Waylands Country House

01/09/2026

The first day of Spring at WAYLANDS ….im sure im going to miss Winter tho ….for now im getting out into the garden planting trees as a celebration this year

29/08/2026

30/07/2026

Our lavender at WAYLANDS is prime at the moment. We harvest as bundles to scent the rooms in the house . At Waylands if u can smell it , it is natural . Did the switch to all natural detergents and cleaning products …. No phalates and toxins for us or the environment

28/07/2026

The riveted bin at the kitchen door at WAYLANDS speaks to the golden era of Queenstown when it was still used by the family as an important business centre

23/07/2026

I will find out the year ....Uncle Boysie and Aunty Mary Mills took Mark Stanborough and myself to the Picquet a relic of the 8th Frontier War in our area . It is located on Rietvlei , more specifically on Dassiekop close to the boundary fence with Zuiwerfontein . ....a system of signalling with mirrors to the Barracks beyond. A second picquet like this exists on the hill above the Barracks close to the boundary between Killaloe and Goedgenoeg .

19/07/2026

Glad i rediscovered this cute photo of my mom Pat Edwards on her donkey at Rietvlei …. the joys of going through forgotten boxes

24/06/2026

Aloe aborescens “lemonade” is spectacular this time of the year at WAYLANDS

20/06/2026

Moody weather at WAYLANDS today ….. the stone I had made for the 200 year anniversary of my 1820 settler ancestors that built this farm

06/06/2026

20/05/2026

The riders from Terra Khaya in Hogsback visited WAYLANDS again ……always good to have horse energy