Midlands getaway

We're here! Bacon Vleis, or as they call it, Beacons Vlei.

Really nice. We're in the cheaper B&B room, but no-one else is here so it's pretty much our house :)

We score cheaper rooms WITH breakfast so we can now use the savings to buy dinner :)

New blog layout

Bryan here. I've just made a template update to the blog; hopefully the new blogger template editor will inspire Kat to finally get more hands-on with the blog, but for now, I've been doodling. What do you think? :)

The old blog looked like this:

Which do you prefer?

Fifa World Cup, Westville Baptist Style

Lots of noise - vuvuzela's etc. and a few flags and face paintings and shirts the wrong way, but all in all - good effort :)

Music in the Hills 2010

It strikes me as quite strange that the first time I've actually really come to appreciate our beautiful South African (specifically, Durban) winters is when I've lived here for more than three decades. Wow they're wonderful! Nice clear skies, sunny, but not sweltering - just warm and crisp. Really wonderful! Maybe my stint in sub zero temperatures over Christmas have helped me to appreciate home more - who knows!

This Sunday past, Kat and I decided to take my mom out for a special picnic and art exhibition in Makaranga Gardens - the event was called MUSIC IN THE HILLS, and yes, there was music too!

At R80 per person it wasn't cheap, but we had a grand time (nice and sunny) and were treated to quality Philharmonics including James Bond medleys, Pirates of the Caribbean medleys, and the obligatory Superman and Pink Panther themes. I even managed to squeeze in a nap :)