Schools are closed for 1 week in South Africa, it's meant to be a holiday, but the fact that exams start in 2 weeks time, it dampens the mood somewhat because it feels more like a study holiday then anything. We are though experiencing warmer weather and we are fortunate to have a swimming pool so for a about 2 hours Mom and daughters decided to leave all the books and enjoy the warmer weather. The kids were in the pool playing Marco Polo and I sat tanning my rather white legs after the long months indoors. Above me for some shade is a pergola roof that my brother in law made for me after I told him that I would love to have a shaded area with my bougainville plant, which use to be completely white but in the last 2 years decided to be multicoloured.

#gardening #diy #pergola #bougainvillea 

The 'roof' above me today