waves. This most prestigious – in the world – 5 day race will visit beaches along the coast between Nature's Valley and Fish Hoek where the race will finish on 1 January (see "Stages" for more details).

Where – and how – it all began The idea started with Sparks Esterhuyzen, wellknown inhabitant of Hermanus and still involved with training just-out-of-school young people at See- and Sand, Hermanus. By then Sparks had already rowed 5 times around the most southern point of South Africa, the longest being with a canoe from Nature's Valley to Cape Town (± 700km).

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He shared the idea with Jean Engelbrecht from Stellenbosch. Jean conveyed this to his Inflatable Boat Club members and after a meeting or two, they decided to do this route in their Inflatable Boats. Thus, the Trans Agulhas Inflatable Boat Challenge was born.

first Trans Agulhas Challenge. A very thick book will have to be written one day to convey all the tales. Interesting to know, is that the organizing committee consisted out of 5 members. Between them they had 2 vehicles, of which 1 broke down at Vleesbaai.

It was not as easy as just that. When "Die Burger" – a local Afrikaans Newspaper and the first sponsor – first announced the Challenge, every one said it was too dangerous and couldn't be done. Nobody gave any notice and just went about their business of organizing the first Trans Agulhas Challenge.

Today, the Trans Agulhas Challenge is a world class event, hosted every year by Agulhas Inflatable Boat Club (AIBC). The Trans Agulhas Challenge has started the Long Haul events hosted by SAIBA and other boat clubs. The design of the Inflatable boat has changed over the years, and we believe that it is because of the Trans Agulhas Challenge, testing man, boat and machine alike. There is just no other challenge like it.

On the 26 December 1988 thirty-three boats started the first Trans Agulhas Challenge at Nature's Valley. The finish was at the Old Harbour, Hermanus on the 3rd January 1989 and everyone agreed that the Trans Agulhas Challenge came to stay. It is impossible to tell all that happened on the

This year marks the 30th Trans Agulhas Challenge and we hope to continue for many more years.

STAGE 1

Thursday 28th December 2017 07:30 Roll call on the beach 08:00 The challenge starts at Hobie Beach and heads towards Natures Valley for the 1st check point and then backtracks to Waves for the 2nd check point, passing a 3rd checkpoint on Plettenberg Bay's main beach and then onto a checkpoint at Brenton on Sea, passing Knysna on the seaward side of the Knysna Heads. After that it's on to beach checkpoints at Swartvlei and Wilderness, then on to check points at Glentana, Great Brak River, Little Brak River and on to the finish at Santos Beach. 13:00 Surf race - Mossel Bay (Santos Beach) 18:00 Pilots' briefing

STAGE 2

Friday 29th December 2017 07:30 Roll call on the beach 08:00 Start at Mossel Bay (Santos beach) - beach checkpoint at

Vleesbaai - a beach checkpoint at Gouritz River Mouth - the finish at Still Bay main beach. 12:00 Surf Race - Still Bay 18:00 Pilots' briefing

STAGE 3

Saturday 30th December 2017 07:30 Roll call on the beach 08:00 Start at Still Bay main beach - a beach checkpoint at Witsand - a beach checkpoint at Arniston/Waenhuiskrans - finish at Struisbaai Nostra 13:00 Surf Race - Struisbaai 18:00 Pilots' briefin & handing in of flares and 3 x Strobe lights

NIGHT STAGE

19:00 Roll call at Struisbaai beach Nostra and handing out of flares and Strobe lights. 19:30 Night shift, 2 laps of 20km each, finish at Nostra finishing line.

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Monday 1st January 2018 07:30 Roll call in Gansbaai Harbour 08:00 Start at Gansbaai Harbour, for the last leg. Hermanus New Harbour; beach check point at Hawston beach, beach check point at Pringle Bay, and flyby check point Old Harbour wall, Gordons Bay. Flyby checkpoint at the Strand, Finish at Fish Hoek. No surf race. PRIZE GIVING

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Gansbaai, De Kelders, Franskraal, Kleinbaai, Blompark, Masakhane, Pearly Beach, Buffeljacht and Baardskeerdersbos

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Stanford Tourism

Villiersdorp Tourism

028 341 0340 www.stanfordtourism.co.za ask@stanfordinfo.co.za

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Kleinmond, Betty’s Bay, Pringle Bay & Rooiels 028 271 5657 www.kleinmondtourism.co.za info@kleinmondtourism.co.za

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Functions - Seafood Fusion- Steaks Cuisine Game - Vegetarian We serve Abalone Weddings - Salads - Desserts Lunch & Dinner Shop no4, Ocean View ,87 Marine drive, Village Square, Hermanus (Old Mediterea Restaurant)

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Hermanus CBD Remains 96FM

Join us for a musical trip back in time as we revisit beloved movies with music and dance.

