You read right, a crazy Mad Month of May it certainly was, although at times it rightfully was a very Merry Month of May!
We had a second devastating storm where we once again had to pick up the pieces and those not affected, banded together and helped where they could.
My birthday came and went, no big party, but we spent a lovely day walking the Point with special friends, and other special friends popping in before and after the big day, so it lasted a long while.
Something many of us have been doing here in Durban, is filling in insurance forms - we had booking cancelations and a leaning fence after the second deluge - and my friend who lost half her home and belongings, came to scan her forms as their pc & printer was also buried in mud, so when she called, I quickly threw together Cheese Puffs, a real lifesaver when you need to make something quick and easy.
I'll share this recipe with all my Silver Blogger friends & hope the guys surprise their ladies with a batch of these for afternoon tea!
While I was trying to surprize my friend with these muffins, she arrived with a big gift bag filled with all my favourite treats & eats plus a pair of gorgeous winter PJs; so I had another unexpected little birthday celebration, and we nearly forgot to do her scanning with all the nattering!
She also brought Lemon Cake and Nutty Choc Chip Shortbread, both divine!
It was food, food and more food again with the young guys from the training centre, but these bookings are like gold, as not many want to come to Durban for a holiday after seeing the scary mudslides everywhere; so I happily cook for them with very little variation on the theme, as I choose the easiest way out. It doesn't matter though, as they mostly stay for two-week periods but go home for the weekend. I however make sure there's not a repeat of the same food week after week, as that would be very boring for us!
Good comfort food for a cold winter night; many will laugh when I tell you what we call cold here in Durban - around 14°C!
Cottage Pie, Sausages & Mash, Crumbed Chicken fillets, Chips & Coleslaw and a spicy Chicken Curry
on the menu for this week.
Does it look like I'm a retiree? You won't when you see the number of plates I have to dish up some nights! But, I enjoy meeting new people, and most of them are awesome, plus it stops me from vegetating in front of the television!
You're seeing so much food here, but that's what running a BnB entails for many of the guests, although I only provide a self-service continental breakfast with supplies in their rooms as I'm not a morning person!
Breakfast this morning was omelettes for hubby and I only, and we could have a lazy start to the day!
We received good and sad news this week.
We were overjoyed when my nephew who lives in Minnesota received his Captain's pips; Mom Lily would have been so proud of him!
I shared the sad news about a mutual friend of ours who passed away - a much loved gentle soul.
Kevan, with an a, was a well-known and knowledgeable Durban Transport historian as well as Springbok Radio lover and public speaker.
We watched his very touching memorial service on YouTube, with all the pomp and ceremony he would have approved of; a lone Scottish piper, white doves flying into the sky, and many many tributes, The minister said it sounded like he was doing the service of a celeb!
Gone but never forgotten!
R.I.P. Kevan
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