Ek het so lanklaas op die blog iets gepos.maar hoor darem so via die
grapevine dat als goed gaan met almal.
Ek wil net graag n skildery wat n kunstenaar van ons kerk, van my
gemaak het vir julle wys. Ek het nie daarvoor gevra nie, sy het na my
toe gekom en gevra of sy dit kan doen!
Josef ek dink aan jou daar in Kanada!
Halie wys vir hom al die sights asseblief!
Dit is n fantastiese tyd van die jaar om in Kanada te wees!
Hello everyone,
Hope you are all having a great Easter weekend. We’ve had 2 egg hunts and a beautiful spring weekend with lots of sunshine (though still pretty cool at 6C). Life with 2 kids is hectic but the girls are really great and we’re loving it all the same. Syncronized naps are starting to help too 
.
Still planning our trip to Cape Town in December ‘09 for Stella’s 1st birthday and xmas. Also hoping for a wee visit from one of the broers this August too…
Miss you all, with lots of love and hugs for all the kids,
Saartjie + Harim, Sofia & Stella
Yes, another girl for the Labuschagne Wolfe’s. Born on Wednesday, December 3rd. This makes girl #7 here in what is now becoming quite a wintery Canada.
Everything went very well. She was born at home in the bath after only a few hours of strong labour. I woke in the morning with some mild contractions that got strong by 10 and she was born at 12:39. We had all our team here again and we felt very supported. Sara’s sister Jessica who took the day off work to come help with Sofia, arrived around 9. Her other sister, Naomi, along with her little one, showed up around 10:30. The midwives came about 11:30 and we were ready. It was fast and furious from that point and she came out in the bath with the help of midwife sister Naomi and the other midwives. Sofia watched over the events from the safe arms of her Papa and is already very protective and watchful over her little sister.
As many of you know, things get pretty crazy with 2. Sorry to take so long to get the news out. Still no name, but we’ll let you know soon as we do. Hali has been quite busy with his semester at school coming to a close, running Sofia around and taking care of mommy and baby. The biggest of his projects is due the end of this week and then we hope to have a slightly less stressed Papa around.
Hope everyone in sunny SA is doing well. We’re certainly feeling a bit of homesickness and wish we could come visit soon. Hopefully we’ll be able to manage a trip in about a years time with the girls!
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Lomography courtesy and copyright :shutterbelle
Will caption pics later folks.
Gotta run now!
stefan@work
ek het vanoggend opgestaan en wou my werks klere aantrek toe besef ek ek`s op leave!!een nadeel van werk is dat jou vakansie is veel minder as `n student. ons het weer `n aksie pak vakansie beplan. morêoggend 5 uur ry ons lesotho toe via sani pass,ga klim taba ntinjana(hoogste berg in suider-afrika). vgan daar ry ons fiets tot port shepston.as dit nou nie genoeg inspannig is nie, gaan ons af plet toe en die tsitsikama hiking trail stap. 5 dae in die knysna woud.klink absoluut awesome!!besig,maar sien baie uit. vandag pak ek als.
sal vir jul foto`s stuur na die tyd. bid ma vir my dat ek vielig terug kom!!!
stuur `n briefie
lifde josef
Written by josef labuschagne. Mail mehad such a lazy day, had time to fell guilty not writing a post for a long time. so here I am,HI!!it was comrades weekend. I went and watch how they crawl over the line. must say, have no dsire to suffer like that. the day had a beuatiful atmosphere.
hier gaan dit goed. probeer so veel moontlik van natal sien as wat ek kan voordat ek die provinsie verlaat. het 2 naweeke gelede champagne castle geklim. 3377m,die tweede hoogste berg in RSA. ons het 2000m geklim in 7 ure(2 tafelberge op mekaar). baie mooi, maar was nog nooit so bly om bo te kom nie. dit ws piss koud daarbo. die volgende oggend to ons uit die grot kruip was die rivier oor gevries. ek weet vir kanadese standaarde is dit niks, ma `n wolworts longjon het nie die trick gedoen nie. baie nice ervaring.
maruis trou in september met `n beuatiful vrou marike. so bly vir hom en dis goed om te sien hoe die girl sy lewe verander. hoe hy so baie om gee vir haar en baie van homself sacrifice.dit gaan `n groot party wees.hy is nie meer die dn nek seun toe ek hom ontmoet het nie.
die res van julle moet maar `n breifie post.
baie lief vir jul
josef
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Hello all you good people. It’s late Friday afternoon and I have weekend fever. Just can’t seem to focus on working anyMore, so have decided to post something fresh.
The first pic is from our 9th floor office balcony. Sweet isn’t it?! The other three is little Gemma and the now tonsil-less Joshua that is making a remarkable recovery from having his vrot bits removed. Amazing how resilient kids are. If it was me, it would have been a different story I’m sure.
We had some nice rain the last week or so. Real Cape Town Winter weather. Today’s nice though as you can see from the pic of beloved Table Mountain.
