Where to Stay Part 2

ok, here is some of the spectacular views in Parys, lovely sights on the river.

Hmm,ok, this one is for sale, right on the riverbank, only 2.2million, would love this, but the money honey!

Then, the shops in the main street all look like these, I am sure that I will enjoy myself here. . . .will have to leave hubby on the riverbank and only take the wallet!!LOL!!
Ok, at the info centre we got a booklet with all the really "nice" places to stay, will definetly go back for a decent visit, also found a small scrapping shop, they also do VERY nice framing.

Anyways, this is Parys, hope you have a nice weekend.

Tania

Where To Stay

So, we wanted to go away for the weekend, but we made the decision on the last minute, because Andre was suppose to work, but they got the weekend off. We wanted to go to the little"dorpie" Parys, never been there before, only heard that it is very nice going there, BUT because we do not know the place, we could not find a nice place to stay, we decided to drive through and do some exploring, go visit the different places, then you know what to expect when you do decide to stay for a weekend. or else you might end up at a place like this:

Ok, this one above, Eiffel Tower, the works, is the info centre, thanks heavens for their help, look at the next few.

This is a resort, right when entering Parys, now,do not think of me as a snob, but this is NOT my idea of a weekend away.

Another close-up above and then the next one, this is a heap of beds!!! So I suppose this is NOT a Bed and Breakfast, for all the beds are lying outside,LOL!! Ok, for some reason blogger would not load all the photo's i have loaded. So, to be continued.

Matric Farewell

This is my sister in law's daughter, Corlisha.

They had their matric farewell , and I think she looked amazing, hmm, I do not really know her partner, but he is Michael.

She was really in the mood for taking photo's and seemed as thought she had fun!

Her dress had the most gorgeous detail on, love the colour. I wanted to go take a few shots at the venue, but the traffic was hectic up there.

This was her dream. . . to arrive in a BMW M6, she did, and at NO COST, a man and his wife in town, generously drove their AUDI and BMW out for some of the kids, really nice of them.

And the last one, again, Michael and the M6.

Apparently, all the girls and guys looked stunning!!

Thanks for letting me share.

Spring Ball

Ok, I am way behind with my blogging, but things are a bit hectic on this side of our country.
On Friday evening the school had their Spring ball.
I do not know why, but we always end up nervous and hurried and then, Megan and me get a bit edgy with each other.
This time was nothing different.
At least, I got a few pictures, with a forced smile, but I will get better ones from the school.

What do you think of the hair?? I did it myself, struggled with the curls, but in the end I think not too bad, BUT I used A Lot of hairspray.

The dress i got at a little boutique, not badly priced, think it is cute;) We had to shorten it a bit. In these cases shoes are always a problem, Megan is not a HIGH HEELER, so it somewhat difficult to get shoes, but in this case the dress were too short, so cute flats did the thing.

Actually, I have a lot to share, but this is what I have time for, tomorrow is another day;)

So, enjoy your evening:)

Scrapping for a Cause

Hi ladies,
Iris is hosting a class to generate funds for the victims of Hurricane Ketsana, only 5dollars, click on my post header for the link and pleaaaase make your contribution.

have a nice evening!!

Layout AND fruitcake recipe

Made this layout last night, Megan and Fiela(as we call her)having some fun with crazy hats, they got at Disneyland.
Ok, then as promised the recipe for the Fruitcake, this is really a 100% proven recipe and comes out PERFECT!!

First you need to prepare your baking tin/pan,I use a casserole, I have a round one, same as the ones we use at the braai, just round.
Otherwise, any pan, at least 25cm x 8cm, this is a rather large cake. And you should bake it at least 2 months in advance. It is a very rich cake, therefore you don't add any raising agents.

The pan:
Cut out 6 layers of newspaper in layers, to fit the bottom of your pan.
Take a double layer of brown paper(book covering paper) and fold it to fit the inside of your pan, it should be 6cm higher than the pan.
Take another double layer of brown paper cut in circles and put on top of the newspaper on the bottom. Spray it with Spray a Cook.
Now you take 4 layers of newspaper and wrap it around your pan, like in a blanket and tie it with twine.
Take another few layers of newspaper to make a lid for your pan, because the cake bakes for a long time, i stick it on with sellotape at the beginning just for it to stay there.

Ingredients:

1,250g of Mixed Fruitcake mixture.
250g Dates, finely chopped
55g of Red glazed cherries
150g whole Almonds
500ml Brandy
250g Cake flour
2,5ml Salt
2,5ml Bicarbonate of Soda
12,5 ml Coco
2,5ml Mixed spice
2,5ml Ginger
2,5ml Cinnamon
1ml Nutmeg
250g Butter
250g Sugar
4 Eggs

Mix your fruit and almonds and pour 250ml of brandy over and cover it and leave overnight.
Sift all your dry ingredients together and cream butter and sugar together, until light in colour.
Add your eggs one by one.

You can mix everything with a electric beater.
Mix your flour in now, the mixture is quite thick, but that is fine, otherwise the fruit go sit on the bottom. When it looks as though the fruit is too much for the dough, it is PERFECT, it should be. Mix everything nicely together, use your hands.
Put mixture in the pan, bake for 4-5 hours, at 150degrees Celsius,use a testing pen, when it comes out dry, it is ready to take out, when out of the oven, pour over the rest of the brandy.
Decorate your cake with Red cherries and Voila!! You can pour over a bit of brandy every now and again, then it stays nice and moist.

I think we should go baking and SHOW THE PICTURES!!! What about that??

Enjoy
Tania

Still alive and kicking!!!

No, I did not disappear into thin air, it was HOLIDAY!! There I was thinking that schooldays are hectic, but this short holiday was even more!! Have to keep Megan and her friends busy all the time. . . The first week she visited her friend Margie on the farm for a few days, then off to Sun City I went with them, me and my mother, and did i get a suntan, it was well-overcast, but i still came home, looking like those VERY pink Vienna's:( Last weekend I went Emperors Palace, just to do some shopping at the Convention, bought a few things, but would rather wait for my kit, I ordered from Helen, cannot wait!!!



Did some cleaning and organizing too and then it hit me!!. . . .Only 3 months until Christmas!!

No cards yet, no ideas for gifts or anything, don't have much time AND I need to bake my Christmas Cake, yes, yes, 3 months in advance, do you want the recipe, it is divine:)



I thought of adding a Christmas Layout i did last year of Megan, here it is. . .