Adventures along the Garden route

I have come to the conclusion that I love to be busy and I really struggle to sit still and do nothing. I think I have always been this way...but after all these years I have finally figured out the solution:  First- have kids. Then buy and  renovate a house all by yourself without a contractor or site manager, Then start your own business ...but also get a morning job to  bring home some consistent cash to make ends meet while you figure out your business plan. But  just not every morning because you are still a mom who needs to be a gardener and a maid and a chef and a taxi-  And don't forget to train for the marathon you entered. Life is good. So this is how far we have come with the house: Some updated pics fresh in! I finally got my sink (and cupboards that my clever husband made) Our multipurpose 'cafe' room which leads off of the kitchen. Guest room- we love having guests BTW! Kids room Main bedroom. Section of Garden: Before During After Before. After fr...

We had a lovely little visit from Tim's younger sister Hilary... (she's so young!) and Luke (just as young) and their sweet family. The cousins had an absolute blast together. Jack adores his big boy cousin and plays very sweetly with Lily, and Levi was in his element trying to keep up with all the activity around him! We had a perfectly balanced weekend of activity and rest and it was fun to share our special spots with these guys that we love and miss so much. The following week we had these 3 crazy beautiful girls arrive... My gorgeous niece came on a road trip from Port Alfred with 2 of her friends to have a bath, and a shower or 10... and visit us. Or maybe they came to visit us and the bathing was a bonus? Either way it was a pleasure to have them!  Louie joining in the stretch session. They spoilt us on their last night by cooking us a 5 star meal that they had made for one of their hospitality projects at Uni and I must say I was well impressed! It even had red wine jus...