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Heldersiende medium leef volgens haar eie waarheid en help ander daarmee Noem jy die naam Marietta Theunissen, is dit die program, Die Ander Kant, op kykNET, waarvan meer as 100 episodes uitgesaai is, wat eerste by jou opkom. Sy is die heldersiende medium, wat boodskappe tussen die lewendes en die dooies gelei en vele gaste op televisie in kontak met hul geliefdes gebring het.
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y het in Februarie haar skoene by Evita se Perron op Darling kom uitskop. Dis hier waar sy ons meer vertel oor haar lewe en haar oortuigings.
In 2012 het ek ’n reeks, Open Mind, gedoen, maar dis nooit vrygestel nie. Mense het gekom en vrae gevra en ek kon help met motivering en raad gee. Ek werk tans daaraan om dit in die media vry te stel.
BAIE MENSE HET JOU REEKS DESTYDS EN NOU WEER SLAAFS GEVOLG, MAAR VIR DIEGENE WAT NIE HET NIE, NET ’N KORT
SEDERT DIE PROGRAM-OPNAMES TEN EINDE GELOOP HET,
OPSOMMING DAAROOR EN OOR JOU TALENT?
WAARMEE HET JY JOUSELF BESIG GEHOU?
Al vyf seisoene van die reeks is tans op Showmax. Heelwat mense kontak my, omdat hulle tans die reeks kyk. Ek kyk nooit na my programme nie, maar ek het onlangs een gesoek van ‘n seuntjie in die derde program van die eerste seisoen, wat my gevra het oor sy pa wat aan die ander kant was. En ek het nooit daardie seun vergeet nie. Nooit oor die tien jaar se opnames nie. Toe ek vir hom sê hoe sy pa hom sien leer; hoe hy die bladsye so omblaai… daardie gesig sal my altyd bybly! Ek onthou nog voor die eerste program, het ek gevra: ‘God, hoe gaan ek dit doen?’ Ek het altyd net voor klein groepe gewerk en mense alleen gesien. Ek het net gebid, ingestap en vir God gevra om my deur alles te dra. Ek het gaan sit; gekyk wat deurkom en begin gesels. En toe het dit begin rol. Omdat daar so baie deurkom, moes ek leer om te onderskei. Dit was baie goeie oefening. Daar was in die begin baie haat, want ek was so ’n voorloper in dié veld. Daar was petisies en mense wat teen my gepraat het. Ek kon nie verstaan hoekom mense so daarteen was nie. Ek moes leer om daarmee saam te leef. Met my eie kinderlike geloof, alhoewel ek drie jaar teologie saam met my skoonpa - hy was ’n NG predikant - studeer het. Ek het reeds van 1990 op 702 aan radioprogramme gewerk. Rian van Heerden het my van 1999 by TVprogramme begin betrek. Hy was die deurslaggewende faktor dat Die Ander Kant ’n televisieprogram geword het. Ek kon altyd op hom staatmaak.
Ná drie huwelike en twee dogters grootmaak, wil ek graag my lewenslesse met ander mense deel. Ek glo dis belangrik dat mense hulself bemagtig en verantwoordelikheid vir hul eie lewens neem. Ek wil mense help om die dood van ’n geliefde agter hulle te sit en te aanvaar dat hulle die lewe met oorgawe moet leef. Oor die afgelope 40 jaar het ek mense met verhoudings, sakebesluite en gesondheidsprobleme bygestaan. Ek het met groot organisasies gewerk tydens oornames en samesmelting; om te herstruktureer of te ontbind. Ek het gehelp met beleggings en soos sommige mense sê: ek het X-straal oë waar dit kom by aandele-vooruitskatting en wêreldmarkte. Die ervaring wat die grootste transformasie in my eie lewe teweeg gebring het, was Die Ander Kant. Om mense te help op só ’n groot skaal, het my baie insig en ervaring gegee. Ek het ook in 2012 ’n boek vrygestel, wat beskikbaar is om af te laai op my webwerf. Dit omskryf my ervaringe aan die ander kant. Ons het ook verskeie aanlyn kursusse vervaardig, wat mense help om hul eie intuïsie te ontwikkel. Ek is altyd besig om te ontwikkel, te groei en te lééf.
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HOE VOEL JY OOR JOU TALENT?
Dis ‘n roeping. As dit nie was nie... Ek wou hoeveel keer wegstap. Dan soebat ek God vir net iets anders. Ek het onderwys studeer; ek het in versekering gewerk; ek het huise verkoop. Ek kan alles doen, maar niks het my ooit die
vervulling gegee wat hierdie roeping bring nie. Die roeping is ‘n geskenk én ’n vloek, want hy neem oor. Op die ou einde kan jy nie wegkom daarvan nie. Ek het ook in die verlede saam met Missing Children gewerk, maar dinge het té na aan my en my familie geraak. Ek het ook besef dat daar is iets soos God se wil, plan en einddoel is. Ek was vir jare baie depressief, toe ek op die moordsake gewerk het en het op ’n punt gekom, waar ek my mediumskap wou wegbid. Ek het in die middel van die nag wakker geword met stemme wat deurkom en dan begin ek alles neerskryf. Ek het God gevra om dit oor te sit in heldersiendheid. En vandag kan ek kontak maak vir kliënte, maar dis nou met prentjies. Ek het die ‘hoor’ afgeskaal, want dit het te veel geraas. Ek hoor net te veel. Ek vra ook gereeld vir God vir tekens, so my onderhandeling met God het nog altyd gewerk. Op 65, voel ek dit moet groei om ’n nuwe dimensie te kry. Ek het Kliniese Sielkunde en ook Regte studeer en ek wil hê mense moet verander. Ek is nie meer die mens wat destyds op Die Ander Kant opgetree het nie. Ek is baie goed met motiveringpraatjies en ek leer mense om spiritueel te groei. Ek wil nou meer fokus om mense te help op persoonlike groei en hoe om dinge self te doen. Dis definitief ‘n roeping. Ek sal nie weet wat om te doen, as ek nie meer die gawe het nie. Ek wil net altyd meer doen om mense te help. WANNEER HET JY VIR DIE EERSTE MAAL JOU TALENT ERVAAR EN BESEF JY IS ANDERS AS ANDER MENSE?
Ek het dit nooit beleef as ‘n talent of geskenk nie. Ek kan onthou toe ek nog in doeke was, hoe ek vir my ma sê daar loop iemand rond. Ek het baie beleef as kind. My ma het vir my gesê dat troeteldiere wat ek gesien of gevoel het, lankal oorlede was. Ek het geweet die twee wêrelde was vir my een. Dis glad nie skrikwekkend nie. Daar is ‘n baie fyn lyn en indien jy dit as skrikwekkend beleef, is dit onontwikkelde energieë. Ek weet God kyk na my en ek doen die werk volgens Hom. My ma en my pa het ook dié roeping gehad, maar dit nooit waarlik beoefen nie. My ma se familie het baie intuïsie gebruik, maar nie as beroep nie. My pa was ook baie fyngevoelig. Hy kon aanvoel wanneer daar ‘n water aar onder die huis was en kon ook dinge sien. My ma het min woorde gebruik, maar hulle was wyse woorde: ‘As die son môre opkom, is dit ‘n nuwe dag,’ is een van die gesegdes wat my bybly. Hulle het aanvaar dat ek dit as loopbaan beoefen, omdat ek my kinders kon onderhou.
MY OUERS, 5 JAAR GELEDE IN NIEU-SEELAND
MY OUDSTE DOGTER, JULIA
HOE HET JOU TALENT METTERTYD VERANDER OF ONTWIKKEL EN HOE HET DIT JOU FAMILIE BEÏNVLOED?
My ouers het nooit oor hul probleme gepraat nie. Hulle het dood eenvoudig aangegaan met die lewe en baie gelag. Op laerskool het hulle my amper na ‘n spesiale skool gestuur, want ek was net té anders. Ek het ná 10 minute in ‘n klas, net opgestaan en uitgeloop. Dit was net nie vir my interessant nie. Vandag sou hulle my seker op pille gesit het. Ek moes leer om te fokus. Ek het baie goed presteer op hoërskool, want ek het baie hard gewerk. Ek kon ook eksamenvraestelle vir almal op skool voorspel en was altyd reg! Ek het soos ek ouer geword het, geleer om nie te voorspel nie. Ek kan nie verantwoordelikheid neem vir mense se toekoms en hulle karma wegvat nie. Ek het ook slotmasjiene gespeel, maar ek het net altyd gewen wat ek nodig gehad het. Ek onthou nog dat my broer op Saldanha en ek op Stellenbosch was. Ek wou vir hom brood bak en ‘n middagete maak met kaas, soos hulle by wynplase bedien. As ek die ‘7’s en die kersies speel, dan wen ek baie geld. En daar sê hierdie stem vir my: “Jy gaan nie vandag groot wen nie, jy gaan presies kry wat jy nodig het.” Ek het R74 uitgekry - dit was presies die bedrag wat ek nodig gehad het. Ek het besef, ek sal kry wat ek nodig het en nie meer nie. Só God het my mettertyd geleer. Dit het my kinders, Julia en Anita, ook baie beïnvloed. Hulle sou dit seker baie makliker by die skool kon hê as hulle kon verklaar hul ma werk as prostituut in plaas van ‘n heldersiende medium. Toe Die Ander Kant uitkom, kon Julia die eerste keer vir haar maats sê, wat haar ma doen. Julia en Anita het altwee ook die gawe gekry. Anita is ‘n baie goeie medium, maar sy sal sê sy droom. Sy het ook as kind, soos ek, in haar eie droomwêreld grootgeword. Julia is baie kreatief en sy was van kleins af my persoonlike assistent en baie betrokke in die besigheid. Sy het my altyd beskerm. Sy is nou meer betrokke in die kreatiewe- en bemarkingsdeel van die besigheid. Ek dra ook my kinders: ek sê vir hulle as iets deurkom, maar ek moet dit ook binne perke doen. As hulle in nood is, voel ek dit altyd aan. Ek bid vir hulle en vou hulle in wit lig
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waarheid leef. God is altyd deel van my lewe. Die mense wat my gewoonlik die meeste uitvra, is die mense wat die meeste twyfel. Ek het vandag nie meer ‘n gebou of predikant nodig nie. Jy moet reg lewe. As dit dan so verkeerd was, sou ek al lankal vir God gevra het om my weg te neem. Elke keer as ek dink God moet my gawe wegvat, kry ek net meer werk of ek sien ‘n teken wat my weer hoop gee. Dis moeilik om dit aan enige iemand te verduidelik. DIE MEESTE MENSE DINK JY GEBRUIK JOU TALENT NET OM MET DOOIES TE PRAAT. JY GEBRUIK DIT EGTER BAIE WYER.
