The Dennehof Diaries
Welcome to “Dennehof Diaries”, the official goings-on channel of our little luxury guesthouse tucked away in the charismatic Karoo. We hope you enjoy reading our scribblings as much as we enjoy tapping them out.
Autumn Oracles 2026
We tap out these lines after another glorious 27mm of rain fell softly throughout the night. What a spectacular season we are in where blisteringly dry days are behind us, replaced with perfectly...
Summer Scrawlings 2026
Welcome to a brand new year and to carry you into 2026, a newsletter full of heart and love. Inspired by our German guests who often describe our guesthouse as ‘from the heart’ (‘es kommt vom...
Spring Scribblings 2025
The season of freshness and rejuvenation is upon us and seems to have affected everyone’s psyche in the best possible way. Even the often tardy newsletter scribe is on best writing form heading for...
Wordy Oracles 2025
Welcome to our combo newsletter, a smattering of Autumn Oracles mixed with a whirl of Winter Words. The newsletter scribe is once again admin challenged and running behind schedule, taking the...
Summer Scrawlings 2025
As bubbly corks fly like popcorn in celebration of a new year, it seems the perfect time to reflect on what has been and what is to come. Over 5700 guests have passed through our doors since we...
Spring Scribblings 2024
Currently we are feeling cheated and disorientated with the thermostat showing 37 degrees celsius one day, and 16 degrees celsius the next. As we pendulum between scorching summer highs and arctic...
Winter Words 2024
Today is definitely the perfect day to be tapping out winter words - the Swartberg Mountains have just experienced a light dusting of snow, the wind is blustering, and the temperatures have...
Autumn Oracles 2024
The Britannica Dictionary definition of the word ORACLE: “a person who has a lot of knowledge about something and whose opinions and advice are highly valued”. Based on the above, we can only...
Summer Scrawlings 2024
Here we are, tapping out the words bang on time for our Karoo Summer Scrawlings, round of applause please for the end of newsletter writing tardiness of past! As this year culminates in a slightly...
Spring Scribblings 2023
Oh dear, we seem to have missed winter! That is not to say that we omitted to notice the freezing cold, but just that we missed writing a winter newsletter. Autumn Oracles was already six weeks...