The Von Brughan Family: Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe & enthusiastically act upon, must inevitably come to pass.

So, we did all that and it came to pass - through good friends of ours who offered us a holiday home for the 2011 Christmas Holidays. It was a fantastic opportunity to whisk the kids off on a 2 week family journey - and we all managed very well, except for one occasion when Noah really missed our home in South Africa:)

Brod & I have a love for the Cape - it is one of our Happy Places. If you've been there you cannot help but love it. I have grown up in KwaZulu Natal which has a gracious appeal, however Cape Town's sheer attractiveness is lure enough for me. In the words of Boyd Ferguson," In the family of South African cities, Cape Town was always the blonde, blue-eyed, long-legged, brainy one with a gorgeous boyfriend and a movie contract; just more stylish and more urban." In short, Cape Town has a pulling power.

On one of our holidays there last year Brod & I decided we'd like to take the kids along with us on our next trip - and set a date for 2012. And when the opportunity arrived, we took it and now have already done just that. And 2012 is only beginning. Lots of gratitude to the Harries family for welcoming us into their home in their absence - and trusting that it would still be there on their return:)

We piled our little kidlets in the car - with all our holidaying belongings and set off on a 23 hour long journey - not quite how I envisaged it (our original plan had been to fly - the thought of that long trip with 4 little kids scared the heck out of me) - and we did it. On many days, our only adventure was to set off for a 45min drive around the peninsula in search of 'Baboops' (Jo's word for baboons). Just chilling, drawing, resting or reading were enough. Oh, and eating. The baked cheesecake from the Constantia Alphen Spar - are delightful, we ate our way through 1 a week, the local Fish & Chips are devilishly good - the swooshing of oil in your tummy afterwards worth every bite. The frozen yoghurt delicious, and the view while eating it all - just magic.