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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 66 of Level 1, 5 May 2021

 

Wednesday 5 May 2021, Day 66 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a fabulous and efficient day, packing a lot in after a solid 6,5 hour sleep; for starting writing just after 6h00, getting everything done so that I could fit in a power walk on my secret Bakoven path, gaining another 300 Discovery points; for tackling the email of response to the R1 million plus maintenance quote for our EbbTide apartment😱; for 2 Discovery Gameboard plays, giving me a R100 Woolies voucher; for a lovely lunch at Roots Café & Kitchen at Roeland Square, across the road from Wembley Square; for a lovely client meeting at Anatoli, spoilt with Dilmah Earl Grey tea and lovely crunchy chocolate biscuits; for a fabulous hot restaurant news update; for a quick shop at Hartlief; for the weather being less dramatic than was predicted for today, without the thunderstorms forecast ; and for being warm in my winter pyjamas, happy, healthy, and free. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 28 of Level 1, 28 March 2021

 

Sunday 28 March, Full Moon, Day 28 of Level 1 Lockdown

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Gratitude for a cooler day, sunny and ending on a humid note; for three delicious sets of sleep since last night, adding up to over 9 hours; for my hip ache of the last three days, with a limp, having disappeared 💙💙💙; for a Camps Bay Community Beach Clean, disappointing in its attendance but meeting lovely new locals, while having my Dilmah on the Beachside of the road, brought to me by the ever kind Emma from The 41 Restaurant, sponsoring beverages and a prize 🙏; for buying cat treats at Absolute Pets; for a refreshing walk to Bakoven and back; for 100 Discovery walking points and 360 Healthy Food points; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 70 of Level 1, 29 November 2020.

 

Sunday 29 November 2020, Day 70 of Level 1, Day 249 of Lockdown. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a beauty of a day, at 26C; for being spoilt with a fabulous breakfast at The 41 restaurant by Emma Faquharson; for signing the release form for participating in the Carte Blanche program soon, possibly next Sunday, with a coffee visit by producer Michael Duffet; for sorting out a conflict between two of the Community Cleaners, luckily amicably; for spending an hour cleaning up on both sides of the Tidal Pool with Community Cleaners John and Carmen; for time for a Vit D snooze on the terrace, a blessing after a busy week; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 59 of Level 1, 18 November 2020

 

Wednesday 18 November 2020, Day 59 of Level 1, Day 238 of Lockdown. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a beautiful sunny 21C day, despite the South Easter blowing all day; for an early morning meeting which I linked to a first Camps Bay walk, bumping into German swallows Haakon and Thomas at okja; for a spoil breakfast of a croissant and Dilmah Earl Grey Tea at Firefly Café, with a fabulous connection; for a second walk to Camps Bay this afternoon, popping in at Absolute Pets to buy a cat treat, and receiving two sample packs of their house brand Lokuno chicken and rice dry food to test on my cats; for a day of past connections, all of which I have let go of; for dancing to Kfm; for two Discovery Game board plays, totalling a lucky 470 points; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →