Zambezi Sunā¦and getting ready for the mighty Zambeziā¦
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Itās been quite a peaceful, creative kind of dayā¦I decided that I would get some basic āhave-to-doā things out of the way and spend a bit of quiet time just creating, before the busy-ness of the afternoon set inā¦so I made some charm bracelets (which I have put in my Etsy shop), and planned some bits of the first project I am working on for the book that Linda and myself are planningā¦this has been the big theme of the week: we have decided to pool our creativity and friendship into a collaborative project: our KNITTING BOOK!! This is something completely new for us, we have no real experience in authoring a book, but we are so excited and determined to make it happen š The project I am busy designing is very bright, funky and I think will be a really fun āsomethingā to makeā¦ I am especially pleased as I think I may have unvented something new, technique wise š wooohoooo!
My darling daughter left me a little message on my beading workspace, before she went to bedā¦I was very touched to see itā¦ it is indeed a precious thing to be lovedā¦
On our second day in Zambia, we had booked a canoe trip down the Zambezi. When we woke up, it was pouring with rain, and the guides said it was too dangerous to go canoeing as visibility was poorā¦so we were quite ok to sit at the veranda and chat to each other, read and crochet (me)ā¦
One of the zebras had a foal, who was really very mischievious and kept harassing her, biting her tail, shoving and prancing aboutā¦ I came within a few metres of them and they were alert and slightly nervous, but didnāt boltā¦a special moment.
The Zambezi Sun is a beautiful hotel, and an enormous amount of attention has been paid to every corner of itā¦The whole style is a comfortable fusion between Moroccan and African, with rich tones and interesting accessories.
This striking painting hung in one of the lobbiesā¦
Amazing, goodness-knows-what-ahedron wrought iron lightsā¦
Garden refuge from the rainā¦
A wrought iron warthog familyā¦forever vigilantā¦
More lovely lightingā¦
The marimba band played during the rain, a truly talented bunch of musiciansā¦
I canāt get over these darn lightsā¦I want to take them homeā¦.
A verandaā¦
An alcove in the wall, with a wonderful glass vesselā¦
I love the contrast of coloursā¦
A ceiling with direction, just look at the detailā¦
These chairs were in the lobby, purely decorative and entirely made of beadsā¦
My little one playing the xylophone, while we were waiting to go canoeingā¦(we eventually went down river in our little canoesā¦what an experience, will post soon!)