MY JONGSTE DOGTER, ANITA, IN NIEU-SEELAND 2019
toe. Met my eie kinders moes ek ook maar geleer het om weg te staan; en dat ek hulle toelaat om hulle eie foute te maak. Hulle is my grootste geskenk in die lewe. AS ’N MEDIUM, WATTER UITDAGINGS MOET JY DAAGLIKS DIE HOOF BIED?
Positiewe denke. Ek moet daagliks daaraan werk, want ek kom uit ’n familie van depressielyers. Ek is eintlik my hele lewe lank met baie vrese opgesaal. Dan is dit baie keer nie my vrese nie, maar ander mense s’n. Die uitdaging is om dit te kan onderskei - is dit my vrese of my kliënt s’n? Dit kom neer op grense. Waar stop ek en waar begin die ander persoon? Hoe kan ek ook werk met meer empatie, maar sonder om myself op te offer, want dan raak ek berouvol, wanneer dit my siek maak. Om hierdie balans te handhaaf is moeilik, want as ek nie daagliks my psigiese energie gebruik nie, het ek te veel energie en dan kan ek nie slaap nie. HOEKOM GLO JY HET MENSE ’N VOORTDURENDE BEHOEFTE OM MET FAMILIE EN VRIENDE WAT OORLEDE IS, TE SKAKEL?
Die dood is deel van die lewe. As ons begin lewe, is ons klaar besig om dood te gaan. My hart breek vir mense, veral mense wat kinders verloor. ‘n Kind wat jy vir jare grootmaak en dan verloor, is seker die moeilikste dood om te verwerk. Wanneer jy iemand ná aan jou verloor, ervaar jy self ’n spirituele ontwaking. Jy verstaan nie wat aangaan nie, maar jy voel asof daardie mens nog by jou is en jy moet dit afsluit. Dis so ’n seën om te weet hulle is versorg en veilig. Die fisiese liggaam is net vorm; ons leef tot in ewigheid. Mense vind nie oplossings deur dogma, geloof of deur die kerk nie, daarom kontak hulle my om closure te kry. GELOOF EN DIE SPIRITUELE WÊRELD KRUIS SEKER GEREELD PAAIE IN JOU WERKSRIGTING. HOE INTEGREER JY DIÉ TWEE?
Ek was deel van verskeie kerke in my lewe. Ek het vir meer as drie jaar die Calvinistiese leerstellinge geleer. Ek het al die verskillende gelowe bestudeer en ek glo kennis is mag. Ek is lief vir ‘n kerk en die rituele wat daarmee saamgaan, maar ek glo jy moet jou geloof van binne leef en nie as ‘n interpretasie van ‘n spesifieke geloof nie. Vandag baklei ek nie meer oor godsdiens nie. Ek weet net ek moet my eie 10 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
Ek is mal daaroor om mense te help. Ek doen tans videos op YouTube en ook werkswinkels. Ek hou baie van nuwe uitdagings. Ek het in my leeftyd baie geleer oor verhoudings. Ek glo so baie aan liefde en is ‘n groot voorstander van verhoudings. Ek gebruik al die tegnieke wat ek studeer het; en gebruik ook my psigiese bydrae en ek leer paartjies tegnieke en gee vir hulle oefeninge om hulle op die regte pad te hou. Baie keer wanneer ‘n paartjie uiteindelik kom vir lesse, is dit ongelukkig te laat. Dus kyk ek altyd na kliënte se verhoudings, wanneer hulle my kom sien, want dis ‘n baie belangrike aspek van die lewe. Die hele familie word beïnvloed. Om ‘n paartjie te kry wat hulself sal beproef en nie net die ander een wil verander nie, is die hoogtepunt. Om te sien wanneer iets verby is, is ook belangrik sodat jy nie in ‘n negatiewe verhouding bly nie. Ek het ook al in die politiek gewerk. Ek was onder andere een van 94 heldersiendes, wat vir Ronald Reagan gewerk het aan die einde van sy termyn. AS JY TERUGKYK OOR JOU LOOPBAAN, IS DAAR EEN DING WAT UITSTAAN, WAT ’N INGRYPENDE EFFEK OP JOU LEWE GEHAD HET?
In 1986 was ek en my man koshuis-ouers in Windhoek en het albei in die onderwys gewerk. Ons het in die NG kerk op die bult geboer! Toe help ek ‘n kind in die koshuis met kaarte. Ek het vir haar geleer hoe dit werk, want sy was deur ‘n baie moeilike tyd en sy was baie psigies. Die predikant het uitgevind en ek is uit die kerk geskors - voor die hele gemeente. Dit het my in ‘n diep depressie laat verval. Dit was ‘n jaar van totale omwenteling in my lewe, waar ek ‘n besluit moes neem of ek ‘n pad gaan loop met wat ek voel is God se woord; of ek gaan na ‘n kerk toe waar ek voorgeskryf word wat ek moet gee en doen. Vir my was dit ‘n groot verraad, want die predikant het my en my man ook gaan aangee by die Departement van Onderwys. Hy was my goeie vriend, wat omtrent elke tweede dag by ons aan huis was. Ons het drie dae later op straat gesit met ons meubels in die sand. Ons was geskors uit die kerk, koshuis en onderwys. Daar het ek besluit ek gaan net nog vertrou op God; en nie op ‘n kerk nie.
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VERTEL ONS DAARVAN?
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ONS GESIN IN WINDHOEK
God het ons daardie tyd só gehelp en ek het my man belowe daar sal ‘n uitkoms wees. Met ons meubels op straat, het een van ons vriende verbygeloop en gevra hoekom ons daar sit. Hy het vir ons ‘n kamer onder ‘n trap in ‘n ander koshuis gegee en ons het vir nege maande daar gebly. Dit het my gevorm, vir die res van my lewe. Ek het daardie jaar besluite geneem wat ek waarskynlik vandag nog leef. Ek is lief vir ‘n gemeenskap en mense; ek is lief daarvoor om na ‘n goeie predikant te luister. Ek is lief vir die hele ritueel van aantrek en kerk toe te gaan; maar ek kan nie meer voel dat ek nie êrens inpas nie. Daar is so baie ander stories, ek kan seker nog ‘n boek skryf.
As jy na jou eie lewe kyk; wat jy bereik het, of nie; kritiseer mens jouself eerder as om jouself te prys vir hoeveel jy gegroei het en waarop jy trots kan wees. Ons leef só baie oomblikke in een dag - in baie interessante tye. Ek het twee maal na Nieu-Seeland emigreer en met elke trek alles prysgegee. Waar jy ookal gaan, gaan jy. Elke land het sy eie probleme. Jy is nie beter af elders nie. Wees altyd bewus dat jy jouself saamneem. Die hele wêreld is in nood en ek glo nog ons land is ‘n land van entrepreneurs. j
HOE BLY JY GEÏNSPIREERD EN ENERGIEK?
My geloof / interaksie met God is elke dag al meer belangrik. Ek het baie sterk dissiplines en ek mediteer en bid elke dag. Ek het nodig om in direkte kontak met God se stem te wees. Leef in die oomblik. Kyk met nuwe oë na iets. Waardeer die lewe. Self-motivering. Ek moet boeke lees en spiritueel groei. Ek moet nuwe goed waag en myself uitdaag. Ek dink as ‘n mens nie passies het nie, kan jy nie gemotiveerd wees nie. Jy moet groei en konstant aan jouself werk. Geestelik, fisies en emosioneel. Dra by tot jou gemeenskap en tot die globale gemeenskap. DAAR IS BAIE MENSE WAT GLO DAT HULLE HIERDIE TALENT HET, MAAR NIE SEKER IS HOE OM DIT TE ONTWIKKEL NIE.
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KAN JY WENKE GEE HOE OM DIT TE ONTWIKKEL?
Vandag se kinders is baie intuïtief en dit moenie onderdruk word nie. Begin om dit te leer en dit te beoefen. Neem die besluit en staan daarby. Die intensie en ons fokus moet daar wees, waar ons wil ontwikkel. Baie mense wil nie die pad loop nie, want hulle is bang wat mense gaan dink of sê. Jy moet geloof hê, in wat ookal jy wil doen. Dis ‘n talent soos enige talent. Indien jy dit lank beoefen, sal jy goed wees daarmee indien dit jou passie is. Sukses is ook dat jy werklik daarmee geld verdien, want dis die uitruiling van energie. As mense vir my vra: ‘Hoekom
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HOERA VIR HERWINNING! Glas, glas, ons soek baie, baie glas! En dit is net die begin… ARTIKEL | FOTO’S WILLEM VERMEULEN
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ier in Darling het herwinning heelwat moeiliker geword nadat die herwinninghouers by die Spar agter die munisipale kantore laasjaar vernietig is. Baie mense het daarna nie geweet wat om te doen rakende herwinning nie. Daar is wel twee ander afsetpunte in Darling waar herwinning ook gebeur, maar nie almal weet daarvan nie. Ons het ook in so ’n roetine verval om by die munisipale kantore ons groen bydrae te lewer wanneer ons die Spar besoek dat die ander twee afsetpunte nie werklik nuwe ondersteuning kry nie. En hier kom Oubaas Kirsten van Kirsten Vervoer toe met die idee om te help... Hy begin met glasherwinning. Al wat mense hoef te doen om deel te neem is om net die glas wat hulle wil herwin (of weggooi) voor hulle huis langs die pad te sit op ’n gegewe dag. Huisbewoners moet die glas in ’n krat of asblik of soortgelyke houer op die sypaadjie plaas. Die glasversamelaars maak die houer leeg en sit dit weer neer – dit kan dus hergebruik word, wat nog ’n groen bydrae is.
