el bum bum

thanks to my crazy friend Ella for becoming the second member of my blog! elli and i have also been friends and dormies since grade 8. love u el bum xxxxx

couple of the year competition

The Witness newspaper in Pietermaritzburg has a competition running where you can win a second honeymoon! a panel of judges picks the monthly winners (we're hoping to win november!). if we win our month, we become one of 12 finalists to win the grand prize. you win this by sms votes. fingers crossed. eek!

thrums

had such a wonderful time in South Broom this weekend! went for walks on the beach, and ate at this amazing place called La Trattoria. mmm :)

learning zulu

this is the extent of it thus far.

Greeting
Hello - Sawubona (First person singular) / Sanibona (First person plural)
How are you? - Unjani?
I am well - Ngisaphila.
I am fine, thank you. - Ngisaphila ngiyabonga.
Goodbye - Hamba kahle (go well) / Sala kahle (stay well)
Good luck - Ngikufisela inhlanhla
Have a safe journey. - Ube nohambo oluhle.

Expressions
yes - yebo
no - cha
please - ngiyakucela
thank you - ngiyabonga
help - siza
danger - ingozi
emergency - kuyaphuthuma
Excuse me - Uxolo
I am sorry - Ngiyaxolisa.
I love you - Ngiyakuthanda.

go little plants go!

over here we have watermelon, chilli and potato planted by me like a million years ago. i can't wait to plant them in the ground. the basil and coriander is from my mum in law. those are seedlings. the things i will by next time-instead of planting seeds! what a mish.

time for a change

they say that change is as good as a holiday. well i figured while i'm on the longest holiday of my life i might as well go all out. my mom is not impressed at all, but phillip says i look hot ! ;) hmmm.

yAy Casey !!

thanks casey for becoming the first member of my blog !
casey and i have been friends for 7 years now. we met in grade 8 and we haven't been apart since.
love u case :*

the veggie garden

the veggie garden is still in progress. all i can say is, it's harder than it looks ! we still have to get some shale and tiles in to complete the path, and build a nice garden gate. we've got some broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beans, beetroot, chilli and watermelon on the way which is quite exciting :) they're having to compete with the weeds unfortunately!

Phillip says if i can get my veggies to grow successfully i can graduate to chickens! woohoo :D

love,

Rosy
xx

Clearance Puppy

every farm house needs a trusty pooch. phillip and i went on gumtree to scout around for golden labs. we left our details and within a few minutes a woman phoned us. she was standing outside the pet shop with the last puppy in the litter.we would have to come and get him right away if we wanted him. so we did :)

milo crept into our hearts from the start, as you can see.

we're finding milo a friend, because as you can see he's quite desperate for company!

marry the man of my dreams: tick. move to a farm in the middle of nowhere: tick? :/

the wedding was absolutely amazing and breathtaking and everything a girl could ever want. we had it in my home town (plettenberg bay). my family was totally supportive even though i had only just turned 20.

people surprised me with how they openly judged my life choice. there were a lot of haters. but in spite of all that, here i am. blogging about my life on a dairy farm. :)

yes, i am young. but who said there was a manual on how and when to live your life? i believe i'm on the right path. and i've started this blog to share it with the world ! ENJOY :o

love, Rosie
xx

the start of it all (:

ok, so  you know the feeling when you see someone and think ahhh marry me !!! that was phillip. walking down from Smuts Hall like a jock with an "i really don't care" fashion sense. that was the start of my gigantic crush that lasted my whole high school career.  still have to pinch myself when i look back at the little grade 9 meeting the first year hotty and thinking: IN MY DREAMS.