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In contrast to the Northern Winter, the Cape has been shimmering in the heat and a tornado-strength South-Easter. We watched the apartments in front of us losing a satellite dish which turned into a deadly frisbee.

The week has been a blur of consultancy, movement and ‘getting things done’. We saw a great movie - Bright Star - about Jon Keats the poet which is to be recommended.

Activity really stepped up a gear by Friday evening. Judy had lectured us on ‘getting out’ - the result The Grand Restaurant fiasco (see post here).

Then, Saturday dawned, car loaded, new TV for the Mother, off to Stanford. It was hot, very hot.

Lunch at Mariana’s - surprise, surprise. Vicky and extended ‘family’:

[a quiet 34C in the shade]

[yak, yak, yak. Marc in full flight]

[the two-pie option has grown legs - a Springbok pie, a Chicken pie, atchar and now diced tomatoes]

[a picture worthy of a caption writing competition]

[this is one way to get Mariana to part with a recipe - Marc's restraining hand. No doubt a version will feature on Barbarella's menu in Constantia]

[Marc, Mariana and Jacque relax after lunch. Don't get too used to this pic, it's not often you see Mariana with a glass of water in her hand]

We stumbled down the hill to the Mother and enjoyed a large B-B-Q with Penny, Davis, Mother and Thor (plus Judi, the yorkie).

[beware, fierce Yorkie]

Sunday we went to Heaven restaurant with Mother and Thor. Heaven is a great little bistro high up in he Hemel-en-Aarde valley. B of B’s Grill (a legend in Hermanus) has opened this bistro on the Newton-Johnson wine estate with one of his chef prodigies. Not your usual steak house fare although Thor found the whole Red Stumpnose fish a little on the bony side.

[a dish for a hungry boy - pork trio - kassler. fillet, belly]

A week to go!

Tot later - Lovonne and Simon xx

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