Hierdie houers dien dan ook as ’n teken dat daar glas is wat opgelaai moet word. Plastieksakke lyk soos vullisitems en sal nie opgelaai word deur die glasversamelaars nie, so vermy eerder plastiek. (’n Ander probleem met plastieksakke is dat die sakke baie maklik skeur en dan is daar glas oor die hele sypaadjie!) Op die oomblik word glasinsameling elke tweede week gedoen. Daar word ’n boodskap op die Darling gemeenskapforum (WhatsApp) uitgestuur om mense te herinner. Mense kan ook via e-pos herinner word: stuur net ’n e-pos na herwin.recycle.darling@gmail.com om aan te dui dat jy die herinnering wil ontvang. Meer as net glasherwinning is ook ’n moontlikheid in die toekoms. Die belangrikste vir alle inwoners van Darling is dat soveel moontlik herwin moet word, insluitende glas, metaal, papier en plastiek. Metaal, papier en plastiek word tans nog nie ingesamel nie, maar dit kan wel by die twee afsetpunte in Darling ingehandig word. Die twee afsetpunte in Darling is op die oomblik die herwinningshouers op die sypaadjie langs die munisipale polisiekantore in Caledonstraat en tussen die Darling Kliniek en Darling Brew in Fabriekstraat, net aan die teenoorgestelde kant van die pad. j
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DARLING HISTORY
THE OLD STATION BUILDING Formerly Darling Station, now Evita se Perron FROM ‘A DARLING HISTORY’ BY NINA VAN DER WESTHUIZEN PHOTOS COURTESY OF EVITA SE PERRON
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n 1995 the famous South African satirist and playwright Pieter-Dirk Uys was on his way to Mc Gregor, when he took a wrong turn and ended up in Darling! He bought a dilapidated Victorian house which took six months to renovate. Luckily Darling could provide the necessary skills and labour to do the job: a young man who specialized in Victorian restoration, a Danish electrician, a wizard carpenter and a community of artisans who scraped, oiled and gently restored the old house to its former glory. After Pieter-Dirk Uys moved from Cape Town to Darling, Jochi Gremels – estate agent at the time – brought to his attention that the old station building stood empty. The dormant idea of having his own theatre was rekindled in Pieter-Dirk’s imagination. The station building was at first hired for R80 a month before Pieter bought it in 1996. The interior was restructured with a small stage and enough space for 12 tables and chairs and thus the old station became Evita se Perron. Inspired by the legends of Argentina’s Evita Peron and our own Evita Bezuidenhout, this was the ideal place for a theatre. Besides, the word perron is Afrikaans for station platform! For the first year, activity was centred on the small corrugated iron or blik building in its strange colours next to the railway line. Pieter inherited the colour scheme; when the station was derelict and rusted, concerned townsfolk provided whatever paint they could find. So the Perron still proudly displays the unique colour scheme of pink, turquoise, blue and white. After the year of experimentation in 1996, Pieter purchased the remainder of the gravel land and the building was extended to include a resaurant-cabaret venue. Architect Jake de Villiers retained the style of the original station in all the additions. Currently Evita se Perron can entertain an audience of up to 130 people. The main attractions are the various Pieter-Dirk Uys shows and his famous chorus line of political characters, some of whom have been with him since 1980. Of course Evita Bezuidenhout is not in the least ruffled by the daily goods train rumbling by, letting everything shiver and shake! Currently the complex houses two theatres, a 14 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
resaurant and bar, The Darling Trust, Elsie Balt Art Gallery, EVITA SE PERRON | 1998 Museum/ Nauseum, Gravy Train Saloon, Station Gallery, Boerassic Park and a community garden called Tannie se Tuin. One finds it hard to remember that this was once just a rural railway station. The former Darling station dates from 1903, although the railway line passed Darling by the turn of the century. Grain was trasported from the grain stores in Darling by ox wagon and later by railway connection to the station. Trains and railway buses used to run every day. At 7h30 in the morning the railway bus pulled in from Saldanha on its wat to Cape Town and in the evenings at 6 o’clock it pulled in again on its way to Saldanha. Martha Mosterd started selling pies at the station. When she retired her daughter-in-law, Emma Mosterd, carried on. Emma was married to Japie Mosterd who had a garage and transport business. Emma’s café at the Darling Station sold moer-coffee, chips, cigarettes, etc. but it became famous for its freshly baked chicken pies. Emma trained Hannes Fortuin to make pies with home-made pastry, which was made at her home. When the bus or train was due to arrive, Emma rushed off in her little Volkswagen Beetle to collect a fresh batch of piping hot chicken pies for the eager customers. In 1989 it became obvious that the quaint station building would be demolished. The Darling Afrikaanse Sakekamer (chamber of commerce) came to the rescue, however, and was able to prevent what would undoubtedly have been a great cultural loss.
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on the Yzerfontein side of the village near the historic water trough. The Municipality had been approached for permission to relocate the building to this public open space where the building could be utilized as an information centre or cultural venue. Luckily the move never came to fruition, seeing that Pieter-Dirk Uys came to the rescue! EVITA SE PERRON TODAY THE STATION BUILDING AND PAMLS IN THE EARLY 1990’S PHOTO COURTESY OF LOUIS STEENKAMP
They were able to acquire the historical corrugated iron building together with the palm trees that beautified the old station, from Spoornet, on condition that it is removed from its position. The Monuments’ Council of South Africa had given the go-ahead to dismantle and reestablish the old building and palm trees at the uitspanning
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The Perron is open from 9am to 4pm seven days a week. The restaurant offers an à la carte menu for breakfast and lunch. They serve freshly ground Wiesenhof coffee. Local beers and wines can be ordered from Bambi’s Berlin Bar. 176 shows are lined up for 2020; check their website for more information. Meals can be booked before or after shows. Don’t miss the Museum/Nauseum featuring Pieter Dirk Uys’s collection of Africana. Browse the paintings of Evita depicted in the styles of the great masters by Darling artist Nina van der Westhuizen. Stroll through Boerassic Park to view the exhibits and sculptures. j
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ART AND ME
Yzerfontein artist, Ami Smuts, recounts her journey of creativity, what inspires her, and has advice for those who would follow suit. ARTICLE | PHOTOS AMI SMUTS
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y passion for seascapes was triggered by some of my happiest memories as a child, playing in the warm waters at Scrijwershoek Farm on the Langebaan Lagoon or on the rocks at the start of 16 Mile Beach, in Yzerfontein. Inspiration to paint can be triggered by a blob of colour, a memory or a beautiful setting. Finding time to paint is another story; I sometimes burn the midnight oil to work on a canvas. With an uncomplicated, happy childhood and being part of an artistic family and having a painter grandmother, Beatrice (née Baby De Jongh) Versfeld, I think I was destined to paint. Besides part time lessons as a child, I went on to study art and my first paid job was as a graphic designer in Paarl. I also had the amazing opportunity to do part time screenprinting classes in 1992 at the then Mabana Cultural Centre in Taung, Bophutaswana. I began dabbling with pigments and cloth. This was the start of creating with the potential to earn an income. An artistic entrepreneur was born! My first sellable art was painting on calico. Having wall space to display and from which to sell is essential to any artist. My parents Thor and Helen Halvorsen built Vyge Valley Farm Stall on the West Coast road and I started trading in 1994. Over the 13 years the venue was very popular for pies, farm bread and art, and many exhibitions were held here.
Having my own Farm Stall allowed for stocking the shelves with my creations. My creative side was really tapped into when a partner and I had a pottery factory, Pot o’Clay. Besides seascapes, painting flowers gives me pure joy. The curves and flow of a glass bowl of white Iceberg roses inspired a 2m x 1.5m canvas, one of my largest oil paintings ever. I had to stand on crates to reach high enough and used at least 50 tubes of oil paint. I have gathered many life and business tips over the years which may be applied in many ways: yy Buy the best canvasses and paint for your creativity. yy Arts & crafts stacked away in a garage will not sell. yy Price your art immediately, otherwise you will lose money against a strong negotiator. yy Don’t be shy to promote yourself. Use social media to your advantage. yy Learning and developing never stops. yy Google can be an artist’s friend. You can “how to…” just about anything. yy Make time for your passion and don’t feel guilty doing what you love. yy Keep some of your art as you go along. yy Keep records of paintings and your sales, it is so inspiring. yy Stop procrastinating. Start, paint, be happy. My art is currently being sold by Café Mosaic, Main Road, Darling and House of Décor in Yzerfontein and from my house in Yzerfontein. I am currently working towards an exhibition in Yzerfontein planned for the Easter holidays. j
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DARLING SCARECROW FESTIVAL 2019
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uring the last two weeks of November, Darling welcomed its annual invasion of scarecrows. Over 30 families, businesses, and friends of this unique initiative, followed the call and created an amazing variety of scarecrows, placing them in the front yards of their houses or businesses. The voting for the most popular scarecrow via facebook was open to everybody, visitors and locals alike. Thanks to the Darling Scarecrow Festival a stroll through good old Darling became almost a kind of an Art Walk. There was a sun smiling from a column, an elephant hiding in a bush, an Eskom guy working on a switch box on a balustrade and a farmer driving a tractor made of crates and scrap. Since the theme of the festival 2019 was “We are South Africa” there was also quite a number of rugby players on display. The winner was the Butcher, followed by the Elephant and the Wood Twins. Part of the festival was also the traditional auction for charity. Besides wine, art, pet food and lots of useful goods the organising volunteers offered to prepare and serve a special Scarecrow Dinner in the private home of
one of the organisers. The successful bidder visited Darling in January and enjoyed Zebra on Salad, traditional Bobotie and a delicious pudding with ice crème, all paired with Darling wines and MCC. Even the dishes were made by scarecrow fairies. In total over R11 000 was raised and donated to local charities and initiatives by choice of the buyer. Over the last three years the Darling Scarecrow Festival has become a wonderful initiative organised by volunteers and strongly supported by the community of Darling. See you in November 2020. j THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING 17
INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
FAIZ WILLEMBURG
The good effects of sport on the individual and in turn, on society, are well known. Cast your mind back to the 2010 World Cup here in our own city of Cape Town, or much more recently, Siya Kolisi’s magnificent leadership of the victorious South African rugby team. One man here is passionate in wanting to likewise use sport to make a difference in Darling. ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS JANET WITHINGTON | RIAAN NEETHLING
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aiz Willemburg, husband, father of four, and wellknown builder with his twin brother Faried, became convinced some three years ago that a love of soccer would take Darling’s children off the streets, and give them a belief in themselves. Faiz, himself, comes from a large and caring family but things have not always been easy. He was born in District 6, proudly he tells us, at St Monica’s, and in the removals went to live with his grandparents in Athlone. From there his family moved to Manenberg where a young person’s life was constantly overshadowed by the threat of the gangs. He came to Darling in 1993 to work with builder Bobby Simmons, and here at the age of 19 years, met his future wife Lorraine. They married in 1996, settled together in Darling and in 1998 his brother Faried was persuaded to move here too. His parents joined them in 2001 and now four brothers of the six children have made Darling their home. The Willemburgs have been builders for generations and in 2001 the brothers took on their first big job for Henk van der Merwe. The family chose Darling to get away from the violence of the Cape Flats, but by the summer of 2018/2019 the gangs had infiltrated here too from Atlantis and the stabbings and intimidation began, sucking the youth into their culture with devastating effect on our society.