Have your daily affair with Italian coffee, cured meat, cheese and hand made pasta.

You’ll find “It’s a Deli affair” on 125 Main Road/ Crn. Loop Street. We are open early until after hours from Tuesdays to Sundays. If you are passionate about “Dolce Vita” good life), come in and enjoy your glass of Prosecco or selected South African and Time: 18:30 for(the 19:00 Italian wines as well as German beers. Have your Antipasti Platter with it and end your little journey with fine spirits

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Venue: Hennie Mentz and Hall a strong Italian espresso. Hermanus We slice cured meat Curro and cheese for you, prepare Paninis for take away and are always open for a nice little chat. 1 Curro Road We are in partnership with Don Gelato and La Trattoria in Stanford who also purchases our products and it’s where we get our fresh pasta and cakes from.Sandbaai La Trattoria also offers a shuttle service from “It’s a Deli affair” to the Restaurant and back, so you can enjoy a great bottle of wine and get back home safely.

Dates: 13 – 15 September 2017

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GALA EVENING Samples from our menu include: Friday, 15 September 2017, Classic Antipasti Platter: Parma Ham19:00 / Salami / Mortadella / Mozzarella / Grana Padano / Fontina / Tomatoes / dried Olives / Peppers / Balsamic Glaze / Pesto / Bread R120 per person

The ART SHOP Hermanus

Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 11:00am - late Address: Marine Drive | Section 2 Godfrey Cottages, Village Square, Hermanus Tel: +(27)28 3131224

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Danish Pastry – Praliné Profiterole – Appelstrudel

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Thursday, 14 September 2017, 19:00 R80 per person

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SANSA, Hospital St, Hermanus

Booking is essential!

If you are looking for a place to host a small intimate function for up to 14 people ... come in and have a look at our facilities. Contact: 072 205 7617 | Ronald 072 141 2375 | Lionello 081 805 7470 028 312 1196 or Doris events@sansa.org.za SPLASH 15 SPLASH 13

Are Sole Mandates in the Interest of the Pam Snyman

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Sole and exclusive selling mandates are often advocated by real estate agents. But this practice needs to be interrogated to ensure that it is in the interest of the property owner who wishes to sell his/ her investment. Why are Sole Mandates so important to the agency that some even reward their agents with the most Sole Mandates with prizes in order to motivate them to sign up as many as possible? Pam Snyman, owner of REDZetc Real Estate. Real Experts who has been involved in the property profession since 1986, has her own ideas about this pressing issue:

“It is obviously in the interest of the estate agent who comes with a well-prepared presentation in order to convince the seller to grant a Sole Mandate that keeps other estate agents at bay and in the case of an Exclusive Sole Mandate even prevents the seller from selling his/her own property.” The question that needs to be answered is: How can this be in the interest of a serious seller? The seller’s goal is to sell the property in the shortest possible time at the best possible price with the least inconvenience. The seller must therefore be able to decide which the best possible route is to obtain these goals and should consider SPLASH 24

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the salient facts surrounding the granting of a Sole and Exclusive Mandate, a Joint Mandate with two or perhaps three agencies or an Open Mandate to more agents of the seller’s choice. Issues to consider relating to Sole Mandates are: •

the number of past sales resulting directly from sole mandates,

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prices obtained in relation to the asking price and

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the time frames within which the sales took place

Now, if one analyses most estate agents’ sole mandate presentations, it becomes clear that only ‘benefits to the seller’ are listed. The benefits to the agent are conveniently absent! The benefits that are bandied about include promises of better marketing to a wider audience and a better price being obtained. Really? This kind of argument comes from 20 years ago – before buyers were as informed as they are today and marketing strategies consisted out of newspaper and magazine advertisements. Today we all market to the international market via technology and good marketing does not depend only on who has the biggest ad in the newspaper! Things are much more equal…sellers now rely on professional, well-qualified and knowledgeable estate agents to market their properties through quality service via relationship marketing. The real estate market has evolved. We at REDZetc promote our service by not selling property, but getting people to buy from us… And since when has the absence of competition brought about better prices? It is also imperative that the owner be given the opportunity to exclude potential purchasers (that may have shown an

