The nightmare will pass and the return to the Karoo will be a joyous one #repost @salvelio・・・It’s with great excitement and at the same time sadness that @louiseliebenberg74 and I bought the last print edition of this iconic South African magazine 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦Thank you @karoospace for the wonderful feature on Prince Albert Open Studios and the creatives who inhabit this small piece of paradise in the Karoo. Thank you so much for mentioning @casamilorca in the article too.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦Chris and Julienne, you are legends, your stories have done so much to promote the beautiful and magical Karoo and its people… I’m sure your voices will never be silenced and that you’ll find new platforms to continue sharing your journeys with us.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦I dedicate an excerpt of a poem by Antonio Machado to you both…Traveler, your footprintsare the only road, nothing else.Traveler, there is no road;you make your own path as you walk.As you walk, you make your own road,and when you look backyou see the pathyou will never travel again.Traveler, there is no road;only a ship's wake on the sea.
The beauty of nature cannot be surpassed by anything man made…Once we start embracing the natural world again, we will find the balance that we have lost over time 🌞🌍️
Will bartering become a normal activity in the new world order..🔅🔅🔅 #repost @louiseliebenberg74・・・How’s this for successful bartering with the neighbours 🥑🥑🥑
Getting back to basics… #repost @salvelio・・・After various attempts at making sourdough the little critters are finally alive and eating… the sound of bubbling is to my ears 🏻…………Thank you @easycooking for your patience and advice🏻
When lockdown prevents you from going to Prince Albert one has to be creative at home…#repost @salvelio・・・Project kitchen courtyard began towards the end of December 2019; little did we know what 2020 would have in store for us…Last week we hung the final picture on the wall of this newly repurposed area, bringing a back-breaking but enormously satisfying DIY project to a close.What was for many years nothing more than a dumping ground and a small space (under 10m2) for our rubbish bins and washing line, is now a soulful space bringing a little bit of Spain to our home in Essexvale.Seeing that Louise is minister of finance in our home, I was told the total budget for the project could not exceed R10,000 and this had to include everything, even the roof…The labour part we did ourselves and it was exactly that – a labour of love.🙂🥰Now that it’s finally done, and with all the renovation costs, upcycling of furniture, plants, thrifting and reinventing included, the final cost came to just under R6k It goes to show that beauty really need not come with a hefty price tag at all!
Very proud of the write-up in this month’s Country Life Magazine..🏻 #repost @salvelio・・・What a lovely surprise to find @casamilorca included as one of 10 “delightful small-town stays” around South Africa in this month’s Country Life magazine…🏻Thank youJulienne and Chris from @karoospace for the lovely write-up 🥰
Another successful @prince_albert_open_studios and some inspiring work on show…here’s to the next one 🏻🍾🥰 #repost @salvelio・・・After seeing the film At Eternity’s Gate at the Prince Albert Showroom, it showed me a different perspective on the life of Vincent van Gogh and gave me a lot to think about….Sunflowers popped up everywhere during an afternoon walk in the town. This was certainly a great ending to a very inspiring Open Studios weekend.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Casa Milorca…if ever you feel the need to get away from city stress, Prince Albert is the place to be..🏻 #repost @salvelio・・・If 2019 has shaken you, 2020 might stir you….Cheers to the dying embers of a very strange year…🍾🏻🕺🏻
