New stock items at Lornas shop

Seen here is the new range you can find at Sweet Pea Creations.

Please note, these are all designed, created and made by hand in South Africa, they are not imports, support local!

Open Monday to Sunday - 8:30am to 4.30pm.


Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page

Email; Lorna@SweetPeaCreations.co.za
Roy

Stone hearts in Lornas shop

I am not really sure they are stone, they may be moulded ceramics? they look great high end quality what ever they are.

The lable says they are Kruizement hearts, makes sense?

Sweet Pea Creations Gift shop and Nursery - you can find us at Linga Lapa farmstall and restuarant, which is just off the N3 Freeway at the Nottingham road exit, Midlands Meander, Kwazulu Natal.

Open Monday to Sunday - 8:3Oam to 4.30pm.

Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page.

Roy

The Bokke and Blomme mobile stand

You will probably see Bokke and Blomme at some of the shows around Cape Town, the display is by nature a movable one.

The products on show are still the same top quality that Bokke and Blomme are kown for.

Roy

Names and Dolls at Lornas shop

The names are all hand finished, they can even be custom made for you, the dolls are locally made too.

You could give every room in your house a name with the selection on show.

Sweet Pea Creations Gift shop and Nursery - you can find us at Linga Lapa farmstall and restuarant, which is just off the N3 Freeway at the Nottingham road exit, Midlands Meander, Kwazulu Natal.

Open Monday to Sunday - 8:3Oam to 4.30pm.

Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page

Email; Lorna@SweetPeaCreations.co.za

The faces on toys at Sweetpea Inspirations

Seen here they are a real family of faces. There is lots more on the shelves for you at Lornas shop too.

Do they have names? they will have when you buy them and name them.

Sweet Pea Creations Gift shop and Nursery - you can find us at Linga Lapa farmstall and restuarant, which is just off the N3 Freeway at the Nottingham road exit, Midlands Meander, Kwazulu Natal.


Open Monday to Sunday - 8:3Oam to 4.30pm.

Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page

Email; Lorna@SweetPeaCreations.co.za

Afrikaans bags at Lornas shop

What a great gift to take home with you.

Designed and made in South Africa, support local!

Sweet Pea Creations Gift shop and Nursery - you can find us at Linga Lapa farmstall and restuarant, which is just off the N3 Freeway at the Nottingham road exit, Midlands Meander, Kwazulu Natal.


Open Monday to Sunday - 8:3Oam to 4.30pm.

Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page

Email; Lorna@SweetPeaCreations.co.za

New faces at Lornas shop

Seen here the faces are friendly, they just need you to buy them and make them your own.

Fairies and Girls, brilliant!

Roy

Find them at the address below.
Sweet Pea Creations Gift shop and N
ursery - you can find us at Linga Lapa farmstall and restuarant, which is just off the N3 Freeway at the Nottingham road exit, Midlands Meander, Kwazulu Natal.


Open Monday to Sunday - 8:3Oam to 4.30pm.

Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page

Email; Lorna@SweetPeaCreations.co.za

Lornas new stocks now on show in Natal

Lornas shop Sweetpea Creations, has some really nice new hand made soft toys on display now, they are locally made and really nicely too.

These really do look like originals, what great toys!

Sweet Pea Creations Gift shop and Nursery - you can find us at Linga Lapa farmstall and restuarant, which is just off the N3 Freeway at the Nottingham road exit, Midlands Meander, Kwazulu Natal.

Open Monday to Sunday - 8:3Oam to 4.30pm.

Contact: Lorna Symons

www.SweetPeaCreations.co.za - this will direct you to our Facebook page

Email; Lorna@SweetPeaCreations.co.za

Bokke & Blomme new stocks arrive

The range of names, words and shapes has just grown and grown, the quality continues to impress as do the prices.

Janet, the stall owner and CEO of Bokke & Blomme with her large display.

Custom signs of many sizes and shapes can be made for you as a special order.

There are sizes and shapes with prices for everyone.

Bokke & Blomme recently won an award from the Bay Harbour Market as the best display.

The venue is in Hout Bay near Cape Town, they are right at the far end of the harbour and opposite the entry gate to the harbour slip.

Open on a Friday from 4pm to 9pm, then Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, Bay Harbour is well worth a visit!

Roy

Sign makers in Cape Town

We can make signs to order, either one offs or in numbers, this one was designed by the shop owner, then CNC cut and made up by Nigel.

This sign is made to be hung on chains, so is double sided.

The sign has still to be sprayed with a moisture proof clear lacquer.

Roy

www.ckdboats.com 

Out of Africa

Made here in Cape Town, South Africa, these collage's are made to be a little different each time they are made.

All made by hand, they are quite different to anything else you will find as a gift or for your own home.

Just look at the detail in each one.

Africa by a heart.

With many sizes to choose from you will always find one to suit you.

In stock right now, we can post world wide.

Roy

http://www.ckdboats.com/

Bokke & Blomme has a new venue

The event was said to be worth the drive, it was an early morning start to reach the venue and then set up the display, will it work?

This was at the Treasury Market which is hosted once a month at the Slow Food market in Stellenbosch at the Oude Libertas wine farm in Stellenbosch.

Treasury market is open from 9am to 2pm only, so you need to start early to see all thats on offer.

The stall was a success and Bokke & Blomme will be back next month.

See you there then!

Janet Ormond

Bokke & Blomme

0824897173

The Hout Bay Yacht Club

I am not quite a founder member of the HBYC but with around thirty three years (33) membership, I must be close? The idea was started with a mass meeting at the old Hout Bay Hotel Rotunda Room, the place was packed, so much in fact, you had to stand up, there was just no space to sit!

