Dear Friends We have a lovely full house and much to celebrate this Christmas. We have been blessed with good health, a wonderful team of Cavernites who welcome all the holiday makers and beautiful soaking rains this summer. We share our commitments as we approach the New Year. May we sprinkle kindness where ever possible. […]
What happens when your life is pretty much in the identical zone as it was 3 years ago? And, it looks like you may remain the same rut for another 15 years? It’s definitely time to find space for growing. So, this past year we decided to get a little tutoring and try and grow
Cavern Hotel, Drakensberg. With: Elsa Pooley and Gillian Condy. October 2017Written by : Jenni Saunders Turning 50 has some perks. You get gifts, and mine was six blissful days in the Drakensberg learning botanical art with legends Elsa Pooley and Gillian Condy. This was a dream come true, as a full time working mom, just
We have 3 children and have tried hard to make them love the outdoors. We always encouraged playing in the garden and when they were very little we urged them to play in the rain and splash in the puddles and when our OCD boy whined “I wet, I wet” we helped him to calm
There is excitement on this side of the valley; The Cavern has been awarded Best Community Impact Award by the Business Excellence Forum. There is much to smile about and much to be proud of! Sadly we weren’t able to attend the dinner in the City of Gold but our dear cousin from Montusi Lodge,
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Some of our staff were quoted in a recent report on the 15 June Meteor by the Astronomical Society of South Africa. The image below is from a Meteorite crater in 2014 in South America, and was not caused by this recent meteor, but it does show what a small meteorite can do when it
Dear Friends We’re in the spiral of November which means we are almost going to hit December and then proper chaos will explode – lights will go up, halls will be decked and there is sure to be Roast Turkey soon. But, just quickly beforehand, we need to let you in on our 2018 Activities
Our social (with a touch of serious) Lawn Bowls Competition has been happening for-e-v-e-r. And, it rolls around quite quickly. This year we held our tournament in October. Much earlier than previous years but Hilton had installed a pump at Charleswood Dam and so we could water even before the rains came. The greens were
It’s that time of year when snakes awake with romance in mind. A green “creeper” in a Buddleja salviifolia bush slithered to the ground and set off through short grass in the direction of we birders. It was a Natal Green Snake on a mission. This is not usual behaviour. A few moments later another
My mum’s brother passed away recently. It is the finality of death that does make us all stop and reflect. There will be no more conversations, no more arguments, no more teasing and no more laughs. It’s just the memories we get to hold onto. And, this finality makes us want to love a little
