The Joys of living in Africa- telephones

For those of you who saw my first post regarding Living in Africa and then a funny follow up will see the light side of this.
I live on a farm Kwazulu Natal and as much as I loved living in the city I definitely think I have found my home. I really love the farm life but it certainly brings some challenges. Six weeks ago our telephone lines were stolen. This is a fairly common occurrence in Africa as the copper in the lines is worth a lot of money so it is sold for scrap. Most lines in the country have been replaced with fibre optic and it would make sense to replace ours in the same way but the telephone company (Telkom) have decided it is not worth their while to replace the lines as the thieves keep stealing them anyway. It makes no difference to them.
So we have no land lines. Thank goodness for Skype, G talk and all the other ways of keeping in touch.
Should anyone need to contact us at Riverlea Soap we love emails and can be found on Skype as lindagwilson or odiewon.



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Faux Funnel Swirl

I saw this post for making Faux Funnel Pour soap and desperately wanted to try it. Alas I had no helpers for the day and refused to wait. I was so excited I did not even take photos before or during the process.You can see other posts from Soap Queen and Great Cakes soap about this process.

Here is a picture of the final result.
I had to work quickly as the soap was starting to get thick in the jugs.
The next time I do this process I will definitely have a helper and do a more in-depth post.

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Tala Bridal Fair

If you are in the Eston area come along and see us at the Tala Bridal fair. 13th & 14 August.
Mail us if you are in need of unique wedding favours. Odette or Linda

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Market Day - thank you 'Kloofies'...!!

A very big thank you to all the supporters of the Thomas More College Country Fair held on Saturday 30th July in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

After a blanket of snow was thrown over the Drakensberg and Midlands Meander, and incessant rains for almost two weeks, the outlook for the market in Kloof looked dismal. But, the sun came out in all its glory for us, and our market stall which was outdoors under a garden umbrella and the shade of very old, very tall, beautiful trees even attracted the local bees!

Market days are always such fun for us as we get to meet our end-user clients and hear their stories first hand. The reactions to our natural handmade soap products, the amazing fragrances and creative ideas for corporate events, special functions, weddings and baby showers are all the reward we need to remain inspired. If you want to see what they were oo-ing and ah-ing about, visit our Riverlea Soap website and view the online product catalogue.

Thank you to the organizers, and our Mad Hatters who ensured we had our heads covered with various hat masterpieces and were always colour-coordinated!

Do you have market tales to share? I would love to hear from you.

Loads of fun, see you all again next year!


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