Life in my shoes: 2007

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Weekend in Devon

Catherine's roomie from Stellenbosch (HTB), Lindsay, hosted us for a weekend in Devon. We stayed in the Barracks with them.....Nick (her fiance) is serving in one of the troops in the squadron in Tiverton. It was great to catch-up with them and see how they are loving life in Devon....Nick arranged some amazing steak and we tried some of the infamous Devonshire cream tea.....I would recomend it!!

The windies beach EVER!! We could bearly stand upright. This is the same beach that Robbie Williams's Angel music video was shot. There are some amazing schenes around Devon.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Catherine and I have started making a habit of going to Starbucks during our lunch break.....it's just such a great way to pull out of the rush of the day. I find it funny how even Starbucks is jumping on the Christmas wagon 2 months before Christmas, which means their Brand team probably start designing for Christmas about 3 months beforehand. Anyway.....it's a nice place to sit back and forget about the rush outside.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Time crash

During our trip to the Isle of Wight I had an unfortunate mishap.....and the picture above describes the consequences to my poor watch. I really liked the thing, but luckely you can find anything in London. I found a near exact replacement for it the 1st day back in London accross the road from where I work. Lorus Sport....I would recomend it anyday.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Victors!!

A very special day.....I can still remember back in 1995 in our lounge with my close family. This time around I shared it in a British pub in London with a whole crowd of South Africans. About 50-50 British to South Africans in the pub. It really means a lot to so many people to succeed as a country in something we feel so passionately about. I savoured every moment of it...

Tranquile

Live can sometimes be a bit frantic in London, so it's special when you get to break away from everything. This is our forrest (Epping forrest), about 10 minutes walk from our flat. It has a nice lake where they rent little rowing boats. Catherine and I love to laugh and enjoy life while rowing up and down this calming part of nature.

Dedication

Marlyn and Evan are members of our Church in London. This cute little baby, Zoe, is being dedicated before God. Marlyn and Evan is essentially promising God that they will do everything in their strength to care for her and teach her everything she needs to have a relationship with Him. It's a beautiful moment and an opertunity to reflect on what this means to Zoe and her parents.

Borough Market

My parent's (specifically my dad) has been in London so frequent during our stay here that he's almost made it feel like home....not quite, but at least we get to catch up every once in a while. This photo is taken at the Borough Market next to London Bridge station. It's always special seeing them and sharing some of the interesting spots of London with them.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Work station

This is my work station at 1st Contact. A job that I thoroughly enjoy. I work with a great bunch of people in a dynamic company.

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Burnham

Uncle Bruce and Auntie Joan's place in Burnham, just West of London. It is really a gem of a place. The Park Weir's are very hospitable and always make us feel at home.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Snowy Frost

This is our little snowman in our front garden.

Tracks

It's so much fun taking pictures of the snow.....hey......wait a minute......that's my train!!! Gotta go!!

Scrape

Why would anyone want to own a car in London? TFL rules!!

Submerge

If Catherine left her handbag unattended for any longer.....we might never have found it.

Photo shoot

Snowy Frost is loving the attention.

Snowy Frost unveiled

Much better.

Friday, February 02, 2007

Phillip in SA

While we sit at work, Phillip sends me these photos. I think he's getting me back for all those times I teased him about his hair.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Connect Group

This is our little Bible study group. From left to right: Titi, Marionelle and Heather.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Marionelle's Birthday

(Top) This is all of us at Marionelle's Birthday party (Koek en Tee) in Stratford and (Bottom) a photo of the mornings snow that she took in West Ham Park next door to them.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Snowy London

What a sight to wake up to in the Morning. I was wondering when winter would kick in, seeing that we've been having such a warm winter so far.

The cold walk to our tube station. Luckily Catherine could keep my hand warm.

Well.....what can I say?

In London, people leave their "unwanted" furniture on the porch and anyone who needs it can come and pick it up. It's cheaper than removing it yourself. This one might take a while to be picked up by someone.