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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 79 of Level 1, 18 May 2021.

 

Tuesday 18 May 2021, Day 79 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a lovely day, sunny and warm at 21C, and for feeling far more relaxed and less anxious; for a fabulous 6,5 hour continuous sleep; for being ahead of my schedule in getting my work done this morning, so much so that Stuart Bailey came to pop in, so that I could bounce the Maintenance quotation off him; for giving Sandak-Lewin stick about their inefficiency and unprofessionalism; for a meeting postponed to tomorrow giving me an hour tea time at Peppertree Café, catching up on calls and messages; for a productive meeting with my lawyer about the Maintenance quote, feeling much less stressed now; for a Camps Bay walk to Woolies at lunchtime, and a sunset one to Bakoven, with the most wonderful sunset colours; for welcoming Nicola Jowell to Camps Bay Continue reading →

Corona Virus: City of Cape Town closes all Cape Town beaches as of tomorrow 24 March 2020!

 

The City of Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato announced this afternoon that all Cape Town beaches will be closed as of tomorrow 24 March 2020, to encourage greater social distancing, given the number of locals who are still enjoying the City’s beaches and ocean water for swimming.

What is a joke for Camps Bay specifically is that the City Law Enforcement officers and life guards will be asked to police adherence to the new regulation, given that the Law Enforcement officers in Camps Bay police nothing (illegal vendor sales, cycling on pavements, and the drinking of alcohol on the beaches and at picnic spots)! Continue reading →

Green Planet Laundry sets a commendable example of running a busines without municipal water!

We are invited to many events, and initially I thought that driving out to Airport Industria for the media visit to Green Planet Laundry last week was not something I would write about on my Blog. I was so impressed with the brand new water and electricity efficient industrial, commercial, and residential laundry operation that I would like to give it credit.  Continue reading →

New ‘Arch for Arch’ inaugurated at entrance to The Company’s Garden, in celebration of Tutu’s birthday!

 

 

Yesterday Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his 86th Birthday. To commemorate this special day for one of Cape Town’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates, affectionately known as The Arch, the City of Cape Town and Design Indaba created Arch for Arch at the entrance to The Company’s Garden, next to St Georges Cathedral, at the corner of Wale and Adderley Streets.
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