Exploring Ladybrand

On Monday we took a drive into Ladybrand as J needed to have a tetanus shot as he had cut his finger with sickle while on camp. The wound was not bad, but we didn't want to take any chances. My sister and the girls piled into the car with us and the boys stayed on the farm to play.

First stop was "The Old Coffee House", a quaint coffee shop with all sorts of sandstone crafts and amazing art for sale. I loved the daisy pictured above, so hubby bought me two for our garden back home.(An early birthday presant for me!) I love to buy things when on holiday to remind me of the places we have explored and enjoyed. We also bought some cherry jam and a mixed berry sauce for pancakes or ice cream. We went on to the chocolate shop and enjoyed some tasty Belgium chocolate. K was happy to have some pocket money to spend and bought herself a few trinkets too.

We caught up with Eric and J and decided he needed a milkshake after his injection.We visited a few more shops to stock up on supplies and made our way back to the farm for lunch.

Later in the day my sister and I set off for a long walk on the farm. She gave me a tour of the house her husband is building here. Above is the view from one of the upstairs windows. The house is a work of art and the outside walls are clad with stone from the farm. I am sure the family whose home it will be will truly enjoy living there!

We came across some of the horses....magnificent creatures! We popped in to see her husband in his workshop and went to pick him some white peaches from the trees. The owner of the farm told us he had eaten marrow flowers the night before and said we should try them too...

We went on to the pack house and the manager gave us some marrow flowers. They were superb! We dipped them in a batter and deep fried them. We stuffed some with cheese and dipped them in sweet chilli sauce....even Z enjoyed them! What a treat!