Pemin SebastianAug 15, 20192 minCooking up a storm!Our cooks Peggy and Phandile are well rested after their holidays and are now ready – as we say in South Africa- to ‘cook up a storm’. It...
Pemin SebastianJul 10, 20191 minSigns of the timesDuring the closed season there is always plenty to keep us occupied both on the estate and in the Guest House. It is a good time to catch...
Pemin SebastianMay 1, 20191 minSelf-sufficiency is our aimSince buying the estate it has always been our intention to try to produce as much of our food requirements as possible and whilst we...
Pemin SebastianMar 13, 20192 minHarvest TimeWe have been waiting for a couple of years now for our olive grove to recover from its severe pruning followed by last years scorching...
Pemin SebastianFeb 12, 20192 minBe prepared……to see the light!It was at the beginning of December when we were first warned of the possibilities of ‘loadshedding’ on receipt of a notification from...
Pemin SebastianFeb 6, 20192 minAnd along comes LenaThere once was a happy donkey called Cesar who lived with his ‘jenny’ (lady donkey) called Rosalie in a beautiful paddock on the Galenia...
Pemin SebastianJan 21, 20192 minIt does what it says on the tin!We have noticed, since we got into the Extra Virgin Olive Oil business, that our guests were a little reluctant to pack glass bottles of...
Pemin SebastianOct 22, 20181 minOur jacuzzi moves a little closer to the actionFollowing the demise of our jacuzzi, jacuzzi deck and jacuzzi lounge in February – in fact it was reduced to ashes!!! - we have taken...
Pemin SebastianSep 12, 20181 minSpringtime in the Western CapeSpringtime is with us again. In spring it is difficult to say what kind of weather we will have – sometimes brilliant sunny days, at...
Pemin SebastianJul 23, 20181 minLooks FamiliarWe are happy to say that our contractors are working well and our new rooms are beginning to look familiar again. All six rooms are now...
Pemin SebastianJun 18, 20181 minSeeing is BelievingThere is no better way to explain the progress on the reconstruction of Rooms 1 to 6 than to show pictures of the progress so far. We are...
Pemin SebastianMay 25, 20181 minOne, two…..here we go!Well things are certainly going in the right direction – upwards. Here are a few pictures to show the progress on the rebuilding of rooms...
Pemin SebastianMay 23, 20181 minAnd then there were none….As we prepare to close for the winter season – fortuitously planned between 16th May and 13th August – we can now start to reinstate...
Pemin SebastianMar 15, 20181 minUp and running againFor two weeks now, we have operating our ‘much reduced’ property, and whilst it seems strange it is nice to have guests staying on the...
Pemin SebastianMar 1, 20182 minA glimpse into the futureWe are now coming to terms with our unfortunate experience and beginning to think that it could have been a lot worse and we could have...
Pemin SebastianFeb 27, 20181 minA BIG THANKSWe are overwhelmed by all the messages of support we have received from both near and far – it is kind of everyone to give us your...
Pemin SebastianFeb 23, 20181 minNEWS FLASH – Friday 23rd February 2018Disaster strikes – a veldt fire which appears to have started in Montagu town this afternoon has raced along the Langeberg fynbos and...