Farm update

Starting New

I don't know many people who has started out on a new piece of land where there is actually nothing. By that I mean, no electricity, no guidelines, no rules, no fencing, no buildings or infrastructure.  In a way this is exciting but also overwhelming.  
There's so many decisions & choices to make. At the moment we have to decide where on this piece of land our home and dwelling place will be, we have to consider where's north, because that's the sunny side in die Southern hemisphere & I would love to have the best of every sun ray in our home as the day changes, from early morning sunrises in the east, midday hot sun & the beautiful sunsets in the west.  The best views of the site is east & south, there's a beautiful mountain range at the east side which make for spectacular views towards the mountains, and like a horse shoe there's a beautiful dam on the south & west. So these two factors also need to be taken in consideration.
Next week the area where out house will be build needs to be filled up and compacted, so we will make use of a contractor with those big excavating machines with long arms and big buckets to do the job.  

In the mean time we started to set out boundaries of where the construction vehicles can work and destroy, because we would like to preserve as much of the natural land & veld as possible.  There's so many & beautiful veld flowers & shrubs & fynbos that's indigenous to the area and South Africa is well known for it's veld flowers.  And as it is we need to take out some of the indigenous trees as well, so the placing of the house is really important to us, to be able to save some of the indigenous trees.

It is such a good feeling to walk around the farm & know this ours and soon we will be starting a new life here as a family.  And I can see in my husbands eyes he can't wait either, he started with a team of farm workers to cut out all foreign trees & also to get a quote for fencing around the farm & dwelling area.

Our daughter is enjoying the veld and trees, climbing & looking for new flowers.  It's really inspiring to watch her and look at things in a new way, as if for the first time. She sees the leaves, little pebbles, wild flowers, insects & is very aware of the birds singing in the trees or flying over.

Five Minute Fridays

On Fridays a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write without worrying if it’s just right gather to share what five minutes buys them. While the kids are changing into their swim suits, while the pop corn is popping, while the dog is outside doing his business, while the show cuts to commercial. Just five minutes.

Your words. This is a shared feast @ Lisa Jo Baker's Blog, Five Minute Fridays. Here you can find the rules and Link to join.

Please join in or leave a comment, love to hear from any visitors.

The Word for Today is: RHYTHM

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I drive off and a sense of urgency sets in & my heart beats faster, because it’s a Monday and the Knit Purl Girls may have already started the afternoon with their chit chat and clicking of needles. Our needlework group is gathering every Monday afternoon and we rotate to be in one of the groups homes through a period of 6 weeks. This is not a closed group BUT it is a closed group...... if you know what I mean! Here we share our best and our saddest moments, happy times, frustrated times and while there’s never a silent moment [just keep in mind, there’s 6 woman eagerly sharing their lives at he same time], we actually are getting things done, while you can hear the rhythmic clicking of knitting needles and see hands doing row after row in an all too familiar motion.

It is here where a I find shalom, a piece of myself, where I regroup, get motivated & breath new inspiration.  These woman has given a new rhythm in my heart.  Mondays my heart beat with their’s & we make a beautiful sound together.

I read in a magazine that knitting & crocheting groups are the new book clubs.

Try it for yourself, maybe you’ll also find a new beat in your heart -^---\/----^---\/-

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Five Minute Friday

On Fridays a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write without worrying if it’s just right gather to share what five minutes buys them. While the kids are changing into their swim suits, while the pop corn is popping, while the dog is outside doing his business, while the show cuts to commercial. Just five minutes.

Your words. This shared feast.

Please join in or leave a comment, love to hear from any visitors.

Here's the link to Lisa Jo Baker's Blog

The Word for today is: LISTEN

It’s winter in South Africa, and in the Western Cape the rainy season.  I can hear the rain falling on the roof, the wind is also blowing showers of rain against the windows. The cold air is biting & it feels like snowing on the highest mountains again.  The Nespresso in the mug is warming my hands, & the heat is slowly seeping through my whole body. How blessed am I, to have this safety, warm clothes, tummy full, roof over my head and loving people around me that warms my hart. 

I truly appreciate the sound of my life and again I hear.....  

The turning sound of the tumble drier (also warming my home), my daughter’s bubbly voice & laughter (my heart is full), birds chirping in the rain (beauty in my ears), soon the fireplace will give out sounds of wild flames of wood burning, how lovely to hear & truly listen. 

Thank you Lisa of reminding me to enjoy the sounds of my home & also to listen to a lovely group participating in sharing just 5 minutes of their lives. 

How lovely!

Five Minute Friday

It was my daughter's 2 year birthday party yesterday & I was caught up in the action of the day.  So I've missed FMF but would like to still give it ago.

Here's how it works:
1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back there and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community.

Also check out Lisa's blog, there's a lot of encouraging stuff to read.
Lisa-Jo Baker

This weeks word is:  Imagine

Imagine that we walk in the streets of gold
Maybe it's the City of Old
Will we really hold hands
Or will it be in a glance
Joy will be the colour
That surrounds each other
Our dwelling will be in the presence of Him
That will be praised with a hymn
While angel voices sing
We will bring glory to the King
Imagine that we can share this one day
And that's not too far away....