Anyway, on a recent trip to Newcastle I had the opportunity to take our German exchange student employee along. Philipp is working on an interesting project, and this was a good opportunity to show him how our test results are used by the trade. Unfortunately the sale we attended was one of the worst in many years, with the economic crises bitting hard. Despite this I think Philipp enjoyed the trip and seeing a little of Newcastle itself.
Sale Room 1 - Newcastle 5 Nov 08
Philipp at the AWTA Newcastle office/MTS site
This past weekend the weather and planets aligned, allowing us to have a "lekker" braai. Some (read "too much") beer and brandy & coke was consumed, resulting in some of the pictures you'll see below. My mate Werner and I allowed Karla to dress us up a little, something she really enjoyed. Baby Eugene and Collin also had their "angel wings" on, so were no trouble at all (or were they; Werner and I aren't quite sure...)
Anyway, here are some snaps and commentary.
The Van's and the Kasselman's this weekend.
Karin with Eugene. He is now changing from "baby" to "toddler".
KWV 10-year old brandy...and so the trouble began....
Karla with Werner. This must be where she thought "..wonder if dad and uncle Werner would mind playing Art-Deco dress-up..."
..yep, looks mischievous, so that must have been exactly what she was thinking!
Eugene was one of the first "victims".
...followed seconds later by Collin...
...yes, and then me. Werner also got "the treatment", but I was threatened with death should I publish the images here!
Eugene had an afternoon nap for ~1.5 hours, and woke up a happy-chappy.
Here he sits (all by himself; our BIG boy!) in the AFSPRAAK AFRIKAANS camping chair.
At the end of the evening, once all the ice had melted and the brandy had "gone", Karla and her friends provided some entertainment. I bought THE HAKA from iTunes and played it for them at full volume so they could "get into the zone".
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