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Faiz realised that if there is any difference to be made it all depends on the children and so on the 26th of January 2019, a date forever etched in his memory, he circulated the news that there was to be a meeting for boys interested in being part of a soccer club. Great was his excitement when fifty enthusiastic children and ten parents turned up but Faiz went home to Lorraine with the realisation that he had the dream, he had the passion, and now he had a club but absolutely nothing else – no money, no equipment, not even one soccer ball! Met die hulp van vriende, plaaslike besighede en inwoners is fondse en donasies bekom om in die onmiddellike behoeftes vir sokker uitrustings, skoene, sokkerballe en ander toerusting te voorsien. Die Darling Football Club is gestig met die slagspreuk Together we can. ‘n Bankrekening is geopen en die Klub se aktiwiteite en finansies word bestuur deur ‘n Uitvoerende Komitee. Die Klub is geaffilieer met die Atlantis Football Association. Daar is tans tussen 60 en 70 geregistreerde spelers van 8 tot 19 jaar oud en die getalle groei steeds. Om al die verskillende ouderdom spanne te hanteer, vind oefeninge op Dinsdag- en Donderdag-middae by die Gabriël Pharoah Sportgronde plaas. Wedstryde vind op Saterdae plaas in Atlantis en Mamre maar meer tuiswedstryde word ook beplan.
INSPIRATIONAL STORIES Uncle Fais is ‘n sterk rolmodel vir die jong spelers van wie baie behoeftig is en hy voorsien hulle van advies en hulp. As van die spelers nie by ‘n oefening opdaag nie sal hy na hulle huise gaan om uit vind waar hulle is en ook met die ouers gesels indien hy vind dat hulle nie die kinders ondersteun nie. As gevolg van sy noue betrokkenheid by die spelers is hy bewus van sommiges wie saans honger op ‘n sementvloer gaan slaap. Enkele inwoners verskaf soms sop of ‘n toebroodjie maar die behoefte is groot en meer ondersteuning is nodig. Faiz vind dit hartseer dat ten spyte
van die spelers se entoesiasme en harde werk so min ouers, onderwysers en kerkleiers betrokke is om hulle te ondersteun. Dit is baie selde dat daar iemand anders as die klublede langs die veld is om hulle aan te moedig. Sy ideaal is dat meer en meer jong mense by die Klub sal aansluit, nie by dwelms en misdaad betrokke sal raak nie en hard sal werk om uit te styg. Hy moedig hulle voortdurend aan om in hulself te glo en hard te werk om hulle drome te verwesenlik. Hy motiveer hulle om te presteer op skool en gebruik dit as ‘n voorvereiste om aan te hou om sokker te kan speel. Faiz is tans ook die sokkerafrigter te midde van sy ander klub aktiwiteite. Met die groei van die klub en meer spanne om af te rig, het dit nodig geraak om ‘n persoon met die regte ervaring te kry om die afrigting te hanteer. Daar word tans ook gekyk na die skep van meisie sokkerspanne wat die afrigtingswerk verder sal laat toeneem. Faiz Willemburg is ‘n gelowige mens wie se lewe gebasseer is op liefde en die geloof dat Christenskap uitgeleef behoort te word in barmhartigheid en die uitreiking na diegene wie minder bevoorreg is. Hy het niks in die pad van sy droom laat staan nie en is besig om dit op ‘n nederige maar volhardende manier te verwesenlik. Hy het in sy lewe kennis gemaak met die afbrekende mag van dwelms, gangs en misdaad en wil so veel moontlik jong mense daarvan help weglei. Die Darling Soccer Club het die potensiaal om ‘n groot verskil in die lewens van jong mense regoor Darling te maak en het die gemeenskap se ondersteuning nodig. Enige donasies en ondersteuning sal opreg waardeer word. j
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YZERFONTEIN HISTORY
One Stop Shop, Die Pan and two Nude Farmers... We all have a little bit of Yzerfontein in our blood, whether we actually live there or not… Boytjie Basson continues his journey through a history forged in salt, sand and sea. ARTICLE | PHOTOS BOYTJIE BASSON
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Willem Bester later sold to Jan Weskus (Albertyn), a burly gentleman, who in turn sold to a Portuguese called Manny. I remember one day at the end of the 80s when my father-inlaw, Nico Muis, wanted to purchase a few items from Manny. It was quite expensive in comparison to what he had been used to paying elsewhere and my father-in-law told Manny that in so many words. Manny’s reply was, “You want it? You buy it. You don’t want it? You don’t buy it”. My father-in-law bought the items, and Manny stood there with a big grin on his face. Never was the price of any item ever discussed again nor did anyone complain about pricing again. In 1981, Willem and Sakkie de Villiers built a shop called The One Stop Shop opposite the caravan park entrance. It included a small butchery. They called it One Stop Shop to indicate that you could visit Yzerfontein with nothing and then buy all you needed: matches, wood, braai grid, meat, fish, tinned food, wine and salads. It is now the premises of the Rosmead Bakery and Yzer Bru. In 1989 the Yzerfontein Coat of Arms was designed by the Interim Local Council. The motto was “The Sea provides, the Flowers decorate” (Mare Ditat Flores Decorant). When the Swartland Municipality officially took over in 2000, the Residents’ Association successfully applied for it to be adopted as its official Coat of Arms. Also in 1989, an open-air restaurant that specialised in traditional West Coast foods was opened on the land of Willem de Villiers, who owned Yzerfontein farm at the time. It was called Die Pan, in all probably after its location, which was situated on the perimeter of the salt pans. It consisted of a cement block-constructed building that housed the
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fter the beaches south and north of Yzerfontein were closed to all motorised vehicles, the National Parks Board took over the area north of Yzerfontein, including the 16 Mile Beach, which was incorporated into the West Coast National Park. Horse rides along the beach on the Pearl Bay side and neighbouring farms south of Yzerfontein were then organised to take the place of the annual motor bike rides. A group of us, all ages and genders, would leave Yzerfontein early in the morning and ride to Jakkalsfontein, then still privately owned by Frank Basson. Friends and family would meet us there and we would braai and socialise for the day. A lot of stiff and sore bodies had to be treated after such a long day in the saddle! And the return ride would be torture as our bodies were not used to being in a saddle for such a long time. During this time, Willem Bester ran the first café located at the present service station. He had bought it from Ted Roseweare, whose house was very aptly named “Scott’s on the Rocks”. The only other café that I can remember was at 21 Main Road, first owned by Oom Amos van Zyl, a retired Manager at the Hoedjiesbaai Hotel in Saldanha, then later by James Hellyer. As mentioned in an earlier chapter, the building that their café was in was later bought by Christo Wiese, and upgraded to a modern double-storey holiday house. The irony is that Christo Wiese went on to purchase the house of Ted Roseweare a few years later as well. It is now the large building (two semi-detached houses) right behind the Municipal offices.
