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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 31 of Level 3, 1 July 2020.

 

Wednesday 1 July 2020, Day 31 of Level 3, after 66 days at Levels 5 and 4 đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a beautiful summery Winter day, ahead of a weather change tomorrow; for a good working morning; for an energetic walk to Fourth Beach Clifton, with no torn garbage bags; for being excited to see the City Parks department coming to Camps Bay to mow the lawns, the area around the Stream looking superb now; for checking out which restaurants are open for Sit-Down in Camps Bay; for a shop at Woolworths, Manager Gary Arendse coming to greet me after we hadn’t seen each other there for a while; for a VitD snooze on the terrace; for our vegetable garden getting on fabulously; for my suggestion to our Portfolio Manager to connect Henry to the internet in a money-saving manner being accepted, a positive outcome from the AGM yesterday🙏; for getting a Discovery Gameboard play; for receiving R300 CashBack on the jacket which I bought at Sportsman’s Warehouse, and R340 for my healthy food purchases at Woolies, both done in June, a nice surprise from Discovery; for Minsky just returning from a long walk-about which made me very anxiousđŸ±; and for being healthy and happy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Camps Bay; Sour Service Award goes to Uber!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Camps Bay, and its managers Gary Arendse and Qasiem Kievits, who have been magnificent in sourcing products the store has been out of stock of. especially during the Lockdown, walking the extra mile for us as customers, knowing our first names, and always having a welcoming smile, when they walk the floor of their store. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 19, 14 April 2020.

 

Tuesday 14 April 2020, Day 30 of SA Corona Virus, Day 19 of SA Lockdown đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for another beautiful day, sunny with the slightest breeze; for the fantastic service I receive at Woolworths and Pick n Pay, getting to know each other better in this unusual time; that I am so extremely fortunate to live in Camps Bay, and to be in Lockdown here; to be able to keep fit by walking and dancing to Kfm Dansdag in my home; that I have been blessed with the company of KitKat (aka Charlie); that there was a beautiful 💙 cloud touching Lion’s Head this morning; and that I am fit and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Camps Bay; Sour Service Award goes to Twelve Apostles Café!

The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths in Camps Bay, and its manager Gary Arendse, for dropping off a bag of oranges at my home, when I recommended to him that the new branch offer a larger fruit and vegetable supply, and break up a pocket of oranges so that one can buy them individually, for single customers like myself and like they do in the Waterfront. Continue reading →