See this Hand Shannon

Yesterday I went to visit some very good family friends, Peter & Shannon Woodliffe. They used to live in Ficksburg when the Letseng mines in Lesotho were still mining as Peter was a pilot for De Beers. Even after they moved back to Benoni, our families stayed in close contact and we spent every Easter together growing up. Michelle their elder daughter and I were only months apart age wise but sadly lost contact over the years. When Zara was merely 4 weeks old, I went to our first "bumps and babes" and lo and behold there I met up with Melanie, their other daughter. She was till a "bump" at that stage and brought me up to date on the Woodliffe clan.

My favorite "Shannon story" is how when we were misbehaving as all children do, she would wave her hand in front of us and quote "You see this hand, do you want to see it land?" This had such an amazing effect on us that we immediately became angels. Although in those days I was scared of her, I have always been extremely fond of them and so spent a lovely afternoon with them, catching up and reminiscing about the "good ol days". Peter & Shannon are in Jozi for a month to spend time with their family ~ I couldn't miss the opportunity to go introduce Zara to them.

Zara better watch out as I may have learnt a trick or two from "see this hand Shannon"