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YZERFONTEIN HISTORY kitchen and store rooms. It had six thatched lapas where guests were seated for their meals. There were two menus to choose from. The first menu, the West Coast Buffet, consisted of a soup for starters, then grilled or smoked fish, a seafood pot and half a crayfish. Fresh home-baked bread with jam could also be enjoyed with it. It was completed with a potjie pudding. The second menu consisted of roasted pork rib and farm vegetables. The fresh home-baked bread and jam was also included. A free glass of wine was served with every meal as Die Pan was then still waiting for the approval of its liquor license. Guests were also allowed to bring their own bottle of wine. Die Pan could accommodate groups of up to 150 guests. During the winter months when the salt pans were full of water, some of the local young men, including Boeta Slabbert, would launch their rubber ducks at the restaurant and race past Die Pan at high speed, providing great entertainment to the visitors. In summer months the water would evaporate again, and the pans would dry out. It was one of the first open restaurants along the West Coast and was aimed specifically at tourists and other groups. The first owners were Michael-John de Villiers, Adaldert and Jeanette Biesenbach and it was managed by Erika Gentle. It was such a novelty at the time that an article was written in the Western Cape Tourism Newsletter in December 1989 and again in Die Burger on 12 September 1990. My final story I would like to share about this era involves two free-spirited and very naughty Darling farmers and a day at Preekstoel in Kraal Bay on the Langebaan Lagoon. We had decided one day during the holidays to travel to Preekstoel to spend the day on the shores of the Lagoon with friends. There on the western shores of the Lagoon, the wind is kept at bay by a large sand dune and the waters calm and pleasant. We were then still allowed to make wood fires and braai on the beach. My cousin Willem Basson sailed a Hobie Cat across from Langebaan so that we could all sail in the relatively safe waters of the Lagoon. The rest of us all travelled by road via the white dirt road that links Yzerfontein to Langebaan. And it was early that day that I had a feeling that it was a day that we were going to remember for a long time to come, because here came my cousin Paul Basson and his close friend Louis Duiwel (Loedolf), travelling in an old 1972 Citroen which he inherited from Granny a few years
earlier. Both were fit young farmers, well-built, fast and powerful. Both played on the wing for the Mooreesburg first rugby team and, most worrying of all, they were fearless. Because the white dirt road to Preekstoel was long and dusty, Paul Basson and Louis Duiwel stopped regularly for a refreshment or two. It was at one of these planned stops that an ostrich from the West Coast National Park crossed the road. After chasing the ostrich and cornering it against a fence, Paul Basson grabbed it by the neck while Louis Duiwel poured a beer down its throat. As concerned farmers, the ostrich had looked very thirsty to them, and it was a warm summer’s day and fresh water in the Park was scarce that time of the year. Later that afternoon, as we were all preparing to drive home, Paul Basson and Louis Duiwel insisted that they would sail the Hobie back to Langebaan. Despite their lack of experience, it was an easy downwind sail with an almost straight course and in the safety of the shallow Lagoon. As Paul Basson would tell me later that evening, because they were out of sight of land and other boats and because it was such a pleasant sail with a following wind, they decided to strip off their clothes to catch an all-over suntan, something a farmer does not always get a chance to do. When they were about half way across the Lagoon to Langebaan, the Hobie jibed unexpectedly and capsized. In the ensuing confusion, all their clothes were washed away, and before they could right the Hobie, its five-meter mast had become deeply embedded in a sandbank. In the middle of the Langebaan Lagoon were two completely nude farmers now clinging to an upturned Hobie. And it was a long while later when they were spotted by a passing boat, but it needed a lot of persuading for them to be rescued, for Paul Basson and Louis Duiwel had been in the water for a long time. And as proud marriageable bachelors, they did not want the girls on the rescue boat to get the wrong impression about them. The traditions that had started in the 70s, continued throughout the 80s. On Christmas Eve a church band from Darling still walked from house to house singing Christmas Carols and collecting money to buy new instruments for the Church Band. The Boeresports Day on the 1st of January was also being held yearly with the Mnr. Boepens (Mr Pot Belly) competition still the biggest attraction. Literally and figurative growing in stature each year! j MY YZERFONTEIN MEMOIRS Order a copy of MY YZERFONTEIN MEMOIRS by WJ Boytjie Basson directly from Boytjie or buy your copy at the I Love Yzer shop for
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DARLING TOURISM
Darling Museum launches its new logo and explains the reasoning behind it ARTICLE ROY ADCOCK
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n Armistice Day, 2019, The Darling Museum launched its new logo to the world. This colourful and fun “block-matrix” strives to enshrine key communication principles for the Darling Museum. These colour blocks are “code” for how we think about our collection and our community. In the first place, the Darling Museum is about the preservation of social and technological history in a West Coast farming town. However, we are committed equally to outreach initiatives which must engage with our community, build bridges of understanding, open up dialogue about the past and how that influences the present. We are also a place to teach and explore new ideas and we can be a platform to develop creative solutions. In many ways our museum is about the future. “Your mind is a muscle. It needs to be stretched to stay sharp”
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When designing our logo, we first looked at our key objectives: yy A logo is a kind of coat of arms. It should be a symbolic communication device that talks to all we stand for and aspire to. It should work for us even when we are not there, because we are not just a building full of old things. yy Because we are a cultural repository and an educational resource, we should be a museum of ideas. We can use history to open minds, to grow and to reach out to our community and a much broader audience beyond. SYMBOLS
The designer built seven key symbols and elements into the graphics: yy Mechanical symbolism, like “building blocks” which allude to our technological and farming collection and history. yy The symbols also included an element for “heritage”, being the Greek column symbol. yy Lively colour and contemporary thinking was employed 22 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
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in the design, because a museum does not have to be a remote dusty place full of inaccessible treasures! Each colour stands for something. -- The red symbolizes life. -- The yellow is an obvious symbol for the sun. -- The blue harks back to the blue of our old logo... so suggesting continuity. -- The green represents the farms that surround the town of Darling. The colourful geometry is attention-getting but it is also finely balanced. Because everything in our museum is basically handmade, (very little is plastic), we have printed the logo with softly “torn” edges, we have not used perfect symmetry, so to give salute to the worth of things made by the human hand. The composite logo implies fun, with learning and lively engagement. It suggests a playful interaction of several ideas. We are not just promoting one idea. The second “D” block element is a “portal”, a door, inviting a peek inside; it is a symbolic doorway that says, “come in” and explore. The third “M” block element again is a “portal” and looks like opening gates. Again, the coded message is “come in” and see what is behind the invitation. Broadly speaking the logo wants to suggest opening gateways to new experiences and ideas. New ways of thinking. Ways to discuss difficult or painful issues. Ways to learn and communicate. Ways to remember. New ways to gain perspective using history. New ways to “join the dots”, of the past and present. New ways to find cultural enrichment.
In conclusion, the evolution of a logo is a skilled process that takes abstract communication to quite sophisticated levels. In our daily lives, we are all bombarded by logos and symbols and they have a key influence on our motivation
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his recently completed residential project on the Atlantic coast by West Coast based architectural firm, New Earth Architecture, incorporates a number of sustainability principles which the practice tries to incorporate in most of its projects. ‘Passive design’ is design that takes advantage of the climate to maintain a comfortable temperature range in the home. Passive design reduces or eliminates the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40% (or much more in some climates) of energy used in the average home. Passive design utilises natural sources of heating and cooling, such as the sun and cooling breezes. It is achieved by appropriately orientating the building on its site and carefully designing the building envelope (roof, walls, windows and floors of a home). Well-designed building envelopes minimise unwanted heat gain and loss. Strategic shading of a house and outdoor spaces reduces summer temperatures, improves comfort and saves energy. Direct sun can generate the same heat as a single bar radiator over each square metre of a surface. Effective shading - which can include eaves, window awnings, shutters, pergolas and plantings - can block up to 90% of this heat. Shading of glass to reduce unwanted heat gain is critical, as unprotected glass is often the greatest source of heat gain in a house. However, poorly designed fixed shading can block winter sun. By calculating sun angles for your location,
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hul sal weer by dié feeste te sien wees in 2020. Jy kan hulle ook besoek by die gewilde Groote Post Country Market (Darling) wat op die laaste Sondag van elke maand plaasvind. Vir enigiemand wat die ‘marklewe’ oorweeg: “Dit is nie vir sissies nie! Dit is baie harde werk maar die ‘markfamilie’ (uitstallers en organiseerders) en ongelooflike plekke (plase en dorpe) waar ons uitstal maak dit oor en oor die moeite werd. Soos die Engelsman sê: It beats an office job any day!” As jy dus smag na lekker tuisgemaakte konfyt of verlang na ordentlike beskuit (en ’n skelm dadelballetjie) maak seker dat jy Die Boepens Spens op Facebook volg om te sien waar hulle volgende gaan uitstal. “Kom doen die tongtippietoets en kyk of jy ons tuisgemaakte produkte kan weerstaan!” j
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In Oktober 2018 het Die Boepens Spens hul eerste geleentheid gekry om uit te stal by die Agri Ekspo se Groot Plaas Proe, waar hulle die toekenning vir beste stalletjie losgeslaan het en op kykNET se gewilde program Fiësta verskyn het. “Dit het vir my (Dirk) die nodige oortuiging gegee om teen einde Maart 2019 my werk as restaurantbestuurder te los om al my energie en tyd voltyds aan Die Boepens Spens toe te wy, met Frans wat tussendeur toere voluit ondersteun.” Sedertdien het Die Boepens Spens al by gesogte geleenthede soos die kykNET Buite Ekspo BESTE STALLETJIE (Môreson Plaas), SA Kaasfees TOEKENNING: (Sandringham) en Olyffees DIE GROOT PLAAS (Riebeeck Kasteel) uitgestal, en PROE 2018 28 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
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ico Wessels se lewenslange droom om op ’n plaas in die Weskus te woon en werk is na jare se harde werk en wêreldwye ondervinding eindelik bewaarheid. Gedurende sy skoolloopbaan was dit reeds duidelik dat Rico ’n beroep moet beoefen waar hy met mense werk. Opsies het teologie en sielkunde ingesluit, maar hotelbestuur het oor sy pad gekom en hom soos ’n handskoen gepas. Hy het op skool weggespring deur goeie huisvriende te help by hulle spysenieringsonderneming, en só ervaring by verskeie troues en funksies in die Kroonstad-omgewing opgedoen. Onthaal en spyseniering is in sy bloed, en boonop geniet hy dit vreeslik! In 1995 het Rico aan die Hoërskool Kroonstad (Blouskool) matrikuleer, waarna hy Hotel en Voedselbestuur aan die Bloemfonteinse Tegnikon gaan studeer het. Hy het sy prakties by die gesogte Grande Roche Hotel in die Paarl voltooi. Daar het Rico mense wat op verskeie weelderige passasiersbote regoor die wêreld gewerk het, ontmoet. Na sy studies voltooi is, het sy loopbaan in die gasvryheidsbedryf afgeskop op een van dié weelderige skepe. Vir 15 jaar het hy op passasiersbote gewerk, en was mettertyd ook ’n direkteur van Voedsel en Verversings, met ten minste 1 000 werknemers wat hy moes bestuur. Rico het ook verder studeer aan die welbekende Cornell Universiteit in Ithaca, New York, terwyl hy gewerk het. Dit alles was ’n lewensveranderende ondervinding, omdat Rico die hele wêreld eerstehands beleef het. Hy is gekonfyt in die kosse en onthaalkuns van verskillende lande, en wil dan ook dié ondervinding deel maak van sy nuwe onderneming.
Rico het in Junie 2019 die see vaarwel geroep en besluit om hom in Yzerfontein te vestig. Die Weskus Padstal is sy nuwe tuiste en daar is baie nuwe en opwindende planne in die pyplyn! Dit maak hom opgewonde oor die toekoms. Hy wil sy stempel op die padstal afdruk met sy liefde vir die plaaslewe en heerlike vars organiese kos. Hy verbou reeds vars groente en kruie in ’n kweekhuis op die plaas en hoop om binne die volgende jaar volhoubare groente en kruie uit sy eie tuin in disse te gebruik en te koop aan te bied. Rico is die oudste seun van Jan en Hannelie Wessels wat op die plaas Stillewoning tussen Senekal en Steynsrus geboer het. Kleintyd is sy kreatiwiteit en liefde vir kos en tuinmaak op die plaas gekweek. Rico se passie vir sy nuwe onderneming belowe kliënte ’n eksklusiewe Weskusondervinding wat hulle nie gou sal vergeet nie. j
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WHAT’S UP FOR WINE IN 2020 ARTICLE | PHOTOS CHARLES WITHINGTON THE DARLING WINE SHOP
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he great thing about New Year predictions is that come year end everyone has forgotten what was predicted. I took a squiz at what the UK wine and Lifestyle press were predicting and decided best to go to the horse’s mouth of Wine Information. Said person is Richard Halstead who heads up what is universally acknowledged as the source of Wine Research at a company called, strangely enough, WINE INTELLIGENCE, based in London. Firstly, and unsurprisingly, with the average Briton spending something like 2 hours per day on social media, visual impact (packaging, display, product information) is more and more relevant in getting a wine off the shelf; there is simply no time to read the detail. But what is good news for quality wines (Wines of Origin) is that the millennials especially, though they are drinking less, are definitely going for better wines. Provenance and process are becoming more important. I asked Richard if he had any specific comments for South African producers especially in the light of latest export figures showing a drop in sales and his typical pithy comment was: “If I was to offer anything specific for South African wine for 2020, I would say that the volatility in world markets caused by Trump’s tariff threats on EU wine and the Chinese economic slowdown could be a blessing in disguise for production countries such as SA which have historically been struggling to get traction. As a South African producer right now, I would be pounding the pavements of key USA consumption markets such as Texas, Florida, Illinois and the Carolinas (all showing growth in our data) and picking up listings in the $10-15 space where nervous retailers are looking for replacements for their French and Italian products.” We have our own distractions in this country, but with the world in flux, there are opportunities to be had which must be taken if we are to stand a chance. 32 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
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The West Coast might be arid of climate but with the likes of Mike and Cathy Clarke it is fertile in ideas. And so it is with their recent release of Gin Botanicals… Hand grown, selected and beautifully presented it is their visual impact in a glass that simply blows one away. I have heard on more than one occasion from respected UK sources that South African gins sometimes tend to be “over infused” – rooibos, khaki-bos, and whatever else might come to hand, and often with colours to match. Don’t go OTT; just go DARLINGTON - a really well-made London style dry gin, infused with a touch of the legendary Kukumakranka plant. Serve with an equally subtle selection of local botanicals. SIMPLY STUNNING!