interest in the property in the past) before a Sole Mandate proceeds. If this is not suggested and advised by the estate agent, the seller can find him/herself in the unenviable position of being obliged to pay commission to more than one agency. If a Sole Mandate resulted from any direct marketing, the mandator also always has the right to cancel the mandate within 5 business days without reason or penalty if he/she so wishes. Truth is, if a property is being marketed by one estate agency only, it results in increased exposure for the real estate company and in turn the agent uses the well exposed brand to gain more Sole Mandates. A good strategy…for the agent! If the agent requires a sole mandate for brand exposure and to control the available stock, then sole mandates are being canvassed for the wrong reasons. This strategy also causes many Sole Mandates to be signed at inflated prices, resulting in longer marketing and sales periods with over-exposure of the property … inevitably resulting in a lower selling price! In essence, a Sole Mandate may be the correct route for the seller if it is obtained for the right reasons, i.e. so that the mandate can be serviced in the most efficient manner in order to provide the best possible service to the seller. We believe that a Sole Mandate is the necessary route to take when there is a committed and serious seller alienating his/ her property that is objectively priced to sell and is in essence a saleable property in terms of supply and demand. If not, a quick sale at fair market value is highly unlikely. For further information, kindly contact Pam at 082 8000 867, or any of our REDZetc agents in the area.

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Geskenke

Kersfees kom met geskenke, dis deel van die feesvieringe en tradisie waarmee ons groot geword het. Ongeag hoe oud, die opgewondenheid van ’n geskenk ontvang en oop maak bly spesiaal, net soos die oomblik wanneer jy ’n geskenk oorhandig aan iemand. Dis die seisoen van gee, omgee, vrede en vreugde ervaar.

n die christelike geloof simboliseer geskenke die wyse manne wat waardevolle geskenke vir moeder Maria oorhandig het. Maar grootliks is dit die geskenk wat God gegee het vir die wêreld, naamlik sy seun Jesus. Die antieke kerke het nooit Kersfees gevier nie, slegs die dag erken as ŉ heilige dag en afgestaan aan gebed. Daar is verskeie redes hoekom Kersfees gevier word. Die erkenning en verering van die heilige dag, ’n Spesiale tyd vir omgee en liefde betoon aan familie en vriende. Dis ook ŉ verbindings tyd vir die gemeenskap, met ŉ gevoel dat ons verenig is, ongeag ons verskillende gelowe. Uitdeel van geskenke word die fisiese aksie van ons unie met mekaar. Geskenke het verskeie vorms en redes soos ’n familie tradisie waar erfstukke uitgedeel word aan die volgende geslag, of ’n persoonlike band met iemand waar liefde, waardering en goedheid betoon word. Geskenke word ’n uiterlike manifestasie van ons gevoelens vir mekaar. Dis die wys van liefde in plaas van se. Om die regte geskenk te kies vir iemand moet jy genoeg begrip hê vir die persoon om sy unieke karakter met jou geskenk te erken en vereer. Soms gaan die korrekte rede van persente gee verlore en word die proses ’n gejaag van winkel na winkel, waar daar weinig genoeg tyd of aandag aan die regte geskenk spandeer word. Die belangrikheid van ’n geskenk gee aan iemand gaan juis oor hoe jy voel oor die persoon en die geskenk verteenwoordig jou wat omgee. Dis belangrik om tyd en moeite daaraan te spandeer en dit is tog ’n groot deel van die plesier daarvan. Die Romeine het geglo wanneer jy geskenke gee, wag daar goeie dinge vir jou in die nuwe jaar. Die uitdeel van dit wat jy het vir ander, kry jy weer terug, in watter vorm ook al. Die