Other news is that South Africa has gone absolutely crazy. Again. As I’m sure you know. Last night the senseless hate broke through/manifested around the Cape Of Good Hope. Rape, plunder, murder. What the hell are these criminals hoping to achieve? F*&k knows. I say criminals ’cause that’s what they are, as I reckon telling someone to leave your country is one thing, put to plunder their stores and rape their woman and children, then give them a necklace is something totally different altogether. My opinion anyways. Our distant president has finally stepped up to the plate and released the army to help the cops. I am seriously praying that this will be a strong visual deterrent. Well done mBeki. Glad you had the time.
What else?
Anna is really enjoying her job as suit at her new company. She’s as gorgeous as always!
Gemma is on the point of startingto crawl. She is lifting herself up on her hands and knees. Rolls over nicely and is just to adorable.
I heard via the grapevine that the Canadian’s are keeping a little secret from us. Care to explain yourselves H+S? ComeOn don’t keep us in suspense you scoundrels.
AnyHow. gotta fly now. See ya all later and hope you enjoy the weekend.
stefan
Written by stefan labuschagne. Mail mehoesit!! daar het so baie gebeur vandat jul laas van my gehor het. nee, ek ek nie `n girlfriend.
hoogtepunte:
ek hoop dit gaan goed met almal.stuur post op block!!
mis jul josef
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OK i’ll be honest. The main reason or today’s post is to move “the bo[o]b” down the list. It’s been so bloody distracting. Every time I come check in, the first thing I see is boboon. I actually resent posting that cape times cover. A MONTH AGO! And still no progress in Zim.
Anyhow. You all can guess where the pics where taken. Spot Liam eh! Looking good… for a younger brother.
En wat is nuus met die res van julle? Hoogtepunte. Laagtepunte? Middelpunte?
Ek hoop van harte almal is gesond en met rooi wangetjies. Nat neus as jy ‘n kat is.
Hier by ons is alles honkey dorie. Anna het onlangs ‘n cool jobbie begin. Iets wat sy al die afgelope 4 of so jaar wou doen. Ek is lekker jaloers en vir die eerste keer in ‘n paar jaar weer gretig vir iets beter.
Die kinners hou ons vanselfsprekend BESIG. Joshua is oppad virre mangel ekstraksie. OMDAT EK AF WAS VANDAG H[skuus]et ek vir gemma ingevat vir ‘n spuitnaald toediening by die baba kliniek. Dit was een van daai algemene inentings en het goed gegaan. Vir my ten minste, want ek was nie die een wat gesteek was nie. Die girl’tjie is ‘n regte klein juweel en tussen die twee kinners is ek en vroulief moer chaffed en besig. Seker maar dieselfde as die res van die trop bobbejane daar buite.
Alles van die beste en laat maar hoor van julle.
stefan
net gou vinnig vir almal hallo se.weet almal het aan my gedink op my verjaarsdag,jammer ek was nie saam met my fam nie!het rustige dag gehad.liefde liam
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Enough to bring tears to one’s eyes.
How long will it take to undo the almost 30 years of damage? Quite a while I suspect!
Hello again
I thought I’d quickly post a photo update of the peeps on my side for all the aunties and cousins.
Gotta run now, but chat again soon. So much have been happening on our side. So much to tell.
Cheers for now
Mystery link for the day is 2256.co.za/stefan
stefan@lunch
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pictures of tutu © TPPSA and ©Julian Goldswain
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to direct a photoShoot at archbishop Tutu’s offices in Freedom Drive for one of the publications on my portfolio. Heart and stroke foundation’s Heart magazine.
I realised from the onset that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and that we will only have one chance to get this absolutely right and that re-shooting simply won’t be an option. My photographer of choice is Julian Goldswain from rewind.co.za and so we set off to set up amidst the numerous trophies adorning his offices. Couldn’t see the Pulitzer though. A few minutes in, in walks the good saint himself and announces that we will all be doing tea together at 11am. A long standing tradition of his that have been neglected the last while. A chance to catch up and get on the same page, so to speak. And something that obviously got us all VERY exited. And have tea, we did. All eyes on the arch and soaking up all that we can. Politely answering his questions, personal mostly, while sipping on tea. He had a Stoney if memory serves.
After tea the interview with my publisher started in his office, while we rushed to conclude the backdrop, lightboxes and so on.
By the time the interview has concluded and we had to start shooting, we where well over our alloted time and he already had two delegates from Ethiopia waiting at his office.
Quickly and feverishly the flash started firing and a full 15 shots later, he started tapping his leg, looking at me and saying, “Kom nou, neem die foto boetie”.
And then, with a warm handshake from the humble giant, he was off to honour the other visitors and left me and julian reeling from the experience. 40 minute setup, for a 4 minute shoot.
We got the shots we needed though and I left knowing that I just experienced one of the most significant mornings of my lifetime. Especially after he admitted that it’ll probably not happen again, as he has stopped doing shoots and stuff, for whatever reason.
Later everyBody. stay well.
stefan@lunch
ps: The unused portraits can be purchased from Julian himself
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The Meeting Grounds for branches of the Labuschagne family tree.
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