Sail training takes place each thursday and quite early, so around 5.30pm.

The HBYC is a popular stop over for world cruisers, here some are bringing stores onto the marina to stock up their yachts for the next leg of their voyage.

How nice is that!

Check here to see more about the Hout Bay Yacht Club  http://www.hbyc.co.za/

Roy

Looking at Cape Point from the air

This is one of the main Capes of the World, one other is Cape Horn which is way off across the ocean to the left of this picture.

 Photographer is unknown, please advise me know if you who to credit with the picture.

Meet Henry

We hand raised a local pigeon, found with his nest on the pavement at our local Shopright Checkers store

Henry grew to be a fully grown bird, he was quite free and flew around the house and into my worshop, all on his own and as he felt the need.

Henry at work.

Henry in the office. He eventually flew off one day and that was the last we saw of Henry, we hope he has a mate and is safe.

Roy

Seagull winking

Seen here is a UK Gull, check his eye!

Roy

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire, England

This famous land mark home was the home of the Hesketh family, its a monument to the past and well worth a visit next time your in the Liverpool area. It really does look exactly like this picture.

Find more on the house here

 http://ckdboats.blogspot.com/search/label/Lancashires%20heritage

I am always fascinated by this amazing art work, its a Briar or Bramble but carved from a single block of wood. Those leaves are even carved underneath! Last time I saw it, they had it hanging on the wall next to that long upstairs window and to the left hand side.

It has also been displayed as a table top piece, so ask when your inside, there are stewards on each floor to advise you. Most work for free for the National Trust.

How hard can that be.

Roy

We get visitors

We get them all the time but one of these is rather special.

Ray was my employer way back in 1970 or so, he was the agent to Lockwood Homes, thats a lock in panel house construction, still made today but seems expensive now when we have a Rand currency that is so weak.

Ray and Nadia called on me to discuss a kit to a boat named a Grey Seal by Iain Oughtred, their version will be extended to make it 28ft long. I have only seen Ray once since finishing the build on the third home I helped build for him, which was around forty two (42) years back! Ray told me he was responsable for building over 120 Lockwood homes in South Africa.

Lockwood? check them out here  http://www.lockwood.co.nz/  I have recently been in touch with them.

Roy

Drumbeat Charters of Hout Bay

Any visit to the Cape Town area probably means you will go up Table Mountain to take in the views, while your up there look far to your left, thats the direction of Hout Bay and Drumbeat Charters.

The all aluminium Alexander Simonis designed Drumbeat 2, its a special boat and was designed for safety while taking trippers into Seal Island (dyker island) you wont quite touch the seals but you sure get close!

 Hout Bay, Seal Island is just below the large pointed cliff on the left of the picture.

Both pictures are taken from the Drumbeat Charters web site.

http://www.drumbeatcharters.co.za/index.html

Roy

We meet the Sheriff

In this case we are talking about the Sheriff of Simonstown, he left his guns and horse at home and arrived by car, being a very neat and economical Smart car, smart guy, as petrol prices went to a record high only the night before.

The guy was really organised, he explained the terms and rules of the auction sale and even told us there were no gohost buyers in our midst.

Our interest was in the plot of land behind the sheriff, about 780 square meters, did we win, in a word no!

Roy

Gunner Robert Henry McBride, Stalag X1A

A story my dad wrote and I was fortunate to have published, its readable and according to my mother is really the truth.

Gunner Robert McBride

Robert McBride (centre), after liberation in 1945. Tony Powsong is on the right.

My dad is the central figure, Tony is on the right, I am not sure who is on the left.

Roy

Unit : Royal Artillery

Served : North Africa (captured)
Army No. : 1500264
POW No. : 140378
Camps : PG 78, Stalag XIA

My Days in the British Army by Gunner Rob McBride 1500264. Royal Artillery. From July 1939 to April 1945

Sketches of British prisoners of war by Ted Jones. Left to right Rob McBride of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Fred Seanor from Huyton, Jim/John Burrian and "Peggy" O'Neill, both of Liverpool.

My dad writes below.

I am not an advocate for war. Any kind of war causes death, suffering and untold misery. Out of war sometimes will come frustrations and laughter. This is the story of my war, or the very small part I was permitted to play in it. After all these years, I often think was it all really worth it. Why countries of this world cannot live in peace remains to be seen. The wars which have occurred since 1945 are still a reminder, are countries better off afterwards?

July 1939 on the eve of the greatest war in history, aged 20 I was called up in what was then called the first militia. Living then in Birkenhead in Cheshire I didn't have any great distance to travel to my first camp which was at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead. I thought it was great, a soldier in the British Army. I think even then we were half soldier and half civilian, for we were issued with the regulation uniform, and for walking out, were given grey flannel slacks and blue blazer. Once I was asked by a passer by which army did I belong. The blue beret which went with the walking out dress didn't help matters either! But, true to tradition we were given a hard time on how to be a soldier, we were drilled by regular soldiers who really knew their job, and after a few months of Physical Training we were really fit and raring to go. It was hard work but fun. Six months of this and back to civvy street. Little did we know in just a few short months what lay in store for us.


Read the rest of the story below.

http://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/rob_mcbride.htm

Roy McBride

More camping pics, Howgill Lodge, Yorkshire

Seen here a Camping Club weekend, Central Yorkshire Camping Club meet in 1965.

Just check out all those 1960s cars, the older one at the back was my dads 1953 Morris Oxford.

Click on the picture for a larger view.

I can see an Austin in the front, then a Ford Cortina, with a Ford Capri Classic, then another Ford Cortina, with dads Morris Oxford at the very back, the other car to the far  left is a Vauxhaul VX490.

Roy