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Frog Mountain: February 2016

Our 6th Wedding Anniversary (24 years). Tom joined us at Frog Mountain.

June 2017

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

Paul discovers a pink highlighter

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

Eunice’s Story

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

The Year 2005

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

12th Night Maynardville 2017

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

Tom’s Houses

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

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

Marie & Hans 2017

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

Silkscreening

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

Frog Mountain August 2016

After my Mom passed away at the end of July 2016, we decided we needed

The Hottest Christmas ever: Enjo 2016

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

August 2017

Renovations continued August 18:Lambert flew up to JHB early this morning to buy his new

The Year 2004

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

Tom’s funny men 2005

Millie’s Story

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

The Year 2000

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

March 2017

Photos from March

July 2017

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

Goblin’s Story

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

Mia’s Story

March 2006 We had recently lost our cat Pip after an op which was to