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hunting as well. This was not all
that unusual for the time, and
probably not really a tragedy,
as he had already drunk his
way pretty much through
Catharina’s fortune.
So, at the ripe old age of 36, the
four-times-widowed Catharina
upped sticks with her four
(possibly five) children and
headed off into the wilds that
would become Constantia,
taking up residence at the farm
she called “Swaaneweide” –
the feeding place of the wild
swans.
Catharina’s Restaurant