{"id":262,"date":"2005-11-27T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-27T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royblumenthal.com\/wordpress\/?p=262"},"modified":"2005-11-27T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-27T19:03:00","slug":"die-ou-pastorie-magaliesberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royblumenthal.com\/wordpress\/die-ou-pastorie-magaliesberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Ou Pastorie, Magaliesberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, November 27, 2005<\/span><\/p>\n

Service: * * * * *<\/span>
Food: * * * *<\/span>
Ambience: * * * *<\/span>
Babe Count: * * * * *<\/span><\/p>\n

Phone: +27 12 207 1027 or 1091<\/span>
Email: oupastorie@mweb.co.za<\/span>
Web: http:\/\/www.dieoupastorie.com<\/span><\/p>\n

S and I have just taken a drive in a Joburg thunderstorm through to Hartbeespoort and Magaliesberg. We’re ravenous, since we haven’t yet eaten breakfast.<\/p>\n

She’s driving, and thoroughly enjoying being behind the wheel of a little sports car. Since there’s rain, the roof is up though. But hey.<\/p>\n

\"Thomo<\/a>
2005-11-27 Thomo — Die Ou Pastorie, Magaliesberg<\/a>
Originally uploaded by royblumenthal<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n

We get through the gates of Die Ou Pastorie, and are warmly greeted by the dude waiting there. He points us to our parking space.<\/p>\n

It’s not yet raining here, so we’re calm and unrushed in walking up the rustic garden path, past a lily-festooned pond.<\/p>\n

A dude greets us, shows us to a table, and we sit outside under an umbrella. It’s about 3pm, and my stomach is grumbling crazily. But before I can look at the menu, I HAVE to take a leak.<\/p>\n

I head off to the loo, and get five steps closer to it. I see a tiny hopping movement from the corner of my eye.<\/p>\n

“S!” I shout, trying to hush my voice, but failing in my excitement. I’m like a little kid at a bunny park. “Come look!”<\/p>\n

She gets up, and rushes over to peer under the table I’m at.<\/p>\n

“Oh, cool!” she says. “A little froggy!”<\/p>\n

It’s not little. It’s ULTRA little. It’s about the same size as the nail on my pinkie finger. Fully grown, by the looks of it. But just miniature.<\/p>\n

Later, our drinks arrive. I’m sharing a glass of wine with S, to celebrate her getting the part in WE WILL ROCK YOU. But as our drinks arrive, so does the Highveld thunderstorm.<\/p>\n

So Thomo, our waiter, rushes us inside.<\/p>\n

Our food arrives. S has ordered the Butterfish. And I’ve ordered the Oxtail stew. I was going to order a chicken dish, but my body persuaded me to go for the meat. It must need it, or something.<\/p>\n

And the stew is delicious. I once thought that The Question Mark in Melville made the second best Oxtail, and Sophia’s in Rosebank made the best. But Die Ou Pastorie takes first place from now on.<\/p>\n

It’s worth the one-hour drive from Joburg.<\/p>\n

We wait for the thunderstorm to end, and sit on the porch watching the rain pelt down. S takes a few phonecalls from key people in the show, and also makes a call.<\/p>\n

She has to tell the writer\/director of one show that she’s accepted this role, and is no longer available for her to take the lead in his. It’s a hard call, cos he’s one of South Africa’s funniest actors, and his show is going to be hysterical.<\/p>\n

He takes it stoically. But he ends the call by saying, “You’re going to be missing out on the FUN musical!”<\/p>\n

I’m reallllly liking being in a relationship with this laughing, dancing, singing, acting gal.<\/p>\n

Roy Blumenthal is a writer, director, artist, and visual facilitator<\/a>. Hire him to make pictures of your meetings or workshops.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday, November 27, 2005 Service: * * * * *Food: * * * *Ambience: * * * *Babe Count: * * * * * Phone: +27 12 207 1027 or 1091Email: oupastorie@mweb.co.zaWeb: http:\/\/www.dieoupastorie.com S and I have just taken a …<\/p>\n

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