Weekends away

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We had such a fun filled weekend. It just made me realize how important family and friends is in our lives. They are there to lift us up and to make us remember who we are.

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This is my husband and Dad feeding a little baby lamb, his mommy didn’t want him so we were left with a very important job to raise this little sweetheart.

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This is a typical afternoon on the Farm, the boys are shooting target with their bow and arrows. Boys and their toys right?

 

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The Girl’s sipping on some golden liquid, we love champagne.

Whatever you were up to this weekend we hope it was worthwhile and made you remember the importance of family and friends.

Love 

Giraffes & Iced-Coffee

 

What to see at Sossusvlei

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Sossusvlei is in the largest conservation area in Namibia, the Namib-Nakluft National Park, which covers almost 50,000 km2. 

Sossusvlei is renowned for its majestic, warm red, star-shaped dunes some of which in cases like “Big Daddy” can extend to heights of over 300 metres! 

The name “Sossusvlei” is of mixed origin and roughly means “dead-end marsh”. Vlei is the Afrikaans word for “marsh”, while “sossus” is Nama for “no return” or “dead end”.

There are a few important places to see while visiting the great red dunes of Sossusvlei. 

The name Sesriem is Afrikaans and means

Sesriem Canyon

The name Sesriem is Afrikaans and means “six belts”,given by settlers on the Dorsland Trek who had to attach together six belts (made of oryx hides) in order to reach buckets down into the canyon to scoop up water. 

Dead Vlei


Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world, the highest reaching 300–400 meters (350m on average, named “Big Daddy”), which rests on a sandstone terrace. Some of the trees are believed to be over 900 years old.

Quad-biking


While you are visiting maybe do a quad biking trip through the dunes and sites. Or even a hot air balloon ride with a loved-one!


Whatever you do, have fun! Nothing feels better than exploring a new place!

XxX

Green Fingers

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Mom Annette with her lovely harvest. 

Vegetable gardening might be considered one of the great conservative rituals.
–   David M. Tucker, 1993

Is there anything better than eating vegetables fresh from the ground?  Whenever you pay a visit to a true Namibian farm be sure to find a vegetable garden close by. On Tiefenbach our Mom Annette has a case of “green fingers”.

 If someone has green fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well.

Growing a vegetable garden is not for the faint at heart, it takes patience, wisdom and a sharing nature. You will definitely be sharing you harvest with a porcupine and some hungry insects.

But all this is so worth it when you make a salad with your own veggies.

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Talita showing off a lovely green pepper.  

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A radish is the perfect ingredient to any salad. 

Namibia.. The Desert

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Most people who read about Namibia have a picture in their minds that it is a desert Country. No plants, nothing green, no water.. But Namibia is a vast Country that consists of different ecosystems.

“I will always call the bush veld my home”

Some of the best sights to see in Namibia are:

  • Etosha National Park
  • Kolmanskop Ghost Town
  • Twyfelfontein
  • Swakopmund
  • Fish River Canyon
  • Namib Desert
  • Spitzkoppe
  • Epupa Falls
  • Cape Cross
  • Sesriem Canyon
  • Wild horses of Aus
  • Dune 7
  • Sossusvlei


Next time you book a trip to a new country, keep Namibia in mind. You can use the following website as a good reference on what to do and what to see in our beautiful Country.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/namibia/things-to-do/top-things-to-do-in-namibia

xx

Rusk Recipe

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Beskuit

Here is the recipe for the delicious rusk in the post of yesterday.

BESKUIT (Rusk in Afrikaans)

  • 10 cups of flour
  • 10 cups of wholewheat flour
  • 18 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 heaped tablespoons aniseed
  • 6 cups sugar
  • 6 cups buttermilk (3 containers)
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 kg margarine (RAMA)
  • 5 eggs

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Melt the margarine slowly on the stove .

Whisk the buttermilk and 4 of the eggs . Add 2 teaspoons  bicarbonate of soda. Stir well and add to the flour mixture .

Take 4 large loaf pans or 2 homemade rusk pans. Grease pans . Oven at 180 degrees . Divide the dough between the pans . Use a rollong pin to have them nice and smooth.  Cut in advance.

Beat egg last and spread over the dough . Bake until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and allow to cool . Cut into squares and place on a drying rack . Dry out in the oven at 50 degrees for about 4 hours.

 

Enjoy and remember they are very addictive!

xxx

How to keep warm in winter, the Namibian way.

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Today was one of the coldest days of the year in Namibia. We are not used to these temperatures. I thought it would be helpful to share some winter warmer tips and ideas to keep you warm and comfy.

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    • Hot chocolate:  and yes I know the amount of calories in a cup of hot chocolate, so I always buy the NOMU Skinny Hot Chocolate

      https://www.yuppiechef.com/nomu-hot-chocolates.htm?id=7146&name=NoMU-Skinny-Hot-Chocolate

    • If you’re not the Hot Chocolate kind then a cup of warm coffee and a rusk will be just as great!

    • Scarfs: if your neck isn’t in a warm and fuzzy scarf you are missing out on the best part of winter.

    • Get all your friends together and have a real NAMIBIAN braai.

    • Go to the gym and sauna.

    • Get a book and read in bed or even better in a bubble bath!!!

A picture is worth a thousand words..

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“I look horrible in photo’s”

 – I said this evening to my running group, and well, to be quite honest, don’t we constantly badger about how we look in photos? But yet, they tell the most magnificent stories! 

If not for Joseph Nicephore Niepce all the way back in the 1820’s how would we have captured moments today? Memories tomorrow? Looking back at the very first photography myself and Sanja had together.. Would we ever have remembered this moment so vividly?


So if I can leave a small reminder to all of us, yes, you might not like smiling for the umpteenth photograph, or enjoy looking up at the person with the camera because you might be too busy. But see it as a blessing, smile a little longer today and have memories for a little longer tomorrow.

Transforming an old coffee table

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I got this old coffee table from my Grandmother with her amazing lounge set, I will also post photos of that at a later stage. So I decided that I need a little reading corner and this is where the table came in.

I painted the top with a pale grey.

Added some pretty floral pillows.

Grab some of my favorite magazines.

Voila!

 

Time for a new body

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This morning I woke up and new that it’s time to make a change. Even though I know I am not over weight I still feel uncomfortable in my clothes and I would like to get that feeling back.

I will share my no sugar and carbohydrate challenge. Basically just cutting out the bad and trying to stick with the good.

Breakfast:

  • Double Thick Yogurt, chia seeds, berries and almond flakes.
  • It tasted amazing mmmm