This one is for our darling Kiwi bro in law: thanks for the vodka-marinated watermelon recipe!!! Poor Max didn’t quite grasp the concept, went straight for the bottle, and then started the Stuffed Animal Rights Committee. We ate Dutch (bacon) pancakes to create a foundation, diluted our dessert with plain watermelon chunks to keep things decent, and had a great time.
Maud’s first two Potch-days are dedicated to ‘girls only’ with Anel. For starters Anel booked us a pedicure. New feet, that makes us so ready for a trip to Parys, to have a look at all the art galleries and antique shops. And of course to sit under a tree and eat delicious Italian style cakes for lunch.
Then Maud moves to Louis for other ‘girls only’ stuff, like talking too much over a yummy fishy dinner, and talk even more while playing couch potatoes. Louis managed to start Maud’s re-integration in the Netherlands by letting her watch Youp 2002. She knows jokes about Bentleys and midget dogs that get physiotherapy are history but still, it brings back the atmosphere.
When Bram arrives from Tshwane the bigger groepswoeps starts; pancakes, vodka-melon, mellow Sunday lunch with Richardt & Steven – everything that makes life great.
Mellow being applicable to the eating & digesting. Steven & Richardt must have had an extremely busy Sunday morning, with an awful lot of shopping & cooking. When we arrive mouth-watering bouquets greet us, and the food certainly lives up to what the scents promise.
After such a heavy Sunday afternoon of eating and exchanging the latest while hanging on the couch, we just have to dedicate the evening to the perfection of couch potatoism. These are the basics: get dvd’s, loads of snacks & drinks, a couch or two and some seasoned potatoes. By now winter is near, so a couple of blankets also come in handy.
In between we manage to get some work done, and prepare for camping. Tuesday we’ll leave for Die Ooskaap – where it snowed a couple of days ago...
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