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Head on Collision outside the farm
Here is a bit of local Franschhoek spice for you, in the early hours Monday night… I didn’t hear a thing, Erica tells me she heard the bang and crash…its left awesome skid marks. Luckily no one was hurt in the making of this blog post…. These shots coming from Garth, literally right outside the [...]
Cape Nature Conservation
Here are Jarret, Michael and Elias, all Cape Nature Conservation Field Rangers based at Jonkershoek. Elias holds what the guys where out here this morning for, the Erica lerouxiae, discovered on Boekenhoutskloof around 1887. The significance of this Erica is that only flowers on Scherpheuwelberg, the mountain behind us. We have just returned from a [...]
Its freezing out here in the Hoek
Its officially cold, I am finally in long pants. The Elly has a fine dusting of snow to start the day with. Heavy rain last night, we recorded 60mm, and the snow has completely covered Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve. Im thinking its a hip flask and snow man time!
Franschhoek’s newest Cordon Bleu chef
Check those SKILLS! Complete focus on the moosh in the one pan, flairing the other pan out like a tiny Jamie Oliver. Awesome technique Jimbo. Could a father be prouder? This little guy is our son James Ian Armstrong. Watch this space. He is showing serious skills with pots and pans. Move over Gordon Ramsay!
Give us a U, a U, a UCT!
This past weekend got off to a full on cracker, out at Backsberg, for the inaugral Vino Varsity challenge. It was a hyped up inter varsity affair, well organised by Simon Back, and Emile Joubert. I did post up a bit of pre-event gees here. It turned out to be a very civilised afternoon. [...]
Very proud to be a Franschhoek’er
Just two quick pics, from the farm, above is our very proud Elephant. id encourage you to go right now and have a few glasses of Haut Espoir, (we dont discriminate, so if youre out of stock, anything will do) you might need a few dops to see it. But its there, watching over us. [...]
Cape Universities Square Off in Wine Tasting Intervarsity
Simon from Backsberg has organised what looks to be a great Friday afternoon. I am not too sure what the afternoon has in store for us, a more civilised event than some of the intervarsity days Im used I am sure, lots of great wine and decent wine chit chat to boot. From my hazy [...]
Franschhoek article in the Business Day
Here is a link to a great article on Franschhoek by Michael Fridjohn, highlighting the wines from La Motte, who have been full steam ahead on a more organic approach in the valley, as well as Dustin’s wines from Mont Rochelle, both flying the Franschhoek banner high. Great work and awesome wines from the valley. [...]
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