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER My article in the previous ILYD issue began a series of what others in the Wine world choose to drink, when not drinking their own – and first up was Lukas Wentzel of Groote Post. Someone recently suggested to me that I should pose the same question to myself... 1. You are hosting a dinner function at home for six people. You have a choice of 6 wines to serve – 2 must be your own wines, 2 must be Darling wines and 2 can be any
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other South African wine. The price must be under R250 per bottle (so at least we readers can have some reality) but you may choose any vintage. CHARLES WITHINGTON: Own Wines Roan Ranger Voorkamer Cape Brandy (a wonderful digestif) Darling Wine Salt of the Earth by Groote Post Darling Cellars Lime Kilns Other SA Wine Rustenberg Grenache Glenelly Cabernet Franc
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2. Please also supply your dream guest list with whom to enjoy these wines. CHARLES WITHINGTON: yy Madame May de Lenquesaing Formerly of Chateau Pichon de Lalande, and more recently, Glenelly, to listen to her legendary stories about a life in wine. yy Cheryl Carolus For some fascinating conversation with this feisty fighter for freedom. yy Siya & Rachel Kolisi Sipping from the chalice of fame and the challenges along the way. yy Sandi Collins VOORKAMER CAPE BRANDY (Marmalade Cat) We have enjoyed her food for over a decade and it would be a pleasure to return the compliment. yy Olivia Coleman British actress. Not sure if she even drinks wine, but an absolute hero with Janet so she has to be here. yy Richard Halstead (Wine Intelligence) will hold us spell-bound with his facts and anecdotes on Consumer behavior in wine. yy Pravin Gordhan Maybe fine wine will encourage him to sort out the fact from the fiction.
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Annique Rooibos Health and Beauty
Consultant and Group Manager Ami Smuts gives the history of the Annique Rooibos Health and Beauty company, and the benefits which may be obtained by using their wide range of products which are all based on the health-giving properties of Rooibos. ARTICLE | PHOTOS AMI SMUTS
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nnique Health and Beauty, as a company, was established in 1971 and built around the healing properties of Rooibos. The South African wonder herb, Rooibos (Aspalathus Linearis), is part of the legume family (Fabaceae) growing mainly in the Cederberg region about 250km from Cape Town in the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape. Efforts to cultivate the plant in places as far afield as Australia, China and United States of America have failed, the reason being one needs to have some understanding of the fynbos biome, where it is quite common for plants to only grow in certain areas or locations. Back in 1968 Dr Annetjie Theron “discovered” that Rooibos mixed with the formula of her unhappy baby who suffered from colic, calmed her down so that both could get much needed rest. Her research and findings after this discovery, resulted in the birth of the Annique Health and Beauty Company. Dr Theron had natural healing, anti-ageing and job creation in mind for all South Africans, and the direct selling side of the business grew to a multimillion Rand company. She will be remembered as a true South African pioneer. Funding was made available for ongoing research into the potential benefits of the Rooibos extract against ageing, heart disease, cancer, athletes suffering from fatigue during exercise and to ease the onset of acute mountain sickness at altitude, calming of the digestive system, weight control
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and the hypo-allergenic properties beneficial to all. Annique Health and Beauty as a direct selling company paves the way for entrepreneurs to start their own business. Annique has over 200 top quality products, developing more as we speak, and an amazing compensation plan with rewarding incentives to make dreams and goals come true. I joined Annique as an independent consultant 10 years ago but started using its products at a younger age to solve my problem skin. As an entrepreneur I am loving what I do, but best of all is knowing that I am using the best Rooibos products, whilst I am earning an income. Annique’s Health and Beauty products are on par with the best in the world and made for all South African skins with the Southern Hemisphere’s harsh weather conditions in mind. So whether you are looking for a new business opportunity or you are someone with a sensitive skin, or have dry and dehydrated skin, I invite you to try Annique’s products. Feel, taste, smell and see the difference. Recently the company launched the first in the world combination of CBD Isolate and Rooibos Extract capsules. The response from the field has been mind-blowing, with a better life as part of all testimonials. Many people have found relief from the following ailments when supplementing with CBD - pain, inflammation, anxiety, depression and insomnia, etc. As part of our tasty range of 20 Herbal Teas, we also have the Rooibos and Hemp seed tea, beneficial for people suffering from high cholesterol and blood pressure levels, diabetes, colitis/Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia, MS, stress, post-operative pain and may lighten the intensity of seizures/ epilepsy. Hemp is also ideal for pain relief particularly for those with chronic conditions such as cancer, Aids and rheumatoid arthritis. Another best seller tea is the Ginger Root and Rooibos, assisting with detoxing whilst dieting or the Honeybush tea, relief for hormonal changes and moodiness, the Moringa for extra energy or the Night rest tea for a peaceful sleep. I can carry on and on. Each product has so many functions. Annique has a lifestyle program with the best-tasting meal replacement shakes, ideal for the whole family. The shakes are sugar and gluten free, with all the vitamins and
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minerals needed to keep your energy levels up and build your immune system. Extra protein is supplemented with 250ml full cream milk and the Annique Bone Broth. We at Annique are very proud of our range of supplements. It is of the best in the country and known to Cardiologists, GP’s, Veterinarians, etc. If the taste of Rooibos tea is not for you, our OptiRooibos capsules are equal to 6 cups of Annique’s green Rooibos tea. Most of our Proudly South African products e.g. the Bone Broth, ResQue cream, Miracle Tissue Oil with Rooibos extract, etc are animal friendly. My mission is having clients with beautiful skin, minimum ageing and living a healthy life. Please contact me for more info on how to start your own business, for advice on our products or the monthly specials. Our Consultants are countrywide and it would be my pleasure to provide more information. j
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South African Animal Portraits A-Z Meet the mammals, reptiles, insects and birds who populate the veld, desert, forests and ponds of Southern Africa. From the ant-eating aardvark to the zebra snake (spitting cobra), there is a new friend on every page. This ABC book is packed with vivid and charming illustrations and includes the scientific name of each animal. ARTICLE | ILLUSTRATIONS NICOLAAS MARITZ PUBLISHED BY DAVID PHILIP PUBLISHERS (NEW AFRICA BOOKS)
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s author and illustrator Nicolaas Maritz writes in his foreword to the book: ‘Although an attractive landscape anywhere in the world may at first look quiet and empty, if you sit very still you will soon notice a few companionable insects crawling around in your immediate vicinity. Next, you will most likely become aware of a variety of birdcalls, near and far. If you are lucky, a small animal, like a meercat or a mongoose might show itself. In a game reserve you may be fortunate enough to encounter the so-called “Big Five”- elephant, rhino, leopard, Cape buffalo and lion. These are only some of the many beautiful wild creatures that animate the wonderfully diverse Southern African landscape. When compiling a book of animal portraits, ordered from A to Z, it is very difficult to decide on which creatures to include. Sometimes I have been a little creative about using the alphabet – but who can resist calling a frog xoxo to fit it under X? Southern Africa is so rich in wildlife diversity that for each chosen animal there are dozens of equally interesting alternatives. Fortunately most animals are highly photogenic, which also renders them ideal as subjects for drawing. I have had to limit my choice to a representative cross section of Southern African wildlife. Some of them are endangered species, like the rhinosceros. Responsible environmental and wildlife conservation is the only answer - and the sooner we realize that human beings are also quite high on the extinction list, the better.
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All the creatures in the book I have encountered first-hand, either in the wild, in my garden or at a zoo. Of all the animals here, giraffes are my firm favourite. I love their graceful manner of movement. And apart from those long necks and beautiful markings, their large luminous eyes, with the longest lashes, are simply irresistible. If it were up to me, and if one could come back to an earthly paradise as an animal, I would come back as a tall, artistic giraffe, with a handy paintbox filled with all the colours in the world…’ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nicolaas Maritz was born in 1959 in Pretoria. He went to school in Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. His first one-man exhibition was held in 1976, in Port Elizabeth, and he has exhibited at galleries and museums around the world. This multimedia artist’s works are represented in most of the art museums and public collections in South Africa. Maritz has also lectured in art and design at the universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch, as well as at private art schools in Cape Town and Pretoria. The artist lives and works in Darling, where he has a permanent exhibition space, the Maritz Museum, open to the public by appointment. His hobbies are cooking, gardening and armchair installation art. j
INFO SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMAL PORTRAITS A-Z AVAILABLE FROM Book League, Darling Clarke’s Bookshop, Cape Town Exclusive Books | Bargain Books, both countrywide Nicolaas Maritz has extensive internet presence, and any search result will show several sites, image galleries, as well as references to his work as an experimental musician: go to https://sites.google.com/view/nicolaasmaritzgallery M 078 419 7093 E bignick098@gmail.com
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF Whoever you are as you read this Whatever your trouble or grief I want you to know and to hide this The day draweth near with relief. No sorrow, no vow is unending Though heaven seems voiceless and dumb So sure, as your cry is ascending So surely an answer will come. Whatever temptation is near you Whose eyes on this simple verse fall Remember, good angels will hear you And help you to stand if you fall.
