Thursday, August 12, 2010

We Fought The War, But The War Won

Families often joke that they only see each other at funerals. Sadly, this is sometimes true.

We had our first ever (or that I am aware of) family reunion after an uncle of mine was brutally murdered on his dairy farm in Krugersdorp. Now his 21 year old son is running the place. Wearing a shirt that reads 'plaasjapie', he is clearly the right person for the job. We went for a walk where he showed us how everything works, how to make cheese and even fetched some of the week-old calves so I can take photos of them. How cute are they!? I mean, seriously...



























































































On the way back we saw a car dealership in a really run down part of Krugersdorp, with the pay-off line 'As good as it gets'. Ironic. And quite sad. For some people that will really be as good as it gets. Or for a while still at least.


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