THE HOLIDAY - The Bus Trip

What an amazing 2 weeks of holiday with the family! The break in routine was good for all of us. Chatting and catching up over many cups of tea, listening to the chatter and laughter of the grandkids, watching them scuttle about … Why, I even managed a simple one-on-one soccer game with the boys. We managed to go on a top-less bus tour of the city, getting on and off at different interesting places; the Company Gardens was a MUST; to feed the squirrels and pidgeons and have a cuppa tea.

Next stop for us was the Castle; history standing in the middle of the city! The boys were fascinated by the HUGE doors, spikes an all; that could be shut when danger approached … and the high, thick walls

Up the mountain to the Cable Station …. wow, it was cold and windy sitting in the top of the bus with no cover (%) What a glorious view; you don't even have to go to the top of Table Mountain to see the whole city at your feet. It was a clear day, so we could see 'forever'.

Once we went over Kloof Neck and descended to Camps Bay, the protection of the mountains gave us some relief from the wind, and we could enjoy the sunny day.

Our next hop-off was Sea Point! It was lunchtime; of course we had to have … Fish & Chips. We took our hot, delicious smelling parcel and made for the Promenade to find a bench for our picnic lunch. Very relaxing; sitting and watching people do what they do on the Sea Point Promenade. Walking the dogs, sometimes stopping to play ball or throw a frisbee … jogging …. relaxing while the kids run about …. some using the excersize equipment. It is never still, young and old enjoy that space.

Well, back onto the bus we go, back to the Waterfront. On the way we check out the Childrens Train track in Moullie Point. The kids had been on that a few days before when we visited the Green Point Urban Park. More about that day next. This was one of the highlights of the holiday, as I had been wanting to take that Daytrip for ages. Sharing it with the family made it just extra special : )

50 Summer Crafts for Kids

Soon I will have the grandkids here for a holiday .... getting together some ideas for art & craft projects to do together. I cannot believe how much info there is on the web .... Blog Moms, well done! I am so excited by the variety of activities shared. The following link is just one of the sites I went to, and boy, I am just blown away by all the lovely stuff we can do. I am gathering whatever materials I can ; crayons, paints, paper, cardboard, ribbons, lace and whatever else my rummaging unearths. I will be posting our creations as proof of our fun times!

50 More Summer Crafts for Kids


Here's to a ton of fun!

RECYCLE & REUSE

So much of what we have ends up on the rubbish dump or in landfill. Space is an issue, as well as the fact that some of the substances, specially packaging, is a long-term problem if just discarded. MUCH of it can be reused, re-fashioned or recycled. Take for example, this hanging I made for a glass inset of a door in my home .... Friend helped me by supplying their bottle tops and other containers. Easy to make, functional, and a good reminder to RECYCLE. 

SO HOW DID I DO IT?

I used not only bottle tops, as you can see, but bits of containers as well as beads and other plastic shapes etc. Gut, or fishing line, was the thread. To make the holes to thread together, I heated up a big needle, which I then poked through where I wanted the line to go. With the bigger pieces, I varied it to 2 or more holes, so that the beading becomes more decorative. You can use any such sharp, thin tool. The gut was threaded through, making use of beads in between and as decoration & spacers. Cut-up drinking straws are also good spacers. The more colorful, the more I loved it! You could concentrate on one or two colors if that takes your fancy ... 

To attach to the door, I screwed in tiny hooks and hung each strand individually. The result is that you can hang one or more on one hook, for a fuller or denser finish, as you can see below.

I hope you found this informative and will try one of your own individual creations. Let me know if you do and tell me where to find your pictures...
Have a great, creative recycling day!

MORE OF GREEN POINT GARDENS

Beauty in nature and exercise can be enjoyed together in the Biodiversity Garden in Green Point. What a pleasure!

Just the place to take visitors to. That's the thing I love so much about Cape Town; the places you get to enjoy when you take your visitors to see it. There are a couple of new places I would like to go to and others I would like to revisit. 

Love this photo of the dam with 'fish-on-sticks'

with the Stadium in the background

The Gardens in Green Point is child-friendly, wheelchair/pram friendly, with lots of seating and interesting things to keep you busy on the walk. 

'SMELL THE ROSES' or INDIGENOUS PLANTS...  Will be posting own pics soon.

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