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Though stunned with despair I beseech you Believe you were born to succeed You are stronger I tell you this minute Than any unfortunate fate. And even this unfortunate price You have to pay While life lasts it’s never too late. BY MAGDA MATTHEE (02/01/1950 - 11/11/2019) PHOTO STEPHEN GLADWIN 38 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
Published in Meandering Paths in 2001 by the Poetry Institute of Africa – An Anthology of African Verse.
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ATLANTICA Alantica, a totally refurbished family home in Yzerfontein is offered for holiday lets, corporate getaways or weekends to re-energise from city life. ARTICLE KAREN SCHRĂ„DER PHOTOS MARISSA NIEUWOUDT PHOTOGRAPHY
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elcome to the beautiful West Coast... welcome to panoramic sea views and breath-taking sunsets... welcome to the sound of Atlantic waves crashing on the rocks beneath... Welcome to Atlantica, Yzerfontein. Nestled on the hilltop, with uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantica offers a stunning 14 sleeper family home with 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, fully equipped with all the amenities of a luxury home. The owners purchased Atlantica, because of the 180 degree views, especially of Dassen Island, Table Mountain and the close proximity to the beach. Over the last two years the house has undergone a complete transformation; all the bathrooms were redesigned with the emphasis on quality and and minimalism, with the express purpose of making it a very user-friendly home. This picturesque setting offers large balconies with arguably the best views in Yzerfontein overlooking Dassen Island. There is also a covered patio with built-in braai and splendid living and entertainment areas. For all those wanting to let their inner Master Chef come to life, there is a beautiful designer kitchen in which to truly exhibit your culinary skills. All the bedrooms have full or partial sea views, comfortable beds with premium hotel grade linen and equipped with smart TV, with Netflix and WiFi. So, if you are looking for a relaxing breakaway from the busy city life, a quick weekend getaway or unique upmarket setting for a corporate stay over – Atlantica offers you that and so much more! We look forward to welcoming you at our coastal home to experience the best of what the West Coast can offer you. j
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PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS ARTICLE | PHOTOS GEO CLOETE
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he West Coast has away to creep slowly and softly into your heart, but once there, it settles in for life. With such complexity and variety which makes the West Coast so special, it would be difficult if not impossible, to single out one specific entity which lures one into its web. Having said that, it would be tough to dispute that the region’s unique natural beauty as well as its fauna and flora contributes richly to its charm. All this natural beauty offers wonderful photographic opportunities and if you have ever wished to capture its exquisiteness at its best, we have exciting news for you. Starting this coming March, Geo Cloete, a multiple national and international award winning photographer will be presenting photographic workshops in Yzerfontein. With his in-depth technical knowledge, finely tuned artistic eye and practical know how these workshops promises to benefit all participants. Two vastly different yet equally interesting categories of photography has been chosen for these workshops. Night time photography will be the focus of one category and wildlife photography will be the focus of the second category. Geo is of the opinion that the skills required for these two categories will enable people to be well prepared for most photographic challenges whether visiting a game reserve, spotting a breath taking landscape or looking with new eyes at your surroundings once the sun has set. Yzerfontein has been described as the pearl of the West Coast and with its close proximity to Cape Town it makes for an ideal weekend getaway and location for the photographic workshops. With a number of game reserves and a National Park in close proximity there is plenty of subject matter to practise your new found skill with. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the best. j
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Verskeie persone en instansies het hul dienste gratis aangebied, waarsonder die koste van die projek baie hoër sou gewees het. Die Toerismebestuur beoog om aan individue en instansies die geleentheid te bied om van die letters te borg en hul name daarop te laat aanbring. Meer besonderhede hieroor sal later bekend gemaak word. Volgens terugvoer wat van besoekers en vakansiegangers ontvang is, het hierdie nuwe monument groot waarde toegevoeg tot ’n unieke vakansie-ervaring. Welgedaan Yzerfontein Toerisme! Julle bydrae om ons dorp spesiaal te maak, word baie waardeer. j
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IN DIE VOETSPORE VAN VORIGE PELGRIMS Kom beleef die avontuur: “Stap die Camino, vellies na die vreemde”! ARTIKEL | FOTO’S CHARLOTTE WERTH
“Elkeen se way is spesiaal… Die Camino way ’n skone land Met tevrede vrye mense Verskillende kulture met aptytlike vreemde kosse Om vir ’n wyle te stap op jou eie way Skyn sterre ook helderder Oor die way ’n voorreg In siel en menswees Geen verwagting Net die Vryheid om te wees Buen Camino”
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ie Camino het die vermoë om jou lewe ingrypend te verander en te verryk. Niemand kom ooit weer dieselfde van Santiago af terug nie. Miskien is dit dalk omdat jy gaan reis met ’n doel, of dalk is dit die duisend jaar se gebede wat al deur miljoene Pelgrims op hierdie besondere roete gebid is. Hoe dit ook al sy, die Camino maak gesond, nuut en vry! Die ‘Camino de Santiago’ of ‘Weg van St Jakobus’ is die Pelgrimstog wat uiteindelik eindig by die katedraal van Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Noord-Wes Spanje. Volgens die legende was hierdie roete Jakobus se sendingroete, en dat hy uiteindelik in Santiago, die eindpunt van die Camino, begrawe is. Mense stap die Camino vir verskillende redes. Sommige stap om ’n era of gebeurtenis af te sluit. Ander wil ’n nuwe begin inhuldig. Party doen dit suiwer vir die avontuur daarvan! Maar een ding is seker, niemand gaan huis toe sonder ’n paar lewensveranderende stories nie!
So kom stap saam! Stap alleen, of saam met iemand, of as deel van een van ons groepe. Stap teen jou eie tempo en met jou eie gedagtes, of stap kuier-kuier saam met ’n mede-pelgrim. Elke oggend lê ’n nuwe roete met ’n paar nuwe uitdagings voor en aan die einde van elke dag se stap kan jy uitspan by ’n uitsoek hotelletjie, die dag se stories met ’n mede-pelgrim deel en weet daar is ’n skoon bed wat op jou wag. Jy kan enige datum kies of saam op een van ons begeleide toere gaan. Ons bespreek vooraf jou verblyf (ontbyt ingesluit) en reël dat jou bagasie daagliks vervoer word. Daarmee saam gee ons vir jou ’n volledige dag-tot-dag stap handleiding met roetekaarte en stapinligting. Jy volg net die pyle en skulpies tot in Santiago. Kom beleef hierdie avontuur saam met ons: “Stap die camino, vellies na die vreemde”! In September 2020 gaan ek ’n groepie caminos begelei op die laaste 120 km van die Portugese roete vanaf Tui tot in Santiago de Compostela. Ons gaan die reis afskop met ’n port-proe kuierdag in historiese Porto en die six bridges river cruise op die bekende Douro rivier. Na die inspirerende pelgrimsreis gaan ons voete rus en asem skep in Finnistere (die einde van die wêreld!) en dan vir twee dae Lisbon verken: tuk-tuks en trem ry en luister na Lisbon se siel in Fado musiek! ’n Dagtoer na die historiese Sintra, ’n besoek aan Pena Paleis, smullekker Santini roomys op die strand en die wegslaan van Ginginha kersielikeur gaan die toer afsluit op ’n onvergeetlike manier! “Pelgrimsreise word drie keer beleef: Wanneer jy daaroor droom, wanneer jy dit beleef en wanneer jy terugkom en onthou...” j
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he organisers of the much loved and anticipated Darling Brew Extreme are amped to bring you the first ever Darling Brew Trail (Run) on the 28th March 2020. From 7h30 onwards we will be sending batches off to run the 6km, 12km or 21km distances. 6km fun run is ideal for beginners or the family. 12km and 21km runners can expect jeep track getting you in and out of the village with light to moderate hills on the 12km route and DBX style single track technical climbs of moderate to intense level on the 21km. You will traverse farmlands that are otherwise inaccessible to the public. Darling Brew proudly bringing you another unique, not to be missed sporting event.