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ou storie van gee en jy sal ontvang. Daar is darem ook niks lekkerder as om te gee nie. In deesdae se gejaagde lewe voel ek dat die hele tradisie van persente uitgebyt word en verander in ’n geldmaak proses. Hoe anders; die winkels loop oor van mooi goed, wat pragtig uitgestal is. Die proses van ’n geskenk kies word vergemaklik en voor jy jou kan kry, is jou hele begroting vir die nuwe jaar daarmee heen en begin jy “stress” oor al die geld wat jy spandeer het. Ek bly weg van die ‘regte’ winkels en konsentreer liewer op spesiale geskenke. Handgemaak, iets uniek, met persoonlike verwysing na die ontvanger. My vriendin, Caro du Toit is ’n meester op die gebied en sy gebruik haar kreatiewe vermoë om die ongelooflikste geskenke te maak en uit te dink. Van die geskenk papier wat sy van ou koerant papier maak, tot die kersboom versierings wat versamelstukke word. Ek hoop dat my fotos vir julle inspirasie sal wees om kreatief te wees die feesseisoen. Geseënde Kersfees aan die Splash span en al ons lesers, mag liefde en seëning in oorvloed wees. Ons groet mekaar weer in die nuwe jaar. Geniet die vakansie tyd met familie en geliefdes. The Small Gallery hou ’n spesiale kers mark op 15 en 16 Desember. Die adres is 29 Hoofweg, Onrusrivier. Caro se handewerk sal onder andere beskikbaar wees. Elmarie de Waal vir Designee Décor 29 Hoofweg Onrusriver Instagram: elmariedewaal9 Foto 1: 'n pot vol blomme of 'n plant maak 'n waardevolle geskenk Foto 2: kersboom vol handgemaakte poppies, fles met koekies of een van Caro se spesiale tee- kouse Foto 3: handgemaakte kers papier uit ou koerante en kers bole vir die kersboom Foto 4: wat is Kersfees sonder kerse en 'n bietjie goud

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Various vacant stands ranging from 927 M2 for R350 000 to 1533 M2 for R480 000. Fisherhaven is a rural suburb next to the Bot River lagoon and about 15 km from town.

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The Franchise That May Never Disappear - by Andrew Wills

The initial film, Star Wars, was predicted to be a flop, so no merchandise was created to debut with the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release. As you can probably imagine, the Star Wars toy and merchandise franchise has grown considerably since the Christmas of 1977.

long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a little sci-fi movie called â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. At the time, though, it was just known as Star Wars, and it created a franchise unlike anything seen before. In 2005, Forbes magazine estimated that the Star Wars franchise, from the time it began in the late seventies, had generated more than twenty billion dollars in revenue, and with six big screen success stories, at least three spinoff films, five licensed television shows, and thousands of books, comic books, and toys, it's no surprise. What might be a surprise, though, is that by the time Star Wars creator George Lucas finished the first film, he was over-budget, out of time, and convinced the film would be a flop. Early screenings of the film did little to improve Lucas' ideas that the film would be any kind of success, but when it was finally released in the summer of 1977, the film earned nearly seven million dollars in its first weekend. More than Great Films Ask any Star Wars fan, though, and they'll tell you it's not just about the movies, it's also about the associated merchandise. The initial film was predicted to be a flop, so no merchandise was created to debut with the film's release. The toy company, Kenner, though had purchased the license to sell associate products By Christmas of 1977, demand was so high, Kenner created an "Early Bird Special" kit. The kit held a certificate fans could send in for four 3 Âž inch figures as soon as they became available. On Christmas morning, thousands of kids got empty cardboard envelopes that held only a display stand, a Star Wars club card, a few stickers, and a certificate they could put their name and address on, mail in, and wait for several months for the first Star Wars toys ever produced to arrive. Months later, lots of kids did get Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, R2-D2, and Chewbacca in the mail, and years later, these four figures are considered to be some of the most valuable action figures on the collectors' market today. Explosive Industry Growth As you can probably imagine, the Star Wars toy and merchandise franchise has grown considerably since the Christmas of 1977. Once Kenner geared up the production machine, it slowed for no one. From additional action figures to vehicles, playsets, and lightsabers, the vintage Star Wars toy market had everything. As Episodes V and VI were released, more toys hit the market. T-shirts, bed sheets, toothbrushes, combs, and watches were all part of the marketing campaign as well. After the release of Return of the Jedi, though, the Star Wars marketing machine slowed considerably. People seemed to think the Star Wars market was nearing the end. However, in the late 1990s, a new line of Star Wars action figures was released. Dubbed "The Power of the Force" line, these green carded figures created a whole new generation of collectors, and with the release of the special edition of the original trilogy, and the subsequent release of Star Wars Episode I, the marketing machine kicked back into high gear. From bubble bath to sandals, the Star Wars name can be found on almost anything these days, and with talk of additional television series, DVDs, and even with Episode 8 hitting cinemas this Decembert, it's hard to tell when the franchise will ever slow down.

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