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Birthday weekend

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February 7th 2014
Any one that knows me knows I'm not really one for celebrating birthdays! However I didn't have a choice this year!On Friday after I baked peanut butter blondes for the office I walked into town to hire the sombreros for sat night. But Friday night was a trip up table mountain! We left Stellenbosch a little later than planned and meet friends at the base of the cable cars at 6:30.It ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more