Did you know? You can see the sea and Table Mountain from Darling? Get onto the 12km or 21km route and we will prove it to you. Runners will receive a 330ml Darling Brew Light Beer (Jinja Beer for under 18s) and a event branded bottle opener on completion of their run. Food, entertainment and prize giving at the brewery before, during and after the event. j
DARLING BREW TRAIL INFO DATE 28 March 2020 ENTER entryninja.com DISTANCES 6km, 12km and 21km Trail Run Start and Finish at Darling Brew, Darling E dbexperience@darlingbrew.co.za W darlingbrew.co.za Social Media Darling Brew 44 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
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THE LAST TWO MARKETS OF THE SEASON! Head out to Groote Post Wine Farm on 29 March & 26 April, for a day of family fun and relaxation. ARTICLE GROOTE POST PR PHOTO I LOVE YZER
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ake a break, round up the family and head out to the country to join the Pentz family in the gardens at Groote Post for their last two markets of the season. The terrace in front of Hilda’s Kitchen and adjacent to the Cellar will be brimming with market stalls offering delicious and beautiful country offerings including artisan foods, arts and crafts, homeware, clothing, décor, gifts, jewellery, accessories, toys, fresh produce and more. Local is always lekker at Groote Post, with a divine selection of Darling gourmet produce including: Darling Honey, Burger Fellas, the popular Darling Brew and of course Groote Post’s well-loved wines. Look out for popular newcomers to the market such as Sunshine Food Company’s Vegan Stand, The Curry Cart, Miche and more… j
GROOTE POST COUNTRY MARKET INFO OPENING HOURS 10:00 - 15:00 VENUE Groote Post Wine Cellar MARKET DATES FOR 2020 29 Mar | 26 Apr Closed during winter: May, June, July 30 Aug | 27 Sep | 25 Oct | 29 Nov | 20 Dec SOCIAL MEDIA @GrootePostCountryMarket ENQUIRIES info@iloveyzer.co.za | 022 451 2202
SPIRITUALIA Music Without Borders Readers and visitors are invited to a once-off musical performance at !Khwa ttu on Sunday 19th April 2020 at 11h30. ARTICLE CONTRIBUTION ALFRED LEGNER
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talian musician LucaCiarla - Violin, vocals, melodica and live loops - again crosses the boundaries between musical genres as if they didn’t exist. The violin has its own soul. In Italian anima means soul and is also the name of the small wooden cylinder (the sound post) inside the violin, essential for the instrument’s acoustics. And it’s really the anima which is the starting point of Luca’s extraordinary new project, an emotional musical experience featuring his arrangements of sacred music with original spiritual music. Expect a light, enchanting and beautiful show. After having been successfully premiered at Goa (India) SPIRITUALIA now comes to South Africa for one performance only. The concert is supported by the Italian Consulate in Cape Town and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria. j 46 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
INFORMATION DATE 19 April 2020 VENUE !Khwa ttu, R27 West Coast Road TIME 11:30 TICKETS R130 Booked via info@darlingmusic.org or at the door. Lunch will be available after the show. For table reservations please call 022 492 2998. ENQUIRIES Alfred Legner | 072 015 1653
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DARLING KOLLEGE INTERNASIONALE KOSAAND Geen koekies en melk vir my nie, dankie! Wat Kersvader werklik nodig het, is ‘n kuier by die Darling Kollege se Internasionale Kosaand... ARTIKEL CHARISA LANGEVELD FOTO’S NADINE PRETORIUS
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oe die storie van Kersvader uitgedink is, is daar vertel dat hy in een aand oor die wêreld reis en in elke huis koekies en melk geniet. Hoewel hierdie storie intussen ’n legende geword het, sou ek die storie anders geskryf het. Wie wil nou keer op keer koekies eet en melk drink as jy pizza kan eet in Italië; aan falafels kan smul in Griekeland; of heerlike Kerrie uit Indië kan proe... Om al die lande in een aand te besoek is egter net moontlik in ’n sprokieswêreld, maar om aan verskillende lande se kos te smul in een aand word wel deur Darling Kollege se twee jaarlikse Internasionale Kosaand moontlik gemaak. Mens kry smake en geure wat elkeen sal pas, van die avontuurlustige foodie tot die meer konserwatiewe eet wat ek ken brigade. In ’n atmosfeer van vrolike gemeenskaplike rumoer, wat amper voel soos ’n straatfees in Meksiko, kan my man vir hom ’n paella uit Spanje kry, terwyl ek eerder lus is vir die hitte van Indië. Ons loop natuurlik ook vriende daar raak en vind uit hoe almal se week was, en gaan staan vir ’n slag stil om te gesels met die oubekende hartsmense wat ons gereeld net so in die
verbyry groet, omdat almal se lewe maar ’n bietjie gejaagd geraak het. Ons maak kennis met die nuwe gesigte in die dorp en weet sommer dat nog ’n vriendskap gebore is! Daarom nooi ons hulle om saam met ons nagereg te gaan kry uit Frankryk. Met ons voete in Darling gegrond geniet ons ’n glasie plaaslike wyn terwyl die kinders al sommer met die intrapslag hul maats opgespoor het en die “straatfees” vol baljaar. Wanneer ons eindelik trommeldik die aand vaarwel roep, is dit met ’n gevoel van samehorigheid en die opwinding van ’n wegneemete uit Belarus wat in die kombuis lê en wag. Dit gaan ons vir ontbyt geniet! Moenie jou smaaksintuie, en jou innerlike sosiale vlinder, hierdie jaar se Internasionale Kosaand ontneem nie! Op 30 April 2020 om 17:00 by die NG Kerksaal Darling word die deure oopgemaak vir honger reisigers. Toegang is gratis, so nooi na hartelus jou vrinne saam. j
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themselves comfortable for this exciting evening. All the holiday makers, families and children had a great evening singing along or just listening to the beautiful carols. The high light of the evening was Father Xmas arriving with the NSRI boat to deliver parcels of sweets to the children. A warm evening shared at the harbour with the stunning sunset that is so unique to Yzerfontein made this yet again an occasion to remember. Thank you to everyone that came to share the spirit of Xmas with us at this special event. From the whole team at Yzerfontein Tourism we would like to thank everyone who contributed to make it all possible! j
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ecember 2019 was a festive and happy month in Yzerfontein. More than the usual events in December and the holiday vibes, made this past Christmas extra special. Yzerfontein Tourism with the NSRI held Carols by Candlelight at the harbour on the 22nd of December 2019. It was a beautiful evening with the stunning Marianne Gladwin and the young clear voice of Reanette Cilliers. Bertie Blom and Derick Nel supported the music to perfection. We had picnic baskets which could be ordered up front, and in addition Burger Fellers were there together with the Milk and Yummy food truck to satisfy hungry festive goers. People brought chairs, blankets and warm things to make 48 THE AUTUMN ISSUE 2020 j I LOVE YZER DARLING
ie ikoniese Yzer Challenge word jaarliks ten bate van die Yzerfontein Buurtwag aangebied, en was in 2019 weereens ’n heerlike dag. Dankie aan die ondersteuning van ons getroue hoofborg, Seeff, en die plaaslike besigheidsektor se onbaatsugtige bydraes van talle pryse vir deelnemers. ’n Verstommende aantal mense het deelgeneem en sommer ’n nuwe bywoningsrekord van 314 deelnemers opgestel. Die weer het saamgespeel en alles het vlot verloop. Daar was natuurlik baie pryse te wen, en die Boerpot het uit drie groot pryse bestaan. Almal se nommers was deel van die finale prystrekking, so elke deelnemer het ’n kans gestaan om ’n groot prys te wen. Die klein inskrywingsfooi het seker gemaak dat die hele gesin kon deelneem. Familie en vriende kon dus saam vir foto’s voor, na en by die eindpunt en prysuitdeling poseer! Die foto’s weerspieël blydskap, vreugde en voldoening, en dit is dus duidelik dat die Yzerfontein Challenge deelnemers se lewenskwaliteit verhoog. Die dag was werklik skouspelagtig en het getuig van mense wat hulleself geniet. Nie verniet word daar beweer dat fiksheidsbewuste mense waarlik lééf nie! Die kersie op die koek is natuurlik dat al die fondse wat ingesamel is positief aangewend sal word deur die Yzerfontein Buurtwag. Dit maak al die harde werk die moeite werd. Ons Buurtwag dien vrywillig en pligsgetrou die plaaslike gemeenskap, gee werklik om en waardeer almal se ondersteuning. “Pragtig en kaal – die see daarbuite, waar die branders breek; ’n strand vol klippies, waar die blouwater oor die rotse breek; tog so mooi – Yzerfontein.” ’n Spesiale dank aan Ons Hemelse Vader wat ons so oorweldig geseën het. j ERKENNING AAN • Seeff • Marissa Nieuwoudt Photography • Borge van pryse • NSRI • Pixbuzz • Yzer Brew • Buurtwaglede • Yzerfontein Armed Response • Yzer Medical Support • Al die ander helpers & beamptes.
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EVENTS DARLING MUSEUM AGM
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DATE: 25 March VENUE: Darling Museum TIME: 17:30 T: 022 492 3361
CHARITY FUNDRAISER FOR JOHANN GILIOMEE
DATE: 25 April VENUE: Yzerfontein Sport Club CONTACT: Francois Marais T: 022 451 2819
DARLING BREW TRAIL
DATE: 7 March VENUE: Yzerfontein Sport Club TIME: 15:00 CONTACT: Jaco Joubert T: 072 138 7120
DATE: 28 March VENUE: Darling Brew DISTANCES: 6km | 12km | 21km ENTER: entryninja.com T: 021 286 1099
LONG TABLE GARDEN PICNIC
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DATE: 7 March VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 19:00 T: 022 492 3427
DATE: 27 March VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
DARLING COLLEGE OPEN DAY
GROOTE POST COUNTRY MARKET
DATE: 11 March VENUE: Darling College TIME: 18:00 T: 022 492 3429
DATE: 29 March VENUE: Groote Post Wine Farm TIME: 10:00 - 15:00 CONTACT: I Love Yzer T: 022 451 2202 E: info@iloveyzer.co.za
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DMA PERFORMANCE DATE: 14 March VENUE: Darling Museum TIME: 12:00 T: 022 492 3361
JENNY & THE JAMESES DATE: 14 March VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
YZERFONTEIN BUSINESS FORUM EVENT DATE: 18 March VENUE: Yzer Bowling Club TIME: 18:00 RSVP Essential E: info@yzerbusinessforum.co.za
JAN BLOHM DATE: 20 March VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
NEVER TOO NAKED DATE: 21 March VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 19:00 T: 022 492 3427
APRIL CHARLES TERTIENS DATE: 4 April VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
EASTER FESTIVAL DATE: 11 April VENUE: Yzerfontein Sport Club TIME: 11:00 CONTACT: Jaco Joubert T: 072 138 7120
SPIRITUALIA DATE: 19 April VENUE: !Khwa ttu, R27 - West Coast road TIME: 11:30 CONTACT: Alfred Legner T: 072 015 1653
BARRY HILTON DATE: 24 & 25 April VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
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DATE: 25 April VENUE: Darling Museum TIME: 14:00 T: 022 492 3361
FREEDOM DAY WORSBRAAI CHALLENGE DATE: 26 April VENUE: Yzerfontein Sport Club TIME: 10:00 CONTACT: Jaco Joubert T: 072 138 7120
GROOTE POST COUNTRY MARKET DATE: 26 April VENUE: Groote Post Wine Farm TIME: 10:00 - 15:00 CONTACT: I Love Yzer T: 022 451 2202 E: info@iloveyzer.co.za
DARLING KOLLEGE INTERNASIONALE KOSAAND DATUM: 30 April PLEK: NG Kerksaal, Darling TYD: 17:00 T: 022 492 3429
MAY EVITA EXPOSED #HE TWO DATE: 1 May VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 12:00 T: 022 492 3427
NEVER TOO NAKED DATE: 2 May VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 19:00 T: 022 492 3427
KOOS KOMBUIS DATE: 9 May VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY CELEBRATION CRAFTERS DAY DATE: 16 May VENUE: Darling Museum TIME: 10:00 T: 022 492 3361
GODFREY JOHNSON DATE: 17 May VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 12:00 T: 022 492 3427
EVITA EXPOSED #HE TWO DATE: 30 May VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 19:00 T: 022 492 3427
JUNE JAN RHAAP DATE: 5 June VENUE: Evita se Perron T: 022 492 3427
DMA PERFORMANCE DATE: 6 June VENUE: Darling Museum TIME: 12:00 T: 022 492 3361
TASHÉ DATE: 13 June VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 20:00 T: 022 492 3427
JULY EVITA EXPOSED #HE TWO DATE: 12 July VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 12:00 T: 022 492 3427
ROCCO DE VILLIERS DATE: 19 July VENUE: Evita se Perron TIME: 12:00 T: 022 492 3427 Visit our Social Media pages for event updates: @ILoveYzer @ILoveDarling @ILoveWeskus