Photographs taken at Bill & Stephanie's home in Bryanston
25th to 28th November 2023
Bill flew us up to Lanseria to celebrate, very generously
Afternoon tea on the verandah
Views of the house
At the dinner party on Saturday night
A real treat to see my old friends Charles and Meave Potter
starting to come out of their shell, recovering from the huge tragedy of losing Luke
Coq au Vin
A summer salad
A special bottle of Vintage Port - 1963 Borges Ruby
Cheese board
Africa's noisiest bird, Hadeda ibis
almost as loud as the racing traffic
Sunday lunch at The Italian Job
An emporium of Italian delights
with a refrigerated room for the cheeses and charcuterie
and tables at which to enjoy them and classic Italian dishes
The menu
Too late- the antipasti were so good that the camera went to sleep
Washed down with a very good Pinot Grigio
Lynne's grilled Porcini
Stephanie's Chicken and Marsala Scallopini
John's flame grilled calamari steak with lemon butter
and Bill's with tomato and herbs
A work of art
A life-sized wire sculpture of a Ford Mustang
A very handsome gentleman - Tosca
Above the verandah - a nest of wasps, but they minded their own business
Two classics
1993 Beyerskloof Field Blend
2107 Newton Johnson CWG Windansea Pinot Noir
Coffee at Doppio Zero with Charles and Meave
Olivia - growing up so fast
James, the epicure
A very handsome young man
Victoria, a lovely young woman
Richard and Candy, a very special couple
and Stephanie, always looking so young and photogenic
The family
Olivia, Victoria, Candy, Richard
Tosca, Stephanie, James, William, Redro
Having chosen a good shady spot, a shaft of fierce sunlight came out, so the light was less than ideal
and I needed to do a lot with Photoshop to mitigate the harsh contrast
Victoria, Olivia's personal coiffeuse
closely watched by Redro and Tosca
Tosca, helping Lynne do the crossword
A devoted couple
Until next time!
All images in this post are ©John Duncan Ford, Adamastor and Bacchus
