Those Ice Cream Days

Summer's heading our way.  Although it doesn't feel like it today as a galeforce wind howls around the house.  Having a foretaste of summer earlier in the week, it feels as though winter's returned.  One of the things I really enjoy about summer is a frappé. No, not the Greek one, but the one that, … Continue reading Those Ice Cream Days

Glorious Gooseberries

In Afrikaans, they are called "appelliefies", and the direct translation is "little apple loves". Cape Gooseberries are endemic and we haven't planted any in our garden.  They just grow, and are one of the many gifts we receive from our garden. As a small child, not long after we moved from East London, we would travel … Continue reading Glorious Gooseberries