Thirst and lost golfbags

Scary moments when the wine store was open all night because we couldn't finish the fitting of the new barn door in time in the face of very many and very "thirsty" farm labourers. ;-) So today I finally could install the new padlock and reconnect the alarm.

In the cellar the cold stabilisation is under way which is a part of the wine-making process to chill the wine to about freezing to be able to filter out the cream of tartar which are the crystals sometimes found at the bottom of a bottle of wine. These crystals are not harmful. They just don't look pretty. We are also preparing the cold room to become the new brandy store.

My good friends the Sauers from Germany arrived while their golf bag did another round of travelling the world. Finally, after a good night cap (definitely the last drink before bed time ;-)) a miracle happened and the bag ended up arriving before midnight. Another South African visitor made happy. Well done Emirates Airline!

The famous potjie kos (South African national cooking pot) chef Andries Krogman arrived today with his wife Karin to celebrate their third wedding anniversary on Oude Wellington. He is well known for his cooking classes on the Afrikaans TV channel Kyknet with his program "Maak'n Las" as well as a local celebrity.

As you can see I am "obsessed" with arched doors and when it became necessary to replace the wine store doors (since they were totally rotten) I decided to replace them with arched doors. The cost is almost the same, but they look so much more authentic and pretty, I think. Any comments?