STORMY TIMES
Stormy times over Christmas and New Year, literally and figuratively; guests coming and going in our BnB, some very personal storms and some stormy weather that caused a tree to topple over from our neighbour's property into the bottom part of our garden, fortunately not near any structures!
Ever heard the saying - Every house has to bear its own cross - never heard a truer phrase!
This beautiful cross was handmade by my late uncle.
Loadshedding, I hear some say...there she goes again!...Satellite TV Decoders being fried due to power dips...; laundry was a neverending story these holidays; but in between all the storms there was much laughter and joy and always FOOD!
A couple of bees also joined the party, loved our gingerbeer!
But as we all know, the sun will always rise in the East every day so never fear when you're going through that storm; it will pass!
This is how the sun rises every morning here at home.
LOST PROPERTY
Guests without fail leave behind something even though they do a thorough check before departing - one shoe, one sock, a cellphone charger, an adapter, a night gown, one beach thong being popular items; a guest from the States once even left his laptop behind which had to be urgently couriered back across the seas back to him!
GIFTS
Some guests never leave without giving us a gift - choccies, a plant, a pretty bowl or like this beautiful picture frame for our family photos given by regular guests.
THE FOOD
There was lots of it - family, guests and friends all needing sustenance.
We currently have a very nice German gentleman who is here for a month doing charity work - he is not vegan nor vegetarian but requested no meat with any of his meals and a very simple continental breakfast with only muesli, yogurt, fruit, breads, cheeses and marmalade.
Remember the Luscious Lentil Burgers I made for #fruitsandveggiesmonday just this week?
I used the same mixture and made Lentil fritters, served with creamy mashed Potatoes, sauteed Mushroom & Onions, Corn on the cob and Baby Gems. This was a really delicious and satisfying meal.
Our other young guest however enjoys his meat and cooked breakfasts.
Good old English breakfast of Bacon & Eggs
Sausages, scrambled Eggs and a Tomato & Onion gravy
Savoury Mince on toast with poached Eggs
Hubby's back on Keto again and the easiest breakfast for anyone on that eating plan is a Bacon, Cheese & Tomato Omelette.
While we were enjoying the lentil fritters dinner, hubby's Keto dinner was Chargrilled Lemon & Herb Fish, sauteed Mushrooms & Onions, Baby Gems and a green Salad.
So I've only shown you the pretty pics; you should have seen the mess I made in my kitchen some of these fine days, but having a very willing dishwasher branded Hubby ensures the mess is cleared up in no time to make space for all the bods falling about into a food coma!
Whose gona be the funkiest foo fong food fighter here in the foodfightfriday kitchen of the top dogs @idig aka Jon who says he existere, @jlsplatts aka Linetrash who puts two and two together and the cheeky @dandays who appears OutOfThinAir every so often with some gorgeous gems!
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So guys and gals, put on your boxing gloves and let foodfightfriday begin!
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