Marie se resep vir die lekkerste brood in die Bosveld

Marie Snyman (E45)

Bestanddele: 300 g (625 ml) koekmeel; 480 g (920 ml) volkoringmeel; 20 ml sout; 10 g Anchor kits-droëgis; 70 g (125 ml) sonneblomsaad; 15 ml kookolie; 35 ml bruin suiker; 750 ml lou water.

Metode: Meng meel, volkoringmeel, sout en suiker saam. Voeg kitsgis by en meng. Voeg olie tesame met genoeg louwarm water by om beslag te vorm. Klits vir 10 minute tot glad en elasties. Plaas in gesmeerde panne. Bedek met plastiek en laat rys tot dubbel die volume op warm plek. Bak in oond by 190 ºC vir omtrent 25 tot 30 minute.

Hierdie resep lewer drie heerlike brode.

We welcome Shirley Moore (U61)

Shirley Moore (57) was born and bred in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She recently moved to Bela-Bela.

Shirley attended Montrose High School in Bulawayo where she obtained M Levels in 1979. After school she enrolled at the Bulawayo Polytechnic where she studied applied art and design, eventually becoming a qualified textile designer. On completion of her studies she joined a company called Cotton Printing in Bulawayo where she eventually became the manager of the art studio. Later she started her own pottery business called Nivek Ceramics.

It is not surprising that Shirley is an accomplished artist. She also enjoys playing golf and tennis.

Although she has only been living in our village for a short while, she believes that she has made the right choice in moving here. Her unit is comfortable and she feels safe.

One of Shirley’s two sons lives in Bela-Bela. He is a taxidermist while the other teaches Mathematics at Woodridge College, an independent school halfway between Jeffreys Bay and Port Elizabeth.

St. Valentine's Day Tea Party

Many years ago Valentine, a Christian priest, was sentenced to death and thrown in prison for his teachings.

While languishing in prison, he fell in love with the jailer's daughter who was blind. He cured her of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote her a farewell letter, signing it “From Your Valentine.”

Op 14 Februarie is Valentyn onthoof.

Die tradisie om op 14 Februarie jou liefde teenoor iemand te verklaar, het na hierdie gebeurtenis in die Middeleeue in Europa veld gewen.

By ons oord sit ons in Februarie die Valentynstradisie voort deur ons vriende en geliefdes op ʼn koppie tee en versnaperinge te trakteer.

The photographs below were taken by Philip van den Berg (U34) at our St. Valentine's Day Tea Party, which was held recently.

Edna Cornelius is the Convenor of our Social Action who organised the tea party

Residents enjoying a cup of tea and each other's company

Tee sonder versnaperinge is nie tee nie!

Nóg 'n groepie inwoners verkeer gesellig

Ilse Kotze ontvang haar prys van Edna Cornelius

Our place. Our pride

Since the origin of our village almost thirty years ago, residents have shown pride in their environment, developing and caring for the area around their units at their own cost.

The pictures below are ample proof of this.

In 1991 the developers of our village took care not to damage indigenous trees, thereby setting an example to be followed over the years to come

The ensuing tradition about caring for our environment is perhaps best demonstrated by a tree-planting ceremony held in 1994

Are we tree-huggers? Absolutely!

The two photographs below are examples of the pride our residents take in their surroundings. They show Annatjie and Mynhard Maree's garden at U25.

Ons oudste inwoners

Chris en Esther Limbach

Chris (92) en Esther (91) Limbach is ons oudste inwoners. Hulle het vier en twintig jaar gelede hul intrek in E127 geneem en bewoon nog al die jare dieselfde eenheid. Hulle is relatief gesond en, soos die foto hierbo toon, blink Esther se oë blink steeds na al die jare telkens as sy na Chris kyk. Op sy beurt kan Chris dit nie verhelp om dikwels aan haar te raak nie. Dit wys jou mos: ou liefde roes nooit.

Esther is op Daniëlskuil gebore, maar het in Kuruman groot geword. Die foto hieronder is in 1939 geneem toe Esther sowat 10 jaar oud was. Esther staan in die middel van die groep dogtertjies.

Nadat sy in 1946 haar skoolloopbaan aan die Hoërskool Seodin voltooi het is sy “plaas toe” want daar was nie juis werksgeleenthede op Kuruman nie. Om die tyd te verwyl het sy skoolkinders met ‘n perdekar aangery skool toe. Later was sy werksaam by die Uniegebou in Pretoria, die Mediese Hulpvereniging van Staatsamptenare en op Pelindaba.

Chris is van Nederlandse afkoms. Sy ouers het in 1923 vanaf Hilversum na Suid-Afrika geëmigreer om hulle in Vryburg te vestig. Hy is in 1928 in Lichtenburg gebore, maar het op Middelburg groot geword. 

Chris op die ouderdom van 10 maande

Hy het sy skoolloopbaan in 1941 aan die Pretoriase Tegniese Kollege voltooi. Hierna het hy sy vakleerlingskap in pas- en draaiwerk by Yskor voltooi. Vanaf 1944 tot sy aftrede in 1987 by die Pretoria-kragsentrale gewerk.

Esther en Chris is op 28 Oktober 1950 getroud. Die onderstaande foto is kort na hulle huweliksbevestiging geneem.

Vyf kinders, twaalf kleinkinders en ses agterkleinkinders is uit hul huwelik gebore.