One step up!

It is Sunday afternoon, I have just had a lovely relaxing bubble bath, well deserved I might add because we have really been busy today! I have had an idea in my head for ages about what to do with my front garden, and today, with the ever willing and much valued help of my son in law, Paulo, my daughter, Loren, and my husband Kevin, the four of us worked really hard, and the end result is lovely! Now just to keep our dog Largo OUT of it!!! as she loves to dig in that spot, so for now we have had to prop up a piece of pool fencing in front of it to try to keep her out - I hope it works because much hard effort went into that garden. We have two beautiful pots with a plant in each, and a water feature in the middle. I planted some little tufts of special grass and some ferns to complete the effect.

Here is a photo of our finished garden to the left of our front door.

I am also preparing for our friends who are coming to stay with us for a few weeks from Australia, so I am fixing up the flat for them, and making it comfortable. We want them to have an unforgettable stay, and I have been planning a trip to one of our most favourite spots in the Waterberg for them and some
day-trips to game reserves in the area. I am very excited about it, and can't wait, and will share some of it here on the blog with you, so you can be a part of it too.

It was my DIL Chantal's birthday on the 25th January, so we went to their home and enjoyed a lovely party with them and their friends with good food, and lots of chatting and fun. we had to dress up in the 80's style - plastic bangles and earrings, bright colours wide belts with huge buckles, and high 'up to my eyes' jeans and doc martin shoes - well surprisingly I still have some of that fashion hanging in my cupboard - that is terrible I am ashamed, but my daughter and Diane thought it was very funny though, until I pointed out that my daughter should have worn nappies and baby grows because that is what she was wearing at the time!! :) The music was great, and we had fun.

God bless, speak soon, (This blogging is fun after all!) Shirley