Babylonstoren in the Western Cape, South Africa, where I spent a gorgeous indulgent day out with Bev. At this fruit and vegetable farm every area was exquisitely thought out from the pretty chickens to the old metal gate (?) trellis.This bottle was tied around the pear when it was tiny so that it can grow inside the bottle and eventually it would be immersed in pear liqueur. It woudl make life simpler if ships could grow. Instead they have to hoist the sails once the ship is in the bottle. At … [Read more...]

"Babylonstoren is one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms. It has a fruit and vegetable garden of beauty and diversity" is the official description. Bev Gillespie took me out there for a day. (Thank you Bev!) It is near Stellenbosch in the heart of the winelands. There were so many wonderful things to see, but I'll concentrate on just  few...starting with some patterns. "Insect hotel: Bugs that eat bugs live here. They're Nature's policemen. Also some insects that help pollinate flowers. Our hotel … [Read more...]