Really it was 2 bucket list items, 1) get Doug to Africa on a safari and 2) see a rhino, my last of the Big 5 to marvel over on safari. Something about seeing an animal in the wild that takes my breath away! Some people say: oh, I’ve seen a leopard, elephant, lion at […]
Our new friends, the Meyer’s, from Wuhan, China have been members for 20 years. They live right near where the Covid virus got loose and Esmeralda was in lock down for 3 months away from her children before she was allowed to go home. They come to Durban for a week each year to do […]
The hardest part of being away on a mission is missing the grandkids! We love doing video calls with Joseph and Felix, who take us on tours via the phone inside their fort they made and show us all the remodeling projects around the house that were done before we left on our mission, haha— […]
Our new friends, Jim and Kim Habercorn, are here for three months out of the year from Switzerland. Jim works in the temple with us and Kim tends to her 90 year old mother who lives here in Umhlanga. We bring Jim home from church each week, as Kim needs to get home to her […]
Talk about every detail of the perfect place to live— Every Wednesday, just across the field from our apartment complex, there is a fabulous farmers’ market!! Here’s my favorite finds— artisan sour dough bread, cinnamon rolls, focaccia, South African biltong aged beef, homemade blackberry jam, South African madumbe (russet) potatoes, fresh produce, and more! Can’t […]
Our landlord Amisha, gave us a tip for a great place for authentic bunny chow and Indian food. Francesca and his niece took such great care of us!! They were very pleased that Amisha had sent us their way! Generous portions of bunny chow—even the mild sent smoke out our ears! We were also treated […]
All of us mom’s have been there- when callings and motherhood collide. I was so impressed how this sister so calmly strapped her crying baby on her back and continued giving her lesson in Relief Society as if it was nothing—so poised, prepared and in tune with the spirit. Sister Kathleen Farguson’s lesson was on […]
The taste test is on!!!! Chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream is always a fan favorite. Hold the fork…. the South African traditional flavor of Malva for the win!! Picture: Butcher Boys at Umhlanga Rocks
We love our little apartment. Bought a few cushions, plants and such to make it our own. So easy to keep clean and tidy. We don’t need much. Even had a dinner party for 12 last Sunday. Invited the missionaries from the mission home and the Jenkins who work with us all in the temple […]
After a month here in the Durban temple, we have gotten to see some of the same faces return regularly and have realized there is nothing regular (other than their attendance) about these amazing people. They are a temple-attending people and we love them! Meet the Slabberts, Vanessa and Andre. After a few times seeing […]