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DWZI - 42

My parents are visiting. 

It is so lovely to have them here. 

They take care of the kids, buy groceries and make delicious meals.

We are truly blessed.

They also had their 42nd wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

Pretty impressive, don't you think?

Baie geluk Ouma en Oupa!!

You can find all the DWZI participants here.

Freshly Squeezed Juice

I have this juicer which I bought many years ago.
The main reason for buying it was because it looked so pretty.
It is shaped like an orange.
Who can resist that!

Now that winter is on its way and the grocery shops are filled with citrus fruit there is no better time for a freshly squeezed glass of orange juice.

The juice gives me almost as much pleasure as using the juicer!

Beef Stew Again

You know by now that I tend to just throw whatever I have available in a pot and hope for the best. Making beef stew is no different.

Only this time I actually had the time to let the stew simmer away for almost 3 hours!

Definitely a new record for me and the results were well worth the wait.

Monday, Monday

I have no idea what will be on the menu this week... 

But that is not a bad thing.

My parents are visiting and since it is going to be a busy week for me, it will be up to them to decide what to feed us.

I'm looking forward to being surprised :-)

And here is a cute photo of Stella, pretending to be a monster on Saturday.

Because that's what you do when you are almost two.

DWZI - Christmas Cards!

It is never too early to make and order Christmas cards, right?

Well I couldn't resist playing around in Photoshop this week with some watercolour paintings that I made. I think I came up with a pretty neat design and I cannot wait to see the finished results...

I ordered the cards from MOO. They are so professional and I love their products.

On the one hand I want to show you the finished design, but on the other hand I think I'm going to keep it a surprise :-)

Here is a tiny snippet:

Have a great weekend everyone!

You can find all the DWZI participants here.

Lunch at Umami

I had some free time the other day and walked into town to browse the shops.
Not that I had any plan whatsoever.
On my way home I realized that I was hungry and lunch time was almost over.
There are quite a few restaurants on the Oudegraght and I've never tried Umami.
I often walk past it on my home after my wednesday evening class at the UCK held at the ganzenmarkt, and it is always packed. It must be popular for a reason.

Lunch time is the perfect time to go there. It was relatively quiet and they have a really good lunch menu for only € 7,95 p.p! (this is a real bargain)

I enjoyed chicken salad and tja sieuw with white rice. As you can see from my instagram photos, the portion was generous and beautifully presented. Yummy.

Plus it felt kind of liberating having lunch all by myself :-)