Friday 9 October 2020, day 19 of Level 1, Day 197 of Lockdown 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#Grateful for the final step of the Hermanus House Headache having been reached, with the transfer taking place today, ending a 5 1/2 year nightmare, once again with thanks to Johan Prins; for the rain that came down as if in cloudbursts this morning and this afternoon, getting poor KitKat sopping wet both times, but sunny for the rest of the day; for a relaxed stress-free day; for a lovely cup of tea and chat with Emma at The 41; for meeting our brand new team of Camps Bay Car Guards, neatly dressed in blue jackets, distanced a few meters apart on Victoria Road; for writing and sending a proposal which I had been procrastinating about; for seeing the newly renovated Café Caprice; for seeing that the City of Cape Town has removed the tree stump outside Mynt; for a lovely looong catch up call with my Alex ❤️; and for being very happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →
September has traditionally become Tourism Month, starting with Spring Day on 1 September. While the weather is not playing along for visitors at the moment, it is heartening to see the Western Cape Province and Wesgro working together to invite South Africans to visit the Cape, launching its #WeAreOpen’ marketing campaign today.
Wednesday 19 August 2020, Day 2 of Level 2, Day 146 of Lockdown. 😷
The Sweet Service Award goes to Snuffels second-hand furniture shop in Hermanus, for its prompt collection on the same day when called by my very efficient former Guest House Manager Carole Cessano, of furniture which was still in my house in Hermanus, and for depositing some pocket money into my bank account the following day.