Hello everybody! Yes, its been a while since I last blogged, but with hubby coming home and ending up in hospital, I've had more than my fair share of shock and worry! Then going down to our other home in the Karoo - Esatern Cape - to check renovations and visit dad who's a HUGE help supervising all the work being done there. Nevertheless, we are back home and preparing for Charles' return to work. It seems as if time has left us behind and we haven't completed all the things we wanted to do.  I had no intention of blogging about our house down there  right now, but now is better than later.

Going to give you an aerial view of the town Aberdeen :

                                                             

                                                 
                                                 

Meet dad Helberg

                                         

                        

We accidentally came upon this gorgeous typically Karoo house in Sept 2007, when we were passing through the Karoo after 'whale watching' in Mossel Bay. We stayed over night at a B+B - The Homestead -in a quaint little town called Aberdeen, loved the atmosphere and people and decided to look around at available properties, made an offer and a few weeks later the property was ours! Both of our dreams come true. Then in  Feb 2012 we purchased a second, much larger property, which we call a "plot" here in South Africa. It's about 5100 sq m with a big old farmhouse. As with all old homes, which require maintenance and TLC these homes also need the same. This takes time, money and thought, but we have made a start and love every step of our renovating. Dad now lives in the small cottage and oversees all the work being done to both houses. He has named the cottage "Lavender Blue", after a famous racehorse. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to Lavender Blue. We have replastered the outside walls and repaired and repainted the roof a silver colour which used to be black.  Soon to start with the interior, but then dad will move over to the plot whilst they are busy with that. We have also started work on the plot but those photos i will post at a later stage. I am still looking for a name for the plot. Any suggestions will be much appreciated and considered and will be posted for all to see and possibly help decide.

See the old black roof and newly plastered walls.

The cottage with its spiffy silver roof and replastered and painted walls. Still deciding on a colour for the trimmings. Need to add storm shutters to the windows.