I am one of those people who can always add one more project to my stressful life. I was on my way to collect pictures from Vanessa Lewis, my photographer friend, when I drove past a “Remax For Sale’ sign…I called Jenny Ramsay, the agent, who was on holiday and climbing Table mountain. I viewed the property a few days later, and arranged for my better half to see it, and much to my surprise, he suggested that we put in an offer….this was the beginning Holi Cow!

The property was really old, a face brick one…inside and out…and needed lots of work. Here are some of the before pics…

It was time for some major renovations and so the drama began. I have never really had much luck with a ‘good builder’ but ours proved to be good but slow…it didn’t help that some things, I mean lots of things changed along the way. Walls moved, finishings changed, more demolition work not to mention electricians, plumbers, and carpenters. We resorted to drinking lots of Gin and I self medicated occasionally to cope with what seemed like a never-ending renovation.

I am not sure what was worse…the pics before renovations or during renovations….take a look at these pics and decide…

I began to lose heart – and just when I did, it seemed to come together. The Eastern Mosaic show on SABC 2 played a big part in getting the renovations done. I had a deadline and passed it on to the team…everyone had to be out by the 10 February. It worked….it was still not 100 percent complete but I had the place to myself for the first time….

Here are some pics from the Holi Cow High Tea…

The guest list…

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