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Millie’s Story

February 2014 One day I saw a post on our Facebook Valley Trade & Swop

May 2017

My 54th Birthday weekend at Temenos in McGregor, we took the car up   A

The Year 2000

Lambert: Working at Saatchi & Saatchi (Paul called it Naartjie) Paul: First year with Marelize

12th Night Maynardville 2017

February 2017 We hadn’t been to Maynardville in yonks but on Chelsea’s recommendation, we went

March 2017

Photos from March

Tom’s Houses

In 2005 Tom drew lots of houses at Greenacres. They were all clearly our house

Eunice’s Story

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Eunice joined us in 2001 when she was 21 years old. She had just moved

July 2017

July 17: Tom passed his Bike Learners, first bike lesson 19th July   Discovered a

The Year 2014

Paul: Studied Graphic Design at DADA Tom: Grade 8 Silvermine Academy Lemonade Design: Valyland Centre.

Marie & Hans 2017

Well, this is how Marie eats her pizza – no crusts at the Red Herring.

Frog Mountain Jan 2017

January 2017 The new year brought with it a bit of a shocker when Marie

Silkscreening

It started with an advert on the South Peninsula Mom’s group: a silkscreening workshop in

The Year 2004

Paul: Grade 3 SVPS. Age 9-10 Tom: Greenacres, age 4 Lemonade Design: Working from home

Goblin’s Story

June 2011 It was about 6 months after Jet had passed away and we felt

June 2017

3 June: Sad occasion we took part in a, motorcycle cavalcade outside NG Kerk, Kommetjie

The Hottest Christmas ever: Enjo 2016

Okay, we were warned, Cedarberg gets really hot. They weren’t exaggerating! Around 43ºC on Christmas

The Year 1999

Paul: Greenacres age 4-5 Work: Barbara at TEAC, Lambert at Eye Design (Saachi). Freelance work

February 2017

Paul starts at Achievement Awards and takes Moon Unit every day. He got a hair

The Year 2005

Tom: 5 years old Greenacres, Yellow Star Group. Paul: Good friends with Dillan. They skateboarded

Our trip to Holland 2004-2005

Lambert and Paul left halfway through December 2004 and Tom & I joined them on

The Year 2017

Paul: Started at Achievement Awards, 1st Feb Tom: Grade 11 Barbs & Lamb: Lemonade Design

The Year 2006

Paul: Grade 5 SVPS, age 10 – 11 Tom: Grade R Greenacres, Marelize, age 6

The Year 2012

Paul: Grade 11 Silvermine Academy, 17-18 years old Tom: Grade 6 SVPS age 12 Lemonade

Tom’s funny men 2005