The vegetable gardens that I dug out and made about three months ago are starting to produce nice vegetables. The kids love the peas, raw of course. The baby spinach gets used in all our salads. The turnips are coming on nicely and should be harvestable in a week. The potatoes, carrots and tomatoes are coming on nicely.
Thank goodness the drought is over!
After scattering George’s ashes we headed out to Schoenies to get some photos of the rocky shore zonation on the spring low. The girls were more interested playing on the rocks and the sand.
We got about 400 photos, don't know how many of them are usable. Watch the website for some new articles on zonation.
We went early to scatter George’s ashes on Humewood beach were Dora’s ashes were scattered in 2003. It was a beautiful morning and Taryn and Peter brought the girls after they had a sleep over with them the night before.
It was Jorja’s 5 and a half measuring time. She now is 1.105m tall and weights 19kg.
Our hen Marion has started laying eggs! We are getting one a day. They are small but taste fine. Kids have a great time every day looking for the egg!
Shirley decided that all the girl’s medals needed a prominent place to be displayed. So we now have a medal board up the stairs for them to display their medals.
Port Elizabeth has been blessed with a little swell of late. I have had 3 surfs in the last five days. Could hardly walk after the first one, partly because of 2 hours in 16 degree water and partly because of a fall on the way out over the rocks. Really getting an old fart!
On the plus side the feeling is coming back to me, my take offs are back to the usual late as possible and my carves are coming on.
Now its just the fitness that needs to improve a lot!
Well we were up early again for the championships in Uitenhage. Warm-up started at 8am, so we were up from 6am.
The girls did well again, especially Jorja this time. Jorja got a 3rd for free dance, 2nd for rope and 2nd overall for under 5 level 1. Kayra got a 4th overall for the under 7 level 1. Their friends Jodi and Kayla did very well, beating Kayra, so she will have to practice a bit harder!
We left at 6:30 for the Gamtoos Invitational Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition in Patensie. We had to pick up Sharon and Jodi and aunty Taryn. We got there by 8am for the warm-up and competition started on-time at 9am.
Jorja and Kayra competed at level 1 in free dance and rope. Jorja did well and ended up with a bronze overall for under 5s. Kayra did excellent and ended up with gold for free dance and rope and overall for under 7s.
Ouma and oupa also joined us and had a great time.
Next weekend its the Eastern Cape Champs in Uitenhage.
The funeral was at St John’s Methodist church at 2pm this afternoon. Kerryn had a great service, everyone commented that it was exactly what Dad would have wanted: short and sweet, no grandiose stories and happy memories.
Thanks to Taryn for putting together the slide show that brought back many memories. You can view it here.
Although the last few months were very trying for us as Dad’s health deteriorated, we will hopefully forget all the bad times and remember all the good times.
Rest in peace Dad, we all miss you!
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