The Restory Retreat Centre

All the beauty that's been lost before wants to find us again.                                                                                                         U2, Ordinary Love  Our landlord Johan and his wife Debbie are destined to become our direct neighbours in a few months’ time. They are moving into the house of his late father close by which will make it easier for him to tend to the cattle side of their farming activities. At this stage the old house is being renovated.  By mere coincidence Debbie recently got an old table back that has been in the family for generations and was given to friends years ago. The size of the table (2.75 m x 1.14 m) provided an ideal surface to work on in the ch...

I am fascinated by the incredible design of the passion fruit flower which epitomizes the word "exotic" for me. On the farm in White River an abundance of flowers and fruit grow in solid walls of green, their beautiful fragrance all around as I capture it on camera in the late afternoon sun. I marvel at the times we live in, which allow the fruit to be air shipped all over the world in a mere day or two after picking. To be enjoyed by someone living thousands of miles from here. But I am concerned about the many challenges farmers have to face. We should spare more than a thought for the farmers who put food on our tables. In South Africa it is becoming an uphill battle and I feel anxious for what the future holds for my son with the farmer's heart. In Great Brittain there is an initiative called "Keep Brittain farming". Maybe it should be a global one. Matilda