Shawshank Redemption; Lord of the Rings; Jungle Book; Harry Potter; Cabaret... yes I know a bit varied OH AND did I mention Lord of the Ring

Classical (esp. Ballet), Spanish, Flamenco, Jazz, Rock'n'Roll, Chris de Burgh, Frank Sinatra, Elvis; Satchmo

Historical; Thrillers; Fantasy

black, all shades of purple, magenta, shocking pink, red, green, turquoise not into white... not a good colour when you have animals also... I believe it's fattening

Chocolate; Nougat; Ice Cream; Seafood (Prawn, Calamari; Crayfish/lobster; salmon; trout); roast chicken; roast potatoes; actually all potatos; broccoli; mushrooms; zucchini; most veg except cabbage and most definitely not onion as i'm allergic;

I'm off to visit my step-son in Nelspruit and then to Pretoria for my grand daughter's wedding... so I'd appreciate NO comments or messages until I get back on the 14th septemeber.


Even though the "comment" is for friends only... anyone can send a message.. you do NOT need to become my friend to do that not that I don't enjoy all the invites.. always amazes me, anyone wants to be MY friend.. love you guys
Thank you for visiting and please feel free to come in for a chat.. I like to chat a glass of wine, cup of rooibos, coke-lite?? oh and definitely a slice of cheescake. my bakig skills are very minimal... cheesecake and quiche
please use the "message" or "bulletin" options rather than the comment... replies to a "comment" entails opening your guestbook, and although I now have "Radio" internet which is 24/7 it is no faster than dial-up, and sometimes I think it's slower
I thought I'd get to bed at a reasonable time if I could do my internet during the day, but I still only get to bed around 1am..
I live in a little fishing village on the West Coast of South Africa, about 2 hours drive from Cape Town

Born in South Africa, grew up in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) attended high school (boarding school - SOOO "colonial") in South Africa.
Returned to South Africa in 1967,
Met my husband in 1972 through work. Married for 36 years and 1 month.
I live in a little fishing village on the West Coast of South Africa - oh! I've said that already
I'm widowed, have 4 step-children, 6 step grandchildren and 2 step great grandsons.
1 Irish Wolfhound and about 20 Giant Leopard tortoises... did have a whole lot of goldfish, but unfortunately someone came in and stole them all last year and now some one has stolen my "delcious monster" it was in bloom and sooo beautiful

Irish Wolfhounds,esp. my Irish Wolfhound - Connor, Great Danes,(don't have one at present),
my Leopard Tortoises,
Water colour and Pastel painting. Reading. My computer.
People who are kind and caring. Travelling.
Oh and CRICKET.... it's cricket season oh and I also LOVE Dragons.
going out to lunch and having people for lunch, sitting around the table after a meal, with a glass of wine or a cup of coffee, and just chatting... solving the world's problems etc. great company, what more can one ask for?

Onions, cabbage, Liars & cheats & BULLIES..
the guy who has just installed my sprinkler system
and my pet dislike at the moment is pages where the music is already switched on... hangs everything, while the music player and the rest of the page fight each other to download, and I sit in the middle not able to scroll to the music player to switch off
Joseph you are an absolute star my hero....

Being with my Irish Wolfhound and Tortoises; Computers; Reading; Painting (watercolour & pastel); Genealogy
AND listening to Cricket... because I'm on the computer so have to just listenVBG