Category Archives: Sea Point

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 126 of Level 1, 3 February 2022

 

Thursday 3 February 2022, Day 126 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#gratitude for lovely morning rain, the garden being well soaked; for a busy morning, preparing for four client Status meetings, having to shift those of yesterday to today as well; for time for a quick walk to Bakoven, not having been there in a while, during midday Loadshedding ; for Henry being back at work, after taking leave and writing some exams, the cats and I having missed him; for good client meetings all afternoon; for a call from the Opthalmologist this afternoon, to discuss a different Continue reading →

February 2022 Restaurant Update: Can restaurant owners survive any more of the Lockdown? No new restaurants open.

 

The past 22 months have taken their toll on the restaurant industry, with restaurant owners suffering nervous breakdowns, having committed suicide, or suffered anxiety and stress, in worrying about how to pay their bills, with landlords and suppliers no longer being as generous in coming to the party as they did in earlier Levels of Lockdown.

It is no surprise therefore that no new restaurants have opened in the past month, international tourist numbers being surprisingly low, especially from the UK and Germany, the local market largely carrying the restaurant industry over the Festive Season.

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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 111 of Level 1, 19 January 2022

 

Wednesday 19 January 2022, Day 111 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a busy day, the morning spent writing and Spring Cleaning my home ahead of the arrival of my VIP guests from London in 36 hours, with the help of the very hardworking housekeeper Grace; for a most amazingly wild ocean since last night, with huge waves and swell all along the coast, photographing them in Sea Point and at the Camps Bay Tidal Pool; for two Discovery Gameboard plays; for constructive Status meetings at newkings hotel and Zest; for a wonderful walk Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 105 of Level 1, 13 January 2022

 

Thursday 13 January 2022, Day 105 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a day with a difference, wearing different hats, loving each of them: PR poppie, advisor, mentor, guider, and mediator 💙; for the excitement of a leading journalist coming to dine at Zest with friends, to evaluate featuring us, loving their meal and the restaurant, holding thumbs now for the outcome 💙💙💙; for a hilarious story from the editor about me in my Restaurant reviewing Continue reading →