My mom had a lovely week with her mother in Bain’s Kloof, going for hikes, relaxing and listening to the birds singing. My granny stays in a tiny log cabin in the Bain’s Kloof Mountains near Wellington, Cape Town. Although only fynbos are her ‘flowers’, she manages to grow some veggies as she is a passionate gardener!
She has a mongoose that she calls ‘Monty’ and she feeds him and thus he has become quite tame. There is also a tortoise called ‘Speedy’ and many people laughed when they saw him because my granny had glued patchwork hearts on his shell so that she would know him whenever he came to visit her!
Her cottage is decorated in patchwork hearts, curtains, duvet covers and more! It is really beautiful and she has made a cute garden as well by growing plants in old boots and shoes and by putting out bird feeders to attract the birds!
It is quite an experience to walk into her cottage and I thought I would put some pictures of her cottage here on my blog.
The front of my granny’s cabin.
One of her little gardens (she has quite a few in different parts of her plot to follow the sun or shade).
Her braai (barbeque) area.
Her kitchen is so cute and she keeps it alive with bouquets of fynbos.
Her lounge with the stairs leading up to her bedroom in the attic.
My granny makes traditional jointed teddy bears for a living so don’t be surprised if you find bears in every nook and cranny in the house!
On my granny’s deck where she does her sewing and bear-making.
She managed to grow some Hubbard squash!
The beautiful Bain’s Mountains. My granny’s cabin is built on a game park and there are several other cottages in the park. Most people go there on holiday, but as my granny’s fiancée is the park manager, she stays there permanently.
So now you know where my mom was staying...
Blessings,
Kelly-Anne
