Apologies to those of you who know the Cheethams and have seen these pictures before.

Erika and Tony added this wonderful outdoor living area to their house a couple of years ago.  It is a wonderful spot and so pleasant to be in--no bugs and it stays very cool even in warm weather.  Unfortunately Tony has recently retired from the Palabora Copper Mining Co., where he was the corporate secretary, and they will be moving back to Johannesburg, where they still have a house and where their children live, in July.  The house sold the first day it was listed.

This is the outdoor area with the pool in the background.  It's much larger than these pictures make it look.

Looking back towards the house from the pool.  The corner of the teak railroad sleeper wet bar shows on the lower right and the black square is actually a fireplace, especially fitted for braais (barbecue).

The Cheethams little Yorkie, Guiness, gets very excited when anyone goes in the pool.  He barks all around the edge and wants you to splash leaves or even just water out at him which he tries to catch.

Sometimes he gets over exuberant and falls in.

Erika made a beautiful runner for the table.  It's quilted and has an appliquéd tribal design of lizards running the length--it's probably 12 feet/4m long.  Here's just a bit of the design.  The little crackly lines in the background were made by spreading mealies (pap, grits) on the cloth, letting it dry, wrinkling it, and then applying fabric paint which seeps through onto the cloth.  It's a wonderful effect.