Holy Moly Matrimony

An artist and a carpenter,

A marquee and a barn,

The third Torr daughter

To wed on the family farm!
 

Visitors from far-off lands,
(and a hoard of locals too!)
All gathered in their finest fare
to witness the big "I do!"

Champagne and celebrations
and awesome weather to boot,
speeches, cake and dancing,
this wedding was a hoot!

Weddings are FUN.

They are also a s***load of hard work if you put them together yourself! Hats off to my mom for the 3rd Torr girl's wedding being a huge success this past weekend - the woman has done it again! There is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into a home wedding - Sweat, blood and tears are plenty, not to mention a few choice words here and there, but the end result is always magnificent, and Diane hopefully had the best day of her life!


Luckily this year the wedding cake did not end up on the floor, and the freezing, misty midlands weather stayed away... everything was, in fact, delightfully perfect. Even the Capetonians made an impressive effort and left the shadow of Table Mountain to experience, first hand, a warm Natal midlands celebration.

Diane's hubby Ilya is German, so there were some lovely little nuances incorporated into the ceremony, such as the family choir who sang to the couple in German to wish them well on their new adventure as a married couple! It was so special xx

Not to mention the part of the groom's speech that went like this (and I quote):

"You look unreasonably beautiful, seriously. Adjectives are inadequate, I don't know what to say...scrap what I wrote...*laughs*"

I KNOW! RIGHT?!? Ridiculously gorgeous....major brownie points there Il-dawg!

Anyhoo...I won't bore you any further with more comments and anecdotes, but rather will leave you with a few parting shots. Here's hoping we won't have to wait too long for the final Torr wedding... *wink wink*

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Chicken wings...and other useless things

The most unappealing piece of meat EVER.

To say that I cannot stand chicken wings would be the understatement of the century.  I can't believe that they package them and sell them to consumers. Just throw them away please, they're insulting. Do you realise that you are actually buying a product that is at least 60% bone?? And what the eff is up with that useless little flappy bit on the end that's all sinewy and prickly?? Eeeeeew!

Chicken wings are just about as useful as those stupid plastic seals under the lids on juices/milk/olive oil/soy sauce etc, that you have to try to open AFTER you already unscrewed the SEALED lid. Am I the only one who thinks this innovative invention to be a super crap one???? The lid was sealed already - why do we need another impenetrable layer of earth-destroying plastic? Retailers must think we are all a bunch of retards...or there really are a bunch of retards out there who would moan if there wasn't an extra layer of plastic between their lids and soy sauce; who make life miserable for the rest of us by spending their time complaining about stupid useless things like this.

Another item high up on the list-of-useless-things-that-irritate-me-half-to-death is flavoured vitamin water. REALLY???!!! Its just water people! You have been conned into paying exorbitant prices for fancy bottled water that tastes funny. You'll get more vitamins and minerals out of your tap at home (especially in South Africa, maybe some ecoli too, but its an adventure right?) and a piece of REAL fruit, and a lot less cancer, than you will out of a bottle that is making some silly fitness-fanatic-skinny-bitch rich. It's the truth! Would I lie to you?

Finally, to end off my little rant, I have to add in "Low Fat" products. Our cows go through a lot to bring you good quality, rich and creamy, whole milk - which is then pasteurised, homogenised, skimmed, and goes through further god-knows-what other processes, to provide you with tasteless, unappealing, "low fat" products. They might be low in fat, but they're also pretty much low in EVERYTHING else because of it! Bleh! Yuk...

I think I'll have a big, fat, tender chicken thigh for dinner, smothered in 100% farm butter, paired with an ice-cold glass of borehole water that doesn't have to be poured from a container that requires a higher degree to open... Bon apetit mon amis!

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I have not forgotten you all...

Its been a slow start to the year in terms of blogging, but I wanted you all to know that I'm still alive and kicking - with several draft blog posts waiting in the wings... I start a post and then half way through, pick up on an idea for another post, and then the domino effect begins! So bear with me, dear reader, and you shall be justly rewarded!

To whet your appetite a little - upcoming attractions for the month of March:

* Chicken wings and other useless things
* SM slave
* HOLY MOLY MATRIMONY

Happy "klein Saterdag" everyone xxx See you soon xxx