A tribute to our family as we review 2018 and usher in the New Year.
GVRlonghorns is about Texas Longhorns. It is also about FAMILY and TRADITION.
Today, January 6th, is our 28th wedding anniversary. It is also Paul’s parents wedding anniversary, theirs being a celebration of 57 years of marriage.
Carlo is a retired winemaker by profession. He also has a vast knowledge of agriculture in South Africa and a keen interest in the country’s fauna and flora. He is a true gentleman – to know him is to love him. Estelle is multi talented. She is a well known commissioned stained glass artist with hundreds of windows decorating churches,cathedrals,homes and businesses throughout South Africa. She is also an exceptional cook. She treats her friends like family and her family like royalty. She is known as the Majong Mama by her friends who assemble at her home most every week for Majong Monday’s.
January 6th is our wedding anniversary date but it is also the feast of Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas when the three wise men came bearing symbolic gifts.
Our gift to ourselves and our son Alex this last Christmas, was to spend the holiday together with our parents in Ramsgate, South Africa.
The last time we were all together for Christmas was in 1999. That year marked our last Christmas celebration at our Lodge in the South African Bushveld.
For Alex, 1999 was a significant year too.
We made a lot of progress in 2018 at Green Valley Ranch,
* we added to our infrastructure. We dug two new tanks, maintained fences and erecting new ones,
* we purchased some fantastic cows from different bloodlines,
*we sold a number of cows and babies to happy homes,
* we formulated a social footprint and have had thousands of visits to our Website in just 8 months,
* we broke ground on our Ranch house too.
* we ended the year on the highest note of all- together with the family we love.
We did miss our Longhorn family back in Texas, especially with the inclement weather experienced whilst we were away, but all fared well, with special thanks to Wesley.
2018 was another great year for GVRlonghorns and we have more wonderful memories to hold dear. We have a number of exciting projects planned this year and look forward to sharing our progress every step of the way.
As we toast the New Year, we wish you the very best that 2019 has to offer.
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