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31/12/2024

02/12/2024

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24/09/2024

Oom Dirk Hanekom, Baie Geluk met Oom se 80ste verjaarsdag en Oom se eerste valskerm sprong vandag. Oom is n Yster!

24/08/2024

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗹𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝙄𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨:

𝘒𝘭𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘫𝘪𝘦𝘴:-
150 grams of cake flour or a heaped cup of flour
2 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
50 grams of butter at room temperature
50 ml milk
2 large eggs
½ tsp vanilla essence optional

𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳:-
20 grams sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon

𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘱:-
30 grams sugar
30 grams of butter melted, separated
½ tsp cinnamon sugar
¼ tsp salt optional

𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨:

Start by assembling all the ingredients.

To a medium bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt together. Mix lightly.

Add butter to the flour mixture and rub it in using your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

In a separate bowl, whisk milk, eggs and vanilla essence together.

Add the egg mixture to the flour and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon until you have a firm dough.

Let the dough rest while you bring 700ml water to a boil - lid on. Once boiling, lower the heat to low-medium. Note: You had a slow boil but not too slow.

Once boiling, remove the lid, and wet two dessert spoons in the boiling water.

Scoop a tbsp worth of batter into the simmering water and repeat until you've filled half of the saucepan. Cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes undisturbed.

Note: Do not lift the lid otherwise, the dumplings will fall flat. Don't overcrowd the saucepan, the dumplings expand quite a bit.

So depending on the size of saucepan you use, you might need to cook the dumplings in batches.

Meanwhile, melt 30g of butter and set aside.

Mix 20g sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon together and set aside as well.

Once the dumplings are done, use a slotted spoon to strain them and place them on or in your serving dish.

Coat in some of the melted butter and cinnamon sugar mixture. Note: make sure every dumpling is coated in melted butter and cinnamon sugar.

Cover the dumplings and keep warm while you prepare the syrup. It should only take about 5 minutes.

Add the sugar, cinnamon, remaining melted butter and salt to the remaining water in the saucepan. Stir and bring to a boil. Allow to reduce and thicken slightly. Pour over the dumplings and serve warm.

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01/07/2024

Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, is a salt and clay pan located on the edge of the Namib Desert in Namibia. The reddish sand dunes of the desert seen here are among the tallest in the world, with many rising more than 656 feet (200 m) in height. This image shows approximately 116 square miles (300 sq. km) of Sossusvlei. 😍 -24.733333°, 15.366667° 😍 Source imagery: Maxar - via Daily Overview https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=878377917640040&set=a.351358710341966

01/07/2024

01/07/2024

Although the long dress and the unique headdress of the Rehoboth-Baster women has today disappeared from the everyday scene it is still worn during special ceremonies.

The particular significance of the dress and headdress is rooted in the Baster’s early history, when they were living amongst early Cape Dutch and Boer settlers in the Cape Province. The settlers’ wives wore bonnets and ‘kappies’. They became not only an essential part of the costumes of Cape settlers’ wives, but were also adopted by the wives and daughters of the Basters as they ideally protected their complexions from the sun.

The original headdress consisted of two parts – a piece of ordinary cloth wrapped around the head, and secondly a bonnet, known as ‘kappie’, which was worn over the cloth. While the ordinary cloth was never removed, the ‘kappie’ was worn whenever a woman appeared in public or when attending church services. Young girls wore light-coloured, red or blue-striped ‘kappies’, while elder ladies preferred dark-coloured ones. ‘Kappies’ and bonnets were self-made during many hours of painstaking labour.

Apparently the high-crowned, so-called ‘pofbol-kappie’ of Voortrekker women was often made of white washable linen or cotton. It was the object of most beautiful craftwork, being textured by fine quilting in simple but attractive patterns, mostly designed by the maker. In addition, there was the coloured ‘kappie’, which was similar to the ‘long bol-kappie’ used for formal wear and by older women. It was made of materials that could not be washed. It featured long, full frills at the neck, referred to as ‘kraag’, which covered the shoulders. It seems that the Baster ‘kappie’ evolved from mainly the ‘pofbol-kappie’, the ‘long bol-kappie’ and the coloured ‘kappie’ or bonnet. Girls from an early age onwards also wore ‘kappies’, which were sometimes sewn to their dresses to prevent them from being lost.

The dress worn by Baster women consisted of a long skirt, a blouse and an apron. Usually five or six of these skirts were worn over each other in order to give the appearance enough flair. The skirts were self-made from cotton, while blouses and belts with attractive buckles were purchased in local shops. Aprons of younger women were either bright-coloured or white, while elder women preferred black.

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01/07/2024

The OvaKwanyama comprise the largest population group among the OvaWambo and their traditional home is northern Namibia and southern Angola. Up to the 1950s the hairstyles and headdresses, which formed part of women’s garments since times immemorial were still widely found. During a journey undertaken by a foreigner it so happened that a local guide exclaimed in amazement: “See, here we have a Kwanyama-woman, who is on a visit in the Ondonga-area!” He was able to identify her exact origin merely by looking at her headdress. As a result of increasing acculturation, which eventually also reached the northern parts of the country, the traditional headdresses disappeared and today they are only occasionally worn as wigs during ceremonial occasions.

The hairstyles and headdresses worn by girls and women were closely related to their social position and status within the community. As from the age of twelve years, the hair of girls was prepared for later headdresses. A mixture of fat and finely crushed pieces of root (olukula) of the Transvaal Teak, which gave the mixture a red colour, was applied to girls’ heads. Several years later this procedure was repeated and leaf fibers of Sansevieria and additional hair were attached to the hair. The headdress, which was known as elende, was decorated with cowrie shells and rubbed with the red olukula-mixture and formed a broad, tail-shaped end behind the neck.

As soon as the girls reached marriageable age, they were called ovafuko and were entitled to participate in the efundula initiation rite. This ceremony was a combination of puberty rite and group marriage ceremony and had been eagerly awaited by the girls for a long time. Formerly the efundula took place every three to four years if there were enough daughters from royal families together. Today it is only celebrated on rare occasions.

As a sign that they had reached married status, the young women continued wearing the omhatela-headdress. When it became unattractive in later times, it was replaced by a new one or simply discarded. If a widow or divorced woman re-married, she also wore the omhatela, which was characterized by the two rear horns being connected by a horizontal stave. She was no longer subjected to any ceremonial obligations.

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Delight your little ones with this charming dollhouse that doubles as toy storage! Transform playtime into organized fun by contacting 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 to bring smiles home 🌈