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Planning a South African Feast!

And Here Comes The Wine!

Well, I decided some time ago that I would prepare a South African style feast. I had purchased some wines from SOUTHERN WINES ( an excellent source) and found an interesting selection of inexpensive wines from South Africa at our local  BevMo. Three bottles of wine came to a mind boggling $ 30… hard to believe anyone can make any money at that price… but well worth trying out.

Simonsig’s  Chenin Blanc

Fleur du Cap’s  Chardonnay

Neli Ellis’s  Chardonnay

I am still working on the main dish… something with Ostrich no doubt. Stay Tuned!

Roger Freberg

 

 

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Web cams are a peek into their world

keeping an eye on Cape Town, South Africa

One of the most interesting phenomenon of our modern world is the proliferation of web cams in many of the cities in the world. I seem to remember seeing hundreds in London alone. For fathers, having a web cam in a city in which one of your adult offspring is living makes the distance feel closer. Obviously, it tells you so much more than a picture… the weather, the crowds or lack of people are all there to view in real time.

It is for this reason that I have  web cams of Cape town, South Africa  (the pictures above are of Table Moutain and a beach in Cape town) and  Hawaii  on  my desktop… oh yes, the girls would not allow radio controlled collars or subcutaneous transponders… for some reason?

Cape town looks very beautiful today.

 Roger Freberg

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Plant Adoptions are Easy

Who will look after their plants when they are gone? dad!

I do understand when daughters move away to pursue their lives that sometimes things get left behind. So while Karen is in South Africa having a wonderful time, we’re helping her towards her final move to Tennessee (to work on a Ph.D) by getting her stuff in moving condition.   

One item that won’t make it on the move is “Arnold, Jr.” , named after our California Govenor. He — the green plant — will be the only thing staying with us. This is really not a problem. Far too many parents I have met along life’s path have been saddled with unwanted cats, pups, kittens, dogs, fish and an occasional assortment of grandchildren while their offspring go out and ‘find themselves.’ Hmmmm… a plant is a beautiful thing when it comes alone.

Although, I do miss my girls.

Roger

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Staying in touch… by knowing what time it is in their world

Keeping in touch... that's what is important in maintaining relationships

I have a variety of clocks decorating my wall above our dining nook and each is set to where someone we love lives…. a  world clock  would help. If it is 12 noon in Kristin’s world (Hawaii), then it is 12 midnight in Karen’s (Capetown) and 3 in the afternoon in sleepy San Luis Obispo, California where ol Mom and Dad live. This doesn’t count the numerous relatives living in every possible time zone imaginable.

On the road, my “Treo” helps me keep it all straight. I certainly don’t want to call someone when they are asleep, but as Kristin reminds me… that is what ‘text messaging’ is all about.

Roger Freberg