africa blog: CHRISTMAS BLOG 2014!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2014!

Happy Christmas Blogsters! greetings from the Western Cape in ZA, Zuid Afrika, on this christmas day 2014! today i'm in Stanford, a place i had never heard of year ago. home the famous cowboy house with the lap pool that is still on my to-do list. one day...

wow, a year ago i was in Nairobi with no idea i would be here in ZA this christmas. funny how life can take you on twists and turns! and new countries or new continents and new places and new people!

the kenya experiment was all but over and the next move was yet to unveil itself. aka, i was clueless. but by mid jan of this year the idea of moving to ZA became into focus. and then into being.

feeling so blessed this Christmas for all my new friends here, my amazing places to live, to be a partner in the Bread Shack, and all the new adventures of moving to new land. and the greatest christmas gift of all...my 3 year work visa!

so here is the mini-blog. just some fun pics and a little Christmas update and wishing everyone all over the world a merry christmas and a prosperous and happy new year! and i hope you all feel a sense of hope and of good things to come, as i do! and now for the pics! BTW, i'm moving to the Strand, the beach side of Somerset West and below Cape Town. i had thought of moving into the city centre district but i have community here in this part of the world and the thought of starting all over again not knowing a soul was too daunting. so i'm now a bike ride away from Triggerfish and Bread Shack and can run and walk along the beach. life is good. peace to all! Immanuel! God is with us!

space age condo building 2 doors down from new crib. on the Strand. Atlantica??

my friend is a grip for Black Sails, the Starz pirate tv series. they needed a wind machine. this giant 4 blade
V-8 driven rig should bring the gale force tempest! don't stand behind it! it might pull your shirt off!

real mexican in green point? hmmmm.

pure Bread Shack artisan bread goodness.

our bread shack rack.

johan holds up the white loaf. brick oven behind him!

sourdough yum.

bio-wheat non-GMO stone ground flour. cooked "on the floor" for a rustic shape and taste.

okay no more bread pics.

my new crib. 15th floor. called Ocean View appropriately.
yes, the Jetsons live here too.

started doing the Parkrun every saturday at 8am. a 5k jaunt thru the vineyards. very cool. and healthy!

some Parkrunners.

start and finish line.

i volunteered to point the finger. "this way".

table shopping for new unfurnished pad

PJ came with the HOG smoker to cook texas style bbq at triggerfish brewery.
load firewood in the box on the right, and the hot smoke cooks the meat to the left.

beef brisket. smoked all day. texas good.

patio furniture? sure looks weatherproof!

lunch at another vineyard near Stellenbosch

christmas pageant at Blaawklippen christmas mart. of course i had some ideas for better blocking but who to tell??

santa's elf and reindeer to help with wrapping! very sweet!

got to use my new HD onboard monitor on a recent shoot with Paper/Jet prods. fun!

wild lines with host Ephraim.

driving to Stanford. N2. loving open road.

small town church in Stanford.

the Stanford Players Variety Show. a smash hit!

don gelato. yummy.

me and elizabeth. a cherry server. no, really.

lunch in Hermanus.

the best placed to eat in Stanford. only open friday night. alex and tabby will serve you slow food goodness.

christmas celebration and carols on the Stanford pitch.

afrikaaner and hollywood actress musetta pops by the lake for some vino.

she's a world class talent. i directed her in Johnny. she's amazing.

Helderberg, my old hood.

okay, one more bread shot. the before shot.

the new crib. a whole new life will begin! again! BTW, the 15th floor 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath condo lease
is less than my living expenses at the Stable in NBO. go figure!