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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 14 of Level 3, 14 June 2020.

 

Sunday 14 June 2020, Day 14 of Level 3, after 66 days at Lockdown Levels 5 and 4. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for the lovely rain falling now, as well as early this afternoon, it can never rain enough ☔️; for a sun break this afternoon so that I could do a Camps Bay walk and pop in at Pick n Pay, its Service having improved vastly since Lockdown, now stocking local butter again after only selling imported brands, when I requested this of the manager 🙏; for a spoil morning in bed, becoming a bad habit, when I felt cold; for loving wearing my shorts when I walk, not feeling the cold then, asked by a local on the walk if I’m a foreigner in wearing the shorts …. ; for the privilege of listening to a Solo piano concert by Nina Schumann, playing virtually for the first time from Casa Labia in Muizenberg, by invite from Louise Howlett 💙🙏🎶; for a special concert coming by Daniel Hope in Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps, tonight indoors; for dancing to my fabulous playlist, a mix of pop and classic, both danceable 💃💃💃; for a long phone chat with Jenny Stephens; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Pierneef à La Motte disappoints, only goes a little French for Bastille Festival weekend!

imageLast night I attended the ‘I love Paris’ concert at La Motte’s old cellar, performed by Louise Howlett and accompanied by Albert Combrink, which set the French scene at the wine estate for the celebration of Bastille Day on Tuesday, but celebrated in Franschhoek this weekend. It was a natural to book a table at Pierneef à La Motte for after the concert, the menu having a French theme, but the experience disappointed!

I made both the bookings telephonically on Friday, and was treated with efficiency and friendliness by Angela for the concert, and by a grumpy Continue reading →