Mari Vorster


  • If Meelbroeke had a carpet….

    Life is ever-changing. Just when you think that you have it all under control, the carpet under your feet moves a little bit.  Not much, it’s not taken out completely, it just gets ruffled a bit.  Like when a dog comes running, or a child, stops abruptly and “whoops!” the carpet has a fold.  Just…


  • Today was a memorable day

    Today was a memorable day, and I went back on a path that I rarely go on, but sometimes remembering the past hits just right.  You know how it is.  It just touches the vulnerable spots.  We all have those days when we hear a song or see a particular place, or eat something that…


  • 2025!

    2025!

    Dit is 2025. In baie opsigte ‘n merkwaardige jaartal. Vir my, as ‘n 80% OCD persoon (die res is Gypsy!), is dit ‘n mooi afgeronde getal. 25. Nie 22 of 23 of iets tussenin nie. 2025. Dit is ‘n kwart eeu en kan jy glo….25 jaar het verbygevlieg sedert die jaar 2000 toe sommiges gedink…


  • Time flies!

    It has been a long time since I last wrote a blog.  I can think of many reasons, but I guess the most important of them all is that we are constantly trying to get as many Meelbroeke out there as possible!  And to do that, we do little else!  But here is  a catchup…


  • Elke broek kry sy dag!

     🎶 ……oooooo die Wit Broek sit nie mooi nie, die Wit Broek sit te styyyyyf…..🎶 neurie die vrou langs my in die winkel vandag. Broeke-liedjies is daar baie. Sy dra die Broek, sing Thys die Bosveldklong. Jan Jan Jan Wys graag hulle vleis. En ons hou van Meelbroeke…..Bosbroeke…..drie by drie! Ons is ons is weet…


  • Dankie Hartenbos!!

    Een van die eerste dinge wat ons leer wanneer ons klein is, is om te tel.  Een glas koeldrank, twee koekies.  Hoeveel vingers?   Een… twee… drie… vier… vyf!  Hoeveel slapies tot ons by Ouma gaan kuier?  En so aan.  Dit is dieselfde, jaar ná jaar, vir die eerste jare van ons lewe. En dan, baie…


  • Don a Dungaree!

    How fast did this year go!?  Half of it is gone and it feels like there is someone pushing us from behind to just go….go…..go….. Remember how scared we were when we were young and had to go somewhere in the dark on our own?  You tried to run as fast as you can, and…


  • Die Snowflake-werf

    Dis middernagdonker, die lekker stil tyd van die dag en die ideale tyd om bietjie tyd te maak vir ‘n skrywe op die werf.  Die webwerf.  Tog, baie soos ‘n plaaswerf, is die Meelbroeke werf ‘n besige plek! Die groot nuus hierdie jaar is dat ons troue gehou het!  Jip, ons eie Thomas, Sosiale Media…


  • What a year indeed..

    All of a sudden, its almost December.  Where did the year go?  What happened to the dreaded 2020?  It is quickly coming to an end.   We have been through so much.  Some of us have endured more than the fair share that we feel should be given to us.   We have dealt with a serious,…


  • PINK FLUFFY OCTOBER GREETINGS

    Meelbroeke fans, we are bursting with excitement!  We have been keeping this secret since February, all the time waiting for the lockdown and the virus to take its time to pass.  And did we wait!!  All of a sudden, through trial and tribulations, we are in October.  And it is the perfect time to launch…